Class Schedule - Fall 2008
CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications - MS Office 2008
6:30pm - 9pm CRN: 13879		 Hal Harris, Jr.
Phone: 983-5950(off) 979-5000(hm)
Email: hharris@jeffstateonline.com

Monday

Wednesday

Week #1

Oct. 13, 2008
Oct. 15, 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

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 #2

Oct. 20, 2008
Oct. 22, 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.

Review for Exam #1

Exam #1 - Concepts, Terminology,
Windows & PowerPoint

 

Week #3

Oct. 27, 2008
Oct. 29, 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.

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 #4

Nov. 3, 2008
Nov. 5, 2008
Resume wiz, tables, bullets, line brks, prnt prev, tabs, symbols, off clpbrd, borders, AutoText.

LAB: Word Chapter 3: Assignments 10, 11, 12, & 13. 

Review for exam #2

 Exam #2 - Word Processing
Week #5

Nov. 10, 2008
Nov. 12, 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).

 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 #6

Nov. 17, 2008
Nov. 19, 2008
IF function w/val & label. More abs/rel.
In class exercise: Payroll, Change & Mtg.

LAB: Excel Chapter 3: Assignments 17, 18, 22, & 23.

Review for exam #3

Exam #3 - Spreadsheets

 


Week #7

Nov. 24, 2008
Nov. 26, 2008

 NO CLASS - Faculty Professional Development THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NO CLASS - COLLEGE CLOSED
Week 6 #8

Dec. 1, 2008
Dec. 3, 2008
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.

 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
Review for Exam #4
Week #9

Dec. 8, 2008
Dec. 10, 2008

Exam #4 - Databases

 

 

 No Classes - Final Exams ♦ December 12-16
Comprehensive Final Exam