office 2007 e-course syllabus

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SYLLABUS

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007, First Course,XP EditionWebsite:

www.wvup.edu/dweaver

Course Description:As a student in this course, you will learn the most important topics of Microsoft Office 2007.No prior computer experience is assumed. First you will become familiar with essentialcomputing concepts and the Windows XP operating system. Then, you will learn filemanagement, the basics of browsers and e-mail, and overview Microsoft Office 2007. Thefirst application unit covers Microsoft Word 2007, followed by a unit on Microsoft Excel 2007.

You will then learn to integrate the features of Microsoft Word and Excel. Next, you willlearn to create, build, and maintain a Microsoft Access database, followed by a lesson onintegrating Access with Word and Excel. The last application you will cover is MicrosoftPowerPoint 2007, where you will create, apply and modify a presentation, then integratePowerPoint with the previous three applications. Finally, you will learn to create Web pagesusing Microsoft Office 2007.

Text/Materials:Text: Shaffer/Carey/Finnegan/Adamski/Ageloff/Zimmerman/Zimmerman, NewPerspectives on Microsoft Office 2007, First Course, XP Edition, (978-1-4239-0577-6) Course Technology, 2008.Software: Microsoft Windows 98, XP, 2000 or higher; Microsoft Office 2007;Internet Explorer 7. Instructor will provide information on how to use thesepackages.Student Online Companion: http://www.course.com/np/office2007Sam 2007: http://www.sam2007.course.com

Teaching Methods:1. Assignments: End of chapter and online activities will be assigned weekly to reinforce

material in the text. These assignments may require the application of varioussoftware packages.

2. Exams: Five exams will be given. The exams will be open book/notes and will testassigned readings. The final exam will not be comprehensive in nature. However, theinstructor reserves the right to retest on material that was not appropriatelycomprehended.

Grading:

Total points will be computed as follows. All homework assignments must be e-mailed to theinstructor by the date due on the assignment listing. The total points for exams and

assignments may vary, but the exams will be weighted.Exam #1: 100Exam #2: 100Exam #3: 100Exam #4: 100Exam #5 100Assignments: 1000 (10 points per assignment/case/quiz)

Total: 1500 Points
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Point System: 1500 total assigned pointsA (93 100 %)B (85 92%)C (77 84%)D (70-76%

Course Policies:

Assignments: All assignments are due on the date of the assignment listing. Late submissionof assignments may be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are made.

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished byfailure on exam, paper or project; failure in course; and or expulsion from the University. Formore information refer to the "Academic Dishonesty" policy in the University UndergraduateCatalog. For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions ofcomputing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person,however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, andtasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments.

Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability,which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which willrequire academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

Internet Support: Check the class Web page for additional information about Office 2007.

Posting of Grades: Final grades will not be posted.

Incomplete Policy: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course withoutsound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case,for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completeda significant portion of the course.


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Course Outline from End of Chapter: (Please follow the same schedule for the e-campus online assessments)

Week

Topic Assignment

1 Introduction to Course none

Essential Computer Concepts Review Questions; Reality Check2 Exploring the Basics of MicrosoftWindows XP

Case Problem 1 & 3

Managing Your Files Review Assignments; Reality Check3 Browser and E-mail Basics Review Assignments; Case Problem 2

Getting Started with Microsoft Office2007

Review Assignments; Reality Check

4 Exam #1 Exam given in the Classroom 414B (Sept21)

Word Tutorial 1: Creating a Document Any Review, Internet or Case Problem5 Word Tutorial 2: Editing & Formatting a

DocumentAny Review, Internet or Case Problem

Word Tutorial 3: Creating a Multiple-

Page Report

Any Review, Internet or Case Problem

6 Word Tutorial 4: Desktop Publishingand Mail Merge


Exam #2 Word Exam given in the Classroom 414B (Oct 5)7 Excel Tutorial 1: Getting Started with

ExcelAny Review, Internet or Case Problem

Excel Tutorial 2: Formatting aWorkbook


8 Excel Tutorial 3: Working with Formulasand Functions


Excel Tutorial 4: Working with Chartsand Graphics


9 Integration Tutorial 1: Integrating Word

and Excel


Exam #3 Excel Exam given in the Classroom 414B (Oct26)

10 Access Tutorial 1: Creating a Database Review Assignment or Case Problem 2Access Tutorial 2: Building a Database Review Assignment or Case Problem 2

11 Access Tutorial 3: Maintaining andQuerying a Database

Review Assignment or Case Problem 2

Access Tutorial 4: Creating Forms andReports

Review Assignment or Case Problem 2

12 Integration Tutorial 2: IntegratingWord, Excel, and Access


Exam #4 Access Exam given in the Classroom 414B (Nov.16)

13 PowerPoint Tutorial 1: Creating aPresentation


PowerPoint Tutorial 2: Applying andModifying Text and Graphic Objects


14 Integration Tutorial 3: IntegratingWord, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint


Creating Web Pages Any Review, Internet or Case Problem15 Exam #5 PowerPoint Exam


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Assignment Descriptions:

Review Assignments: Review Assignments provide students with additional practice of

the skills they learned in the tutorial using the same tutorial case, with which they arealready familiar. These assignments are designed as straight practice only and shouldnot include anything of an exploratory nature.

Case Problems: A typical NP tutorial has four Case Problems following the ReviewAssignments. Short tutorials can have fewer Case Problems (or none at all); othertutorials may have five Case Problems. The Case Problems provide further hands-onassessment of the skills and topics presented in the tutorial, but with new casescenarios. There are four types of Case Problems:

Apply. In this type of Case Problem, students apply the skills that they have

learned in the tutorial to solve a problem. Apply Case Problems can includeExplore steps, which go a bit beyond what was presented in the tutorial, butshould include only 1 or 2 Explore steps if any at all.

Create. In a Create Case Problem, students are either shown the end result,

such as a finished Word document, and asked to create the document basedon the figure provided; or, students are asked to create something fromscratch in a more free-form manner.

Challenge. A Challenge Case problem involves 3 or more Explore steps.These steps challenge students by having them go beyond what was coveredin the tutorial, either with guidance in the step or by using online Help asdirected.

Research. In this type of Case Problem, students need to go to the Web to

find information that they will incorporate somehow in their work for the CaseProblem.

A tutorial does not have to include each of the four types of Case Problems; rather, thetutorials content should dictate the types of exercises written. Its possible, therefore,that some tutorials might have three Case Problems of one type and only one CaseProblem of a different type. To the extent possible, the first Case Problem in a tutorialshould be an Apply so that the Case Problems progress in degree of difficulty.

Internet Assignments: Internet Assignments are additional exercises that studentsaccess via the Student Online Companion Web site. These assignments integrate theskills the students learned in the tutorial with research on the Web. Not all books ortutorials include Internet Assignments; for example, in the Office First Course text, onlythe application tutorials (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) have InternetAssignments.

Reality Check Exercises: This feature is new for Microsoft Office 2007. Reality Check

exercises are comprehensive, open-ended assignments that give students theopportunity to practice skills by creating practical, real-world documents, such asresumes and budgets, which they are likely to use in their everyday lives at school,home, or work. Reality Check exercises are offered at various points throughout a text,encompassing the concepts and skills presented in a standalone tutorial or a group of

related tutorials.

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