CIS115 -10:  Microcomputer Applications

Tentative Course Schedule – Winter, 2007

Date

Topics to be Covered

 January 8

 Introduction / Pre-Test

 Intro to Computers

 January 15

 Intro to Windows XP

 Microsoft Word – Project 1 Creating & Editing a

 Document

 January 22

 Microsoft Word – Project 2 Creating a Research  

  Paper 

 January 29

 Microsoft Word - Project 3 Creating a Résumé and

 Cover Letter

 Unit 2 Assessment Prep

  Intro to SAM

 February 5

 Unit 2 Assessment - Microsoft Word & Computer 

 Basics (Written & Production Tests)

 February 12

  Microsoft Excel - Project 1 Creating a Worksheet & 

  Embedded Chart

 February 16

  Last Day to Drop with 100% Refund

 February 19

 Microsoft Excel - Project 2 Formulas, Functions,

 Formatting

 February 26

 Microsoft Excel - Project 3 What If Analysis &

 Charting

 March 5

 Spring Break – No Class

 March 12

 Unit 3 Assessment - Microsoft Excel (Written &

 Production Tests)

 March 19

 Intro to Microsoft Access – Project 1 Creating &  

 Using a Database

 March 26

 Microsoft Access - Project 2 - Querying a Database

 

 April 2

 Microsoft Access – Project 3 - Maintaining a Database

 April 7

 Last Day to Drop with “W” Grade – No Refunds

 April 9

 Microsoft Access - Project 3 Maintaining a Database & Unit 2 Review Prep

 April 16

Unit 4  Assessment - Microsoft Access (Written & Production Tests)

 April 23

 Review for Final Exam

 April 30

 Final Exam – Comprehensive (Written &  

 Production Test)