MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Information Systems Technology Syllabus
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Course Name: |
Advanced Microcomputer Word Processing |
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Course No.: |
CPT 279 |
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Credit: |
3.0 |
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Prerequisite: |
CPT 179 |
Course Description:
This course includes applications of information processing software. Emphasis is placed on advanced functions for acceptable document formatting and processing. Advanced Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 are taught in this course.
Required Textbooks:
Microsoft Word 2007, Signature Series, by Nita Rutkosky and Audrey Rutkosky Roggenkamp, EMCParadigm, 2008, Chapters 20-30, ISBN# 978-0-76383-026-7.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, Benchmark Series, by Nita Rutkosky and Audrey Rutkosky Roggenkamp, EMCParadigm, 2008, ISBN# 978-0-76383-008-3.
Additional Materials Required
USB (Universal Serial Bus) device for document storage
Course Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
1. Use Microsoft Word 2007's advanced features to:
· Manage shared documents and protect and prepare documents for distribution.
· Customize documents to include inserting and customizing Quick Parts, AutoCorrect, Themes, Styles, and Word options.
· Reference data to include inserting bookmarks, endnotes, footnotes, citations, bibliographies, indexes, and specialized tables.
2. Use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007's features to:
· Plan, create, and revise presentations, including executing basic skills such as opening, editing, and running, saving, and closing a file.
· Format slides using design templates, slide and title masters, styles, bullets and numbering, headers and footers, and speaker notes.
· Create visual appeal with images, SmartArt, charts, animation effects, and sound and video effects.
Course Outcomes and Competencies
Intended Outcome 1: Demonstrate proficiency in inserting bookmarks and creating indexes in documents.
Course Competency: Create bookmarks in a document and generate an index using Microsoft Word 2007’s Bookmark and Index features.
Measurement Instrument and Success Criteria: The success criteria is 70% of students will score 80 or above using an evaluation rubric on Chapter 27, Assessment 1: Create an Index for a Natural Interface Report.
Intended Outcome 2: Demonstrate proficiency in preparing presentations with visual appeal with tables, SmartArt, charts, animation effects, and sound and video effects.
Course Competency: Create and format Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 slides using tables, SmartArt, charts, animation effects, and sound and video effects.
Measurement Instrument and Success Criteria: The success criteria is 70% of the students will score 80 or above using an evaluation rubric on Chapter 5, Assessment 1: Create and Format Tables and SmartArt in a Restaurant Presentation.
Evaluation Methods and Grading Criteria
The final grade will be computed as follows:
40% Chapter Assignments
60% Tests
Grading Scale
A 94-100
B 87-93
C 78-86
F 77-0
Note: Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all the courses offered within the Information Systems Technology Department in order for the grade to be counted toward graduation.
Late Assignments
Assignments are to be turned in on or before the announced due date. Late work will be accepted at the instructor’s discretion.
Special Accommodations
If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact a counselor in the Disability Resource Center, (803) 822-3510 and (803) 738-7678 TTY telephone Airport (803) 822-3401, Beltline (803) 738-7800.
Academic Integrity
The academic honesty policy in the Student Handbook will be implemented in this course. (See Appendix I, Student Code, Section III-C, MTC Student Handbook, page 121.) All academic honesty issues will be referred to the Office of the Director of Student Life.
Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attend all class sessions and are responsible for class work, homework, lecture notes, reading assignments, etc., regardless if you are present or not. Record keeping for attendance purposes will begin the first day the class meets.
Students may not miss more than twice the number of days the class meets per week. After exceeding this limit, the instructor may take extenuating circumstances (e.g. withdrawing student from course).
There is no such thing as an EXCUSED ABSENCE. On certain occasions, circumstances may arise such as illness, personal issues, or transportation problems that prevent you from attending class. In such cases, the maximum number of absences (regardless of the reason) is still twice the number of meeting times per week. If a student must be absent, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the instructor as quickly as possible of the absence and complete missed assignments as a result of the absence at the instructor’s discretion.
For classes that meet twice a week, you are allowed no more than 4 absences; classes meeting 3 times a week, you are allowed no more than 6 absences. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of the number of classes missed. If the number of classes missed exceeds the allowed absences, the student will be dropped from the class and will receive a “W” or “WF” as the final grade based upon the grade status as of the last class attendance.
Late arrivals disrupt class and interfere with student learning. To eliminate this, students should not be late for class or leave before class has been dismissed. If you arrive after attendance has been taken, you will be marked absent. It is your responsibility to see the instructor after class on the day of the late arrival to have your absence changed to a tardy. Three tardies is equivalent to one absence.
Withdrawals
You must officially withdraw from the course to obtain a refund and not be held responsible for coursework. If you withdraw after midterm, you will receive either a “W” or “WF” based on your grade on the last day you attended class (“W” if passing, “WF” if not). A “WF is computed in your GPA and counted as an “F.” Please check with the cashier’s office for further information regarding refunds.
Inclement Weather
The College may be closed because of inclement weather. This news should be available on the website at http://www.midlandstech.edu/at the main phone number at 738-1400, and announced on WIS-TV and radio. Please check frequently in changeable weather for closings and re-openings. If the College closing or reopening means that you will have at least 30 minutes of a class, you should come to class. Please do not call the IST Department office or the President’s office with closure questions.
Campus Emergency Protocol
Students and employees are asked to report safety concerns or suspicious activities to Campus Security at 7199 (on campus) or 738-7199 (cell phone and off campus). In the event of an emergency, student and employee protocol is to immediately call Campus Security or local 911. If an emergency occurs, employees and students may seek additional information and instructions via MTC Information Centers, email, college Intranet, the MTC website, campus voice mail and loud speakers.