| Fall 2008 |
Class
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| Week |
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| 1 |
9/3-9/9 |
 |
Introduction, course syllabus, books, disks,
course expectations, using UCC computers |
|
 |
Get
familiar with the web site |
 |
Learn
Styles |
 |
Pre-Course Survey |
 |
Purchase your
text |
 |
Send prof an
email |
|
| 2 |
9/10-9/16 |
 |
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 |
9/17-9/23 |
 | SAM Training |
 | More
Word Processing (Footnotes, tables, ruler, track changes) |
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| 4 |
9/24-9/30 |
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| 5 |
10/1-10/7 |
 | PowerPoint: basics, navigation, themes |
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6 |
10/8-10/14 |
 | 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 |
10/15-10/21 10/21
mid-semester |
 | Why Use spreadsheet? navigation, formatting, saving, printing, charts |
 | Carpet
Store Invoice |
|
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| 8 |
10/22-10/28 |
|
 |
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 |
10/29-11/4 |
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| 10 |
11/5- 11/11 |
 | Access (database creation & query) |
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| 11 |
11/12-11/18 |
 | Access (forms & reports) |
|
 |
SAM
Access Project 2 |
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Read
Access 2007 Chapter 1 |
 |
Due: Car
Loan Payback |
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| 12 |
11/19- 11/25 |
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|
 |
11/26- 11/30 |
Thanksgiving - UCC Closed
|
| 13 |
12/1- 12/7 |
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| 14 |
12/8- 12/14 |
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12/15 |
Basic Skills Testing |
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12/16-19
Finals |

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