COURSE SYLLABUS 120

North Central University BUS 120, 3 Credit Hours Spring 2010

Tuesday - Thursday Block A Phillips Hall 116

Instructor Rev. Ronald R. McConico

Office: 2114 Queen Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN 55411

Office Phone: 612-529-0198, E-mail: rrmcconi@northcentral.edu

Home Phone: 612-529-7425, Personal Web Site: www.mcconico.com

Documented Disability: Students who have documented disabilities and wish to discuss academic accommodations should make an appointment with the professor within the first two weeks of the semester. Students with disabilities need to ensure that these disabilities or conditions are documented with the Student Success Center.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Discover the basics of how to use Microsoft office 2007 software suite and its applications in business. This includes use of Outlook e-mail program, MS Word - word processor, MS Excel - spreadsheet, MS PowerPoint - presentation graphics application, and MS - Access database.

PREREQUISITES:

Typing skills - Students who do not know how to type or who are completely unfamiliar with the keyboard layout may want to seek assistance from the Academic Success Center (ASC) with a typing tutor program. If the student is uncomfortable or unskilled with basic word processing and general PC navigation, the student is responsible for obtaining assistance and for planning extra personal time to complete the assignments.

OBJECTIVES:

Students will develop skills in the following areas.

1. Students will type a typical business letter, memo, table, proposal, or report, using a word processor. The student will create templates and e-mail documents.

2. Students will design and learn how to use a spreadsheet for a budget, an inventory report, or lists.

3. Students will make a chart based on data in a spreadsheet.

4. Students will create a presentation with a presentation graphics program for a non-profit agency or church. Start looking for one today.

a. o The presentation will include not less than 10 screens

b. o With automatic timing and transitions between slides

c. o The presentation will loop continuously

d. o One grade point on this project will be for creativity

e. o You must have your name and student ID on slide One

f. o In saving the presentation it must be saved as such - (Name-my church–id-12345.ppt)

g. First draft due March 16^th 2010

h. o Final draft due on or before April 8^th 2010– (Date may be changed)

5. Students will send and receive office documents as attachments via e-mail. Request Read receipts and delivery receipts and use a data compression program prior to e-mailing.

6. Moderate and Difficult assignments in the “step by step” section of your book for Word, Excel, Outlook, And Access will need to be done and e-mailed to - rrmcconi@northcentral.edu

* these assignments will need to be done before you take the final in each application.
Example - Word assignments will need to be e-mailed before you take the Word Final.

Exam Dates

Outlook    February 4^th

Word         March 2^nd

Excel         April 6^th

Access       May 4^th

REQUIRED TEXT:

McGraw-Hill Higher Education - The O'Leary Series Microsoft Office 2007 and SimNet (Simulated Office 2007 assessment and learning tool and testing software.) Log in at - northcentral.simnetonline.com

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Students will be required to spend time in the computer lab or on a personal computer and use Microsoft Office 2007 to complete assignments. Turning in assignments in another format (such as Office XP, 2000, 2003, Works or Corel Office) is NOT acceptable. If you have a Mac you may need to find a PC to use for some of the exercises.

2. Students will be required to purchase their own storage flash drive needed for projects. USB storage devices are recommended.

3. Students are responsible for making certain that their files are backed up to prevent data loss. Including files that have been e-mailed (NOTE: make sure you back up all your work in more than one location. Protect yourself - you have been warned.)

4. Students should not delete or otherwise dispose of any projects at least until AFTER they have verified their final grade. Students' electronic files may be required at any time to verify assignments.

5. You will need broadband access to the internet for your lessons and tests.

GENERAL POLICIES:

· Attendance - follows the policy listed in the University catalog. According to the university catalog, excessive absence from a class means that the student has missed approximately 25 percent of the class. This class meets approximately 30 times, perhaps fewer if there are snow days or other cancellations, giving you a maximum of 6 absences for this class for the semester. Upon the 7th absence, you will be dropped from the course. Being late for class on 4 occasions is equivalent to one absence. Refer to the NCU web site at for more details on the University attendance policy.

