Syllabus - Bishop Ireton High School

Honors Introduction to Computer Applications – Course 811
Instructor: Mrs. Susan Connors
Bishop Ireton High School – 2012-2013 Academic Year
Preferred contact method – E-mail: connorss@bishopireton.org
In-School Availability: Monday – Thursday, 3:05 – 4:00 p.m. in Room 203 (except T days)
Monday – Friday, 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. in Room 203
Course Syllabus
I. Course Materials
A. Three-Ring Binder – 1 inch – with one set of 5 divider tab sheets and at least 20 sheets of
notebook paper, pen and pencil.
B. Office 2010 textbook provided in class by Bishop Ireton: Bucki, Lisa; Katsaropoulos, Chris;
Parrish, Christy; Weixel, Suzanne; and Wempen, Faithe. Learning Microsoft Office 2010 – Deluxe
Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall DDC. Upper Saddle River, NJ. 2010.
C. Our Digital World textbook - purchased through Bishop Ireton textbook service or online
booksellers – new or used (with CD): Gordon, John; Lankisch, Karen; Muir, Nancy; Sequin,
Denise; Verno, Anita. Our Digital World: Introduction to Computing. First Edition. Paradigm
Publishing, St. Paul, MN. 2011.
II. Teacher Communication
A. The preferred communication method is e-mail at connorss@bishopireton.org
B. In-School Availability: Monday – Thursday in room 203, 3:05 – 4:00 pm, except T Days, and
Monday – Friday, in room 203, 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
III. Grading
A. Grades for all work will be determined on a point basis. Each in-class exercise, assignment,
project, quiz, test, and homework, will have a specified point value. Grades are determined by
adding all points received and dividing by the total number of points. A class participation grade,
worth 5%, will reflect a general assessment of the student’s daily preparation for learning and
in-class participation; this includes bringing all required materials to class each day.
B. Grades for the course follow the Bishop Ireton grading scale as listed in the student handbook.
IV. Grading Components
A. Assignments will include in-class computer exercises and projects, quizzes, and homework.
B. Each student will complete final assessment assignments in class demonstrating all skills
mastered using the Microsoft Office 2010 programs and the Our Digital World textbook.
V. Missed Work Policy
A. Students are responsible for checking the Grade Portal and with Mrs. Connors after an absence
to ensure all missed work is completed in a timely manner.
VI. Classroom Policies
A. Students will adhere to all Technology guidelines as stated in the Parent Student Handbook.
B. Students will follow the Parent Student Handbook guidelines regarding the use of cell phones
and personal computing devices during the school day.
C. There will be no gum chewing, food, or drink permitted in the computer lab.
D. Students should make every effort to visit lockers and the restroom before class.
E. Students will enter the computer lab quietly.
F. Students will place their computer binder, computer textbook, planner, and pen and pencil by
the keyboard at their assigned computer seat and place their book bag by the window.
G. Student passwords are to remain private at all times.
H. Students will not log in at their assigned computers until given permission to do so.
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VII. Syllabus
A. Using Computer Technology at Bishop Ireton – Students Responsibilities and Teacher Expectations
B. Learning Microsoft Office 2010
1. Office Basics: The Interface (Window, Ribbon, Tabs, Backstage view), Saving, Printing, and
Closing Office files. Working with Existing Files. Using Command Options. Managing Program
Windows. Using Office Help. Managing Information Technology Projects. Business
Documents (including letters, memos, mission statements, reports, newsletters, envelopes)
2. Microsoft Word: Word Window, Headers and Footers, Nonprinting characters, Splitting a
Word Window, applying Styles and Themes, Overtype, Selecting and Replacing Text,
Commands, Undo, Redo, and Repeat, Aligning Text Horizontally, Aligning a Document
Vertically, Line and Paragraph Spacing, Tabs, Inserting Date and Time, Fonts, Font Styles and
Effects, Underlines, Bulleted and Numbered Lists, Sorting Paragraphs, Pictures, Text Boxes,
Shapes, Objects, SmartArt, Text Effects, Page and paragraph borders, Checking Spelling and
Grammar, Thesaurus, Hyphenation, Non-Breaking Space, Moving Text (Cut, Copy, Paste,
Drag and Drop Editing), Paste Options, Paste Special, Tables, Formatting Tables, Addition in
a Table, Number Formats, Sorting rows in a table, Using Find and Replace, the Navigation
Pane, Browsing by Object, AutoCorrect, File Types, Compatibility, Saving Word documents
as Web Pages or PDF files, Templates, Change Case, Document Properties, Margins, Breaks
(Section, Column, Page), Footnotes and Endnotes, Pagination, Citations,
Reference/Bibliography/Works Cited Page, basic newsletters with columns, sections,
dropped capitals, paragraphs with borders, copying formatting, Highlighting text, Inserting
and Formatting Symbols.
