MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Information Systems Technology Syllabus

NAME OF COURSE:	OST Senior Practicum
COURSE PREFIX:	AOT 255
CREDIT:	3.0
PREREQUISITES:	BUS 130, CPT 172, CPT 174, CPT 279, OST 267, OST 110, OST 134, OST 161, OST 143 and approval from department is required to participate in this course.
TEXT:	Capstone Succeeding Beyond College. by: Sherfield, Montgomery, and Moody. Prentice Hall Publish. 2001. ISBN#: 0-13-088613-0.
MATERIALS NEEDED:	Instructor's suggested storage device

 

Entry-Level Standards:  Completion of all microcomputer application courses; minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or department approval, and a grade of “C” or better in prerequisite course(s) as required.  
Entry-Level Standards will vary based on job placement.

 

Course Description: This course includes practical experience in an approved office setting as well as class meetings.  Emphasis is placed on such topics as career planning, ethics, attitude, and other subjects which enhance employability skills.

 

Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this course the student will:

1.      Produce mailable documents using the available application software.

2.      Exhibit skills relevant to accuracy, efficiency and meeting deadlines.

3.      Demonstrate and promote good work habits, and work ethics.

4.      Maintain good attendance and punctuality.

5.      Demonstrate good team and interpersonal skills.

6.      Demonstrate professionalism and a positive attitude.

7.      Prepare for interviewing and job search activities by using the knowledge and skills gained through lectures/seminars.

 

GRADING SCALE:
94-100	A
87-93	B
78-86	C
0-77	F

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY — Extracted from Student Handbook page 121:  All forms of
academic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on tests, plagiarism,
collusion and falsification or information, will call for discipline.

 

1. Cheating on tests is defined to include the following:

a. Copying from another student’s test.

b. Using materials during a test not authorized by the person giving the tests.

c. Collaborating with any other person during a test without permission.

d. Knowingly obtaining, using buying, selling, transporting or soliciting
in whole or in part the contents of any unadministered test.

e. Bribing any other person to obtain tests or information about tests

f. Substituting for another student, or permitting any other person’s
work to substitute for one’s own work.

 

“Plagiarism” is defined as the appropriation of any other person’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own work offered for credit.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY: The department policy will apply. The number of absences allowed is equal to twice the number of times the course meets per week.

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments are to be turned in on or before the announced due date.
Late work and make-up tests will be at the discretion of the instructor.

 

NOTE: Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all the courses offered within the Information Systems Department in order for the grade to be counted toward graduation.

 

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:  If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact a counselor in the Disability Resource Center, 822-3510 and
738-7678.  TTY telephone Airport 822-3401, Beltline 738-7800.

 

CAMPUS EMERGENCY PROTOCOL:  Students and employees are asked to report safety concerns or suspicious activities to Campus Security at 7199(on campus), or 738-7199 (cell phone and off campus). In the event of an emergency, student and employee protocol is to immediately call Campus Security or local 911.  If an emergency occurs, employees and students may seek additional information and instructions via MTC Information Centers, email, college Intranet, the MTC website, campus voice mail and loud speakers.

 

The College may be closed because of inclement weather.  This news should be available on the Web site at www.midlandstech.edu, at the main phone number at 738-1400, and announced on WIS-TV and radio.  Please check frequently in changeable weather for closings and re-openings.  If the College closing or reopening means that you will have at least 30 minutes of a class, you should come to class.  Please do not call the IST Department office or the President’s office with closure questions.