Syllabus_Review

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SyllabusWord Documents

Course Syllabus

Course

Description Document Formatting ADM 123 540

Develops mastery of the alphabetic keyboard. Review numeric and symbolkeyboard reaches. Includes formatting of business documents (letters,memos, email, reports, tables).

Prerequisite: Intro to Keyboarding (ADM 105) You may test out of Introto Keyboarding at any time in the WITCC Testing Center. You will need to

key 30 wpm for 3 min. with 3 errors or less. The keyboard will be coveredduring the testout so you must know where your keys are located.

Course

ObjectivesUpon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

y identify the main parts of the keyboard and demonstrate the functionof each.

y demonstrate mastery of the keyboard using proper keyboardingtechniques.

y keyboard at a minimum of 40 GWAM for 5 min./5 errors or lessy perform keyboarding functions with emphasis on developing speed,

while maintaining a high degree of accuracy y proofread for formatting errors in letters, memos, reports y correct errors in the format of letters, memos, reports.y proofread documents from screen and hard copy y prepare tables, letters, manuscripts, reports, and other business

documents.

y type from unarranged edited copy containing proofreader's symbols.

Textbook(s)and Software

Requirements

You will need to purchase 2 textbooks for this course.

You will also need a timer for production tests. These can be purchased in the

houseware aisle in WalMart, Target, or Shopko. They shouldn't cost morethan $1 - 2.

Software Required: Word 2007 (Note: Assignments keyed in Office 2003or earlier version or Wordperfect will not be accepted.)

It is highly suggested that you keep note cards containing formatting notes forletters, memos, reports, etc. Also note cards for Word 2007 features taughtin this course. These note cards will be added to in Document Formatting II

or Legal Document Formatting if required for your program of study.

It is best to buy these items from your college bookstore to get the correct setof materials. If you college bookstore does not have the correct set of booksin stock, please contact the bookstore at Western Iowa Tech Community

College as this is the college that is hosting this course and we will have them

Comment [a1]: You want to make sure to cov

adding instructor information (name, email,

telephone, office hours, and instructor location i

required on all syllabi. Point out that instructors

required to choose Display on Syllabus on the

author side each semester. You can cover how t

add the instructor image too always a nice

addition for students.

Comment [a2]: Be sure to point out not to

upload Word documents as syllabi, and list the

reasons why you may also want to show how t

do not show on the .org site.

Comment [a3]: This is necessary for transfer

students many syllabi dont include course nam

and number, nor prereqs.

Comment [a4]: Also required if no prereqs,

that also.

Comment [a5]: You have this listed as course

objectives, when youre really listed competencie

All you need to do if they are the same is chan

your first line. Obj ectives are what the course w

cover, competencies are what the students will b

able to do upon completing the course successfu

Comment [a6]: It is always good to add a pict

of the correct textbook. Be sure to include check

the .org textbook site for the most current versio

of the textbook each semester, to make sure

instructors have the correct textbook . (for fully

online shared courses on the .org site I imagine

instructors check with the local bookstore for

ecompanion, hybrid and restricted online course

Oh I see you have an image below. If you add

coding to the textbook you can have your wordin

wrap around the textbook to save space and red

the number of pages needed to print

Comment [a7]: Do you need to also add that

documents will not be accepted? Most courses

REQUIRE all assignments to be sub mitted in .rtf

format, so for those of us who will not accept it i

application courses, we need to specifically state

wont take that format. Most students have bee

conditioned to only submit assignments in rtf

format.

Comment [a8]: This is somewhat of an archa

way of keeping notes.?

Comment [a9]: What are these items?

Textbooks? Note cards? (the message comes rig

after referring to note cardsso I assumed that is

what you were referring to.

Comment [a10]: How, where? Alwa ys good

sending a student somewhere else, to list email a

telephone numbers right there. You dont want

them to need to go find it themselves it may n

happen.


