Cardinal Stritch University

Education Outreach - Graduate Education

Office for Educators- 2 credits includes
CEOT 507 Word & PowerPoint, 1 credit
CEOT 508 Excel 1 credit
Summer, 2008
Instructor: John Sklar
Phone: 262 227-3805 (Cell)
e-mail: jmsklar@stritch.edu – john.sklar@gmail.com
Meeting Times: 8:30 to 3:00
Dates: July 14 – July 18, 2008
Location: Waukesha North High School

A. Course Description: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are state of the art word
processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software packages from Microsoft.
These programs are widely used in schools, offices, and homes. Today online
versions of office make these programs portable and ubiquitous. In this course
we will examine the basic operations of these programs and use them to
create classroom materials and other documents and spreadsheets.

B. Measurable Course Objectives Upon completion of this course learners will be able to:
1. Create and edit documents using Word (PI34 WTS 1,7,8,10)
2. Create and edit documents using PowerPoint (PI34 WTS 1,7,8,10)
3. Add advanced features to documents such as tables, graphics, mail merge (PI34 WTS
1)
4. Use wizards and templates (PI34 WTS 7)
5. Create and edit worksheets, charts and databases using Excel (PI34 WTS 1,7,10)
6. Perform calculations using formulas and functions (PI34 WTS 1)
7. Integrate the use of office documents (PI34 WTS 2,3,4,5)
8. Integrate the use of documents and spreadsheets as an instructional tool (PI34 WTS
2,3,4,5)
9. Create HTML documents and spreadsheets from Word and Excel (PI34 WTS 6,7,10)
10. Find help with Microsoft Office applications online or on screen (PI34 WTS 1,3,6)

C. Methods of assessment The learner will:

1. Regular attendance is expected, (Objectives 1-8)
2. Demonstrated understanding of course content including the completion of class
activities as directed. (Objectives 1-7)
Assignments One or all of these projects must be online.

3. Create a 2-4-page Word processing document showing the features of this software.
You might use this as a chance to create a set of lesson plans, a series of
worksheet/handouts for your students or a series of short document that are related in
some way. (Objectives 1,2,3,4,7)

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 4. Create an Excel or other brand of spreadsheet showing the features of this software. It
would be best if you could create something that would be useful in your classroom.
(Objective 4, 5, 6, 7)
5. Create a PowerPoint or an online presentation showing the features of this software. It
would be best if you could create something that would be useful in your classroom.
(Objective 4, 5, 6, 7)

D. Criteria for assessment

For two credits:
1. Required Regular attendance is expected
2. 20%Participation in all course activities
3. 20% presentation project
4. 30% word processing project
5. 30% Spreadsheet Project
All projects are due on the last day of class.

Grading Guidelines

100-93=A 92-91=A- 90-88=B+ 87-85=B 84-82=B-

81-78=C+ 77-75=C 74-70=C- 69-67=D+ 66-64=D
63-60= D- Lower than 60=F

F. Outline of the sequence of topics

Monday & Tuesday - Day 1 & Day 2
Introductions
Discussion of syllabus
Features of Presentation software:
 Design Templates  Custom Animation  Using online
 Backgrounds  Slide show applications
 Clip Art & Word Art presentation

Introduction to word processing

• Menus & toolbars • Graphics / Drawing toolbar
• Editing commands • Tabs & indents
• Character & paragraph formatting • Spell checker and thesaurus
• Page formatting • Using online application
• Work time on Project

Wednesday - Day 3
Business Tour
Advanced Features of Word (including but not limited to)
• Customizing toolbars • Templates & wizards • Mail Merge
• Tables • Columns • Work time on Project
• AutoCorrect • HTML documents

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 Thursday - Day 4
Introduction to Spreadsheets
• Cells & Data Entry • Multiple Worksheets • Creating Charts
• Formatting • Using Formulas & • Using online
Functions applications

Friday - Day 5
Features of Spreadsheets
• Spreadsheets and • Using Excel based Internet Resources
the Web lessons with for Microsoft Office
• Data Lists- Sorting, students. • Work time on Project
Filtering • Finding standards
based content rich

Rubrics for Assessments - - Criteria for Assessment

Your Score Possible Percent
Points Your
Assessment Required score/Possi
ble x 100
• Attendance
• Participation in all course activities
• Attentive to all classroom activities 20
• Engaged in the learning process
• Participation in group discussion activities
• Presentation Project
• Formatted showing quality design elements
• Contains advanced animation features 20
• Proper spelling, punctuation, grammar
• Completed on time
• Word Processing Project
• High quality, accurate documents
• Formatted showing design elements
• Contains some advanced features of Word 30
• Proper spelling, punctuation, grammar
• Completed on time
• Spreadsheet Project
• High quality, accurate spreadsheet
• Use of functions beyond the basics 30
• Proper spelling, punctuation, grammar
• Completed on time
Total

100 pts

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