Advanced Office 2007
Course Syllabus
Mrs. Wei
awei@bishopamat.org
Materials Required Daily
Text: (Office 2007 Advanced Concepts and Techniques
ISBN-13: 9781418843328)
Disks: You are required to purchase 1 flash drive (512 MB) for storing your files.
1. Disk is collected at the end of every class session.
2. Lab fee Receipt is mandatory to be turned in at the 2nd week of class meeting.
3. No receipt = no credits for your assignments.
Note Book: for keeping occasional notes.
Class Structure / Grading Policy
This course will provide you with an advanced look at some of the programs you are already familiar with in
Microsoft Office. Here is a tentative overview of the semester:
Week 1-6
Advanced MS Word 2007
Week 7-11
Advanced MS Excel 2007
Week 12-16
Advanced MS Access 2007
Week 17-18
Advanced MS Powepoint 2007
Citizenship (10%)
1. Citizenship is graded based on every class basis. Your effort for class work and attention in
following direction are the two main factors in this 10% of grade. If your behavior in class is
consistently a problem for me, it will affect your Good Conduct grade.
2. The grade in this category starts from 70 points. Throughout the semester you are encouraged to
make it 100 points.
Book Preparation (10%) Purchase book 1st week of school – Book ready for class every class.
Projects (30 % of grade)
All projects and Step by Step lessons will be saved to your disk. You should never save anything to the hard
drive. Projects will be graded on a 1 to 4 scale. To receive 4 out of 4, your project must be perfect, or very
close to perfect.
Quizzes / Major Projects (30% of grade) 3-5 quizzes or and/or a major project will be given for each of the
programs we cover (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).
Final Exam (20% of grade) You will have a final exam that challenges you to use all four software applications
learned throughout the semester. The first quarter final will be composed of Word & Excel project. The
Semester final will use Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. The MOS Expert exams for Word and Excel
will be offered to all students. More information will be given on this in class.
 THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO GUM CHEWING, FOOD EATING, OR DRINKING ALLOWED IN
THE COMPUTER LAB!!!
 YOU WILL BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE COMPUTERS, DESKS, OR
CHAIRS!!!
 YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ABIDING BY THE LANCER LIFE
RULES REGARDING USE OF THE INTERNET. (SEE PG. 25 OF L. LIFE) YOU ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO EVEN ACCESS THE INTERNET UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO.
Advanced Office 2007
Course Syllabus
Lesson Outlines
Microsoft Word 2007
Creating a Document with a Title Page, Table, Chart, and Watermark
Generating Form Letters, Mailing Labels, and Directories
Creating a Professional Newsletter Integration Feature: Linking an Excel Worksheet and Chart to a
Word Document
Microsoft Excel 2007
Financial Functions, Data Tables, and Amortization Schedules
Creating, Sorting, and Querying a Table
Creating Templates and Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks Graphics Feature:
SmartArt and Images Microsoft Access 2007
Creating Reports and Forms
Multi-Table Forms
Using Macros, Switchboards, PivotTables, and PivotCharts SQL Feature: Using SQL Microsoft
PowerPoint 2007
Using SharePoint and Excel Services Microsoft Access 2007
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Creating a Presentation with Custom Backgrounds and SmartArt Diagrams
Working with Information Graphics Collaboration Feature: Collaborating on and Delivering
Presentations Microsoft Outlook 2007
Managing Calendars and Instant Messaging Microsoft Integration 2007 Microsoft Office 2007
Integration Case Studies
 Cell phone/I-POD HEADPHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED – WE HAVE TOO MUCH WORK TO DO!