ITEC 1001 Information Technology Concepts

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ITEC 1001 Information Technology Concepts Lab
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For Your Information
This class has

• 3 credit hours
• 3 lab hours
• 1 Prerequisite Keyboarding skills

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Deborah Haseltine

• Office THORNTON 209
• Phone [phone]
• 4 rings - Im not there.
• Leave a message on the voice mail
• E-mail dhaseltine_at_southwest.tn.edu
• Associate Professor Information Technologies
  Program Coordinator for non-Programming
• 27th year teaching at this Institution

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Deborah Haseltine, cont.
Office Hours for Fall 2006
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
700a - 900a1030a - 200p 700a - 725a1215p - 230p 700a - 900a1030a - 200p 700a - 725a1215p - 230p By appointment only
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Texts
Carey/Zimmerman/Shaffer/Adamski/Finnegan, New
Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2003 First
Course, Premium Edition, Course Technology,
2007.ISBN 1-4188-6076-X

• Additional reading my be assigned throughout the
  semester to reinforce the text and/or classroom
  discussions.

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NP Tutorials - Retention

• Data files are provided
• Tutorial Objectives
• Step-by-step instructions
• Screenshots
• Trouble paragraphs
• Quick Check questions (with answer key)
• Key Terms
• Summary
• Case Problems

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Skills Assessment Manager   (SAM )

• Web-based software application that measures your
  proficiency in the Microsoft Office  
  applications suite
• Access
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Windows XP
• General Internet skills.

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Sam Training Companion

• CD inside the front cover of your book
• Extra hands-on training and reinforcement of the
  important skills in each tutorial
• Great way to practice for the test!

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Materials needed

• The TEXTBOOK
• Flash Drive (bundled with text if purchased new)
• SAM (bundled with text if purchased new)
• Materials to take notes
• Class folder
• An open mind that is ready to learn

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Course Format

• PowerPoint Presentations
• Tutorials in text
• Review questions from text
• Labs from text
• Labs from SAM
• Quizzes/Tests (SAM)

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Student Responsibilities

• Logon to the assistance site often!
• Read all assigned material BEFORE class
• Take notes
• Get help when you need it
• ASK QUESTIONS!!

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GOOD LUCK!

• PLEASE keep your patience with you!
• This is a great class!
• If you stay with me and do your part-you will
  learn a lot!
• I hope you will enjoy it!