MICROSOFT EXCEL 2013 CIS 121.40, September 8 – December 15, 2015

INSTRUCTOR: Chris Olds PHONE: 517-796-8595 FAX: 517-796-8633 E-MAIL: [email protected] Within the JetNet system is preferred OFFICE LOCATION: William Atkinson, 226C (Main campus) OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays 8:30 to 9 AM and Noon to 12:30 PM at JNC and Fridays 12:30 to 4 PM online only. Other times by appointment only.

COURSE DESCRIPTION Learn Microsoft Excel components: charts, creating workbooks, using drawing tools, formatting and auditing worksheets, functions, Internet and intranet documents, modifying and printing workbooks, ranges, database queries, importing and exporting data, macros, working with templates, and advanced workgroup functions.

PREREQUISITES Knowledge of Windows and ability to type 30 words per minute (minimum), ENG 085, ENG 090, and MAT 020 or higher.

OBJECTIVES  To learn the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel 2010  To learn practical procedures to create spreadsheets suitable for coursework, professional purposes, and personal use  To demonstrate expert level skills in Microsoft Excel 2010 for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam

TOPICS Topics include: Creating a worksheet and an embedded chart; formulas, functions, and formatting; what-if analysis, charting, and working with large worksheets; financial functions, data tables, and amortization schedules; creating, sorting, and querying a table; working with multiple worksheets and workbooks; creating templates, importing data, and working with SmartArt, images, and screen shots; working with trendlines, PivotTable reports, PivotChart reports, and slicers; formula auditing, data validation, and complex problem solving; using macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with Excel, and collaboration features for workbooks.

TEXTBOOK and OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS  Microsoft Excel 2013 Comprehensive by Freund, Jones, Starks. ISBN: 978-285-16843-2. Books are also available at many online sites. Sometimes books ordered online take a long time for delivery so keep this in mind if you choose to order online. (This course has weekly due dates with only a one week grace period for late work.)  Recommended: USB memory stick or SkyDrive  SAM 2013 code (one-time purchase of JC’s MS Office comprehensive courses)

1 CIS 121.40 Fall 2015 MICROSOFT EXCEL 2013 CIS 121.40, September 8 – December 15, 2015 PREREQUISITE POLICY A 2.0 or “C” is a passing grade. Only courses with passing grades count toward graduation. Other colleges transfer in only courses with passing grades. Many financial aid sources, including most employers, require passing grades. Additionally, earning less than a 2.0 in a class results in not being able to participate in the next level of courses in a discipline which requires this course as a prerequisite. If you attempt to register for the next course sequence and have not passed the prerequisite course, you will be dropped from that course.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE OUTCOMES The Jackson Community College Board of Trustees has developed a list of essential skills which all of its associate degree graduates will enhance during their college experience. The Board has said: “JC's goal is to prepare students to live productive and meaningful lives. Implicit in this goal are efforts to prepare students to: (a) live and work in the twenty-first century, (b) be employed in situations which will require retraining several times during a productive life, and (c) function in a rapidly changing informational society.”

ADO7—Proficient: Problem solving by demonstrating creativity. Students will synthesize key elements from the course into a cohesive project. (This is the final course project where 70% of the students will be expected to score 70% or higher.)

GRADING PROCEDURE The work for this course includes two tests, weekly SAM quizzes, weekly class exercises (chapter-created workbooks), and weekly homework (SAM Projects) assignments. Please see schedule for work which is expected to be submitted on a weekly basis. In addition, there is a final course project. Remember, this is not a self-paced course; there are specific due dates.

Points will be deducted for failure to follow instructions, spelling errors, incorrect answers, and incomplete work. You should double-check your work before submitting as you will not be allowed to resubmit your class exercise for a higher grade. You will be able to attempt your SAM weekly quizzes up to 10 times and your weekly SAM Projects up to five times. Your grade will be determined by the following criteria:

 Introduction e-mail to instructor (5 points)  Beginning Course Quiz (15 points)  2 Tests (100 points total)  12 Class exercises (10 points each)  1 SAM Training (10 points)  11 Homework Assignments (20 points each) o (Class exercises will be accepted up to one week after the due-date – any work submitted after this grace period will not be accepted. If you take advantage of the one week grace period for late work, I expect that you will get caught up and submit future work on time. The grace period should not be taken advantage of on a regular basis. Retries on the SAM weekly quizzes and SAM weekly projects must be completed by when the exam for those chapters is due. I will not run reports to update your scores after the exam is due.) 2 MICROSOFT EXCEL 2013 CIS 121.40, September 8 – December 15, 2015  11 weekly SAM quizzes (20 points each maximum)  Final Project (100 points) and Final Project idea (5 points)  Completing the Jackson College end of course survey (10 points extra credit)—email your instructor upon completion of the survey

GRADING SCALE (based on accumulated points/percentages): 94 – 100% 4.0 64 – 69.5% 1.5 88 – 93.5% 3.5 58 – 63.5% 1.0 82 – 87.5% 3.0 52 – 57.5% 0.5 76 – 81.5% 2.5 below 52% 0.0 70 – 75.5% 2.0

CLASS EXERCISES The class exercises for this course are the workbooks created by working through each chapter. You should read the detailed information provided by the authors as well as complete each step. The authors assume that the files you need are copied onto a hard drive or SkyDrive. When the authors indicate you should print or save, you should save the file with the author’s suggested file name, and send it to me at the end of the chapter. For example, on page 22 you are supposed to save a file called, “Bob Gleamin Budget”. You should save it with that name without quotes. As you work through a chapter, you may send me more than one file. (You may use a zip program or compression utility to send me multiple files.) You should double-check your work before submitting it. Compare your work with the illustrations in the book. Class exercises are graded on effort, accuracy, and completeness. You will not be allowed to resubmit your work for a higher grade. Each class exercise is worth a maximum of 10 points. Check JetNet for weekly due dates. You should check the weekly chapter information document in JetNet before beginning each chapter.

