Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

NOTE: This is Summer Term which is eight weeks plus a finals week. The term will go fast, and students will have to do two weeks work in one week at least twice during the course. Please be prepared for the extra work and shorter term.

The instructor is happy to meet with you individually or in a group in a Zoom meeting to give help with course assignments.

Course Topics

• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access
• Google Drive and Google Docs
• The Internet, Web, and strategies for searching
• Digital Citizenship and Social Media
• Major figures in the history of computers
• Emerging technology
• Basics of computer hardware, software, and operating systems
• Strategies for purchasing new devices
• Security and the ubiquity of databases
• Strategies for online collaboration

 Grading Based on:        Percent

• Assignments                         60%
• Discussions                          20%
• Practice Activities                 15%
• Knowledge Checkpoints         5%

No textbook for this class - Course materials are all online including text and videos.

This class introduces Microsoft Office 365 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access). These programs will also be used to complete assignments related to computer concepts.

The Office 365 suite runs best on  a Windows operating system. Microsoft Access does not work on Macintosh or Linux computers so non-Windows users may need to use PCC’s SplashTop program that allows access to a campus lab computer.

This is a fully online class so there are no set meeting times and you will show up to do the work when it suits your schedule. The work is due every Monday. It is important to offer some live Zoom meetings so that we can get to know each other, but this is optional. Scheduling these Zoom meetings can be really challenging because of all the different scheduling needs.  Feel free to contact me during the course to request a Zoom meeting for help as needed. When requested, please state some times you can meet.

•  Meets the technology Requirements for taking an online course at PCC
• A recommended Internet Browser installed
• Ability to use Google Drive and Google Docs
• Ability to install or access Microsoft Office 2019 programs which can be obtained for free through PCC’s Microsoft Office 365 for Education licensing