ITSC = 1309 - Integrated Software Applications I (Reppond)

Instructor:=20 Melinda Reppond

TVCC -=20 Palestine Campus

PO Box=20 2530 Palestine, TX 75802

COMPUTER=20 SCIENCE =96 ITSC 1309

Office:=20 A117B (903.729.0256 ext 249)

Fall=20 2009 - Syllabus

College=20 email: mreppond@tvcc.edu

https://ecourses.tvcc.edu

(Once=20 logged into the Course, all correspondence should be within = Blackboard=20 email)

ITSC=20 1309 =96 Integrated Software Applications I using Microsoft=20 Office 2007

Welcome = to Distance Learning = offered by=20 Trinity Valley Community College. Students should be able to = log-in to=20 e‑Courses after the 1^st TVCC class day of the = semester. Log-in=20 Instructions are given further down in this=20 document.

COURSE=20 DESCRIPTION:=20 This course is = designed to=20 enhance your knowledge of the Microsoft Office 2007 software from = a=20 business perspective. This is an intermediate level course, so you = should=20 have some prior experience with this software in regards to Word, = Excel,=20 Access, Powerpoint, Outlook and Publisher. This course will = challenge you=20 to combine all the Office tools to create relevant workplace = solutions by=20 completing several integrated = projects.

LEARNING=20 OUTCOMES :=20 Upon=20 successful completion of this course the student should have = acquired (or=20 be able to)=85

=B7 =20 An=20 increased knowledge of the Microsoft Office 2007 environment and=20 applications individually, as well as collaboratively =96 enabling = students=20 to discover the underlying functionality of the Office suite so = that they=20 can be productive in an business setting

=B7 =20 Good=20 organization and file management skills

=B7 =20 Problem=20 Solving skills using critical thinking and technological skills to = advance=20 productivity

=B7 =20 Scheduling=20 skills in order to prioritize work to fulfill responsibilities and = meet=20 deadlines

=B7 =20 Word=20 skills to Create, Format, Organize, and Manage Business Documents=20

=B7 =20 PowerPoint=20 skills to Create, Format, Manage, and Deliver Presentations=20

=B7 =20 Excel=20 skills to Analyze Data, Create, Format and Manage Worksheets & = Workbooks

=B7 =20 Access=20 skills to Enter, Organize, Structure, and Manage Data=20

=B7 =20 Publisher=20 skills to create business cards and company=20 newsletters

=B7 =20 Desktop=20 Information Management skills using Outlook for your email, = contacts,=20 calendar, tasks and notes

=B7 =20 Integration=20 knowledge and skills bringing all of the applications together, in = a=20 seamless manner, for applying them in a realistic business=20 setting

DISTANCE=20 LEARNING REQUIREMENTS:=20 It is the student=92s responsibility to provide (have access to) a = reliable=20 internet connection (some=20 form of high-speed recommended),=20 a web‑browser such as Internet Explorer 7 (recommended),=20 a zipping (compression)=20 program such as WinZip,=20 and be competent in using a computer to navigate the = Internet. You will need Windows = XP/Vista and=20 Microsoft Office 2007 Professional installed on the = computer you=20 plan to use to complete this course.

IMPORTANT:=20 Concerning Hardware (computer) & Software (programs needed for = coursework) =96 it is the STUDENT=92S RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that = you have a=20 working computer & software for the entire length of the = course. You=20 should have a contingency plan in case you have a = hardware/software=20 failure. This is not a viable excuse for asking for = an=20 extension of work due.

Distance=20 learning courses are designed for the mature, self-motivated = person. This=20 is not a self‑paced class. There are deadlines and = consequences for all=20 assignments and examinations. At the beginning of the semester, = you will=20 be given an =93At‑a‑Glance=94 16‑week = calendar. You should print it and=20 place it where you will look at it every day. You should check the = e‑Courses site several times each week, daily is = recommended. There=20 is an =93Announcement=94 feature in e‑Courses. I use = it to post=20 important information. If you are not checking in frequently, you = could=20 miss an important announcement.

PREFERRED=20 CONTACT METHOD:=20 All=20 assignments must be submitted through the e-Courses = interface. My=20 college phone # is 903.729.0256 ext 249. For e‑mail, I = prefer that you use=20 e-Courses =93Mail=94 link found under Course Tools, on the = side bar,=20 once you have logged into e-Courses.

TEXTBOOK: Integrated=20 Computer Applications, Microsoft^=AE Office=20 2007

&nbs= p; = ; =20 Author: =20 VanHuss/Forde/Woo

&nbs= p; = ; =20 Publisher: South-Western, Cengage=20 Learning

&nbs= p; = ; =20 ISBN: 0-538-73039-6 (this one does NOT = include=20 the OFFICE 2007 software)

&nbs= p; = ; =20 ISBN: 0-538-77604-8 (bundled with 6‑month = OFFICE 2007=20 software)

You=20 may purchase the text directly from the publisher by going on-line = or=20 calling

(www.cengage.com = or 1-800-423-0563)

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or=20 you can contact the TVCC college bookstore by calling = 903.675.6223,=20 or

Go=20 online to http://www.tvcc.edu/,=20 Distance Ed Students, General Information, Click on VCT Textbook = Order=20 Form, print out form and fax to the TVCC bookstore at=20 903.675.6316