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ESSENTIAL COMPUTING CONCEPTS – Session 1
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I Pages 889-944)
Getting Started: Essential Computing Concepts
Objectives:
1. Describe the components of a computer system; define the terms used to measure the
capacity and speed of a microprocessor, memory, and auxiliary storage.
2. Describe the contribution of IBM, Microsoft, and Intel in the evolution of the PC; discuss
several considerations in the purchase of a computer system.
3. Distinguish between system software and application software; describe the applications
in Microsoft Office 2003 Professional.
4. Describe how to safeguard a system through acquisition of an antivirus program and
through systematic backup.
5. Define a local area network; distinguish between a server and a workstation.
6. Define the Internet and the World Wide Web; explain how to access the Internet via a
local area network or by dialing in through an Internet Service Provider.
7. Define a browser; distinguish between Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator.
8. Describe e-mail; distinguish between a mail server and a mail client.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS at the end of this section.
Assignments To Turn In
(use word processing)
Define the following Key Words and Concepts:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A Computer System
Storage
Memory
CPU
GUI
6. Hard Copy
7. Soft Copy
8. LAN
9. Typography
10. WYSIWYG
11. HTTP
12. TCP/IP
13. Bit
14. Byte
15. Gigabyte
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Kilobyte
Megabyte
ROM
RAM
Pixel
Name at least 2 Device types for:
1. Input
2. Output
3. Storage
Place your Homework Assignments in your Notebook.
NOTE: All Homework assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Windows XP Exam.
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ESSENTIALS OF WINDOWS XP – Sessions 2 and 3
Exploring Microsoft® Windows® XP Getting Started (Pages 1-72)
Getting Started with Microsoft® Windows® XP
Objectives:
1.
2.
Describe the objects on the Windows desktop; distinguish between the Classic style and the Web style.
Explain the significance of the common user interface; identify several elements that are present in every
window.
3. Use the Help command to learn about Windows.
4. Format a floppy disk.
5. Define a file; differentiate between a program file and a data file; describe the rules for naming a file.
6. Explain how folders are used to organize the files on a disk; explain how to compress and expand a folder
or drive within Windows Explorer.
7. Distinguish between My Computer and Windows Explorer with respect to viewing files and folders;
explain the advantages of the hierarchical view available within Windows Explorer.
8. Use the Internet Explorer to access the Internet and download the practice files for the Exploring Windows
series.
9. Copy and/or move a file from one folder to another; delete a file, then recover the deleted file from the
Recycle Bin.
10. Describe how to view a Web page from within Windows Explorer.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1 - Welcome to Windows.
Complete all the steps. (Pages 10 – 17). Use Figure 7 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2 – Download The Practice Files Via The Web
Complete all the steps. (Pages 21 – 28). Use Figure 9 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3 – Windows Explorer
Complete all the steps (Pages 32 – 40). Use Figure 11 (a – i) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 4 – Improving Productivity
Complete all the steps. (Pages 44 – 51). Use Figure 15 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 5 – Fun With Windows XP
Complete all the steps. (Pages 55 – 63). Use Figure 19 (a – i) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS at the end of this section.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Windows XP
1. Page 67 – #1(a – f) (use Figure 20 as a guide). Place results in your Notebook.
2.
Page 69 – #3 (a – f) (use Figure 22 as a guide). Place results in your Notebook.
On Your Own
None.
NOTE: All Lab assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Windows XP Exam.
NOTE: All Lab assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Windows XP Exam.
Session # 4
EXAM # 1 Windows
XP
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WORD 2003: Chapter 1 Assignment Sheet – Session 5
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 1 (pp. 73-120)
Microsoft® Word 2003: What Will Word Processing Do for Me?
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Define word wrap; differentiate between a hard and a soft return.
Distinguish between the insert and overtype modes.
Describe the elements of the Microsoft Word screen.
Create, save, retrieve, edit and print a simple document.
Define the select-then-do methodology; describe several shortcuts with the mouse and/or the
keyboard to select text.
