Class Expectations

Course Outline

Daily Schedule

Assignments

Keyboarding

IT & Computer Basics

Word Processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

The Internet

Pictures of the Class

Ms. B's Main Site

INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY 9/10

- COURSE OUTLINE -

Topic	Time
Keyboarding operate alphabetic keys, the number and symbol keys, and the numeric keypad computers and your health	20 hrs
Introduction to Info Tech & Computer Basics information & technology today computer basics, types of computers, software, hardware, anatomy, memory input, output, processing, storage, operating systems, networks	20 hrs
Word Processing enter and edit text, copy, paste, formatting spell check, headers and footers, inserting date, time and page number columns and tables, clip art, importing pictures	10 hrs
Spreadsheets & Graphing enter data, column and row headings, formulas and functions for calculations create graphs and charts from spreadsheet data, printing graphs insert spreadsheet information into a word processing document	10 hrs
Databases edit entries, create lists, tables, and forms calculations and sorting, printing reports table organization, formatting, import and export insert database fields into word processing document	10 hrs
Internet, WWW, HTML & E-mail introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web social, legal & ethical issues surrounding the Internet search engines, e-mail, browsers, downloading creating web pages using HTML	30 hrs

Evaluation

An overall percentage score will be determined from student marks according to the following breakdown:

Exams and Quizzes Tutorials & Small Assignments Total :

100 %

A two hour ‘in class’ final exam will be worth 20 % of the course mark.

Unit Tests

At the end of each unit a one hour in class test will be given. Students who are absent for these tests will have to arrange a time to come in during tutorial block to write them or else receive a grade of 0% on that test. Students should take the initiative to arrange for these makeup tests.

 

Assignments, Tutorials & Projects

Assignments are due at the beginning of the period on the due date, deductions of marks will be made for late assignments. No assignments will be accepted after 1 week from the due date. Homework assignments can not be ‘made up’, they must be completed at the beginning of the period on the date they are due. If you are absent you must find out what you have missed and hand in your homework assignment one period after your return to class.