BEGINNING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SYLLABUS

Star Valley High School

E-Mail
Instructor Brandy Taylor Address btaylor@lcsd2.org
Phone Planning
Number (307) 885-7847 Time Gold One

Course Description

This course will provide the student with exposure to applications that can be
accomplished using Microsoft Word, MicroPace Pro and Microsoft Speech
Recognition software. Emphasis will be on formatting concepts and improving
speed, accuracy, and editing skills. This will include memos, letters, outlines,
reports, agendas, personal data sheets, and basic desktop publishing skills.

Students will use the Internet as a research tool to accomplish realistic tasks such as
searching for jobs, planning vacations, researching careers and other real-life
applications. Students will also complete a unit utilizing continuous speech
recognition software, allowing the user to write by voice input.

Standards
1. RESOURCES – effective students know how to allocate time, money, materials, work space,
and human resources in both personal and workplace settings.

2. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – effective students can work on teams, teach others,

communicate, lead and work with people from culturally diverse backgrounds

3. INFORMATION – effective students are expected to identify, assimilate, and integrate

information from diverse sources and can convey information orally and in writing.

4. SYSTEMS – effective students understand social, organizational, and technological systems.

They understand how parts of systems are connected, anticipate consequences, and monitor
and correct performance.

5. TECHNOLOGY – effective students select equipment and tools, apply technology to

specific tasks, and maintain and trouble shoot workplace technologies

6. CAREERS - students develop through a continuum of career awareness, career exploration,

and work exposure and activities that help them discern their own career path.
Performance Standards
Students at the proficient level prepare and analyze, with minimal guidance,
personal financial information; effectively manage workplace resources; and
demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills as needed to be
successful in the workplace. Students can also effectively acquire and use the skills
listed in the benchmarks to: evaluate and analyze how social, organizational and
technological systems function in the workplace, and modify existing systems to
improve performance. Students can consistently, with limited assistance,
demonstrate the safe and ethical use, as well as routine maintenance, of appropriate
workplace technology along with skills in career planning and workplace readiness.

Course Materials and Resources
-Materials Needed: Pen/Pencil every day!
*Each student will have a folder in the classroom to keep their materials and
other paperwork in throughout the semester.
-Printer paper and textbooks/handouts will be supplied.
*Students will be responsible for their assigned textbook & keyboard guard.
-Textbooks: Century 21 Keyboarding & Information Processing

Grading:
Your grade will be based on the following:
 Daily Work/Assignments = 60%
 Common Assessments = 30%
 Semester Final (Comprehensive) = 10%
The final grade will be determined on the following scale:
100 – 95% = A 76 – 73% = C
94 – 90% = A- 72 – 70% = C-
89 – 87% = B+ 69 – 67% = D+
86 – 83% = B 66 – 63% = D
82 – 80% = B- 62 – 60% = D-
79 – 77% = C+ less than 60% = F

Make Up Work:
If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to find out what work has
been missed. You have (1) one week to make up missing assignments and tests, and
you may utilize extra lab hours to make up this work. Assignments and tests not
made up within the specified one-week period will be accepted for half credit.
Units of Study

Units Standards Benchmarks Assessments

Learn letter-key #1 #1 = 1.2; 1.3 Keyboard Quiz
operation and introduce #2 #2 = 2.2 Proofreader Marks'
basic word processing #3 #3 = 3.2 Quiz
skills using Microsoft #5 #5 = 5.1; 5.2; 5.3;
Word. 5.4
Document Production: #1 #1 = 1.2; 1.3 Daily Handouts
memos, centering, #2 #2 = 2.2 Production Test
letters, reports, #3 #3 = 3.2
tabulation, and basic #5 #5 = 5.1; 5.2; 5.3;
desktop publishing. 5.4
Speech Recognition #1 #1 = 1.2; 1.3 Check List
Training #2 #2 = 2.2; 2.4 Daily Handouts
#3 #3 = 3.2; 3.4
#4 #4 = 4.1; 4.2
#5 #5 = 5.1; 5.2; 5.3;
5.4
Basic Internet #1 #1 = 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 Projects
Preparation and Use. #2 #2 = 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 2.4
#3 #3 = 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4
#5 #5 = 5.1; 5.3; 5.4
#1 #1 = 1.3 Folder/Brochure
Create Personal Career #3 #3 = 3.4
Data Sheet #5 #5 = 5.1; 5.3; 5.4
#6 #6 = 6.3
Comprehensive
Semester Final
 Participation Policy