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in stock. WITCC College Bookstore

Required:

KEYBOARDING+FORMATTING,ESS.1-60-W/CDAuthor: VanHuss, Forde, and WooISBN: 9780538729765Edition/Copyright: 2nd 08Published Date: 2008

Publisher:Cengage Learning

Required:

CHAMPIONSHIPKEYBRDG.DRILLS-W/CD+GUIDEAuthor:Peters

ISBN:9780073010946Edition/Copyright: 4th 05

Published Date: 2005

Publisher:McGraw-Hill/Irwin

eCollegeHelpdesk

Information

eCollege Technical Help for Students:

Telephone: 1-800-970-8228 offers 24/7 telephone support for technical

problems.


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E-Mail: [email protected]

eCollege.com provides telephone and online technical support 24 hours a day,seven days a week.

eCollege.com shall provide, without additional charge, online support (via

email) twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. Normalresponse time for online supprt for email sent during norma l business hourson any business day is four (4) hours or less; the maximum response time forany online support request is twenty-four (24) hours.

GradingPolicy

Grades for this course will be comprised of the following elements:

Lessons - Formatting of documents (Keyboarding & Formatting Essentials)

Tests (Keyboarding & Formatting Essentials)

Skillbuilding Speed/Accuracy - Taken from 5 minute posttests from CortezPeters. Must be 5 errors or less to be graded.

30% Lessons

40% Tests

30% Skillbuilding

100% TOTAL

Grading Scale

Percentage Grading Scale for Document Formatting and Tests

A 95-100

A- 93-94

B+ 90-92

B 87-89

B- 85-86

C+ 83-84

C 80-82

C- 77-79

D+ 74-76

D 70-73

D- 68-69

Skillbuilding Grades


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45 wpm = A

40 wpm = B

35 wpm = C

30 wpm = D

Note: You must achieve speed levels listed above on at least two 5-minutetimings with 5 errors or less. I will take these timings from your Cortez PetersPosttests.

Due Datesand

Assignments

Print out the Due Dates for Lessons and Due Dates for Cortez Petersfound under the course home button and keep it close to your

computer and/or in your textbook. If you have any questions, be sure to

contact me ASAP.

To print any page in your course, right click inside the page you wish toprint and select "Print" from the shortcut menu that pops-up.

Virtual OfficeThe BEST place to ask questions about this course and assignments is

in the Virtual Office.

Remember, there are no dumb questions. If you have a question, others in

the course probably have the same question. Be the first to ask! I willrespond to all questions in the Virtual Office and all students will be able to

see all questions and answers. This should be helpful to both you and me.

If you have a personal question, you may use my email. Remember, to follow

the subject line instructions (course name and your first and last

name) so I don't miss your email.

Email

RequirementsWhen sending email to me, you must follow these directions:

y Send email to [email protected] Complete the subject line with the course name, and your first and last

name.y Example: Document Formatting I - Mary Jonesy Key your full name at the bottom of your email

Sending email with this information will allow me to reply much quicker and

your emails will not be lost or sent to my spam filter.

Important - When installing Cortez Peters, you will be asked for your emailaddress. Please be sure to use the email address that you have set for this

online course. You can check this by exiting the course and clicking MyProfile on the opening login screen of ICCOC (located in the upper rightcorner of the screen). This is the email that I will be using to set up the online

website class for the Cortez Peters.

Comment [a11]: I cant say much about a lot

what is on your syllabus, as it comes directly from

my syllabi. lol

Comment [a12]: This is still good to have, ev

though the course now adds the course prefix an

course, but if students email from outside of the

course email, it is very nice to have.


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TechnicalRequirements

In order to make the most of your online learning experience, there are

several minimal technical requirements your computer system will need tomeet. Click the technical requirements link shown below to test your computer

system before beginning the course. This step will help ensure your onlinesuccess.

y Technology Requirements If you have any questions after completing the system test, please contactme.

Students are required to have a home computer or access to schoolcomputers to complete their weekly assignments. Not having access to a

computer is NOT an excuse for late work or getting assignments completed by

their due dates. It is always a good idea when taking online classes to have abackup plan for computer access if problems arise. This may be a friend'scomputer, the school computers, or a public library, etc.

