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BCIS Semester 1
Course Cost: $230.00 + cost of the textbook
Credit: .5
Please note that this course is based on and is most compatible with Microsoft Office 2003. A student with Microsoft Office 2007 will be able to work through the course assignments, but it will require adjustments. Also note that you must purchase the textbook listed below by the ISBN number given.Course Materials:
BCIS Semester 1 Objectives:
”Microsoft Office 2003: Introductory Course”, Thomson Course Technology
ISBN 13: 978-0-619-18339-4 © 2005
ISBN 10: 0-619-18339-X
Publish date: August 27, 2004 Note that this is one text. This textbook is required and may be obtained independently or purchased from Thomson Course Technology: Phone 800.354.9706
You may also order your textbook online from MBS Direct. To go to the virtual bookstore, click on the graphic below.
The student must also have a computer that meets the eSchool Technical Requirements, with licensed copies of Microsoft Word 2003 and Microsoft Excel 2003.
Course Description:
The first semester of BCIS offers students Introductory Concepts, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The step-by-step textbook used for this course will enable the user to learn the basics of the software in a very easy way. Along with completion of lessons from the textbook, students will be evaluated through completion of assessments evaluating comprehension and production capabilities.
The following lessons will be covered in Introductory Concepts: Basic Computer Knowledge and File Management, Proofreading Marks, Punctuation and Spacing, Capitalization, and Personal Business and Business Letters.
The following units will be covered in Word: Word Basics, Basic Editing, Helpful Word Features, Formatting Text, Formatting Paragraph and Documents, Working with Graphics, and Working with Documents.
The following units will be covered in Excel: Excel Basics, Changing the Appearance of a Worksheet, Organizing the Worksheet, Worksheet Formulas, Function Formulas, Making the Worksheet Useful, Working with Multiple Worksheets, and Worksheet Charts.
Academic Integrity
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
*define terms related to academic integrity: e.g. plagiarism, cheating, paraphrasing, quoting, citing, public domain, fair use, academic dishonesty, copyright, attribution, citation, endnote, footnote, self-plagiarism, peer review, contract plagiarism;
* learn and adhere to guidelines for avoiding academic dishonesty;
* recognize and practice proper attribution and citation; and
Introductory Concepts
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
* identify basic computer components and their functions;
* group files into logical groups based on a common characteristic;
* apply knowledge of proofreader marks when editing documents;
* apply punctuation, spacing, and capitalization rule; and
* format and create personal business letters and business letters.
MS Word
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
* learn Word basics;
* apply basic editing techniques;
* use Word effectively with helpful Word features;
* formatting text, paragraphs, and documents; and
* effectively work with graphics and long documents.
MS Excel
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
* learn Excel basics;
* changing the appearance of a worksheet;
* organizing the worksheet;
* create worksheet formulas;
* create function formulas;
* make the worksheet useful;
* work with multiple worksheets; and
* develop worksheet charts.
Course Activities:
• Unit Assignments (Daily Work)
• Projects and Unit Assessments (Tests)
• Final Exam
Students will perform step by step activities and self check their final products. They will then do all the required projects for that lesson. Once they have finished the projects they take a short quiz (review questions). At the end of the review questions, they will be asked to submit the projects. The students will submit Production assessments as mid-unit and unit-culminating activities, and will have a final exam.
