| Spring 2009 |
Class
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| Week |
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| 1 |
1/22-1/28 |
 | Introduction, course syllabus, books, disks,
course expectations, using UCC computers |
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 | Get
familiar with the web site |
 | Learn
Styles |
 | Pre-Course Survey |
 | Purchase your
text |
 | Send prof an
email |
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| 2 |
1/29-2/4 |
 |
CIS Components/Concepts
|
 | Format a tracking disk |
 | Email (Concepts, Components, Signatures, Address books, folders) |
 | Basic Word Processing (Saving, Retrieving, Menus,
Help, Find, Fonts, ClipArt) |
 | Quick Tour (Practice PC CD)
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3 |
2/5-2/11 |
 | SAM Training |
 | More
Word Processing (Footnotes, tables, ruler, track changes) |
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| 4 |
2/12-2/18 |
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| 5 |
2/19-2/25 |
 | PowerPoint: basics, navigation, themes |
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6 |
2/26-3/4 |
 | PowerPoint (hyperlinks, drawing,
slide transitions, object animation,
printing) |
|
 |
Read
PowerPoint 2007 Chapter 2 |
 |
Read
Practical PC Chapter 11: Spreadsheets and Presentations |
 |
SAM
PowerPoint Project 1 |
 |
Due:
PowerPoint "Hobby" Presentation |
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|
7 |
3/4-3/11
3/11
mid-semester |
 | Why Use spreadsheet? navigation, formatting, saving, printing, charts |
 | Carpet
Store Invoice |
|
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| 8 |
3/12-3/25
Spring Break
3/16-3/21 |
|
 |
Read
Excel 2007 Chapter 2 |
 |
Read
Practical PC Chapter 7: Connecting to the Internet |
 |
SAM
PowerPoint Project 2 |
 |
Read
Practical PC Chapter 8: Browsing and Searching the Web |
 |
Read
Practical PC Chapter 9: Sending E-mail and Attachments |
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| 9 |
3/26-4/1 |
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| 10 |
4/2-4/8 |
 | Access (database creation & query) |
|
 |
Read
Access 2007 Chapter 1 |
 | Read
Practical PC Chapter 12: Accessing Databases |
 |
Due: P&L
Statement |
 | SAM
Access Project 1 |
|
| 11 |
4/9-4/15 |
 | Access (forms & reports) |
|
 |
SAM
Access Project 2 |
 |
Due: Car
Loan Payback |
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| 12 |
4/16-4/22 |
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| 13 |
4/23-4/29 |
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| 14 |
4/30-5/8 |
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5/7 |
Basic Skills Testing |
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5/12- 5/18
Finals |

|
Storage is cheap, Ideas are Expensive
Save everything (assignments and all email) until
the end of the term. |