PURPOSE AND CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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:

Core 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.

Lesson Objectives:

The Lesson 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:

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. 

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.

We will use the DeSoto Attendance policy in this particular class.

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 are open daily during study halls and may be used during those hours unless there is a class going on in one of them.   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:

Cheating Policy

Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty.  Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit.  The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student’s submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student’s own work.  Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code if they:

1. Represent the work of others as their own.
2. Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.
3. Give unauthorized assistance to other students.
4. Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit.
5. Misrepresent the content of submitted work.

Administrative Procedure Number: 404.05

Cheating in any form (including using unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise; plagiarism; falsification of records; unauthorized possession of examinations; any and all other actions that may improperly affect the evaluation of a student's academic performance or achievement; and assisting others in any such act) is forbidden. An instructor who has proof that a student is guilty of cheating may take appropriate action up to and including assigning the student a grade of "F" for the course and suspending the student from class. 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:

CLASSROOM POLICIES:

1. Punctuality – Be on time and Be prepared for class

2. Please respect the instructor and peers: No Talking or Disruptive Behavior

3. No Food or Drinks in the Classroom

4. Please turn off Cell Phones, Beepers, or Pagers

5. No Text Messaging, online chats,  or listening to CDs during class

6. Please remove Bluetooth devices during class

STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER:  Faculty and staff are available in Lab A110 if you need help or have questions about your computer class work; or if you need assistance with email, the Internet, Web Advisor, etc. 

EXAMINATIONS:

GRADES:

Final grades will be based on the following criteria: