Course Description:
This course provides a thorough understanding and practice with the Microsoft Office Suite of programs, including: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel. Useful and common free office Web-based applications will be included in instruction also. Exposure to methods of using the World Wide Web as a resource tool will be explored as well as development of keyboarding skills. This course is part of the Academy of Information Technology course sequence at Abraham Lincoln High School. Successful completion of this course will make students eligible to participate in a paid summer internship at a local business between the student’s junior and senior years. Students who are part of an academy at Abraham Lincoln are required to maintain a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0 to remain and participate in the academy.
Topics Covered:
On-line safety
Proper computer keyboarding for speed and accuracy
Effectively using the Internet and evaluating sources of information
Effective email use for the school and work setting
Learning to use free on-line office software products
Learning to effectively use Microsoft Word 2008 to create various documents for the business and school setting
Learning to effectively use Microsoft Excel 2008 to create various numeric data collection and manipulations for the business and school setting
Learning to effectively use Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 to create various presentation types for the business and school setting
Learning to effectively use database software to create various information data collection and manipulations for the business and school setting
