FCCS 1100

Course Syllabus

Instructor: Susan Claxton sclaxton@highlands.edu

Phone: 706-386-7618 Office: 142a F-Wing

Class Time: Monday and Wednesday 4:300-5:45

Texts: Shelly, G., Cahsman, T., & Vermaat, M. (1998). Microsoft Word 97, Complete Concepts and Techniques.

Beskeen, D, & Johnson, S. (1997). Microsoft PowerPoint 97.

Barker, D. & Barker, C. (1999). The World Wide Web Featuring Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

NOTE: You will also need one blank 3.5 inch diskette, high density.

Grading: In this course you will have 2 major tests, nine assignments using Microsoft Word, and a final project using the internet and Microsoft PowerPoint. Grades for each will be assigned. The relative weight of each assignment in relation to your final grade is shown below.

Test 1 20%

Test 2 20%

Assignments 5% each, 45% total

Final Project 15%

Grades will be assigned as follows:

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

60-69 D

0-59 F

Attendance: This course will involve a combination of traditional classroom instruction and online instruction using the internet. It is critical that you attend each class meeting and monitor emails for assignments and instructions. Please inform your instructor in advance if an absence becomes necessary. If you are absent on the day of a test without informing the instructor in advance, you will not be allowed to take the test late and a grade of Zero (0) will be assigned for that test. There is NO RE-TEST and NO MAKEUP.

Outside Work: It will be necessary for you to do a great deal of work outside of class. This will include some reading as well as working on the computer. Please note that we have limited access to printers in this class, so if you do not have access to a printer at home, you will need to make arrangements to use the printers in the Floyd College library or at off-campus sites.

Student Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate their ability to use computers and other electronic technology as a means to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in learning, to gather information, to manage and interpret data, and to enhance communication.

Disability Statement: Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of disability should make an appointment with the Access Center to coordinate reasonable accommodations. You are also welcome to contact me privately to discuss your specific needs.

CLASS SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE Introduction to Computers

E-mail – NeoMail

Internet Explorer

Computer Basics

WEEK TWO Computer Basics

-Hardware

-Software

-Windows 95

WEEK THREE Test 1

Galileo

WEEK FOUR Introduction to Word Processing—Microsoft Word

WEEK FIVE Microsoft Word—Basic Word Processing Techniques

WEEK SIX Microsoft Word—Advanced Formatting

WEEK SEVEN Microsoft Word—Periodical Review

WEEK EIGHT TEST 2

Introduction to PowerPoint

WEEK NINE PowerPoint—Presentation Basics

Advanced Internet Search Techniques

Final Project

WEEK TEN Final Project

Class Presentations