CBTE 180 – Microsoft Office  2007

 

Instructor Contact Information

Intro to Microsoft Office 2007

Spring 2009   CRN 69146   3 units  
(Fully Online Class)

Instructor Contact Information

Kathryn Jane Scott
Professor

San Diego City College (Office A17a)
(619) 388-4381
jscott@sdccd.edu (Please use WebCT email after enrolling in this class)

 

 

Textbook and Course Material Requirements

 

The required textbook can be purchased at the San Diego City College Bookstore or the SDCCD Online Bookstore.  The text – Marquee Series - Microsoft Office 2007 – Windows Vista Edition  (ISBN 978-0-76383-135-6) by Rutkosky and Seguin is published by EMC Paradigm.  There are two versions of this text – one with Windows Vista and one with Windows XP (ISBN 978-0-76382-958-2)   It does not matter which one you purchase as you will not be covering the windows operating system in this course.  The Office 2007 sections (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) are the sections we will cover.   Please see information under Hardware and Software Requirements to be sure you purchase the correct version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007.  You have a wonderful opportunity to purchase the complete version (which includes Access) from the California Community Colleges Foundation.  There is a cheaper student version, but it does not include Access, so please be sure that you have the version with Access.

Purchase Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore

    

Hardware and Software Requirements

 

Hardware and Software:
To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

The required software is Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007   You must use this version of Microsoft Office to complete your assignments.    You can purchase a copy of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 for $84.98 (plus taxes, shipping, etc.) from The Foundation for California Community Colleges.  Their website is:  http://collegesoftware.org 

Go to the website and select For Students – Miscrosoft software for Students.  Then select your campus San Diego City College.  Then check out the Frequently Asked Questions.  You will need to register and you will need to register under Item No. 3 below.  City College does not have access for students to have a campus email address and online verification.

 

Q: How do I Register or Login?
A: Because the offers in this website are limited to current students of member institutions, you are first required to register with proof of enrollment status.

You register in one of 3 ways:

    1. Campus Email Address. If you have a campus provided email address eg: joestudent@college.edu , you can register with this email address. Your account and password will then be emailed to this email address.
    2. Online Verification. If your campus supports online verification, you will be requested to enter some personal information that is validated against your campus verification system. If verified, you can directly proceed to purchase products.
    3. Fax Student ID. If methods (1) and (2) do not work, you will be requested to fax in a registration form with some proof of enrollment such as a student ID card or statement of fees. We will then email you an account and password.

After registration; you are given a login name and Password that you can use for subsequent Logins to the system.

If you are having difficulty Logging In, send an email to support@e-academy.com.   

Internet Browser:
You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in WebCT, the online course management system for this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers, click here.

 

Course Description

 

This course is designed for students interested in learning a business software suite.  This course covers the Microsoft Office Professional suite, which is an integrated collection of software applications (word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentations) that share data and work in a similar and consistent manner.  This course will also provide instruction on how to seamlessly integrate data within and between the programs in an efficient manner. 

 

 

Course Objectives

 

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

 

  • Create, save, edit, format, retrieve, and print documents in each of the software application packages (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
  • Construct tables and web pages in Word.
  • Insert and modify headers and footers, graphics, and hyperlinks in Word documents.
  • Perform calculations in spreadsheets through the use of formulas and functions in Excel.
  • Link related Excel worksheets using 3-D references.
  • Create charts and web pages based on worksheets developed in Excel.
  • Modify existing databases in Access.
  • Create tables, forms, reports, and web pages based on existing databases in Access.
  • Add transitions, sounds, bullets, and graphics to PowerPoint presentations.
  • Modify existing PowerPoint presentations.
  • Integrate Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint documents to accomplish tasks in the most efficient manner.

 

 

 

Application and Registration Information

 

 

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
  2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
  3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system
  4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration!
    Tuition and Fees Information.
  5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.

6.  After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of class as follows:
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Type your WebCT ID = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (birthdate with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)
For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                          06231980 (password for birthdate June 23, 1980) 

  1.  If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a waitlist. If the waitlist is full, you will not be able to add your name to the waitlist.

You will not be able to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login to your online course on the first day of the session to avoid your enrollment being dropped. Follow the login instructions at http://www.sdccdonline.net/login

 

WebCT Student Orientation

 

Please complete tutorials in the Student Tools page within WebCT prior to starting your course, if this is your first online course.