BIM 8269 – Semester A

Credit: .5

*Software Requirements
The student must also have a computer that meets the CFB Virtual Campus Technical Requirements, with licensed copies of Microsoft Word 2010, and Microsoft Excel 2010.  MS Office 2007 may be used with modifications on some applications.  MS Office versions earlier than 2007 and 2010 are not compatible with the course.
Course Description:  The first semester of BIM offers students Introductory Concepts, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The step-by-step textbook used for this course will enable the user to learn the basics of the software in a very easy way. Along with completion of lessons from the textbook, students will be evaluated through completion of assessments evaluating comprehension and production capabilities.

The following lessons will be covered in Introductory Concepts: Basic Computer Knowledge and File Management, Proofreading Marks, Punctuation and Spacing, Capitalization, and Personal Business and Business Letters.

The following units will be covered in Word: Word Basics, Basic Editing, Helpful Word Features, Formatting Text, Formatting Paragraph and Documents, Working with Graphics, and Working with Documents.

The following units will be covered in Excel: Excel Basics, Changing the Appearance of a Worksheet, Organizing the Worksheet, Worksheet Formulas, Function Formulas, Making the Worksheet Useful, Working with Multiple Worksheets, and Worksheet Charts.

BIM Semester A Objectives

Academic Integrity:

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Define terms related to academic integrity: e.g. plagiarism, cheating, paraphrasing, quoting, citing, public domain, fair use, academic dishonesty, copyright, attribution, citation, endnote, footnote, self-plagiarism, peer review, contract plagiarism
• Learn and adhere to guidelines for avoiding academic dishonesty
• Recognize and practice proper attribution and citation

Introductory Concepts:
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Identify basic computer components and their functions
• Group files into logical groups based on a common characteristic
• Apply knowledge of proofreader marks when editing documents
• Apply punctuation, spacing, and capitalization rule
• Format and create personal business letters and business letters

MS Word:
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Learn Word basics
• Apply basic editing techniques
• Use Word effectively with helpful Word features
• Formatting text, paragraphs, and documents
• Effectively work with graphics and long documents

MS Excel:
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Learn Excel basics
• Changing the appearance of a worksheet
• Organizing the worksheet
• Create worksheet formulas
• Create function formulas
• Make the worksheet useful work with multiple worksheets
• Develop worksheet charts

Course Activities:

• Unit Assignments (Daily Work)
• Projects and Unit Assessments (Tests)
• Final Exam

Students will perform step by step activities and self check their final products.  They will then do all the required projects for that lesson.  Once they have finished the projects they take a short quiz (review questions).  At the end of the review questions, they will be asked to submit the projects.  The students will submit Production assessments as mid-unit and unit-culminating activities, and will have a final exam.