6. Check a document for spelling; describe the function of the custom dictionary.
7. Describe the AutoCorrect and AutoText features; explain how either feature can be used to create
personal shorthand.
8. Use the thesaurus to look up synonyms and antonyms.
9. Explain the objectives and limitations of the grammar check; customize the grammar check for
business or casual writing.
10. Differentiate between the Save and Save As commands; describe various backup options that can be
selected.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: My First Document
Complete all the steps. (Pages 82-86) Use Figure 1.6 (a-g) as a guide in the exercise. Note: Step 2 (Obtain
Practice Files) is completed by copying files to your data disk using further instructions from your
instructor.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Modifying an Existing Document
Complete all the steps. (Pages 90-95) Use Figure 1.9 (a-e) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: The Spell Check, Thesaurus, and Grammar Check
Complete all the steps. (Pages 102-108) Use Figure 1.14 (a-g) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE at the end of Chapter 1
Lab Assignments
Practice With Word
1. Page 112 – #1 (a-h) (use Figure 1.15 as a guide). Use the Chapter 1 Practice 1 document from your data
disk. Place results in your Notebook.
2.
Page 113 – #2 (a-f) (use Figure 1.16 as a guide). Use the Chapter 1 Practice 2 document from your data
disk. Place results in your Notebook.
3.
Page 117 – #6(a-f) (Builds on the Hands-on Exercise 2 pages 90-95) Compare and Merge Documents.
i. Place results in your Notebook.
On Your Own
1. Page 119 – The Reference Desk. Use Word to create your document. Place results in your Notebook.
NOTE: All Lab assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Word Exam.
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WORD 2003: Chapter 2 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 6 and 7
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 2 (pp. 121-174)
Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting
Objectives:
1.
2.
Describe the Undo and Redo commands and how they are related to one another.
Move and copy text within a document; distinguish between the Windows clipboard and the Office
clipboard.
3. Use the Find, Replace, and Go To commands to substitute one character string for another.
4. Define scrolling; scroll to the beginning and end of a document.
5. Distinguish between the Normal and Page Layout views; state how to change the view and/or
magnification of a document.
6. Define topography; distinguish between a serif and a sans serif typeface; use the Format Font command to
change the font and/or type size.
7. Use the Format Font command to control type, size, and style of text.
8. Use the Page Setup command to change the margins and/or orientation; differentiate between a soft and
hard page break.
9. Use the Format Paragraph command to change line spacing, alignment, tabs, and indents, and to control
pagination.
10. Use the Borders and Shading command to box and shade text.
11. Enter and edit text in columns; change the column structure of a document through section formatting.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: Editing a Document
Complete all the steps. (Pages 128-135) Use Figure 2.4 (a-h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Character Formatting
Complete all the steps. (Pages 142-148) Use Figure 2.9 (a-g) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Paragraph Formatting
Complete all the steps. (Pages 157-163) Use Figure 2.16 (a-g) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE at the end of Chapter 2.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Word
1. Page 168 - #2 (Use Figure 2.18 as a guide). Use the Chapter 2 Practice 2 document from your data
disk. Place results in your Notebook.
2.
3.
Page 170 - #4 a-f (Use Figure 2.20 as a guide). Place results in your Notebook.
Page 173 - #7 (Use Figure 2.23 as a guide).Use Chapter 2 Practice 2 document from your data disk.
Place results in your Notebook.
On Your Own
1. Page 174 – The Invitation. Place results in your Notebook.
NOTE: All Lab assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Word Exam.
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WORD 2003:Chapter 3 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 8 and 9
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 3 (pp. 175-224)
Enhancing a Document: The Web and Other Resources
Objectives:
1.
Describe object linking and embedding; explain how it is used to create a compound document. (Not
in the text for WORD)
2. Describe the resources in the Microsoft Clip Gallery; insert symbols, WordArt, clip art and/or a
photograph into a document.
