Spring 2008 CPT 170  On-line WebCT Syllabus Addendum

 

Instructor: Dave Taylor

Office: Beltline RH 139D, Phone-(803)738-7107

 E-mail: taylord@midlandstech.edu

Fax (803) 790-7513

Mail Box Beltline RH-126A

Attendance Policy :

 

            1. Students are required to do the orientation and or to make contact with the instructor through WebCT e-mail within the first week of class or will be withdrawn. The first assignment can count as the contact for the first week.

            2. Students are required to participate through WebCT e-mail each week. Students that do not participate for a combination of any two weeks will be withdrawn. THE WEEKS DO NOT HAVE TO BE BACK-TO-BACK.

 

Academic Honesty: Student handbook “All forms of academic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on tests, plagiarism, collusion and falsification of information, will call for discipline.”

Disabilities: Students with disabilities requiring in-class accommodations should call the Counseling/Disabilities Center at 738-7636 Beltline or 822-3505 Airport

Grading :  Three Graded Projects  70%,   Internet/ PowerPoint Project 10%, Exam 20%

                        Scale   A=94 -100

                                    B=87-93

                                    C=78-86

                                    F= BELOW 78

 

Check the WebPages for details. A week begins on Sunday

 

Week Ending

Topic(s) Covered

1 1/19

Orientation, IT Essentials  First e-mail assignment due Saturday January 19

2 1/26

Closed Monday, Windows XP Section 1: Exploring Windows XP

Windows XP Section 2: Maintaining Files and Customizing Windows

 

3 2/2

Word Section 1: Creating and Editing a Document

4 2/9

Word Section 2: Formatting Characters and Paragraphs Word Section 3: Formatting and Enhancing a Document

 

5 2/16

Word Section 4: Formatting with Special Features

 

6 2/23

Word 2007 Graded Word Project

7 3/1

Excel Section 1: Analyzing Data Using Excel

8 3/8

Excel Section 2: Editing and Formatting Worksheets

 Excel Section 3: Using Functions, Setting Print Options, and Adding Visual Elements

 

 

Spring break 3/9-3/15

 

9 3/22

Excel Section 4: Working with Multiple Worksheets

10 3/29

Excel 2007, Graded Excel Project

11 4/5

Access Section 1: Maintaining Data in Access Tables

Access Section 2: Creating Tables and Relationships

  

12 4/12

Access Section 3: Creating Queries, Forms, and Reports

13 4/19

Access 2007, Graded Access Project

14 4/26

EXAM- BELTLINE TESTING CENTER WEDNESDAY –SATURDAY APRIL 23-26, CHECK TIMES POSTED, Start Internet/PowerPoint-  Preparing a Presentation

15

Internet/PowerPoint Due

 

 

 

Wednesday April 30 is the last day any acceptable work is accepted, such as No credits

 for work previously submitted but not completed or late projects.

No credits not completed will count minus 10 points off the project grade.

 

Note: This is a tentative schedule and may be modified to accommodated learning needs.