Windows 1
Syllabus
Instructor Information
Name:
Office:
Email:
Phone:
Ms. Battaglia
Room 37
Lbattaglia@northallegheny.org
N/A
Pre-Requisites
“C” or better in Keyboarding.
Course Description
This course provides an overview of microcomputer applications including a brief
introduction to computer concepts, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Policies
Late Work
 May be accepted…at teacher discretion
Absences
 If absent the day of an exam, assignment, or activity, please see the instructor to
arrange a make up time. All make up work must be completed within an allotted
amount of time.
Classroom Rules
1. General Rules
 DO NOT BE LATE FOR CLASS!
 NO PASSES are given during class time.
 Respect for teacher, guest speakers, and others in the class.
 Keep your hands and feet to self, stay in your chair unless otherwise directed.
 LISTEN to the teacher and other students.
 Don’t take things that aren’t yours – ASK before borrowing!!
 Come to class prepared.
2. Responsibility is the key to success!
 Before you leave:
 Push your chair in (make sure there is enough room for people to walk
behind your chair).
 Clean up your area.
 Stay at your seat until the bell rings—no crowding the door.
3. Take care of the computers, books, and other equipment – intentionally damaging
equipment is a fast ticket out of the class!!!
 NO FOOD or Drinks allowed in the lab.
 NO EMAIL unless instructed.
 Internet use for class projects only.
 DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY PROGRAMS!
Cheating Policy
1. Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to
academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity
of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall
be that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be
that of the student's own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code
if they:
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Represent the work of others as their own.
Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.
Give unauthorized assistance to other students.
Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report
for the purpose of obtaining additional credit.
Misrepresent the content of submitted work.
2. The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor
code is subject to receive a failing grade, a minimum of one detention and will be
reported to the Office. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation
may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with the instructor
to discuss the situation.
3. For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of
computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each
person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects,
assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on
graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not
use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as
his/her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor, not other
classmates.
Grading
Grades are determined by total number of possible points during the grading period. The
final grade will be calculated using total points from the entire school year.
90% - 100%
A
80% - 89%
B
70% - 79%
C
60% - 69%
D
59% 0%
E
*******Extra Credit may be given periodically throughout each 9 week grading period*******
*CHEATING WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO
AND A MINIMUM OF ONE DETENTION*
Just Ask….