RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - CAMDEN NEW JERSEY - EDWARD MC HUGH
135:201 - INTRO TO BUSINESS COMPUTING COURSE OUTLINE    FALL  
DATE        UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS  LABS SOFTWARE MANUAL
SEP 08 (Wed)  Read 1                   WINDOWS & WORD
SEP 13 (Mon)  Read 2                   EXCEL 
SEP 20        Read 3    
SEP 27        Read 4                   MS PUBLISHER
OCT 04        CATCH UP                   ACCESS
OCT 11        CATCH UP
OCT 18        CATCH UP
OCT 25        EXAM
NOV 01        Read 5                   
NOV 08        Read 6                   POWERPOINT 
NOV 15        Read 7                   NETWORKS
NOV 22        (Thanksgiving break - no class)  
NOV 29        Read 8               GRAPHICS  
DEC 06        Read 9           
DEC 13        CATCH UP
DEC 20        EXAM     FINAL   ALL PROGRAMS DUE, NO LATE TURN-INS

STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED       FIRST EXAM              35%
ON  2   EXAMS                FINAL EXAM              35%
AND 15 PROGRAMS              15 PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS  30% 

Grades: 100-90=A, 89-80=B, 79-70=C, 69-60=D, BELOW 60=F

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Missing more than 2 CLASSES WILL NORMALLY
CAUSE a drop in grade (one grade for each absence over 2)

TEXT: Technology in Action (Introductory Edition) - Evans, ...  [Pearson/Prentice Hall] 
      Microsoft Office 2007 (Brief) - Gaskin, ...  [Pearson/Prentice Hall]
      

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO USE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.  
MACHINES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE RUTGERS CAMDEN COMPUTER CENTER.

THE DATE AND SEQUENCE OF PROJECTS IS APPROXIMATE BUT EVERYTHING
IS TO BE FINISHED BY THE FINAL EXAM.
               PROGRAMMING PROJECTS
SEP 08         (1)MS WORD: LOTS FOR SALES AD w/GRAPHIC WEB Access (2)
SEP 08         (2)MS WORD - MAIL MERGE AD FOR LOT  (2)

SEP 13         (3)BASIC & EXCEL: LOT'S FOR SALE (2)
SEP 13         (4)EXCEL: COMPOUND INTEREST (2)

SEP 20         (5)PUBLISHER: SALES ID CARD  (2)
SEP 27         (6)EXCEL: GRAPHICS DESK SALES PROBLEM (2)

OCT 04         (7)ACCESS DATABASE: LOTS FOR SALE (2)
OCT 11         (8)EXCEL: MORTGAGE PAYMENT TABLE (2)

OCT 18         (9)ACCESS: TUTORIALS (2)

OCT 25         exam

NOV 01         (10)EXCEL: SORT -TEXT DATA (2)
NOV 08         (11)PowerPoint: LOTS FOR SALE including sound(11b) (2)
                       (11c)Graphics (1)

NOV 15         (12)EXCEL: COMPANY PROJECT WITH WEB SEARCH (2)

NOV 22         (Thanksgiving break - no class)

NOV 29         (13)PowerPoint: USE COMPANY DATA     

DEC 06         (14)SPSS & EXCEL: STAT ANALYSIS - AVE, SD, CORR (2)
                       (14c)SPSS - "Lots for Sale" (1)

DEC 13         (15)EXCEL: WEB SEARCH TAX PROJECT
                      (15b)Powerpoint Presentation of your company (1) 

DEC 20         final - all projects are due.