3. Use the Drawing toolbar and Drawing Canvas to create and modify lines and objects.
4. Use the Format Picture command to wrap text around a clip art image.
5. Describe the Internet and World Wide Web; download resources from the Web for inclusion in a
Word document.
6. Explain important issues surrounding Copyright protection.
7. Insert a hyperlink into a Word document; save a Word document as a Web page.
8. Insert a footnote or endnote into a document to cite a reference.
9. Use wizards and templates to create a document.
10. Explain use of mail merge to create form letters, envelope addresses, labels, and directories.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: Clip Art and Word Art
Complete all the steps. (Pages 181-187) Use Figure 3.6 (a-g) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Microsoft Word and the Web
Complete all the steps. (Pages 190-197) Use Figure 3.8 (a-h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Mail Merge
Complete all the steps. (Pages 204-212) Use Figure 3.12 (a-i) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE at the end of Chapter 3.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Microsoft Word
1. Page 217 - #2 (Use Figure 3.14 as a guide). Use Chapter 3 Practice 2 (Steps a-g) from your data
disk. Place results in your Notebook.
2.
Page 221 - #6 (Use Figure 3.17 as a guide). Use the Chapter 3 Practice 5 document from your data
disk. Place results in your Notebook.
On your Own
2. Page 224– Travel World.
Place results in your Notebook.
NOTE: All Lab assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Word Exam.
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WORD 2003: Chapter 4 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 10 and 11
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 4 (pp. 225-279)
Advanced Features: Outlines, Tables, Styles, and Sections
Instructors Please Note: Try to be sure and cover Hands-on Assignments 1 and 2 so students can do the Lab
assignment 1. And if time permits, then have students complete the Hands-on Assignments 3 and 4.
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Create a bulleted or numbered list; create an outline using a multi-level list.
Describe the Outline view; explain how this view facilitates moving text within a document.
Describe the table’s feature; create a table and insert it into a document.
Explain how styles automate the formatting process and provide a consistent appearance to common
elements in a document.
5. Use the AutoFormat command to apply styles to an existing document; create, modify, and apply a style to
selected elements of a document.
6. Insert page numbers into a document.
7. Define a section; explain how section formatting differs from character and paragraph formatting.
8. Create a header and/or footer; establish different headers or footers for the first, odd, or even pages in the
same document.
9. Create an index and a table of contents.
10. Use the Edit menu’s Go To command to move directly to a specific page in a document.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: Bullets, Lists, and Outlines
Complete all the steps. (Pages 228-233) Use Figure 4.2 (a-f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Tables
Complete all the steps. (Pages 236-242) Use Figure 4.4 (a-g) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Styles
Complete all the steps. (Pages 247-254) Use Figure 4.7 (a-h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 4: Working in Long Documents
Complete all the steps. (Pages 258-268) Use Figure 4.11 (a-k) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE at the end of Chapter 4.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Microsoft Word
3. Page 274 - #3 Use the Chapter 4 Practice 3 document from your data disk. Place results in your
Notebook.
NOTE: All Lab assignments must be completed and in your Notebook prior to the Word Exam.
Session # 12
EXAM # 2
MICROSOFT WORD
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PowerPoint: Chapter 1 Assignment Sheet – Session 13
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Introduction To PowerPoint: Presentations Made Easy
Chapter 1 (pp. 705-768)
Objectives:
1.
Describe the common user interface; give several examples of how PowerPoint follows the same
conventions as other Microsoft applications.
2. Start PowerPoint; open, modify, and view an existing presentation.
3. Describe the various ways to print a presentation.
4. List the different views in PowerPoint; describe the unique features of each view.
5. Use the Outline view to create and edit a presentation; display and hide text within the Outline view.
6. Add a new slide to a presentation; explain how to change the layout of the objects on an existing slide.
7. Use the Microsoft Clip Gallery to add and/or change the clip art on a slide.
8. Apply a design template to a new presentation; change the template in an existing presentation.
9. Add transition effects to the slides in a presentation; apply build effects to the bullets and graphical objects
in a specific slide.
