Course Objective:The objective of this course is to teach students how to maximize the potential of their desktop workstations. This course will focus on website development and the capabilities of Microsoft Office 97 Professional. If you do your job, attend class and do the assignment, you will have a thorough knowledge of the commonly used applications in engineering at the undergraduate level.

Book List:

Grauer, Robert T. and Maryann Barber, Exploring Microsoft Office 97 Professional (Vol. I).

Evaluations:

Your final grade will be determined by how you do on the six course projects and how much you participate in class. The projects will count 100 each, and the quizes will count 10 points each. 50 points of your final grade will be determined by class participation (Classroom and Website). Obviously you can not make great contributions to class discussions if you are not here. Therefore, I highly recommend that you make every effort to attend all classes. There will be no extensions on project deadlines. For each class day that one of your projects is late, a penalty of one letter grade will be levied. Your projects will be graded for content, spelling, grammar, punctuation, language, organization, originality and ability to follow instructions.

Attendance:

Students are strongly urged to attend all classes. The majority of your course projects will be based directly on class content. Attendance will be taken daily. If you show-up for class late once or twice, I will overlook it, but if you consistently come to class late, it will affect your grade.

Grading:

Assignment	Possible Points
Project #1		100
Project #2		100
Project #3		100
Project #4		100
Project #5		100
Final Project		100
Quiz 1 (Windows)		10
Quiz 2 (Internet)		10
Quiz 3 (PowerPoint)		10
Quiz 4 (Excel)		10
Quiz 5 (Access)		10
Participation		50
Total		700

Grading Scale:
A 700-630; B 629-560; C 559-490; D 489-420; F 419 and below.
You must make a C in the course to receive credit in Industrial Engineering.

Academic Honesty:

The Academic Honor Code states that "Each student has the responsibility to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity." Violations of the Honor Code will be handled in accordance with the Student Handbook rules.

Students with Disabilities:

Students with disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act should follow these steps:

1. Provide documentation of your disability to the Student Disability Resource Center

2. Bring a statement from the Student Disability Resource Center indicating that you have registered with them to your instructor the first week of class. The statement should indicate the special accommodations you require.

Tentative Lecture Schedule:

Date	Class Topic	Readings	Quiz & Projects
WEEK 1 8/30	Introduction, Managing server space	Windows Pp. 1-41
WEEK 2 9/6	Holiday
WEEK 3 9/13	Using Composer	Posted on the Web	Windows 95/98 (Pp.1-72)
WEEK 4 9/20	Publishing on the Web	Word Pp. 1-103	Project #1 Due
WEEK 5 9/27	Word 97 (Enhancing A Document)	Word Pp. 105-169	Internet  (Pp.1-80)
WEEK 6 10/4	PowerPoint 97 (Intro)	PowerPoint Pp. 1-46	Project #2 Due
WEEK 7 10/11	PowerPoint 97(Creating Presentations)	PowerPoint Pp. 46-91
WEEK 8 10/18	Clip Art, Charts, Graphs, Web graphics	Posted on the Web	PowerPoint  (Pp.1-91)
WEEK 9 10/25	FTP, Unix and Telnet	Posted on the Web	Project #3 Due
WEEK 10 11/1	Excel 97 (Intro)	Excel Pp. 1-79
WEEK 11 11/8	Excel 97 (Spreadsheets in Decision Making)	Excel Pp. 81-187	Excel (Pp.1-187)
WEEK 12 11/15	Access 97 (Tables and Forms)	Access Pp. 1-85	Project #4 Due
WEEK 13 11/22	Access 97 (Queries and Reports)	Access Pp. 85-137	Access (Pp.1-137)
WEEK 14 11/29	Audio and Video on the Web	Posted on the Web	Project #5 Due
WEEK 15 12/6	Final Project Presentations	Posted on the Web	Final Project Due
Finals Week	Final Presentations are due on the Web by Tuesday December 14 12:01 AM