Class Schedule - Fall 2008
CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications - MS Office 2008
11am - 12:15pm CRN: 13109		 Hal Harris, Jr.
Phone: 520-5950(off) 979-5000(hm)
Email: hharris@jeffstateonline.com

Tuesday (RSH 415)

Thursday LAB (RSH 442)

Week #1
Aug. 19, 2008
Aug. 21, 2008		Welcome, Introduction, Syllabus, Textbooks.
Intro to Computers Pgs. COM1-COM39
Lec Notes: Concepts/Term 146ln01.htm		 Finish Concepts and demonstrate how to save and turn in assignments electronically.
LAB: Asgn01
Week #2
Aug. 26, 2008
Aug. 28, 2008

Introduction to Windows 146ln02.htm
Disk storage - KB, MB, GB, TB floppy, CD, DVDs.

LAB: Asgn02
Work through Pages WIN 1-67
LAB: Asgn03 - Ten Questions
Week #3
Sep. 2, 2008
Sep. 4, 2008
Intro to Windws Vista (Explorer, Help & Office 2008)
Pages WIN 1-67
Lecture Notes: Windows and Files		 LAB: PowerPoint Chapter 1: Assignments 04, 05.
Week #4
Sep. 9, 2008
Sep. 11, 2008
Review for Exam #1

Exam #1 - Concepts, Terminology,
Windows & PowerPoint

Week #5
Sep. 16, 2008
Sep. 18, 2008
 Study Intro to Word Proc. Menu, .doc, tlbrs, zm, algnmnt, undo/redo, select, graphics. Ins pt, wd wrap, hard/soft ret, save, font. LAB: Asgn06: Word Chapter 1: Assignments 06, 07.
Get started on Word Chapter 2 (Assignment 08) as this assignment involves typing a short term paper.
Week #6
Sep. 23, 2008
Sep. 25, 2008

Project 2: Show/Hide, marg, line spac, headers/footers, pg nbrs, indent, AutoCor, sty, pg bk, F1 hlp key,
hang ind, find/replace, sel text, clpbd, hyplks

LAB: Word Chapter 2: Assignments 08, 09.

Week #7
Sep. 30, 2008
Oct. 2, 2008
Resume wiz, tables, bullets, line brks, prnt prev, tabs, symbols, off clpbrd, borders, AutoText. LAB: Word Chapter 3: Assignments 10, 11, 12, & 13. 
Week #8
Oct. 7, 2008
Oct. 9, 2008
Review for exam #2
 

Exam #2 - Word Processing

Week #9
Oct. 14, 2008
Oct. 16, 2008
Go over exam. Intro to Excel. Cell, cell addr, modes, val/lab, 3 mouse ptrs, fill handle, range, fnctns, frmt nbrs, argmnts, F2 edit ky, abs/rel. LAB: Excel Chapter 1: Assignments 14, 15.
Get started on Excel Chapter 2: Assignment 16 (omit emailing).
 
Week #10
Oct. 21, 2008
Oct. 23, 2008
 In class exercise AMORT: formulas, operators, order of operations, Abs/Rel, pt mode, sum, avg, sum, max, min, pmt
 		 LAB: Excel Chapter 2: Assignment 16
LAB: Excel Assignments 19 (Payroll), 20 (AMORT) & 21 (Budget).
Week #11
Oct.28, 2008
Oct. 30, 2008		IF function w/val & label. More abs/rel.
In class exercise: Payroll, Change & Mtg.		 LAB: Excel Chapter 3: Assignments 17, 18, 22, & 23.

 
Week #12
Nov. 4, 2008
Nov. 6, 2008		 Review for exam #3

 

Exam #3 - Spreadsheets
Week #13
Nov. 11, 2008
Nov. 13, 2008		 Veteran's Day Holiday - College Closed Intro to databases; field, record, table, relational db, data types, db structure, primary key. Also. * CLASS phone dir (bonus asgn) LAB: Access Chapter 1 Assignments 24, 25, & 26.
Get started on Access Chapter 2 Assignment 27.
Week #14
Nov. 18, 2008
Nov. 20, 2008		 NOTES: foreign key, join, referential integrity, index, data redundancy, queries, computed field, rpts. Word & Access Integration (merge). LAB: Access Chapters 2 & 3: Assignments 27, 28, 29 & 30

 

Week #15
Nov. 25, 2008
Nov 27, 2008		 NO CLASS - Faculty Professional Development THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NO CLASS - COLLEGE CLOSED
Week #16
Dec. 2, 2008
Dec. 4, 2008
 Review for Exam #4
 
 

Exam #4 - Databases

 

Week #17
Dec. 9, 2008
Dec. 11, 2008

Catch up on any missing assignments
 LAST DAY TO TURN IN HOMEWORK

 No Classes - Final Exams ♦ December 12-16
Comprehensive Final Exam ♦ Note Special Time
Tuesday, December 11, 10:30am-12:30pm
Week #18
Dec. 16, 2008
 		 No Classes - Final Exams ♦ December 12-16