WP 183 Desktop Publishing

3hrs., 3credits

Prerequisite: WP 193, CT 153, or departmental approval

This course will teach the use of  Microsoft Office Publisher  2007 to create: order forms, announcements, advertisements for a sale, ad design, menus, and other business items for print. Users will create documents that will combine both text and graphics using Microsoft Office Publisher 2007.

STUDENTS FOR WHOM THE COURSE IS INTENDED:

            This course is intended for students who are seeking an Office Technology, Computer Technology, and Graphic Communication degrees, as well as for those who need to obtain a working knowledge of desktop publishing for home or professional use.

OBJECTIVES:

As a result of the study of courses in the Division of Business and Information Systems, the students will be able to demonstrate the following core competencies:

COURSE COMPETENCIES ADDRESSED BY THIS COURSE:

1. Communication: Engage in various electronic communication activities.

2. Communication: Prepare written documents in a professional manner.

3. Social and Civic Responsibility: Prepare documents bound by legal and ethical issues

4. Technology Utilization: Create, edit, and apply graphical and multimedia technologies using various methods to existing documents for personal, business, and the Internet..

5. Technology Utilization: Create, edit, and apply text and graphics from different applications for professional print jobs using desktop publishing software.

6. Technology Utilization: Create, publish, and maintain a web site using text and graphics and a web development tool.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

The project objectives are listed in the student text at the beginning of each lesson.   Please check your tentative calendar for chapter assignments.  Please check my website for course updates.

ATTENDANCE:

This class attendance policy is in effect for all courses taught by Denise Porter.  Please read the following information carefully.  The instructor places high value on class attendance and punctuality.  If you must be absent and you know ahead of time, please inform the instructor so that your work can be handed in early.  Excessive absences will result in loss of credit for the course concerned (EW).  See the PCCUA 2008 – 2009 Catalog.

Class meeting 3 times a week:
Students are permitted four (4) absences.  On the fifth (5) absence you will receive a 5-point reduction on your final grade and on the sixth (6) absence you will receive an additional 5-point reduction on your final grade.  When you have missed seven (7) classes you will receive an EW or F and you may not return to class.

Class meeting 2 times a week:
Students are permitted three (3) absences.  On the fourth (4) absence you will receive a 5-point reduction on your final grade and on the fifth (5) absence you will receive an additional 5-point reduction on your final grade.  When you have missed six (6) classes you will receive an EW or F and you may not return to class.

Class meeting 1 time a week:
Students are permitted two (2) absences.  On the third (3) absence you will receive a 5-point reduction on your final grade and on the fourth (4) absence you will receive an additional 5-point reduction on your final grade.  When you have missed five (5) classes you will receive an EW or F and you may not return to class.

If you are absent for quizzes, daily assignments or assignment deadlines, a grade of ZERO will be recorded.  If an exam is missed, see me immediately or missed tests will be made up at the end of the semester.   If you decide that this class is not right for you please get a drop slip.

DAILY/WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: (Please see Assignments)

Daily and weekly assignments will include reading and studying the text and turning in assignments.  You will be expected to discuss the material covered in class and answer questions about the material.  All assignments must be turned in on time. 

You will be responsible for keeping an instruction journal in this class.  Please record assignments and deadlines in this journal.

RESPONSIBILITY:

You are responsible for making up assignments and learning material missed during your absences.  This does not release you from submitting your assignments on the due date.

Most students should be able to finish computer assignments in class.  If you need more time it is your responsibility to come in extra to meet your assignment deadlines.  The lab rooms A107 and A110 are open daily from 8:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. and may be used during those hours unless there is a class going on in one of them.  If nighttime labs are essential please notify the instructor. Please look at the schedule on each door before entering.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS:

Any assignment turned in late will be subject to a grade reduction or a grade of zero.  Most assignments turned in late will receive a letter grade reduction for each day that it is late.  No assignments will be graded after taking the unit exam (unless the instructor has stated otherwise).

Academic Integrity:

DISHONESTY:

Procedure for Discipline of Cheating and Plagiarism

The responsibility and authority of initiating discipline arising from violations of rules against dishonesty during the process of the course are vested in the instructor of that course.

Plagiarism

Offering the work of another as one’s own without proper acknowledgement is plagiarism. Therefore, any student who fails to give appropriate credit for ideas or materials he/she takes from another, whether fellow student or a resource writer, is guilty of plagiarism. This includes downloading or buying papers from the Internet and cutting and pasting from the Internet without proper acknowledgement.

Cheating  

1. Copying from another student’s paper

2. Using any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations

3. Possession during a test of materials that are not authorized by the person giving the test, such as class notes or specifically designed “crib notes” or any other device or technology that would aid in cheating

4. Dependence on the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out assignments

5. The acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

6. Aiding and abetting another person in committing any form of academic dishonesty

Administrative Procedure Number: 404.05

Student Discipline Policy (PCCUA Administrative Procedure 405.01 A description of the incident and the action taken will be reported through the dean to the Vice Chancellor for Instruction and placed in the student's file in the Office of Admissions and Records. The student may appeal either the finding of cheating or the penalty, or both, as described in Administrative Procedure No. 404.06, Academic Appeal Procedure.

Cheating in this class:

Cheating will not be tolerated.  If you are cheating on one occasion, you will receive an “F” for the whole project’s work (not limited to that one assignment).  If found cheating on a second occasion, you will be asked to drop the class.  If the cheating occurs after the drop date, or if you choose not to drop, you will receive an “F” on your report card.  All work must be on your disk or in your notebook unless the instructor directs you to destroy them.

Student Discipline Policy:

We will follow the PCCUA Discipline Policy found in the Student Handbook and as posted on the PCCUA Website. Please follow the link below:

Student Technology Policy:

We will follow the PCCUA  Student Technology Acceptable Use Policy (PCCUA Administrative Procedure231.06) found in the Student Handbook and as posted on the PCCUA Website. Please follow the link below:

EXAMINATIONS:

GRADES:

Final grades will be based on the following criteria: