MICROSOFT WORD 2013

CRN10430

SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Spring 2015

Instructor: Marylou Fracisco

CRITICAL DATES

Start Date: 12-JAN-2015
End Date: 20-MAY-2015
Last Date to add class: 01-FEB-2015
Last Date to drop with a refund: 25-JAN-2015 / Last Date to drop without a "W": 01-FEB-2015
Last Date to drop with a "W": 29-MAR-2015
Census Date: 02-FEB-2015
Add Auth Expiration: 01-FEB-2015
Pass/No Pass Option Deadline: See Adm and Records

FINAL:Monday May 18 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Class Meets:Monday/Wednesday1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Dates:January 13-May 18

Classroom:Room 501

Office:Room 524

Office Hours:TBA

LabTBA

Phone:(707) 864-7000 ext. 4373

E-mail: (note: no “N” in fracisco)

WELCOME TO MICROSOFT WORD2013! In today’s world of computers, word processing is an essential tool in almost everyone’s life. This course will provide you with the tools to efficiently create professional and impressive documents. Best of all, it’s really fun! I think you’ll be amazed at how many incredible tasks WORD can do, many times automatically. It certainly is a lot more than just typing a letter.

I sincerely wish to make the time you spend taking this class, productive time, time well spent. I learn best when learning is fun. Your participation in class and keeping up with the work goes a long way in making our time productive and enjoyable.

The class requires commitment and a lot of work on both our parts. As long as you attend class, read the text, and do all the homework, you will be successful. In return, I will be prepared for each day’s lesson, be available to help you, and will return your corrected homework promptly.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME:

Create professional-looking documents using: tables, charts, diagrams, columns (tabular and newspaper) using advanced formatting features, desktop publishing features that add a variety of graphic elements, styles and macros in an efficient and error free manner.

COURSE GOALS:

The goal of this course is to familiarize the student with the various tools and features of Microsoft Word 2013. At the conclusion of the course, the student should be able to produce professional appearing documents (formatting tools) in an error free (proofreading tools) and time efficient (shortcuts and tools) manner.

COURSE ADVISORIES:

CIS 1 with a “C” or “CR” or better and Keyboarding at 30 wpm or better. Solano Community College minimum English and math standards.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Provides an in-depth look at the tools and features of Microsoft Word 2013. The class format will be a combination of demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on practice of each Word feature. Assigned homework will directly relate to that day’s discussion. The following is a synopsis of features covered:

Printing and Editing Docs / Labels & Envelopes
Formatting Characters / Spelling, Grammar, Thesaurus
Using Help & Assistant / Find and Replace
Formatting Docs & Paragraphs / Tabs
Formatting Sections / Cutting & Pasting
Columns / Templates
Headers & Footers / Footnotes & Endnotes
Mail Merge / Tables
Borders and Clip Art / Shapes & WordArt
Bookmarks, Drop Caps, / Quick Parts
Inserting pictures / Styles
Sorting Text & Records / Outlines
Managing Lists / Themes and Styles
Sharing Documents / Table of Contents & Indexes

CREDITS:

3 units

If a student cannot complete the course, it is the student’s responsibility to drop the course. Any student remaining on the roster at the end of the semester, who has not completed the course satisfactorily, will receive an “F.” The instructor reserves the right to drop a student who has not complied with the attendance or homework policy, but it is not the responsibility of the instructor to do so.

Critical dates to remember for dropping:

January 31 / Last day to drop the class and receive a “W” for withdrawing.
Failure to drop may result in letter grade “F”
Strictly enforced!
March 28 / Drop without “W”First two weeks of class (see SCC schedule) Credit/No Credit option

LABS:

Computer Labs are available for all Word students

SNAP QUIZZES are required for every chapter and can be done on a computer with Office 2013 or can be done in the school computer labs: Room 504 or Room 507are student labs that are free to Word students. SNAP is already set up in the labs.Students may also use the labs to get help from either instructors (the instructors’ hours and their specialty will be listed next to each lab room.)

Students may use the labs in building 500 on the main campus or at Vallejo or Vacaville. Lab hours are posted on all labs.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Aflash drive(storage medium to store work and download files or One Drive or other cloud account)
  • Word 2013 (home, work or use SCC labs)

NOTE: This course is designed to teach Word 2013.

Word 2003 looks very different from earlier versions of Word and will not work.

If you use version 2007 or 2010, you do so at your own risk. It can’t be used as an excuse for required work. Not recommended. Use the computer labs!

SNAP will only work with Word 2013.

See the offer with bundled Textbook to get free 180 day version of Word 2013.

  • Acrobat Reader (to view homework examples) (Can be downloaded for free from internet)
  • Internet Access (home, work or use SCC labs)

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS COURSE:

You have many choices how to buy the materials for this course,

You must have access to the 1) internet, 2) a textbook, 3) a SNAP code, and 4) Word 2013 program.

