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CAS 133 CASOL - BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS / MICROSOFT OFFICE

Instructor : Andrea Pace

Office: TCB 312

Portland Community College - SYL
4 credits

Phone: 503-977-4671

 andrea.pace@pcc.edu  

    

 

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

Week 1   

Win Vista

Assignment Sheet 1
Introduction to class, computers, lab, Windows Vista, and parts of the desktop

Week 2

Win Vista

Continue Windows Chapters, Windows Explorer, Folders and Files
Windows Study Sheet
Windows Vocabulary    
Windows Test!

Week 3

Word

Assignment Sheet 2
Introduction to Word Processing, Word screen and toolbars
Chapter 1
Word Chapter 1, "In the Lab" 1,2 and 3

Week 4

Word

Word Project 2
E-mail Exercise
Word Study Sheet
Word Vocabulary Sheet

Week 5

Word

Complete Business Letters
Notebook Title Page
Begin Table of Contents
Word Test!
Internet Chapter

Week 6

Excel

Assignment Sheet 3
Discuss Excel Screen
Excel Chapter 1 "In the Lab" 1, 2 and 3

Week 7

Excel

Excel Chapter 2
Excel Study Sheet
Excel Vocabulary
Integration of Excel Sheet into Word 

Week 8

Excel

Excel Test!
Assignment Sheet 4
Access Chapter 1

Week 9

Access

Access Chapter 2
Access Study/Vocabulary Sheet

Week 10

Access-PowerPoint

Access Test!
Assignment Sheet 5
PowerPoint Chapters 1 & 2

Notebooks Due

Week 11

PowerPoint

Personal PowerPoint Chapter Due
Notebooks Returned

 



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