Students should be in class every day. One of the most significant factors
affecting school success is regular attendance. Doing make-up work, getting notes
from a friend, or reading from a book can never compensate for the class experience
where the teacher explains the material and the class has the opportunity for guided
interaction with the concept being studied.
Absenteeism also places an additional burden on teachers and other students.
This involves re-teaching, preparing make-up materials, and being available for
make-up work and tests—all of which subtract from the teacher-s time to develop
other lesson materials or to deal with normal class preparation. In effect,
absenteeism negatively affects all students, not just those truant.

Class Participation Includes:

 Being to class on time.
 Daily attendance.
 Involvement in discussion and group work.
 Being on task with the assigned work and completing assignments on time.
 Listening.
 Exhibiting good class behaviors.
 Internet, e-mail, and games only when approved by your teacher.

Participation Point Guidelines:

Participation will be as follows:
 Students will be in class on time and follow the above seven items. If a student
is behaving inappropriately or is not on task, discipline measures will be taken.
 School-excused absences: the student is responsible to get the assigned work
before they leave. The class work missed due to these absences will have to be
made up by the student within one week from the missed day.
 Excused absences: the teacher will allow the student to make-up the work
missed within the one week period.
 Unexcused absences: the student will not be allowed to make up the work
missed.
 A student is tardy if he/she is not in the room when the bell rings. The student
will automatically serve detention on the third tardy and every one thereafter.
 Excessive tardiness or absenteeism will result in a referral to the administration.

Classroom Rules
 No cell phones! Turn them off or don’t bring them at all. If it is seen in class,
I will take it and you can pick it up at the office at the end of the day!

 Dress code will be enforced daily. You will be asked to change and your
parents will be contacted! Check your planner for the rules and regulations
on student dress.

 Lab hours are at 8:00 each morning, during homeroom and/or by special
arrangement with me. My lab is not available during lunch or after school!

 Music/headphones will be allowed in class during individual work time, not

during tests! If I can hear it, it is too loud! It must be completely removed
while I am talking. Failure to comply will result in my confiscation of the
equipment and you don’t get it back until the end of class!

 No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. Detention will be assigned if

this becomes a habit or evidence is found at your station after class.

 Any equipment broken/damaged at your station within the classroom will be

the student’s responsibility to replace/pay for.

 If you are absent, check your folder the day you get back for an “Absent
Paper” which explains what you missed and need to make up.

 Hall Pass is the volleyball on the back shelf. You must take it with you if I
excuse you from class for something. You will not be allowed to leave class
every day and you will not be excused with your cell phone.

 Students will receive an F grade for the course if the following occurs:
o deliberately alter files in the network or program software
o illegally copy software or another student’s work
 Beginning Computer Applications/Keyboarding
Student and Parent Signature Sheet
I have read all of the above material and understand what is expected of me as a
student in this class.

Student Printed Name ________________________________

Student Signature ___________________________________

I have read all of the above material and understand what is expected of my child as
a student in this class.

Parent(s)/Guardian Printed Name(s) _______________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature ______________________________________

Parent/Guardian Email _________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Phone Number(s) ________________________________

Notice of Nondiscrimination:

Lincoln County School District No. 2 agrees to ensure equitable access and
equitable participation in all District courses/classes. All district schools will
effectively manage and creatively utilize resources necessary to support student
learning. The District's Board of Trustees is committed to a policy of
nondiscrimination in relation to race, gender, age national origin, color or disability
in admission to, or access to, or treatment in its educational programs or activities.