10. Create and customize animation effects
11. Insert an Excel chart into a slide.
12. Use Drawing toolbar, media clip, and WordArt.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: Introduction to PowerPoint
Complete all the steps. (Pages 713-720) Use Figure 1.5 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Creating a Presentation
Complete all the steps. (Pages 725-732) Use Figure 1.9 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Animating the Presentation
Complete all the steps. (Pages 735-740) Use Figure 1.11 (a – f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 4: Enhancing a Presentation
Complete all the steps. (Pages 745-755) Use Figure 1.16 (a – k) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE at the end of Chapter 1
Lab Assignments
Practice With PowerPoint 2003
Page 759 – Exercise 1 or the Instructor will select the exercise of their choice.
NOTE: Lab assignments must be placed in your Notebook and turned in the date of the Excel Exam.
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PowerPoint: Chapter 2 Assignment Sheet – Session 14
Exploring Microsoft Office 2003 Volume I
Gaining Proficiency: Slide Show Tools and Digital Photography -- Chapter 2 (pp. 769-824)
Objectives:
1.
2.
Describe the Slide Show tools.
Use the Rehearse Timings feature to time a presentation; create a hidden slide and explain the rationale
for its use.
3. Add a table to a PowerPoint slide.
4. Add headers and footers to slides and/or audience handouts.
5. Import a Word outline as the basis of a PowerPoint presentation; export a PowerPoint presentation as a
Word document.
6. Create a presentation using the AutoContent Wizard; modify the template of an existing presentation
by changing its color scheme and/or background shading.
7. Describe how the Internet and World Wide Web are integrated into Office 2003; download a
photograph from the Web and include it in a presentation.
8. Insert a hyperlink into a PowerPoint presentation; save a PowerPoint presentation as a Web document,
then view that document in Internet Explorer.
9. Explain the role of masters in formatting a presentation; modify the slide master to include a company
name.
10. Use of the AutoContent wizard.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: Slide Show Tools
Complete all the steps. (Pages 772-780) Use Figure 2.3 (a – i) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: The Internet as a Resource
Complete all the steps. (Pages 783-790) Use Figure 2.5 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Fun with Photographs
Complete all the steps. (Pages 794-803) Use Figure 2.8 (a – j) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 4: The AutoContent Wizard
Complete all the steps. (Pages 807-811) Use Figure 2.11 (a – e) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE at the end of Chapter 2
Lab Assignments
Practice With PowerPoint 2003
Page 815 – Exercise 1 or the Instructor will select the exercise of their choice.
NOTE: Lab assignments must be place in your Notebook and turned in the date of the Excel Exam.
Session # 15
PowerPoint
Presentations
By
Students
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EXCEL 2003: Chapter 1 Assignment Sheet – Session 16
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 1 (Page 281-344)
Introduction to Microsoft Excel: What is a Spreadsheet?
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Describe a spreadsheet and suggest several potential applications; explain how the rows and Columns of
spreadsheet are identified, and how its cells are labeled.
Distinguish between a formula and a constant; explain the use of a predefined function within a formula.
Open an Excel workbook; insert and delete rows and columns of a worksheet; save and print the modified
worksheet.
Describe the three-dimensional nature of an Excel workbook; distinguish between a workbook and a
worksheet.
Print a worksheet two ways; to show the computed values or the cell formulas. Use the Page Setup
command to print a worksheet with or without gridlines and/or row and column headings; preview a
worksheet before printing.
Explain cell ranges
Explain ways to Copy and/or move cells within a worksheet and what happens to formulas that contain cell
addresses.
Differentiate between relative, absolute and mixed references.
Explain formatting cells for alignment, fonts, numbers, and borders .
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Complete all the steps. (Pages 291-298) Use Figure 1.7 (a - h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Modifying a Worksheet
Complete all the steps. (Pages 302-310) Use Figure 1.11 (a - i) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Creating A Workbook
Complete all the steps. (Pages 316-321) Use Figure 1.15 (a - f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 4: Formatting A Worksheet
Complete all the steps. (Pages 327-332) Use Figure 1.18 (a - f) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 1.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Excel:
1. Page 336 #1. Use the Chapter 1 Practice 1 from the Hands-on Exercises. Do the steps a- g only.
Print cell formulas. Place results into your Notebook.
