Course Syllabus MS Excel B
Course #103-124B – 1 Credit
2003 - 2004
    

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Instructor Information

You may contact Janice Crede using any of the following methods; however, email will allow the quickest response.

1. Email: jcrede@witc.edu
2. Phone: 715-394-6677 Ext. 6597 - Voicemail
3. On campus in Superior during office hours or by appointment.

To assure a prompt response, please include your full name and course name including part in question in all correspondence with the instructor. Make sure to provide adequate detail in your message.

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Is web-based education for you?

Distance learning is NOT for everyone. To see if you have the tools for success in this virtual environment for learning, take the Online Class Assessment.

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Students must know how to use the Windows operating system, Web browsers, and Email. Students should have some keyboarding skills as well as a basic understanding of Web navigation skills. In addition, an Internet connection is required to work with this course on-line.

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This course is a continuation of spreadsheet applications using advanced concepts and features including charts, complex formulas, lists, macros, linking and embedding, formulas from labels, and customized templates. It is essential that one has the basic skills of MS Excel. If not, it is recommended that you sign up for MS Excel A - course #103-124-A.

MS Excel is a hands-on course. You will be completing a combination of exercises and assessments which will give you a good understanding of MS Excel's capabilities.

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• Prepare accounting spreadsheets.

• Use built-in functions for solving complex formulas.

• Prepare spreadsheets with advanced graphics.

• Prepare spreadsheets with data management features.

• Create linked and embedded worksheets.

• Design advanced automated spreadsheets with macros and templates.

• Complete Web queries and place retrieved data into spreadsheets.

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Required Software

Software: Microsoft Excel 2002 and Windows 95 or higher must be installed on your computer. This course assumes a complete installation of a Web browser and its components and that you have an existing e-mail account and an Internet connection.

Note: The Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, and PowerPoint), as well as the Windows 2000 operating system, may be purchased online from the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog at an academic rate for qualifying students.

Required Text:

"Microsoft Excel 2002: Complete Concepts and Techniques, by Shelly, Cashman, and Quasney (ISBN# 0-7895-62782)

A student purchasing an edition of the text other than the one required above does so at his or her own risk. Students will be responsible for acquiring the reading material and exercises assigned from the above text.

Virtual Advisory Center 

Click to access advising/counseling staff if you are having trouble in your course.

http://www.witc.edu/online/registration/advise.htm

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Core abilities address broad knowledge or skills that are transferable and go beyond the context of a specific course.  

• Act Responsibly
• Communicate clearly
• Learn effectively
• Think critically and creatively
• Value self positively
• Work productively
• Work cooperatively

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Audits/Drops

Students who want to drop the class, or audit the class should contact the Registration office. Please inform the instructor if you decide to audit or drop the course. Students who audit the class may participate in all class activities, but do not receive a grade.

Grading Policies and Procedures

Students will be graded on a total point value divided by the total points possible to determine a percentage and corresponding grade according to the college grading standards.

A grade of incomplete will be issued only in extreme cases where the student is unable to complete the course work in the scheduled timeframe because of circumstances beyond their control. The student must have completed a significant portion of the course work and must notify the instructor immediately after becoming aware of their situation and prior to the submission of final grades.

When requesting an incomplete, the student must submit to the instructor, in writing, the reasons for the request and the conditions necessary to satisfy the incomplete.  This should include a list of coursework (agreed upon by the instructor) to be completed as well as an intended completion date that cannot be later than six weeks past the end of the current semester.

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Special Needs Services

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the Student Services office.  All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements.  The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.

Please view WITC's services for Special Needs.

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This course is delivered in a fairly self-paced, flexible format.  However, it is important to understand that regularly scheduled time spent working on the course will produce the best learning.  Also be aware that students who attempt to submit a great majority of their coursework in the last month of the semester will not pass the course!  To avoid a negative outcome, be sure to consult the syllabus immediately at the beginning of the semester, paying special attention to the "course format and due dates" section which outlines specific due dates and rules on homework/test submission.

Students having problems of any kind are responsible for contacting the instructor right away.  Exceptions to the rules on homework/test submission will not be considered unless:  1) students properly notify the instructor well in advance, 2) reasonable justification for the requested exception is deemed acceptable by the instructor, and 3) a solid plan for completion is initiated by the student and accepted by the instructor.

Other dates of interest may be found on the WITC Academic Calendar

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The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College has adopted a Student Code of Conduct and an Acceptable Internet Use Agreement. These may be found in the WITC  Student Catalog and Handbook.  Among the violations of academic integrity are: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, falsification of records and official documents, personal misrepresentation and proxy, and bribes, favors, and threats. 

It is the student's responsibility to be aware of behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Pursuant to the due process guarantees contained in the Policy and Procedures on Student Academic Integrity.

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Should you encounter problems while taking your course, we provide a help desk. This technical support is available via toll-free telephone number as well as email. The help desk can help you with course access problems, forgotten passwords, server errors, etc. as well as issues with your browser. To contact the help desk:

Phone toll free: 800-243-WITC (Ext. 2204)

Email: mahansen@witc.edu

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

If you have any questions about the content of your course, please contact your instructor using the information provided to you at the beginning of the course. Your course always includes email support and may include telephone support depending on individual instructors.

We are here to help!

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