A course designed to enable students to achieve sufficiently proficient skill levels for accomplishing both academic and career tasks using word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, Internet browsing, and electronic mail applications. Emphasis will be placed on promoting, developing, and enhancing practical application skills in the laboratory.
CLASS HOURS: 3 CREDITS: 3
COURSE PREREQUISITES: None
TEXTBOOK: Microsoft Office XP, Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Shelly, Cashman, Vermaat, 2002, Course Technology.
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
3½" Floppy Disks (3)
Inexpensive Folder with brads and/or pockets
INSTRUCTOR: Linda J. Theus
Phone: (731)424-3520 ext. 275 Email: ltheus@jscc.edu
1-800-355-JSCC (5722) Office: McWherter Bldg. 215
TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
TPO I You will successfully be able to identify and use components of Windows XP to accomplish specific tasks
Enabling Objectives
You will be able to:
- Describe Windows XP
- Identify the icons and objects on the Windows XP desktop
- Perform basic mouse operations
- Scroll within, resize, and move a window
- Close a window
- Launch and close an application program
- Save a document
- Print a document
- Use Windows XP help
- Properly shut down Windows XP
- Launch Windows Explorer
- Display the contents of a folder
- Expand and collapse a folder
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Select and copy both a file and a group of files15. Create, rename, and delete a folder
TPO II You will successfully achieve and maintain a competent level of
skill with Microsoft Word.
Enabling Objectives
You will be able to:
- Create Word documents
- Edit Word documents
- Import Graphics
- Use Microsoft Word Help
- Use headers and footers
- Add footnotes
- Create a text hyperlink
- Use word Thesaurus
TPO III You will successfully achieve and maintain a competent level of skill with Microsoft Excel.
Enabling Objectives
You will be able to:
- Create Excel spreadsheets
- Format Excel spreadsheets
- Create and edit Excel Charts
- Use Microsoft Excel Help
- Use headers and footers
- Use auto sum, functions and formulas
- Change print options
TPO IV You will successfully achieve and maintain a competent level of skill with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Enabling Objectives
You will be able to:
- Create PowerPoint document
- Edit PowerPoint documents
- Import Graphics
- Use Microsoft PowerPoint Help
- Use headers and footers
- Create a text hyperlink
- Use PowerPoint Animation
- Change print options
Attendance
1. Attendance is required until all scheduled assignments are completed.
After three hours of absences there will be a 3% deduction for each hour
absent on your final grade. (Example: at the end of the semester, you
have missed five hours total over the semester, you will have a deduction
of 6% on your final grade, 3% for each hour over the three hours allowed).
2. Internet surfing and playing games during class time will result in
being marked absent. If you miss a test, there will be a 10-point deduction
to your test score. If you are late for class on test day and the test
has already begun you will be counted absent, and be deducted 10 points
from your test score.
Tests
There will be a total of four tests given during the semester. These tests
will measure practical skills and competency in the use of word processing,
spreadsheet, and presentation graphics applications along with a file
management exam.
Grading Policy
Each student's final grade will be determined by the following:
Lab Assignments 40%
Proficiency Exams 60%
Grading Scale
A = 92 - 100
B = 83 - 91
C = 75 - 82
D = 70 - 74
F = 69 or below
Conduct
It is the individual responsibility of each student to complete scheduled
lab sessions to promote and enhance skill levels. All lab assignments
must be submitted on or before their due date. This also holds true with
tests. Late lab work will be penalized 10 points per day for each calendar
day (not class day) late. Late tests will have 10 points subtracted from
the final score.
Course Format
Primary emphasis will be placed on participation in laboratory sessions
where students will be presented with real world projects and assignments
to discover knowledge and build necessary skills.
Makeup Policy
Makeup exams will be given on the last day of classes. The makeup exam
may not be the same test given on the regularly scheduled date. Late tests
will have 10 points subtracted from the final score. Lab projects and
exercises which are turned in past the scheduled due date will lose 10
points per day for each late day.
Other Comments
Dishonesty will not be tolerated. A final course grade of F will be given
to any student caught cheating. See the attached honesty statement. Jackson
State adheres to ADA regulations.
