Advanced Computers Length of Class: One Year Prerequisites: Beginning Computers or Instructor's Approval Course Description This course was designed to build upon your computer knowledge. We will spend a considerable amount of time working with graphics and refining our desktop publishing skills. By going through exercises and assessments, students will learn how to create professional looking documents, including newsletters, flyers, brochures, letterheads, invitations, resumes and certificates. Besides desktop publishing we will also be covering advanced presentations, advanced spreadsheet, database applications, 3D drawing and gaming software. Some of the programs we will be using are: MS Word, MS Publisher, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop. This is primarily a projects-based class. Required Daily Materials As in an employment setting, you are expected to be here on time daily with an appropriate work attitude. Grading Class Assignments: 35% Challenge Problems: 35% Final Project: 20% Citizenship & Participation: 10% (See attendance and tardy policy) Make-Up Policy Assignments resulting from unauthorized excused absences must be made up within the same number of days of your absence. Attendance is crucial in a class that has limited outside assignments. CHS Computer Guidelines All rules of your CHS Computer Use Contract must be followed, thus we do not allow games, chatting, profanity or vulgarities, or other inappropriate use including websites on drugs, bombs or pornography. Classroom Rules/Procedures Food and drinks are to remain outside the classroom. Students must be in the classroom by the time the tardy bell rings. Students are expected to be courteous, to be good listeners, and to be positive. Students are expected to respect the equipment, furniture, books and materials used in the classroom. Dress code - no hats or inappropriate attire (see schoolwide dress code). FAILURE TO RESPECT THE CLASSROOM RULES/PROCEDURES CAN RESULT IN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: First Offense: Student warning Second Offense: Student conference Third Offense: Parent contact with possible class suspension Attendance and Tardy Policies Tardy Policy - schoolwide tardy policy will be strictly enforced. After the third tardy your grade will be reduced by one-third (Example: A- to B+). Each successive tardy after that will further reduce your grade by one-third. Truancy Policy - schoolwide truancy policy will be strictly enforced. Each cut will reduce the student's grade by one-third (Example: A- to B+). Excessive cuts will result in disciplinary referral, parent conferences, and possible removal from class. Excessive excused absences usually result in poor class performance and, therefore, necessitate parent contact and possible disciplinary referral. Absences due to the student's participation in other school activities or classes must be approved by the teacher prior to the absence in order to be excused. Cheating First Offense - Failing grade on assignment, work, test, etc., for all parties involved Second Offense - Parent contact Third Offense - Failing grade for quarter Return to the Cloverdale Unified School District Website © 2004-2007 - All Rights Reserved Cloverdale High School 509 N. Cloverdale Blvd. | Cloverdale, CA 95425 | Home | School Information | State Standards | Calendar | |Faculty | Library | Student Pages | Site Map |