Throughout
your book, you will find references to Data Files that are
necessary to complete some of the exercises. If you would like
to complete any of these optional exercises on
your own, follow these steps to download all the Data Files
available:
Double click the executable
file (np_office2003_data_files.exe), and you
will be prompted to unzip the file.
Click the unzip button, and
all the data files will unzip to your hard drive in the
following location - C:\Course Technology\26808-5.
This
course includes downloadable chapters.
For your convenience, the downloadable chapters are available in
the Readings section of The Hub. There is no need to buy a
printed version of the textbook. If you wish to purchase a
printed version of the textbook at an additional cost, feel free
to visit the online bookstore, Follett
Express.
Required Software
Microsoft Office
2003
In this course, you are
required to have Microsoft Office 2003, which includes Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint, to
successfully complete the work assigned to you.
If you don't already have this software
package, you can order it at an academic discount.
This course introduces basic
concepts and principles underlying personal productivity tools that are
widely used in business, such as word processors, spreadsheets, E-mail,
and Web browsers. Students also learn basic computer terminology and
concepts. Hands-on exercises provide students with experience in the use
of personal computers and current personal productivity tools.
DeVry University Online course content is
constructed from curriculum guides developed for each course that are
in alignment with specific Terminal Course
Objectives. The Terminal Course Objectives, or more
commonly "TCOs,"
define the course objectives that the student will be required to
comprehend and demonstrate a clear understanding of by course
completion. The TCOs that will be covered in detail each week can be
found in the Objectives
section for that particular week. Whenever possible, a link will be made
from a particular assignment or discussion back to the TCO's that it emphasizes.
A note about
the course syllabus and general course layout...
All student
objectives, assignments or expectations can be identified by either
a light-blue, shaded background or bolded blue text.
Terminal Course Objectives
After completing this course, students
will be able to do the following:
1
Given a personal
computer with Internet access capability, demonstrate the ability to
navigate the Web and perform basic tasks.
2
Given an Internet
account and an e-mail address on the Internet, compose, send and
receive an e-mail identifying benefits of using this tool as means
of communication.
3
Given a networked
personal computer demonstrate the ability to gain access to the
operating system, hardware and software as well as all peripherals.
4
Given the request
to produce a written document, determine the appropriate form and
then develop the document.
5
Given the need to
produce a quality desktop published document, analyze the
appropriate data and design and produce a professional document.
6
Given a
handwritten journal, ledger and worksheet organize the data and
design appropriate worksheets.
7
Given a set of
worksheets inspect, assess and revise them according to changing
specified criteria.
8
Given the need to
present data to a diverse audience, such as an annual stockholder
meeting, create a chart/graph using an appropriate chart type for
depicting the given data such as trends, proportions, etc.
9
Given the need to
incorporate word processed data along with charts/graphs, combine a
word processed document with a chart/graph to create a highly
polished report.
10
Given a case study
in Business, assess the nature of the scenario and be able to
produce a report using word processing, spreadsheets and finally
making transparencies.
Course Schedule
Week, TCOs,
and Topics
Readings
Assignments
Week 1
TCO 2, 3
E-mail and Windows
Environment
Exploring the Basics of Microsoft
Windows XP
PDF | HTML
Late work is not accepted
for full credit unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor,
or a verifiable emergency (serious illness, accident, natural
disaster) exists. In all other cases a 5% point deduction will be taken
for each
day the project is late for up to seven days. No credit is given if the
work is not submitted within seven days after the deadline. Cutoff time
for assignment postings is 12 midnight Mountain Time the day the
assignment is due.
One final note: Please note that technical problems are not excuses for
late
assignments in this class. Please back up your work in several places:
your
system, a floppy or Zip disk, email the file to yourself at another
e-mail account, etc. There is nothing worse than losing hard work to a
computer crash, and such issue will not constitute a valid excuse for
late work in this class. Students are expected to take the necessary
steps to ensure the timeliness of their work. Play it safe!
All of your course
requirements are graded using points. At the end of the course, the
points are converted to a letter grade using the scale in the table
below.
Letter Grade
Points
Percentage
A
900 - 1000
90 to 100%
B
800 - 899
80 to 89%
C
700 - 799
70 to 79%
D
600 - 699
60 to 69%
F
599 - and below
Below 60%
Discussion Grading
In the Discussion
areas of the course, you, as a student, can interact with your
instructor and classmates to explore questions and comments related to
the content of this course. Discussions will always close
Sunday, 11:59 P.M. Mountain Time
(MT).
A successful student
in online education is one who takes an active role in the learning
process. You are therefore encouraged to participate in the discussion
areas to enhance your learning experience throughout each week.
The discussions will be graded for:
1. Frequency—Number
and regularity of your discussion comments, and
2.
Quality—Content of your contributions
Frequency—Number
and regularity of your contributions. Students are expected to log into
the course and post (respond) in the threaded discussion topics a
minimum of three posts on three seperate days in each
graded topic, beginning no later than Wednesday.
Quality—Content
of your contributions. Examples of quality posts include:
providing additional information to
the discussion;
elaborating on previous comments
from others;
presenting explanations of concepts
or methods to help fellow students,
presenting reasons for or against a
topic in a persuasive fashion,
sharing your own personal
experiences that relate to the topic, and
providing a URL and explanation for
an area you researched on the Internet.
Quality Measurement
High
Your
contributions to each Topic indicate your mastery of the materials
assigned. Your responses might integrate multiple views and/or show
value as a seed for reflection for other participants' responses to
the thread. You provide evidence that you are reading the assigned
materials and other student postings and are responding accordingly,
bringing out interesting interpretations. You know the facts and are
able to analyze them and handle conceptual ideas.
