Computer Skills Syllabus

Course Content

Learn to work together as Christ would and get to know Him better
Master the keyboard and increase speed and accuracy using the touch system (using MicroType Pro and KeyChamp software)
Obtain a foundational understanding of computing, including knowledge and use of computer hardware, software, and operating systems - first quarter
Obtain an understanding of: working in an Internet or networked environment, e-mailing skills, finding and evaluating information online, and computing and the Internet being used at work, home and school (ergonomics, security, ethics, Internet “rules of the road” or “netiquette,” etc.) - second quarter
Obtain a working knowledge of three applications – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - second semester

General Procedures and Guidelines

Have your textbook, paper, pencil or pen and your pocket folder at your seat when class begins.
Respect the people, equipment, and furnishings of the lab (no writing in books or on equipment or desks). It’s inappropriate to move, deface, or tamper with equipment; put down classmates; use profane language; or roughhouse.
As the CA AUP says, computers at CA are not to be used for games or chat rooms. Don’t be on the Internet during class without permission. E-mail may be checked and sent during the last 10 minutes of class if you are up-to-date.
Do not change the background on your desktop.
Do not share your password or account with others.
Don't use gum, candy, food, or drink other than water in the lab.
Don’t leave class without permission. Complete the hall pass page of the CA handbook and bring it to me to sign before you leave. Be back ASAP - not more than 5 minutes.
Do your own work (worksheets and keying) and nobody else’s. See CA’s cheating policy in bulletin.
You should never key at a computer you are not logged in at. That includes touching anything on another's keyboard.
Chapter question assignments are due at the start of class for full credit. If handed in by the end of the day it will receive half credit. Other work handed in late is half credit up to a given final deadline date. Due dates will be clearly announced.
Don’t do work for another class without permission. If you finish your assignment early, you may do typing for another class or bonus typing. It's a good time to re-take Teknimedia quizzes to improve your score. Review your quiz without writing down answers as you do and then retake it.
Push chair in before leaving, and put away your pocket folder and papers.
Stay in your own seating area until the bell rings – don’t wait by the door. Use the front door only when coming to class.
Exploring the local computer or network or running programs that you're not instructed to run in this class will result in consequences such as network privilege removal, grade deduction, etc.

Class participation points will be lost for not following classroom procedures given above.

Handing in Papers and Filing Procedures

A. When you come in to class, pick up your pocket folder from the file box on the table .

B.What you’ll find in your pocket folder:

(1)Graded papers: Look them over and then file them in the filing cabinet in your manila folder.

(2) Papers returned with more to do - If there’s no grade on a paper we return, but you find a note asking you to complete part of a lesson and hand it in again, don’t file it in the filing cabinet. Instead, complete the work and hand it in again, placing it in the Lessons basket on my desk.

(3) Work in process - papers you need to complete before handing in that you left there last class period.

C. Papers you’ve completed that we need to grade: Turn them into the Lessons basket on my desk

Grade Components

Daily work & Participation	60%
Tests	30%
TM Quizzes	10%

Attendance Policy

Attendance in high school is very important, especially in a class where you are learning a skill. Regular practice helps master a skill. Furthermore, in the Business Education Department, most class periods students work at their own pace and the instructions are given at the beginning of class. If a student is tardy to class, he or she will miss vital information which can make completing the assignment difficult.

ABSENCES:

The following absences are excused through the office:

Illness, medical or court appointments, death in the immediate family member, counseling (must pre-arranged with the teacher), authorized school trips, and family days pre-arranged and approved through Administrative Council.
You should take your excuse to the front office as soon as you return from being absent or have your parent call the front office the morning of the absence. The excuse must be in to the office within two days from the time the attendance is posted in the school office.

TARDIES:

Tardies must be excused by teachers or staff in writing. Bring it with you to class.
If you are not in the room when the bell rings, you are tardy.
Emergency tardies must be pre-arranged with me (e.g., restroom trips).
If you come late, leave a note on my desk saying you’re tardy with your full name on it as a reminder for me to change your absence to a tardy.
Three unexcused tardies equal one unexcused absence.
The school’s announced attendance policy will be applied as unexcused absences and tardies accumulate. Avoid these at all cost. Your attendance record follows you when you go on from CA. See the CA Handbook for consequences of poor attendance.

MAKE-UP WORK:

Make-up work will only be accepted for excused absences.
Deadlines for make-up work are at my discretion, with one class period given for each period missed, generally speaking.
Please see me the day you return to school to get assignments and due dates.
Check my assignment page for assignments, test dates, etc. Be prepared to make up a test missed on the first day you’re back in class, unless previous arrangements are made.

To contact me after school:

If you need to call me in the evening, please call before 9 p.m. (My number is in the CA Handbook.) Refer to my web page for questions about assignments if you miss school: collegedaleacademy.com/staff/mjheilman