COMPUTER POWER COURSE OUTLINE

MATERIALS NEEDED: Pen or pencil—A must have!—a highlighter is desirable also

A 2 inch, 3-ring binder with pockets and a clear plastic cover

13 divider tabs (colored insertable tab dividers--no numbered or write-on tabs)

Headphones/Ear buds

Your Reference Manual must include the following 13 tabs. These tabs are printed for you. Insert them in your manuals in the order given below:

1. Course Details 6. Reports 11. Employment

2. Memos 7. Lists/Outlines 12. Grammar Packet

3. Centering/Tables 8. Excel 13. Miscellaneous

4. Pers. Bus. Letters 9. Mail Merge

5. Business Letters 10. Career PowerPoint

ATTENDANCE POLICY: After an absence, promptly meet with your instructor to discuss assignments and any information you may have missed. Notify your instructor of any anticipated absences, so you can complete required assignments prior to your absence.

GRADING COMPONENTS:

QUARTER 1: QUARTER 2:

Technique/Daily Work 60% Production/Daily Work 60%

Quizzes/Tests 30% Quizzes/Tests/Production Tests 30%

Timed Writings (3-minute) 10% Timed Writings (3-minute) 10%

Semester Exam: 20%

QUARTER 3: QUARTER 4:

Production/Daily Work 60% Production/Daily Work 60%

Quizzes/Production Tests 40% Quizzes/Production Tests 40%

Final Exam: 20%

GRADING SCALE FOR TIMED WRITINGS: (Error limit for all quarters: one error per minute)

QUARTER 1 QUARTER 2 QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4

A 35 and up 41 and up 50 and up 55 and up

B 30 - 34 36 - 40 42 - 49 46 - 54

C 20 - 29 24 - 35 31 - 41 34 - 45

D 15 - 19 19 - 23 23 - 30 28 - 33

GRADING SCALE PRODUCTION GRADING SCALE**

QUIZZES AND TESTS: SEMESTERS ONE and TWO

A 90 and up A 0 - 1 Error

B 80 - 89 B 2 Errors

C 70 - 79 C 3 - 4 Errors

D 60 - 69 D 5 - 6 Errors

** If an assignment is one-half page or less (for example centering assignments, memos, etc.), the grading scale will be as follows: A = 1 Error; B = 2 Errors; C = 3 Errors; D = 4 Errors.

CHEATING POLICY:

First Time: Zero for "cheated" assignment(s)

Second Time: An "F" for the unit AND parent notification

Third Time: Same as above AND referral to administration