3. Microsoft Excel: Excel Window, Navigating Excel workbook Window, Views,, Entering and
Editing Text and Labels, Clearing Cell Contents, Headers and Footers, Preview and Print
worksheet(s), Numeric Labels and Values, AutoComplete, AutoCorrect, Spell Check, Themes,
Cell Styles, Font Formats, Merge Cells, Number Formats, Series, Align Data in Cell, Wrap
Text, Column Width and Row Height, Ranges, Formulas, Arithmetic Operators, Copying
Formulas, Functions (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, MAX), Copy and Paste Data, Cut and
Paste Data, Copy Formats, Relative and Absolute Cell Reference, Insert and Delete Columns
and Rows, Drag and Drop Editing, Resolve #### Errors, Scale to Fit, Insert worksheet, Delete
Worksheet, Copy Worksheet, Moving Worksheet, Renaming Worksheet, Group Worksheets,
Select Chart Data, Create Column, Bar, Line, and Pie Charts, Changing Chart Types, Selecting
Chart, Format Charts, Calculating Percentages, Chart Sheets, Format Chart Area, Format Plot
Area, Add and Delete Chart Elements, Data Series, Format Category and Value Axes, Use
Parentheses in a Formula, Pasting pictures of Charts, Embed Chart in Word Document, Link
a Chart, Editing a Linked or Embedded Chart, Organization Charts, SmartArt.
4. Microsoft PowerPoint: PowerPoint Window and Interface, Placeholders, Themes, Spell
Check, Slide Layout, Navigation, Lists, Printing, Reuse Slides, Speaker Notes, Orientation,
Headers and Footers, Insert Pictures, Styles and Effects, Fonts, Styles, Colors, Undo and
Redo, Clear Formatting, Align Text, Line Spacing, Paragraph Spacing, Move and Copy Text,
AutoFit Options, Outline, Views, Copy Slides, Duplicate Slides, Delete Slides, Rearrange
Slides, Graphics, Fonts, Transitions, Animations, Advance Slides, Clip Art, Charts, Symbols,
Tables, Shapes, Objects, WordArt, SmartArt, Background Styles, Backgrounds, Creating
slides from an Outline, Using Effects and Animations, Creating Multimedia Presentations,
Working with Tables and Charts.
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5. Microsoft Access: Access Window and Interface, Plan a Database, Create a Database,
modify and add data to a table, create a query, create a report, create labels.
C. Our Digital World Textbook Topics
1. Digital Technologies: What is a Computer? Types of Computers. Convergence of Computing
Devices, Computer Use in the world around us, Differentiating Between Data and
Information, The Information Processing Cycle.
2. The Internet: The Internet. The World Wide Web, Web Behavior, Internet Service Providers,
IPs, URLs, Browsing, Searching, Evaluating Web Content, Intellectual Property, E-Commerce,
Email, Voice Services. Also discussed in this chapter – Cyberbullying and Internet Safety.
3. Computer Hardware and Peripherals: Parts of a computer, Input and Output Devices,
Purchasing a computer.
4. System Software: Operating system package, Platforms, Tasks of the Operating System
package, Mobile Operating Systems.
5. Application Software: Types (Productivity, Management, Graphics, Multimedia and Web
Pages, Professional, Mobile). Developing Software, Embedding and Linking Content,
Importing and Exporting.
6. Communications and Network Technologies: Networking, Communications Systems,
Transmission Systems, Communications Standards and Protocols, Network Classifications,
Networking Devices and Software, Securing a Network, Trends.
7. The Social Web: The Social Web Phenomenon, Blogging, Social Networking, Social
Bookmarking, Wikis, Media Sharing.
8. Digital Defense: Role of Security and Privacy in Digital World, Home Network Security,
Mobile Security, Security at Work, Security Defenses.
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