Class Schedule - Spring 2012
CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications - MS Office 2010
11am CRN: 30912 • 12:30pm CRN: 33729
Hal Harris, Jr.
Phone: 983-5950(off) 979-3000(cell)
Email: hharris@jeffstateonline.com

Tuesday (HSB 415)

Thursday LAB (11am 442/12:30pm 447)

Week #1
Jan. 10, 2012
Jan. 12, 2012
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. Start Windows introduction.
LAB: Asgn01
Week #2
Jan. 17, 2012
Jan. 19, 2012
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
Jan. 24, 2012
Jan. 26, 2012

Intro to Windws 7 (Explorer, Help & Office 2010)
Pages WIN 1-67
Lecture Notes: Windows and Files
LAB: PowerPoint Chapter 1: Assignments 04, 05.
Week #4
Jan. 31, 2012
Feb. 2, 2012

Review for Exam #1

 

Exam #1 - Concepts, Terminology,
Windows & PowerPoint
 
Week #5
Feb. 7, 2012
Feb. 9, 2012

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
Feb. 14, 2012
Feb. 16, 2012

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
Feb. 21, 2012
Feb. 23, 2012

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
Feb. 28, 2012
Mar. 1, 2012

Review for exam #2 Exam #2 - Word Processing

 
Week #9
Mar. 6, 2012
Mar. 8, 2012

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
Mar. 13, 2012
Mar. 15, 2012
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).

Spring Break (No Classes) - March 19-23, 2012

Week #11
Mar. 27, 2012
Mar. 29, 2012
IF function w/val & label. More abs/rel.
In class exercise: Payroll, Change & Mtg.
LAB: Excel Chapter 3: Assignments 17, 18, 22, & 23.
 I will not be in class today - AAHEB.
Week #12
Apr. 3, 2012
Apr. 5, 2012
Review for exam #3
 
Exam #3 - Spreadsheets
Week #13
Apr. 10, 2012
Apr. 12, 2012
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
Apr. 17, 2012
Apr. 19, 2012

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
LAB: Finish any missing assignments.

Week #15
Apr. 24, 2012
Apr 26, 2012

Review for Exam #4
LAST DAY TO TURN IN HOMEWORK

Exam #4 - Databases
Week #16
May 1, 2012
May 3, 2012

No Classes - Final Exams ♦ April 30 - May 4
Comprehensive Final Exam ♦ Note Special Time
11am Class: Tuesday, May 1, 10:30am-12:30pm

No Classes - Final Exams ♦ April 30 - May 4
Comprehensive Final Exam ♦ Note Special Time
12:30pm Class: Thurs, May 3 11:30am-1:30pm