You can buy these materials through our Solano Community College bookstore, or direct from the publisher, shop online, or buy from former students. The SNAP code must be new unless you have one from last semester from my PowerPoint 2013 class. It will only work with Word 2013.

You must have Word 2013 or you can get the web based SNAP 365 version of Word 2013 free at this site:

You can buy the textbook used or new.

Word 2013 (Signature Series) by Nita Rutkosky, Audrey RutkoskyRoggenkamp, Publisher: EmcParadigm (many ways to get it!) ISBN #978-0-76385-195-8

You can buy the “bundle” from the Solano Community College Bookstore:

This is will include the textbook, the SNAP code and 180 day free trial of Word 2013

OR you can buy a used book by looking online using “Word 2013 Rutkosky” be sure it is the Signature series and looks like this:

Check

OR, you can purchase a used book directly from one of my past students. Students from last semester gave me their email addresses so I could share them with you. You may contact them directly and negotiate a fair price to buy their books:

or 707-373-0828 (Anjuli)

(Maile)

(Della)

(Flor)

(Reina)

(Rory)

(Julius)

(Joseph)

You must purchase a new unique SNAP code-only one per student. Used ones won’t work!
One code is good for both Word and PowerPoint 2013. (see below for lower price offer)

1)You can buy the SNAP code balone at the bookstore (you may need to ask someone to get it for you from the ehind the counter)

2)Or you can buy it a little cheaper (I negotiated a better price) by going direct to the Publisher by following the directions below:

The SNAP 2013 code via email is ready for your students to order directly from Paradigm.

Please share this link with them to get them to the product page, and the discount code SOLANO_14, which they should apply once they have chosen the product (by typing the quantity then need) and clicking Add to Cart:

Use this discount code: SOLANO_14 and click the Apply Coupon button.

Once you fill out state and zip code information, you can expect to see the following pricing: $63.95

The code will be delivered via email following payment information.

If you are waiting for financial aid, my wonderful publisher will allow you to use SNAP free for 17 days. (Wait until school starts to launch this)

You can also use SNAP for 17 days free by going to

to an external site.)

Click on Student Registration, click on Trial version.

Your enrollment key is your CRN10430

Along the same lines, the publisher has given us a pdf version of the first three chapters of our textbook so you can start working right away, even if your funds are not here yet.

(Links to an external site.)

  • user name: paradigm
  • password: sigword2013

HOMEWORK AND LATE POLICY:

Homework is designed to reinforce the class lecture. To learn the material, I highly recommend reading assigned chapters prior to the class lecture and then practicing the concepts in the hands-on homework after the lecture. Reading the chapter is helpful to do at a computer in order to “walk” through the step-by-step examples given. Each assignment uses techniques used in previous assignments and builds. Therefore, keeping up to date on all homework is essential.

Each chapter homework consists of two parts:

  1. SNAP2013 Quizzes online (both concepts and skill quiz for each chapter) (about 25% of class points)
  2. You may take the quizzes up to 5 times to improve your score. Review the report after you complete your first attempt. Note the questions missed and the page number in your textbook where the correct answer can be found. Take the quiz again. No attempts after the beginning of the next class will be counted.
  3. Questions on the Unit Exams are taken from the quizzes.
  4. “Applying Your Skills” End of chapter assessments (about 25% of your class points)
  5. Selected assignments require your production of a particular document.
  6. Some are typed from scratch
  7. Most are text files copied from the text’s CD, saved, and then formatted by the student.

HOMEWORK GRADING:

“SNAP2013 Quizzes” will receive the points based on the number of questions answered correctly for that chapter. These points add up fast, and failure to do the questions will negatively affect your grade.bout 25% of the points earned for the course)

“Applying Your Skills” assignments will receive a maximum of 10 points each. Points will be deducted for typos, spacing errors, formatting errors, spelling errors etc. (another 25% of the class points)

Examples of how the finished document should look upon completion are available in on the school computers at H:\mfracisc\CIS 66\homework solutions.

Additional Performance Assessments exercises are assigned at the end of each unit. (After each 5 chapters) and are also given 10 points each.

NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN IF:

  • Work is late
  • Not properly labeled (Assessment number (C1-A3 means Chapter 1 Assessment 3 and your name
  • Neatly placed in order and stapled in upper left corner
  • Work is not your own, or your work was shared with another student (this WILL have serious consequences)
Studentswho get behind do not catch up and require too much instructor time. Therefore,
NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED–NO EXTRA CREDIT!

Homework is due the day after the chapter has been discussed in class (see tentativeassignment schedule).

Because “life” happens, each student will be allowed to turn in homework late TWO times if it is turned it at the next class meeting.

If, at the solediscretion of the instructor(please meet me in my office to discuss)additional late work may be accepted but will receive a maximum of 5 points each.

If late homework, or missing/tardiness to class becomes a problem you should drop the class and take it again when you can devote the time needed.

