Fall semester
2007
Phone:
806-665-8801-Ex 2012
Classroom
Location: Room 105; Office Room 105
Email:
Jan.Haynes@clarendoncollege.edu
Office Hours.
8:30am-9:00am 1-4:00pm Mon thru Thursday; other times by appointment.
Course
Description:
An overview of current word
processing concepts using the word processing software MS Word 2003. Skills further developed are preparation of a variety of business
documents, along with memos, reports, tables, outlines, form document, graphics,
charts and merged documents. advanced
commands are learned to create, format, edit, save and print documents.
Statement
of Purpose: This course partially satisfies the
requirements for Office
Technology Program.
Required Instructional Materials:
Textbook: Rutkosky, MS Word 2003, EMC
Paradigm Pub. Co, (includes two
student data disks.) Students are required to purchase one high density blank data disk to store their
data.
ISBN:
0-7638-2084-9.
Student
Requirements:
Students
are responsible for completing any assigned reading or activities/home
work by
the due date given. Students should also
be in class and ready to begin on time.
Students
should have no more than four (4) absences during an eight (8) week period.
Four
(4) tardies count as one absence.
Methods of Instruction:
1. Power presentations
2.
Lecture
3.
Class discussion
4.
Hands-on applications
Course Objectives:
The student will be
able to:
1. Identify word processing equipment.
2. Create, save, print, close,
open and edit documents with character
formatting including caps, bold, underlining and italics.
3. Copy, move, rename, and print multiple documents.
4. Adjust the size and style of type.
5. Insert special symbols, bullets and numbers.
6. Proof all type of business documents with spell check
and Thesaurus, and improve the grammar of written documents with the Grammar
Checker.
7. Generate documents with custom tab setting, including
left, right, center, decimal and vertical tabs.
8. Format and merge form files and data files to create
personalized business document such as letters and envelopes.
9. Create mathematical calculations in tables, create
charts from tables.
10. Format text into newspaper or side-by-side columns.
11. Create and edit a fill-in form template.
Grading Policies & Evaluation:
Average
of all graded homework assignments 40%
Average
of all unit performance assessments 30%
Average of three theory
tests plus final exam 30%
The final semester
grades will be figured as set in the current catalot:
90-100%=A 80-89%=B 70-79%=C 60-69%=D Below
59%=F
A student’s
final grade will be made available through Campus Connect at
Clarendon
College website. (www.clarendoncollege.edu)
Classroom
Conduct:
Cell phone
use: Students are not to have a cell phone out during class. The ringer is to be set to vibrate or off.
Failure to
comply with lawful direction of a classroom instructor is a disruption for all
students enrolled in the class. Cheating
violations include, but are not limited to: (1)obtaining an examination,
classroom activity, or laboratory exercise by stealing or collusion; (2)
discovering the content of an examination, classroom activity, laboratory
exercise, or homework assignment before it is given; (3) using an unauthorized
source of information during an examination, classroom activity, laboratory
exercise, or homework assignment; (4) entering an office of building to obtain
unfair advantage; (5) taking an examination for another person; (6) completing
a classroom activity, laboratory exercise, homework assignment, or research
paper for another person; (7) altering grade records; (8) using any
unauthorized form of electronic communication device during an examination,
classroom activity, or laboratory exercise; (9) Plagiarism. Plagiarism is the using, stating, offering,
or reporting as one’s own, an idea, expression, or production of another person
without proper credit.
Disciplinary actions
for cheating in a course are at the discretion of the individual
instructor. The instructor of that
course will file a report with the Dean of Students when a student is caught
cheating in the course, whether it be a workforce or academic course. The report shall include the course,
instructor, student’s name, and the type of cheating involved. Students who are reported as cheating to the
Dean of Students more than once shall be disciplined by the Dean. The Dean will notify all involved parties within
fourteen days of any action taken.
American with
Disabilities Act Accommodations Statement:
Clarendon College provides reasonable accommodations for persons with
temporary or permanent disabilities.
Should you require special accommodations, notify the Office of Student
Services (806-874-3571). We will work
with you to make whatever accommodations we need to make.
Dropping a
Course: A student who is enrolled in a developmental course for TSI purposes
may not drop his/her only developmental course unless the student completely
withdraws from the college. A student
may drop any other course with a grade of “W” any time after the census date
for the semester and on or before the end of the 12th week of a long semester,
or on or before the last day to drop a class of a term as designated in the
college calendar. The request for
permission to drop a course is initiated by the student by procuring a drop
form the Office of Student Services. (Refer to other policies concerning this
issue in the current college catalog online.)
According to
Texas state law a student is only allowed to drop the same class twice before
he/she will be charged triple the tuition amount for taking the clas a third time or more.
Furthermore, beginning with Fall 2007 semester, students in Texas may
only drop a total of 6 courses throughout their entire undergraduate
career. After the 6th dropped
class, he/she will no longer be able to withdraw from any classes.
Withdrawal
from College: When a student finds it necessary to withdraw from
school before the end of the semester, he or she should obtain a withdrawal
form from the Office of Student Services.
Students may also withdraw from the college by sending a written request
for such action to the Registrar’s Office.
The request must include the student’s signature, the student’s current
address, social security number and course information details. Students who withdraw after the census date
for the semester and on or before the end of the 12th week of a long semester,
or on or before the last day to drop a class of a term as designated in the
college calendar will be assigned a grade of “W”. If you do not go through the
formal withdrawal procedure, you will receive a grade of "F" on
your transcript.
Tentative
Course Schedule (will begin 2d 8 weeks of semester).
Week 9:
Chapters 1-4
Week 10:
Chapters 5-7
Week 11:
Chapters 8-10
Week 12:
Chapters 11-13
Week 13:
Chapters 14-16
Week 14:
Chapters 17-19
Week 15:
Chapters 20-21
Weeks 16
Chapters 22-25