WEEKLY SAM PROJECTS At the end of each chapter, you will be assigned a SAM weekly project. Check JetNet for our weekly chapter information for more details. The weekly information will provide tips which will clarify when to save and send your work. The weekly SAM project will be due with the class exercise for that chapter. You should double-check your work before submitting it and compare it to the illustrations in the SAM instructions. Your work will be graded on effort, accuracy, and completeness. You will be allowed to resubmit your work for a higher grade for up to five attempts. Attempts may be completed up to when the exam for the chapter is due.

WEEKLY SAM QUIZZES and ONE SAM TRAINING Also at the end of each chapter, you will be assigned a SAM weekly quiz. Check JetNet for our weekly chapter information for more details. There are a maximum of 20 tasks per quiz. You may retake up to 10 times for a higher score. There is training available in SAM for any tasks for which you might need extra guidance. You will receive a maximum of 10 points for completing at least 10 training tasks within SAM for Chapter 1.

3 CIS 121.40 Fall 2015 MICROSOFT EXCEL 2013 CIS 121.40, September 8 – December 15, 2015 TESTS/EXAMS There are two tests for this course. The SAM exams will be based on the weekly SAM Quizzes. The first test is after the completion of Chapter 5. The second test is after the completion of Chapter 11. The tests are open book. However, they do have a time limit.

ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION POLICY I treat frequency of work submitted as attendance. Since regular attendance/participation is necessary for successful college work, work should be submitted on a weekly basis and JetNet email should be checked at least twice a week. Student work will be evaluated on effort, accuracy, and completeness. If you miss up to one week of work, you may still submit the work for evaluation (as long as the work is submitted within one week of the due date—remember work submitted over one week late will receive no points).

Attendance will be reported periodically to the Registrar’s Office during the first half of the semester. Definitions include: “H”—the student is not doing acceptable work and needs “help” to be successful, “Q”—the student has not participated/attended and the instructor believes he/she has unofficially withdrawn, and “V”—the instructor “verifies” that the student is participating/attending and doing acceptable work. You will be able to verify your attendance reporting via e-services from our JCC homepage.

WITHDRAWAL Check your registration form for the withdrawal date. Students who stop attending class without completing a withdrawal form and who have not received a “Q” in the attendance reporting period, will receive a grade of 0.0. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from a course. You should initiate a withdrawal at the main campus Registrar’s Office or at any JCC center if you cannot complete the course. You should also contact me when considering a withdrawal.

INCOMPLETES No incomplete grades will be given in this class except under extraordinary circumstances and if the student has completed at least 75% of the work and has at least 2.0 in the course. The grade of “I” is not awarded to students who did not attend, or seldom attended, or to those who simply are not pleased with their final grades. Students receiving an “I” submit only the remaining work that had not been completed at the end of the semester. Students do not redo work that had already been graded.

EXTRA HELP Tutors (plus additional services for academic success) can be accessed by calling 796-8415 or by stopping by the Center for Student Success, Bert Walker Hall Room 123.

Students requiring special assistance (including those affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act) should contact the Center for Student Success. This is the first step in acquiring the appropriate accommodations to facilitate your learning.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES The student is responsible to complete the material covered each week and submit when it’s due. The student is also responsible to initiate a withdrawal from the course if the work cannot be 4 MICROSOFT EXCEL 2013 CIS 121.40, September 8 – December 15, 2015 completed and the student does not qualify for an incomplete. Finally, the student is responsible to notify his/her instructor if he/she is going to miss any work.

AUDITS Students who do not wish to receive a grade from the course may opt for an “audit,” which means they will not receive a grade. They may turn in their work and take tests for evaluation. Students who sign up to “audit” and now wish to receive a grade must contact the Registrar’s Office at main campus or personnel at the extension centers by the drop/add date listed on your registration form. You can also perform the audit function online at www.jccmi.edu, click on the e-Services link, and then to Registration.

ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY Academic honesty is expected of all students. No part of this course contains collaborative work! It is the ethical behavior that includes producing their own work and not representing others’ work as their own, either by plagiarism, by cheating, or by helping others to do so. While JCC encourages students to collaborate in study groups, work teams, and with lab partners, each student should take responsibility for accurately representing his/her own contribution.

Plagiarism is the failure to give credit for the use of material from outside sources. Cheating means obtaining answers/material from an outside source without authorization.

Faculty members who suspect a student of academic dishonesty may penalize the student by taking appropriate action up to and including lowering the final grade by .5 and assigning a failing grade for the paper, project, report, exam, or the course itself. Instructors will document instances of academic dishonesty in writing to the Dean of Faculty. In the event of a student dispute, both student(s) and faculty should follow the Conflict Resolution Policy. This policy is presented in Student Rights and Responsibilities (student handbook) and the faculty Master Agreement.

Fall 2015 Event Dates Notes Semester Dates Sept. 8 - Dec. 21 15-week courses Day, Evening, & Online Classes Begin Sept. 8 Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 25 - 29 No classes, offices closed Last day of classes Dec. 21

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