COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Title:              Essentials of Computer Technology

Instructor:                  Mrs. Johnson

Semester 1:

Introducing the Computer

Introducing Windows

Introducing the Word Processor

Overview of Senior Project Requirements

Career Interest Assessment using waytogori.org

Collection Portfolio *

Formatting Documents

MLA Format

Advanced Word Processing Features

Projects:          Newsletter*

    Internet-based research and properly formatted works cited page

                       Correctly formatted MLA research paper

Semester 2:

PowerPoint

Project:  PowerPoint Project with Oral Presentation *

Introducing the Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet Techniques

Worksheets and Charts

Stock Market Project *

Reflective Essay in MLA format

*Benchmark Assignments will be included in the calculation of final assessment.