COMPUTER POWER COURSE OUTLINE
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Pen or pencil—A must have!—a highlighter is desirable also
A 2 inch, 3-ring binder with pockets and a clear plastic cover
13 divider tabs (colored insertable tab dividers--no numbered or write-on tabs)
Headphones/Ear buds
Your Reference Manual must include the following 13 tabs. These tabs are printed for you. Insert them in your manuals
in the order given below:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Course Details
Memos
Centering/Tables
Pers. Bus. Letters
Business Letters
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Reports
Lists/Outlines
Excel
Mail Merge
Career PowerPoint
11. Employment
12. Grammar Packet
13. Miscellaneous
ATTENDANCE POLICY: After an absence, promptly meet with your instructor to discuss assignments and any
information you may have missed. Notify your instructor of any anticipated absences, so
you can complete required assignments prior to your absence.
GRADING COMPONENTS:
QUARTER 1:
Technique/Daily Work
Quizzes/Tests
Timed Writings (3-minute)
QUARTER 3:
Production/Daily Work
Quizzes/Production Tests
60%
30%
10%
60%
40%
QUARTER 2:
Production/Daily Work
Quizzes/Tests/Production Tests
Timed Writings (3-minute)
Semester Exam:
60%
30%
10%
20%
QUARTER 4:
Production/Daily Work
Quizzes/Production Tests
60%
40%
Final Exam:
20%
GRADING SCALE FOR TIMED WRITINGS: (Error limit for all quarters: one error per minute)
A
B
C
D
QUARTER 1
QUARTER 2
QUARTER 3
QUARTER 4
35 and up
30 - 34
20 - 29
15 - 19
41 and up
36 - 40
24 - 35
19 - 23
50 and up
42 - 49
31 - 41
23 - 30
55 and up
46 - 54
34 - 45
28 - 33
GRADING SCALE
QUIZZES AND TESTS:
A
90 and up
B
80 - 89
C
70 - 79
D
60 - 69
PRODUCTION GRADING SCALE**
SEMESTERS ONE and TWO
A
0 - 1 Error
B
2 Errors
C
3 - 4 Errors
D
5 - 6 Errors
** If an assignment is one-half page or less (for example centering assignments, memos, etc.), the grading scale will be as
follows: A = 1 Error; B = 2 Errors; C = 3 Errors; D = 4 Errors.
CHEATING POLICY:
First Time:
Second Time:
Third Time:
Zero for "cheated" assignment(s)
An "F" for the unit AND parent notification
Same as above AND referral to administration