
CAS 133 CASOL - BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS / MICROSOFT OFFICE
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Instructor : Andrea Pace
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Office: TCB 312
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Portland Community College - SYL 4 credits
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Phone: 503-977-4671
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| andrea.pace@pcc.edu |
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Textbook: Microsoft Office 2007: Brief Concepts and Techniques Shelly Cashman Vermaat
Supplies: Purchase one USB Flash Drive and four Scantron forms (882E) at the bookstore. You will also need a 3 - ring notebook with dividers and a pencil.
Course Objectives: This 4-credit hands-on microcomputer course allows you to explore word processing, spreadsheets, and databases within a Windows Vista environment using Microsoft Office 2007. Internet and E-mail will be introduced.
Attendance: Attendance at all class sessions is critical and is part of your grade. This course is teacher-directed. If you are absent, you will miss valuable information.
Grading: See Evaluation Sheet.
Makeup Policy: If you miss a class session due to an emergency, make arrangements with your instructor to complete the assignments.
Grading Policy: A letter grade will be assigned according to the number of points earned from attendance, four tests, and the completeness and organization of your notebook.
Disability: If you feel that you need an accommodation for any type of disability, please make an appointment to confer with your instructor.
The decision to audit the course must be arranged with the instructor during the first week of the class.
Weekly Assignments
Progress Record
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Week 1
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Win Vista
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Assignment Sheet 1 Introduction to class, computers, lab, Windows Vista, and parts of the desktop
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Week 2
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Win Vista
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Continue Windows Chapters, Windows Explorer, Folders and Files Windows Study Sheet Windows Vocabulary Windows Test!
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Week 3
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Word
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Assignment Sheet 2 Introduction to Word Processing, Word screen and toolbars Chapter 1 Word Chapter 1, "In the Lab" 1,2 and 3
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Week 4
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Word
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Word Project 2 E-mail Exercise Word Study Sheet Word Vocabulary Sheet
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Week 5
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Word
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Complete Business Letters Notebook Title Page Begin Table of Contents Word Test! Internet Chapter
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Week 6
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Excel
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Assignment Sheet 3 Discuss Excel Screen Excel Chapter 1 "In the Lab" 1, 2 and 3
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Week 7
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Excel
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Excel Chapter 2 Excel Study Sheet Excel Vocabulary Integration of Excel Sheet into Word
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Week 8
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Excel
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Excel Test! Assignment Sheet 4 Access Chapter 1
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Week 9
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Access
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Access Chapter 2 Access Study/Vocabulary Sheet
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Week 10
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Access-PowerPoint
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Access Test! Assignment Sheet 5 PowerPoint Chapters 1 & 2 Notebooks Due
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Week 11
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PowerPoint
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Personal PowerPoint Chapter Due Notebooks Returned
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