MIS 1, 2, and 3 Fall 2009 Challenge Exam Dates

Choose one of the open exam times listed above. Do not arrive any later than 1:00 pm to take the last exam of the day.  You will have a maximum of 50 minutes for each exam.

MIS 1,2,3 ONLINE HANDS-ON CHALLENGE EXAM INFORMATION

General Information

Step 1:  Sign-up for the challenge exam(s)

            Go to the Student Financial Services Center (Cashier’s Office) located in Lassen 

            Hall 1001.  Pay the non-refundable fee of $5.00 for each challenge exam of

            MIS 1and/or MIS 2 and/or MIS 3.  A total of $15.00 charge is required for taking

            all three exams of MIS 1, MIS 2 and MIS 3.  Retain your receipt.

Step 2:  Purchase the required registration card from the Hornet Bookstore

             At least one week before the challenge exam(s) date, purchase (1) SimNet for

             Office 2007 Office Suite Registration Card issued by McGraw Hill if taking more              than one exam, or (2) SimNet for Office 2007 One Module Registration Card

             issued by McGraw Hill if taking only one exam.

            The purchase of SimNet for Office 2007 Office Suite Registration Card by

            McGraw Hill is highly recommended, even if a student is only taking one

            challenge exam because it has fewer problems.  The Hornet Bookstore

            will not refund any purchase of SimNet One Module Registration Card or of

            SimNet Office Suite Registration Card.   It is the student’s responsibility to

            purchase the correct registration card.

Step 3:  Register SimNet

            At least three days before the scheduled challenge exam date, register SimNet

            account through the Internet.  

            The SimNet URL for the challenge exam(s) is https://csus.simnetonline.com. 

            Follow the SimNet registration procedure to obtain a user name and associated

            password for the challenge exam(s).  Be sure to use the same first name and last

            name for SimNet as you have registered for classes at the College of Business

            Administration (CBA), California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) in order

            to properly record the challenge exam result(s).

            SimNet has 24/7 email support (SimNetSupport@Mcgraw-hill.com), support 

            website (http://mhhe.com//help) and toll free technical support (1-800-331-5094)

            to answer any question regarding the SimNet.

Step 4:  Take challenge exam(s)

1. Go to the designated computer lab (Tahoe 1009) 10 minutes before the scheduled time for taking the challenge exam.

2. Show your student ID and give the receipt to the challenge exam proctor before entering the computer lab.

3. Select a computer to sign in SimNet using https://csus.simnetonline.com, your user name and password from the SimNet registration.

4. Select My SimNet tab on the top to add MIS 1 Operating Systems and Electronic Communication for taking MIS 1 challenge exam, and/or MIS 2 Spreadsheets for taking MIS 2 challenge exam, and/or MIS 3 Word Processing and Presentation Graphics for taking MIS 3 challenge exam from available classes to enroll in MIS 1, and/or MIS 2, and/or MIS 3.

5. Select Assignments tab on the top.

6. Select MIS 1 Operating Systems and Electronic Communication from the “Selected Classes”; and/or select MIS 2 Spreadsheets from the “Selected Classes”; and/or select MIS 3 Word Processing and Presentation Graphics from the “Selected Classes”. 

7. Select “Take Exam” on the right hand side of the screen.

8. You only have one try for each exam on the same challenge exam date.

9. Every challenge exam is an online hands-on and limited to 50 minutes.

Grading 

            A student will receive a pass for fulfilling the computer literacy requirements of

            upper division classes without earning any credit if the score of the challenge

            exam is equal to or greater than 70 points.

           A student will receive a fail for fulfilling the computer literacy requirements of

           upper division classes if the score of the challenge exam is less than 70 points.

           The student will be expected to take the challenge exam at the specific sign up

           date and time. 

Regulations

          The student must observe the following regulations to have a proper exam

          environment in the computer lab for other students. 

     1.  Show your student ID and give the receipt to the exam proctor before entering

          the computer lab.

     2.  Turn off cellular phone, pager and other electronic equipment.

     3.  A receipt is only good for the specific challenge exam date.

     4.  There is no refund if a student can not make the specific challenge exam date.

     5.  No lap-top computer or other personal computer is allowed.

     6.  No chatting, discussing and e-mailing is allowed during the challenge exam.

     7.  No book or note is allowed for the challenge exam.

     8.  Absolute quiet, no eating and/or drinking is allowed during the challenge exam.

         A student violating any of the above regulations will be asked to leave the

         computer lab and receive a fail for the corresponding exam.

Reference Texts

MIS 1 – Micro-Computer Hardware and Software including Windows XP, Internet Explorer and Outlook

1. O’Leary, T. J. and L. I. O’Leary, Microsoft Windows XP (Brief Edition), McGraw Hill, 2003.

2. O’Leary, T. J. and L. I. O’Leary, Microsoft Internet Explorer (Brief Edition), McGraw Hill, 2003.

3. Nickles, D. J. and M.B. Ogawa, Microsoft Office Outlook, McGraw Hill, 2007.

MIS 2 – Spreadsheets including Excel

1. O’Leary, T. J. and L. I. O’Leary, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Brief Edition), McGraw Hill, 2008.

MIS 3 – Word Processing and Presentation Graphics including Word and PowerPoint

1. O’Leary, T. J. and L. I. O’Leary, Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Brief Edition), McGraw Hill, 2008.

2. O’Leary, T. J. and L. I. O’Leary, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (Brief Edition), McGraw Hill, 2008.

Other Information

The SimNet is good for two years.

For more information contact the Undergraduate Programs Office located in Tahoe Hall 2028 (Tel: 916-278-6463).