· Plagiarism Policy - Academic dishonesty is a serious breach of conduct at North Central University and violations can result in serious discipline including the possibility of dismissal from the University. Academic dishonesty is defined as intentional plagiarism, cheating, fabrication or attempting to help others to be dishonest which includes but is not limited to, roster fraud and attendance deception. (Refer to academic integrity policy for detailed definitions and descriptions)

· Electronic Assignments - Students should plan ample personal time in the computer lab or on their own personal computer to complete the electronic assignments (2 hr. for every class hour). All electronic assignments will be prepared on a personal computer using Microsoft Office 2007 (PC) or other software as required by the assignment and as directed by the instructor. Do not turn in assignments using Office xp or 2003, MS Works, Word Perfect or Corel Office. Electronic assignments must be e-mailed as required to the instructor at rrmcconi@northcentral.edu

E-mailing the assignment as an attachment will constitute a portion of the grade. E-mail assignments MUST have your name, Student ID# and assignment title in the subject line. Printed copies will not be accepted as a substitute for the electronic copy.

· Print Assignments – Any print assignments will be prepared on a personal computer. In the footer, left justify your name, center the due date, and right justify the title of the assignment & page number, like so:

Ronald R. McConico ID # 12345 January 8, 2010 Syllabus Bus 120 Block A - Page 1

Be sure to use Microsoft Word's View Header and Footer command. Do not type headers and footers on each page manually. Let the software do it for you.

· Grading Criteria - All assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class on the due date. Exceptions will only be granted by PRIOR arrangement with the professor. Electronic assignments should be e-mailed to the instructor BEFORE class begins. (In the event of an e-mail system outage, an electronic copy on USB drive may be turned in at the beginning of class on the due date is acceptable. (However, since the ability to send an attachment by e-mail constitutes part of such grades, you may not receive full credit for substituting an electronic copy on floppy disk or CD.) You will be graded on Quizzes, Tests, and Home work assignments as follows.

Grading Scale:

A = 90.0%- 100.0%,

B = 80.0% - 89.9%,

C = 70.0% - 79.9%

D = 60.0% - 69.9%

F = below 60.0%

· Late Papers
Completed student assignments will be received at the beginning of class on the due date. Completed assignments received later the same day (e.g. from someone who is tardy, from someone who turns in the assignment later or at the end of class, or from someone who slips it under the door of adjunct office by the end of the school day) will receive a 10% dock for being late. Assignments turned in late the day following class will receive a 20% dock. There will be an additional 20% dock for every school day thereafter. For example, an assignment due on Tuesday and turned in at the beginning of class would not be docked. An assignment turned in later during the class or later that afternoon would receive a 10% dock. As assignment turned in that Wednesday would receive a 20% dock, Thursday would receive a 30% dock, Friday would receive a 40% dock, and an assignment turned in the following Monday would receive an 70% dock. An assignment turned in the following Tuesday would receive a 80% dock, so by that point you don't need to turn it in.

Students should retain copies of all graded material until after they have received and verified their grade for this class from the Registrar's office. If there is a discrepancy, your copies may be required by the instructor to document your performance in the class and to validate what your correct grade should have been. If you do not retain copies of your work, the instructor may not be able to correct an error in your grade. Do not throw papers away or delete computer files after receiving graded material-at least not until after you have verified your grade from the Registrar's office.
This is not so much a policy as a recommendation and a strong admonition. In fact, I would recommend that you keep all work from all classes until after you have verified all class grades for the semester. This could save you a lot of heartache if there is a human error somewhere between the instructor's grade book and the data entry in the Registrar's office. "To error is human; to really foul things up requires a computer.” (And we’ve got them) After you have verified your permanent grades from the Registrar's office, whether or not you keep the material from your classes is up to you.