2. Pages 339 #4. (Use Figure 1.22 on page 339 as a guide) Also, print cell formulas. Place results into
your Notebook.
On Your Own:
1. Page 344– The Cost of Smoking. Use Chapter 1 Mini-case - Cost of Smoking workbook from the data
disk.
Place results into your Notebook.
NOTE:
Excel Exam.
Practice and Case Study results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in on the date of the MS
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EXCEL 2003: Chapter 2 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 17 and 18
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 2 (Page 345-388)
Gaining Proficiency: The Web and Business Applications
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Gain proficiency in use of relative and absolute references; explain the importance of isolating assumptions
within a worksheet.
Use the fill handle to copy a cell formula to a range of adjacent cells.
Use pointing to enter a formula; explain advantage of pointing over explicitly typing cell references.
Explain how to use the Internet with Excel; Insert a hyperlink into a Excel worksheet.
Save worksheet as a web page.
Import data from a web query into an Excel workbook.
Describe Today() function and its use in date arithmetic.
Hands-on Assignments
Follow the steps listed in the textbook to complete the Hands-on assignments.
Hands-on Exercise 1: Payroll
Complete all the steps. (Pages 349-355) Use Figure 2.2 (a - g) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Creating A Web Page
Complete all the steps. (Pages 358-366) Use Figure 2.4 (a - i) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Web Queries
Complete all the steps. (Pages 369-374) Use Figure 2.6 (a - f) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 2.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Excel:
1. Page 378 #1. (Use Figure 2.7 on page 378 as a guide) Use the Chapter 2 Practice 1 workbook from your
data disk. Print both the computed values and the cell formulas. Place results into your Notebook.
2. Page 382 #5. (Use Figure 2.11 on page 382 as a guide) Use the Chapter 2 Practice 5 workbook from your
data disk. Print both the computed values and the cell formulas. Place results into your Notebook.
3. Page 384 #7. (Use Figure 2.13 on page 384 as a guide) Use the Chapter 2 Practice 7 workbook from your
data disk. Print both the computed values and the cell formulas. Place results into your Notebook.
On Your Own:
None
NOTE:
Practice results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in on the date of the MS Excel Exam.
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EXCEL 2003: Chapter 3 Assignment Sheet Sessions 19 and 20
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 3 (Page 389-438)
Graphs and Charts: Delivering A Message
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Distinguish between the different types of charts, stating the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Distinguish between a chart embedded in a worksheet and one in a separate chart sheet; explain how many
charts can be associated with the same worksheet.
Use the Chart Wizard to create and/or modify a chart.
Use the Drawing toolbar to enhance a chart by creating lines, objects, and 3-D shapes.
Differentiate between data series specified in rows and data series specified in columns.
Create a compound document consisting of a word processing memo, a worksheet, and a chart.
Use techniques of Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: The Chart Wizard
Complete all the steps. (Pages 401-409) Use Figure 3.7 (a - i) as a guide in the exercise.
Exercise 2: Multiple Data Series
Complete all the steps. (Pages 413 – 418) Use Figure 3.10 (a - f) as a guide in the exercise.
Exercise 3: Object Linking and Embedding
Complete all the steps. (Pages 420 - 426) Use Figure 3.12 (a - g) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 3.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Excel:
3. Page 430 #1. (Use Figure 3.13 on page 430 as a guide) Use the Chapter 3 Practice 1 workbook from
your data disk. Place results into your Notebook.
4. Page 436 #7. (Use Figure 3.19 on page 436 as a guide) Use the Chapter 3 Practice 7 workbook from
your data disk. Place results into your Notebook.
On Your Own:
2. Page 438 – Convention Planner. Use the data in the Chapter 3 Mini Case – Convention Planner
workbook from the data disk. Place results into your Notebook.
