Bergen Community College

Division of Business, Math & Social Science

Information Technology

Course Syllabus

Course Title:

INF 216, Document Processing

Credits/Hours:

3 credit/2 lecture, 2 labs

Course Description:

INF-216 Document Processing delves into advanced word processing features while providing practice to increase keyboarding speed and accuracy. Emphasis will be given to proper formatting of documents and the rules of punctuation. Additional topics include automating features of word processing and production of office publications.

Textbooks and Supplies:

See course outline

Student Learning Objectives	Assessment Measures
1. Format Memorandums using WORD Wizard	Lab Exam
2. Format Personal and Business Letters using WORD Wizard	Lab Exam
3. Create Tables; Inserting, Deleting, Merging, and Splitting Cells	Lab Exam
4. Format Business Reports (Memo, Formal, and Specialized)	Lab Exam
5. Format Unbound and Bound Manuscripts	Lab Exam
6. Insert Symbols, Horizontal & Vertical Lines, 3D Effects, Pictures (Clipart) into Business Documents	Lab Exam
7. Create and Format Various Business Documents in Three Discipline-Specific Projects Using Microsoft WORD	Lab Exam
8. Complete WORD Simulation Projects	Graded Project

College Competencies:	Student Learning Objective:
1. Communication – Students will read and listen effectively	1 - 8
2. Technological and Information Fluency – Students will demonstrate computer literacy, and will be able to retrieve, organize, and analyze information using both technological and traditional means	1 - 8
3. Personal Skills – Students will demonstrate an awareness of ethics, values, and personal responsibility, and an ability to understand and manage themselves and their commitments.	1 – 8
4. Applied Knowledge - Students will demonstrate an understanding of, and apply, bodies of knowledge within and across disciplines.	1 - 8

Course Content:
See course outline
Assessment:
An average of 60% from combined assessment measures is required to demonstrate proficiency in course material.
Official Timed Writings	25 % (A=45 wam; B=40 wam; C=35 wam)
Production	50 % (Tests on topics listed in Student Learning Objectives)
Machine Transcription & Grammar	25 %
NOTE: All homework assignments need to be completed for exam preparation.
Testing:
Students are required to take examinations on the day and time they are scheduled.  If special circumstances require a test schedule adjustment, this must be worked out in advance with the instructor.
The instructor can be reached by telephone (see course outline for appropriate phone number), e-mail, or written note left in the Divisional Office (during the day) A-306C or the Evening Office L-113.  If there are extreme circumstances (documentation may be required) that prevent a student from taking a test according to the published schedule, use one of the above options to contact the instructor before the next class.  An arrangement for a special testing schedule is solely at the discretion of the instructor.  A student who waits for the next class session to speak with the instructor will not be accommodated with a special test schedule.
Homework:
In addition to any homework assignment given during class, it is a standing assignment that the student read each chapter of the book prior to its discussion.  Following the class discussion, the student should reread the material and work with the exercises throughout the text.  It is anticipated that students will spend at least 4-hours per week reading the text and working with the exercises and supplemental resources.
Policies:
§ No student is allowed to remain in the class without his/her own book.
· Lateness – The roll will be taken at the beginning of class.  If the student is not in attendance at that time, he/she will be carried in the roll book as being absent unless the instructor is notified immediately after class.  Attendance sheets cannot be adjusted at following class meetings.
· The student must adhere to all college polices.  Due to the nature of this course, it is recommended that the student review the policy titled “Acceptable Information Technology Use at Bergen Community College”.
· The use of portable electronic devices such as pagers and cell phones is not permitted while class is in session.  Please be sure to silence electronic devices before entering class.
· The use of audio CD or tape players, radios, and college computers to play music during class is prohibited.
· Students are expected to demonstrate listening, reading, note taking, and writing skills.  The student will need to take notes during class discussions and understand and follow verbal and written directions.  All assignments and correspondence with the instructor (including e-mail) must be well written in full sentence format.  Proper paragraph format must be used for all postings to the student bulletin board (if applicable).
· The subject line of all e-mail correspondence to the instructor must contain the course number and section and student’s name.  Any e-mail received without this information will not be opened.
· Plagiarism in any form will be treated as a failure to complete an assignment.  All work submitted should reflect individual effort by the student.
· In borderline cases that arise in almost every class each semester a student’s attendance, class participation, attitude, and observed effort will be considered in helping to determine the student’s final grade.
If the instructor does not appear after 20 minutes following the scheduled time, students should generate an attendance list.  One volunteer member need deliver the list, containing the course title, date, and instructor’s name, to the Evening Office L-113 or to the Divisional Office (during the day) A-306C.
Additional policy and assessment information may be distributed by individual instructors.