VALENCIACOLLEGE Office & Medical Administration OST 2831 MS Windows 10 CRN Course Syllabus Spring 2017 West Campus Online Format Blackboard (Subject to Change) COURSE DESCRIPTION MICROSOFT WINDOWS introduces the basic concepts and skills of the Windows operating system. Students get hands-on experience as they complete integrated activities that are designed to develop and expand skills related to the computer and the Internet. Realistic applications using operating systems features such as the clipboard, file management/explorer, and accessories will be included. CREDIT HOURS: 1 credit hour COURSE FORMAT: Online-Blackboard PROFESSOR: Ms. Annette T. Schonborn DEPT. OFFICE: Business & Hospitality COMPUTER LAB: Building 7-144 @ West Campus Office PHONE CONTACT: (407) 582-1730 (Marsha will let me know if I need to contact you) EMAIL: Contact by Blackboard Email. (This will be our online communication for this course. Please be sure to use ONLY blackboard email.) Important Note: Note that Online, hybrid/blended, and some Web-enhanced/facilitated courses are delivered in a primarily text environment; therefore, reasonably good reading and writing skills are critical to adequate course participation. 2017 Important College Calendar Dates: First Day of Classes for Spring Term beginning January 9th, 2017 Course Course begins Jan 9th, 2016 – April 30th, 2017 College Closed HOLIDAY January 16th – Martin Luther King Spring Break March 13th – March 19th - closed Withdrawal Deadline for “W” March 31st, 2017 Final Exams Week April 24th – April 30th
OST 2831 MS Windows 10 Online Assignment Sheet (Subject to Change) Spring 2017 Course Schedule *Note that for scheduling purposes, every week begins on a Monday and assignments on the due date are to be submitted by 11:59 pm in that week as assigned in Blackboard. Read, Review and Print out Syllabus and all other documents so that you can familiarize yourself with the components of the class. Please NOTE how to submit assignments. If it is a single file, you can send it through attaching it to blackboard email. If you have several files, you can zip them and attach the zipped files (instructions are in the Syllabus section for zipping files). Take Syllabus Quiz in Blackboard by the end of the first week. Complete Discussion #1 by the end of the first week. Purchase Textbook as indicated in Syllabus Please start (in your book) at Windows 10 Module 1 page and read the pages and learn about Windows 10. Complete the activities that are listed under STEPS for practice. These are not to be submitted. You can open a Word document and enter the responses to the following: Module Assignment Due Date Points Syllabus Quiz Must be taken first week February 20 100 Discussion #1 Open from 2/13 – 2/27 February 27 100 1 Windows pages 1 - 19 Windows p. 20 Concepts Review 1-8 March 6th 25 Windows p. 21 Skills Review 25 Windows p. 22 Independent Challenge 1 50 Windows p. 23 Independent Challenge 2 50 Windows p. 23 – 24 Independent Challenge 4 50 Test (TBA) Open from March 3rd through March 10th March 10th 100 Discussion #2 Open from 3/10 – 3/27 March 27th 100 2 Windows pages 25 - 43 Windows p. 44 Conccepts Review 1-6 April 3rd 25 Windows p. 45 Skills Review 25 Windows p. 46 Independent Challenge 1 50 Windows p. 46 – 47 Independent Challenge 2 50 Windows p. 47 Independent Challenge 4 50 Test (TBA) Open from April 3rd through April 10th 10th 100 April 17th 100 Points Please use the remaining time to check your gradebook. 1000 Congratulations! You have completed the course!