CoursePolicies and

Procedures

Attendance Policy and Classroom Conduct---Courteous online classroomconduct is expected of all students. Please refer to Student Ethics Agreement

found under course home if you have any questions. Weekly onlineattendance is expected in this course.

Missed Assignment Policy---Students should print the Due Dates forLessons schedule as found under the Course Home. These deadlines MUST

be met! I will allow one late assignment per semester; other late assignmentswill be given half credit.

Plan ahead to manage your time wisely to meet these deadlines---computerproblems at the last minute are NOT an excuse for not getting your homeworkcompleted. Start early and submit your assignments before the deadline, thatway if you do happen to have computer issues you can sti ll access a friend's

or school computer to submit your work on time.

Cheating Policy---If cheating is suspected on an assignment exam problem,the following procedure will be followed:

y The person or persons suspected will be confronted in writing and bytelephone.

y The person or persons suspected will be allowed to state their case. y If it is determined that cheating has occurred, a zero will be given on

the assignment exam problem involved.

y If a student is caught cheating twice, he/she will fail the class .

StudentEthics

Statement

It is critical that you read and adhere to the Student Ethics Statement foundunder course home. It contains important ethical information for this course.(Be sure to nod your head 'YES' after you read the agreement so I know youagree.)

Comment [a13]: Remind people to have this

(and all links) open in a new window, not in the

course window.

Comment [a14]: Any different color must ha

two formatting changes to meet ADA rules if y

change a color (especially to red/green/yellow/b

you need to add bold, italics, etc. because color

blind people cannot see the change in color. For

blind people the reader would read that it is bold

they know it is important.

Comment [a15]: You might want to take my

sarcasm out of the syllabus you use..:)


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FeedbackPolicy

The BEST place to ask questions about the course and assignments is

in the Virtual Office.

Remember, there are NO dumb questions. If you have the question, so willothers in the course. Be the first to ask! I will respond to all questions in theVirtual Office each week -- all students will be able to see all questions and

answers. This should be helpful in making sure we all are on the same pageand understand how the course is going to work.

I will answer all emails within 24-48 hours (excluding weekends). If you donot receive a reply to your email -- contact me again -- but first ask yourself:

Did I fill in the subject line with the course name as well as my first and last

name? Did I sign my email with my full name at the bottom of the email?

Assignments

and Exam

Expectations

All textbook assignments will be graded and returned to you in the gradebookwithin one week of their submission due dates. If for some reason you cannotsee your grades, contact me immediately. If is your job to learn, and it is my

job to make learning fun and make sure you know how you are doing at alltimes in the course.

To check your grades in the gradebook: click the gradebook tab at the top ofthe screen. To see comments I write back to you -- and please check, becauseI will write comments -- click on the numerical grade in the gradebook. A newwindow should popup that shows you your results, my comments, a nd your

grade. IF this window does not popup, that means you have your popupblocker enabled and need to turn it off. If you have problems doing so -- call

me and I'll walk you through it.

ADA:Americans

with

DisabilitiesAct

If you have a disability, please feel free to set up an appointment with theinstructor to discuss reasonable accommodations that might be of

assistance. For additional information and/or assistance, contact thedisabilities coordinator in the Dr. Robert Kiser Building (A), 712-274-8733,

extension 3216.

Security andSafety

SAFETY AND SECURITY

There are a number of short (4 minutes or less) videos available onmywitcc.com (-home page-menu on the left-SAFETY feature) regarding safety

features and procedures available on campus. You are strongly advised toview these for your own personal well -being. If you have any questions orconcerns, please call the Safety/Security Supervisor at 712-274-8733,extension 3210. If you have an emergency situati on at the Sioux City campus,call 1316 or 911 from any telephone on campus immediately. For the outlyingcampuses call 911 immediately.

Comment [a16]: I just found the email you s

to my witcc.edu address. Is this what you were

looking for?

Comment [a17]: For shared courses, you wo

make this statement genericcontact the

disabilities services coordinator at your local colle

Comment [a18]: This is also a WIT restricted

item you could put a generic message here to

contact their safety director/coordinator on thei

local campus for information.