CIS 275

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	Microsoft Office and PowerPoint
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	CIS 275	CREDIT HOURS:	4
2.	PREREQUISITE:	CIS 110; minimum 25 wpm; CIS 135 highly recommended

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:
	SUPPLIES:
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	PRQ: CIS 110 and 25 WPM. Students will complete integrated exercises using Microsoft Office and its components-Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Scheduler Plus.
5.	COURSE GOAL:	To demonstrate a working knowledge of Microsoft Office 97 and its application programs.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will
	(A)	Use the controls on the desktop
	(B)	Switch between programs using the taskbar
	(C)	Manipulate files
	(D)	Use the Help system
	(E)	Open, navigate, and update an Access database
	(F)	Open, update, and save an Excel workbook
	(G)	Open, save, and update, and print a Power Point presentation
	(H)	Embed Word Art objects, worksheets, and charts
	(I)	Link documents in an integrated research report
	(J)	Integrate Excel, Access, and Word in a Power Point presentation

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	The evaluation procedures to be used consist of the following:
	Grading:
	Lab assignments will be graded on a point system.
	60 percent of final grade on lab assignments 40 percent of final grade on objective/production tests
			Attendance	10% (If alternate delivery, 0% attendance)
			Assignments + Quizzes	10% (If alternate delivery, 20% for assignments)
			Tests (minimum of 4)	80%
			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			90 to 100	A
			80 to 89	B
			70 to 79	C
			60 to 69	D
			0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
2.	Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
3.	Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE
	Tentative Schedule
	I.	Fundamentals of Using Windows	3 hours
	II.	Working with files	3 hours
	III.	Tour Microsoft Office Professional for Windows	5 hours
	IV.	Word Basics and Embedding a Word Art Object	5 hours
	V.	Excel Basics and Embedding a Worksheet	15 hours
	VI.	Access Basics and Importing an Excel Worksheet	10 hours
	VII.	PowerPoint Basics and Embedding an Excel Chart in a Presentation	8 hours
	VIII	Enhancing an Excel Workbook and Creating a Linking Chart to Word	3 hours
	IX.	Create reports using Access and Word	8 hours
	X.	Integrating Excel, Access, and Word using Binder	8 hours
	XI	Integrating Excel, Access, and Word in a PowerPoint Presentation	18 hours
	XII.	Testing	4 hours
		Total	90 hours

	Lecture Outline
9.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.