This class requires considerable time outside of class. Students should plan accordingly.

Homework scores will be posted and shown on the spreadsheet each day of class. It is the student’s responsibility to check their scores frequently and report any errors immediately. Errors not reported within 1 week will not be corrected. Students should save their homework until they see correct score posted.

COMMON COURTESY

No homework may be done during class

  • No printing during class
  • Keep noise and conversations to a minimum
  • Don’t get stuck in details during demonstration and lecture –follow and keep up
  • Be on time, most announcements will be given at the beginning of class.
  • Help each other, share contact information

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

Students are encouraged to help each other and work together outside of class. However, cheating (turning in someone else’s work as your own) is NOT TOLERATED may result in being dropped from the class and will be reported to appropriate college officials. Digital copies of homeworkmay be requested to accompany homework assignments for verification. Be sure and bring your USB drive to class with you.

ATTENDANCE andPUNCTUALITY

Students are required to attend every class. Material will be covered that is not in the text; test dates, revised assignments schedules, and extra credit may be announced during class and all students are responsible for that information.

Punctuality is required as respect and courtesy to the other students and the instructor. Class starts on time! There is a great deal of material to cover and time management is an important aspect of this class. Important announcements are generally given at the beginning of class. The instructor will not repeat the information.

Missed Classes: The student is responsible for obtaining material distributed on class days when he/she was absent and any announcements, or changes of schedule that the instructor verbally gave to the class. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was present – it’s a good idea to exchange phone numbers or e-mail addresses now!Homework must be turned the next class meeting or it will not be accepted.

Absence from more than 3 classes, or repeated tardiness, may result in being dropped from the class by the instructor.

NEED FOR ASSISTANCE:

If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible. Free tutoring is available to students who need it. Talk to your instructor for a recommendation for tutoring.

GRADING POLICY AND SCALE

Percentage of Final Grade

Homework & Quizzes:45%

Average of Unit Exams & Final 50%

Attendance & Participation 5 % (affects border-line grade -up or down)

100%

Scale:

90% - 100% A

80% - 89%B

70% - 79%C

60% - 69%D

59% or belowF

NOTE: Grades are no longer mailed to your home. Your final grades will be available online at at My Solano.

SCC Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

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Upon completion of Solano Community College’s General Education program, a student will demonstratecompetency in the following areas:

I. Communication

Students will communicate effectively, which means the ability to:

A. Read – Students will be able to comprehend and interpret:various types of written information in (1) expository proseand imaginative literature (including essays, short fiction andnovels), (2) documentation such as manuals, reports, and graphs.

B. Write – Students demonstrate the ability to:

•Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing

•Compose and create documents such as manuals and graphs as well as formal academic essays, observing rules of grammar, punctuation and spelling, and using the language, style, and format appropriate to academic and professional settings

•Check, edit, and revise written work for correct information, appropriate emphasis, form, style, and grammar

C. Listen – Students will be able to receive, attend to, interpret,and respond appropriately to (1) verbal, and/or (2)nonverbal messages

D. Speak and Converse – Students have the ability to:

•Organize ideas and communicate verbal or non-verbal messages appropriate to the audience and the situation

•Participate in conversations, discussions, and group activities

•Speak clearly and ask appropriate questions

II. Critical Thinking and Information Competency

Thinking critically is characterized by the ability to perform:

A. Analysis – demonstrated by the ability to:

•Apply appropriate rules and principles to new situations

•Discover rules and apply them in the problem solving process

•Draw logical conclusions based on close observation and analysis of information

•Differentiate among facts, influences, opinions, assumptions, and conclusions

B. Computation – demonstrated by the ability to:

•Use basic numerical concepts

•Use tables, graphs, charts, and diagrams to explain concepts

•Use basic geometrical shapes

C. Research – demonstrated by the ability to:

•State a research question, problem, or issue

•Use discipline appropriate information tools to locate and retrieve relevant information efficiently

•Analyze and evaluate information for appropriateness, relevance, and accuracy

•Synthesize, evaluate, and communicate information using a variety of information technologies

•Recognize the ethical and legal issues surrounding information and information technologies • Demonstrate understanding of academic integrity and honesty

D. Problem Solving –demonstrated by the ability to:

•Recognize whether a problem exists

•Identify components of the problem or issue

•Create a plan of action to respond to and/or resolve the issue appropriately

•Monitor, evaluate, and revise as necessary

III. Global Awareness

Students will demonstrate a measurable understanding and

appreciation of the world including its:

A. Scientific Complexities – Students demonstrate anunderstanding of:

•The scientific method and its application in experiments

•How experiments work

•The major differences between social, natural and physical sciences

B. Social Diversity and Civics – Students demonstrateability to:

•Communicate with people from a variety of backgrounds

•Understand different cultural beliefs and behaviors

•Recognize important social and political issues in their own community

C. Artistic Variety – Students have been exposed to:

•The visual and performing arts of one or more cultures