Course Description

Students taking this course will master the most important aspects of Micorsoft Office 2007 programs: Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They will also be exposed to the programs: Indesign and Printshop. Students will edit and format documents, work with tables, add graphics, create Web pages, and merge documents. They will also learn to use formulas, prepare spreadsheets, and sort data using the Excel program. They will prepare a PowerPoint presentation to share with the class and the final project will be completed using the program InDesign.

Text/Materials
Text : Duffy, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007
Project files: Instructor will provide instructions for obtaining the Project files.

Teaching Methods

1. Lectures/Demonstrations: The first part of each class will be used to highlight the important material within each unit using interactive discussions, group work, handouts, and computer demos.
2. Labs: The major portion of each class is dedicated to hands-on learning, facilitated by the instructor. Students will work at their own pace during this portion of the class to solidify the lesson material or to begin work on the weekly projects.
3. Projects: Each project consists of four parts: the Concepts Review, Skills Review, one Independent Challenge, and Visual Workshop from the end of the unit discussed during that section. Varied projects that correlate to the units will be assigned throughout the course.
4. Quizzes: Quiz questions are pulled from the Independent Challenges at the end of each unit.
5. Assignments: All class assignments and due dates are listed on the front board

Course Policies

• Love God – Respect your neighbor
• Follow all school rules; they will be enforced
• Always be in dress code
• Care for the room/equipment
• Be respectful
• Wall of Fame/Shame lists the good the bad and NOT the ugly.
• Be in your seat when the bell rings or you will be marked tardy
• No food or drink is permitted in the lab
• No gum
• All assignments are listed on the board with the due date
• Write down all assignments
• Save all of your documents in your file on the school server
• Title all documents as directed by the text or as directed by the teacher
• Walk in the door prepared
• Work to meet or beat all deadlines
• Follow directions carefully
• Always spell check and proof-read your work before submitting for a grade
• Bring appropriate texts to class everyday.
• Have # 2 pencils, highlighter, and blue/black and red pens
• If you know you will be missing class in advance, take care of the work prior to the absence
• In the event of an unavoidable, excused absence or tardy, you will have an equal amount of time to make arrangements for making up missed work. Once that time has lapsed, you will not be able to make-up missed work. Any work missed due to an unexcused tardy or absence cannot be made up. It is your responsibility to find out what you missed.
• You must make arrangements immediately to make up any missed tests or quizzes. It is your responsibility.
• Any assignment not turned when requested is considered late. Leaving an assignment in your locker is not an excuse! Late work submitted the following day is worth half credit; after that, the work is still required but no credit will be given. If an assignment has been assigned in advance and you are absent the date it is due, the assignment will be turned in the day you return or it is considered late.
• Grades are determined by points. Parents and students will receive grade updates on a regular basis.

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