Welcome to the Software Projects course!
My name is Chris Yero and I will be the instructor for our semester-long journey.
This presentation will provide an orientation to the course.
I am a Microsoft Office certified instructor who has been teaching at Madison College since
2004.
Prior to teaching here, I worked for more than 13 years as an administrative professional.
I had a few different office jobs in the fields of pediatrics, law, and education.
I hold the Certified Administrative Professional certification as well as a specialty in Technology
Applications.
My master's degree is in Instructional Design for Online Learning.
You might be wondering what we will be doing in this class.
Software Projects is a capstone course, which means that it brings together many of the
skills you have learned so far in your program.
You will be using your skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access to create
professional documents.
There is an emphasis on having everything right, so proofreading skills will be important
too!
The textbook is specific to the Office 2013 version of the software, but you are welcome
to…
Use either the 2013 or 2016 version of the software.
If you don't already have the software, you can either …
download Microsoft Office to your Windows computer for free through the Office 365 link
in Blackboard.
This is FREE for all students.
If you are not interested in installing the software on your computer or you have a Mac…
You can use the Virtual Desktop to access the software.
Virtual Desktops allow you to connect to a school computer and access all of the programs
and files you could access if you logged in to a computer on campus.
It's pretty slick and I've used it many times.
The great thing is that you don't have to purchase
any special software.
It is all free!
Accompanying each chapter is a Homework Guide.
Be sure you open and use these guides.
You'll want to print or save the guide and have it handy as you go through the assignments
in the textbook.
The guides tell you exactly what to do, which steps require special attention, which steps
you can skip, what to name the assignments, and when they are due.
I have been teaching this class for a while and have added the answers to the most popular
questions in the guides.
As you may have noticed already, grading in this class is a bit different than other courses.
One of the big goals of this class is to get you in the habit of producing high-quality
documents that don't contain errors.
Since this is the case, you'll need to make sure things are right the first time you submit
them.
Here is the grading rubric in a nutshell – if you submit everything right the first time,
you earn the full 20 points for the assignment.
If the file only contains a minor error or two, you can earn 18 points and not have to
resubmit.
However, if the submitted file contains major errors such as a typo, incorrect formatting,
or missed instructions, you will need to fix your error and resubmit.
If your second submission is all correct, you will earn 16 points during the first half
of the semester and 14 points during the second half of the semester.
If your second submission still contains major errors, you will earn 4 points.
Let's see what this looks like.
Here is an example of what you might see in your grade book.
This student has completed the first three assignments with a perfect score on the Orientation
Quiz and the 1A Part 3 assignment.
However, the 1A Part 1 assignment shows a score of zero.
Don't panic!
Think of the zero here as an incomplete.
It just means that the submitted file contained at least one major error that requires fixing.
Once you fix that error and resubmit, you'll be able to earn points for the assignment.
Do not be alarmed by the low grade that appears in the Grade So Far line.
This includes the grade of zero and will be fixed
once you resubmit the file.
Your first step is to click the little blue call out box and read the instructor comments.
In this case, you will be able to see that the date is missing in the letter and the
greeting line needs work.
Make a note of these errors and the open the file that you submitted, make the changes,
and save it.
I recommend proofreading the document one more time before submitting it to Blackboard.
Now you can go back into Assignments, click the link for the assignment to be submitted
and see that you have another attempt to submit the file.
When you first open the link, you'll see the score of zero as well as the words "Attempt
2."
Click the Continue button to move to the screen where you can resubmit the assignment.
Now you'll see a screen that looks familiar.
Browse for your file and click Submit like you normally would.
Now you'll see that green exclamation point showing that you resubmitted the assignment.
Once your instructor grades the assignment…
Once the instructor grades the assignment, you'll see that the points are assigned
and that your Grade So Far is much improved.
I recommend clicking the blue call-out button again to read any feedback.
In essence, you'll need to have some patience with the scores in the gradebook.
Don't panic about the initial zeros – just think of them as incompletes.
The only way to actually earn a zero on an assignment is to not submit it by the first
deadline or miss resubmitting the second attempt.
As long as you submit a file, you'll earn some points.
If you have any questions about your grades, just let me know.
I'm here to help!
As a college instructor, I can tell you that the way that students lose the most points
is by not submitting assignments!
You can avoid losing points by marking due dates in a calendar and then starting your
assignments well before those due dates.
If you start early, you'll have time to ask questions if they arise and still meet
the assignment deadline.
As you can see on the schedule, there are assignments due each week.
With all of these things in mind, you are all set to get started on the class assignments.
Remember that I am here to help you as you go through the class, so just reach out and
ask me questions.
I'm not always at my desk, so email is the best way to reach me.
Have a great semester!
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