NOTE:
Practice and On Your Own results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in on the date of the MS
Excel Exam.
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EXCEL 2003: Chapter 4 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 21 and 22
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 4 (Page 439-496)
Spreadsheets in Decision Making: What If?
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Describe the purpose of the PMT and FV functions; list the arguments associated with each function.
Use the PMT function to calculate for a car loan or home mortgage; use the FV function to determine the
future value of a retirement account.
Explain how the Goal Seek command can facilitate the decision making process in conjunction with the
PMT and FV functions..
Review mixed references; use mixed references to vary two parameters within the FV or PMT functions.
Use the AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, and COUNT functions in a worksheet.
Use the IF function to implement a decision; explain the VLOOKUP function and how it is used in a
worksheet.
Describe the additional measures needed to print large worksheets; explain how freezing panes may help in
the development of a large worksheet.
Describe the various options within the Page Setup command that are used in conjunction with printing
large spreadsheets.
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: Basic Financial Functions
Complete all the steps. (Pages 445 - 450) Use Figure 4.4 (a - f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: : Advanced Financial Functions
Complete all the steps. (Pages 454 - 463) Use Figure 4.8 (a - j) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: The Expanded Grade Book
Complete all the steps. (Pages 473 - 482) Use Figure 4.16 (a - j) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 4.
Lab Assignments
Practice With Excel:
1. Page 487 #2. (Use Figure 4.18 on page 157 as a guide) Use the Chapter 4 Practice 2 workbook from your
data disk. Print both the computed values and the cell formulas. Place results into your Notebook.
2. Page 488 #3. (Use Figure 4.19 on page 488 as a guide) Use the Chapter 4 Practice 3. Print both the
computed values and the cell formulas. Place results into your Notebook.
3. Page 492 #7 (use Figure 4.23 on page 492 as a guide) Use the Chapter 4 Practice 7 Print both the
computed values and the cell formulas. Place results into your notebook.
On Your Own:
3. None.
NOTE:
Practice and Case Study results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in on the date of the MS
Excel Exam.
Session # 23
EXAM # 3
EXCEL
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ACCESS 2003: Chapter 1 Assignment Sheet – Session 24
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 1 (Page 497 - 543)
Introduction to Microsoft Access: What is a Database?
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Define the terms field, record, table, and database.
Describe the Database window and objects in an Access database.
Add, edit, and delete records within a table; use the Find command to locate a specific record.
Explain the importance of data validation in table maintenance.
Apply a filter (by form or by selection) to a table; sort a table on one or more fields.
Describe a relational database; identify the one-to-many relationships that exist within a database.
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: Introduction to Access
Complete all the steps. (Pages 503 - 514) Use Figure 1.4 (a – l) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Filters, and Sorting
Complete all the steps. (Pages 517 - 522) Use Figure 1.6 (a – f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: A Look Ahead
Complete all the steps. (Pages 525 - 531) Use Figure 1.8 (a – g) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 1.
Lab Assignments
Practice With MS Access 2003:
1. Page 537 #3 (a – g). (Use Figure 1.11 as a guide). Use the Chapter 1 Practice 3 database on your
data disk. Place results into your Notebook.
2. Page 538 #4 (a – f). (Use Figure 1.12 as a guide) Use the Chapter 1 Practice 4 database on your
data disk. Place results into your Notebook.
NOTE:
Practice results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in the date of the MS Access Exam.
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ACCESS 2003: Chapter 2 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 25 and 26
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 2 (Page 545 – 597)
Tables and Forms: Design, Properties, Views, and Wizards
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Describe in general terms how to design a table; discuss three guidelines you can use in the design process.
Describe the data types and properties available within Access and the purpose of each; set the primary key
for a table.
Use the Table Wizard to create a table; add and delete fields in an existing table.
Discuss the importance of data validation and how it is implemented in Access.
Use the Form Wizard to create one of several predefined forms.
Distinguish between a bound control, an unbound control, and a calculated control; explain how each type
of control is entered on a form.