Medium
Your
responses build on the ideas of another participant (or more) and
dig deeper into assignment questions or issues. When you make
intelligent posts during the week, including some good critique of
the course material, then you have demonstrated you have an
understanding of the material, are reading posts of your colleagues,
and are contributing to the class. Your posts demonstrate confidence
with the materials, but may be just a bit off target in one area or
another.
Low
You
have meaningful interaction with other participants' postings. Posts
that state I agree or I disagree include an explanation of what is
disagreed or agreed upon and why, or introduce an argument that adds
to the discussion. However, you may have rambling, lengthy posts
that show no sign of having been re-read and refined before posting,
and your writing suffers lack of clarity and comprehension.
Unsatisfactory
You
will receive little credit in the week's discussion by just showing
up and making trivial comments, without adding any new thought to
the discussion. At the low end of the spectrum, no participation
gets a "0." If you are not in the discussion, you do not earn any
points.
Full credit is awarded when both high quality and
required frequency is met.
Participation in the threaded discussions each week is
an important part of the learning process. However, sometimes
unavoidable circumstances (please see list below) make that
participation impossible. In those cases, DeVry University has a process
to allow students to make up participation points for a week of threaded
participation by writing a 4-5 page paper. This paper must summarize the
discussions missed, and add material to show mastery of the topics
discussed, integrating that mastery with the TCO(s) for the week. If you
find that you cannot meet the class' minimum Threaded Discussion
requirements due to such a circumstance, please contact your instructor
as soon as possible. Your instructor will forward your request to the
appropriate DeVry personnel.
The administration will review the request, and may
make accommodations to students under the following circumstances:
In the event that the area in which a student
resides experiences an extended power outage due to a
natural disaster (hurricane, flood, storm, etc.)
A student is on active military duty and cannot
complete coursework
A student has a verifiable medical or other
personal emergency
For DVUO policy on discussions (and all other DVUO
policies), please review the information contained in "Policies" under
the Course Home section of your course.
Undergraduate Course Policies and Procedures
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a
violation of the Academic Integrity code of this institution and will
not be tolerated. The plagiarism policy applies to
every aspect of DVUO coursework including threaded discussions, exams,
quizzes, essays, assignments, etc. It is important that students fully
cite any outside ideas, text and visual aides they reference in their
work.
If you copy from, rely on, or
paraphrase from your text or from any other source, you must include
in-text citations and complete end-of-text citations. For any source,
you must include the proper reference material including the full URL
and date accessed if the source is from the Web. For help, see the APA
Citation Policy and Materials section below.
Failure to cite completely in-text and at the end of the paper
is a violation of DeVry Academic Standards. Instructors are required
to follow the DeVry Academic Integrity Policy. Refer to your Student
Handbook or the Policy tab under Course Home to read the policy.
As a part of our commitment to
academic integrity, your work in this course may be submitted to
turnitin.com, an online plagiarism checking service. Turnitin.com
operates a secure database and protects your privacy by assigning
report numbers to all student work stored in its database. The purpose
of using this service is to help protect the integrity of a DeVry
degree, which in turn helps to protect your work and your investment
in a DeVry education. See Turnitin.com for more details.
For a complete
explanation of DeVry University Online's Academic Integrity Policy,
please see the Policies item under the Course Home tab. For
additional information see your student handbook, which is available
in the Student Services website.
APA Citation
Policy and Reference Materials
The DVUO citation policy
is that all undergraduate students should use APA citation style for
all DeVry Online undergraduate assignments and projects. If you have
questions, we recommend using the following APA reference materials.
This tutorial is a resource for
citing references using the 5th edition of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001).
Highlights include purposes of citing, guidelines and examples
of how to cite sources in text and at the end of a paper, and
how to format a reference list or an entire paper.
This handbook is a
resource for citing references using the 5th edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
(2001). Highlights include APA websites, practice exercises,
ways to avoid plagiarism, and guidelines and examples for how to
use sources, cite sources in TDA posts, cite in the text and at
the end of a paper, edit citations, and format a reference list
or an entire paper.
This schedule is a resource for
dates and Elluminate links and directions. Each session you can
attend live training via Elluminate or watch a recording. Unless
otherwise noted, the training is the same each session.
This website
provides answers to frequently asked questions and lists APA
manuals, style guides, and software available for sale. Purchase
is optional. Two good references are Concise Rules of APA Style
and the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (2001).
Frequently Asked Questions
When are grades
calculated, and how can I view my grades?
You must complete
any quizzes and post your written assignments (if necessary) to the
weekly Dropbox by Sunday 11:59
p.m. (MT) each week.
Once your work is
reviewed, you should see comments and total points for each
assignment in the Gradebook.
You may check your
progress at any time by going to the Gradebook, selecting the week
and then your name.
Click on the
points earned for each assignment in the Gradebook to see any
instructor comments.
What
should I do if a discrepancy is found with my grade?
Double-check the error and try to
determine what caused it.
Send your instructor an email
explaining your findings.
Trust that any error in grading
will be corrected quickly.
What if I cannot
get my work submitted on time?
If you have an emergency that will
cause your work to be late, please contact your instructor in
advance of the due date so that arrangements can be made. Your
instructor may reserve the right to deduct points for work turned in
late based on the reason and the timeliness of notice.
If a technical problem
prevents you from meeting the scheduled due date, please
contact the Help Desk at 1-800-594-2402and
immediately email your instructor about the situation.
How can I
get extra credit?
It is the policy of DeVry
University that extra credit will not be allowed in any of
its classes, online or onsite, for any reason.
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