Modify an existing form to include a combo box, command buttons, and color.
Switch between the Form view, Design view, and Datasheet view; use a form to add, edit, and delete
records in a table.
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise: Creating a Table
Complete all the steps. (Pages 552 - 560) Use figure 2.3 (a – i) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Creating a Form
Complete all the steps. (Pages 566 - 573) Use figure 2.7 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: A More Sophisticated Form
Complete all the steps. (Pages 575 - 583) Use figure 2.9 (a – i) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 2.
Lab Assignments
Practice With MS Access 2003:
1. Page 587 – #1 (a – g) (Use Figure 2.10 as a guide) Use My First Database file from your data disk.
Print the form for only one record and place it in your notebook.
2. Page 589 - #3 (a – f). (Use Figure 2.12 as a guide) Use Chapter 2 Practice 3 file At the end of #3,
print the form for only 1 record and place it into your notebook.
On Your Own:
1. Page 597 – Employee Compensation. Based on the given requirements, decide what fields the
database need to have and what type of data should they contain. Place results into your Notebook.
NOTE:
Practice and On Your Own results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in the date of the Ms
Access Exam.
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ACCESS 2003: Chapter 3 Assignment Sheet – Sessions 27 and 28
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 3 (Page 599 - 656)
Information from the Database: Reports and Queries
Objectives:
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Describe the various types of reports available through the Report Wizard.
Describe the various views in the Report Window and the purpose of each.
Describe the similarities between forms and reports with respect to bound, unbound, and calculated
controls.
List the sections that may be present in a report and explain the purpose of each.
Differentiate between a query and a table; explain how the objects in an Access database (tables, forms,
queries, and reports) interact with one another.
Use the design grid to create and modify a select query.
Explain the use of multiple criteria rows within the design grid to implement AND/OR conditions in a
query.
Define an action query; list the different types of action queries that are available and explain how they are
used to update a table.
Create a crosstab query.
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: The Report Wizard
Complete all the steps. (Pages 605 - 610) Use Figure 3.4 (a – g) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Creating a Select Query
Complete all the steps. (Pages 617 – 622) Use Figure 3.8 (a – f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: Grouping Records
Complete all the steps. (Pages 626 – 635) Use Figure 3.11 (a – j) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 4: Crosstab and Action Queries
Complete all the steps. (Pages 637 – 644) Use Figure 3.12 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 3.
Lab Assignments
Practice With MS Access 2003:
1. Page 649 – #2. Use the Chapter 1 Practice 3 database from your data disk. Place results into your
Notebook.
2. Page 651 – #4. Use the Chapter 3 Practice 4 database from your data disk. Place results into your
Notebook.
Case Studies:
Page 656 – Mail Merge. Use Chapter 3 Mini Case Study – Probation Letter from your data disk. Use
Chapter 3 Mini Case Study – Deans list from your data disk. Place results into your Notebook.
NOTE:
Practice and Case Study results must be placed in your Notebook and turned in before the date of the MS
Access Exam.
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ACCESS 2003: Chapter 4 Assignment Sheet – Session 29
Instructors Please Note: Try to be sure and cover Hands-on Assignments 1 and 2 if time permits.
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 4 (Page 657-704)
Proficiency: Relational Databases, External Data, and Charts
Objectives:
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Describe the one-to-many relationships in an Access database; explain how these relationships
facilitate the retrieval of information.
Use the Relationships window to create a one-to-many relationship; print the relationships in a
database.
Use the Get External Data command to import and/or link data from an external source into an Access
database; export database objects to an Excel workbook.
Create and modify a multiple-table select query.
Use aggregate functions to create a totals query.
Define and use Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts.
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: Importing Data from Excel
Complete all the steps. (Pages 662 – 669) Use Figure 4.4 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise. Place results
into your notebook.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Total Queries, Charts, and Pivot Tables
Complete all the steps. (Pages 675 – 682) Use Figure 4.8 (a – h) as a guide in the exercise. Place results
into your notebook.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 4.
Session 30
Final Exam