Desktop Publishing for the Office Syllabus for 2016-2017
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Course

POFI-2331-001 Desktop Publishing for the Office

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: POFI 2340 -minimum grade of C or demonstrated competence

Course Description

In-depth coverage of desktop publishing terminology, text editing and use of design principles. Emphasis on layout techniques, graphics, multiple page displays and business applications. This course is designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)

Class Type

Hybrid

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Signature Series: Advanced Microsoft Word 2013: Desktop Publishing, by Arford, EMC Paradigm Publishing (ISBN 978-0-76385-211-5

Supplies

Signature Series: Advanced Microsoft Word 2013: Desktop Publishing, by Arford, EMC Paradigm Publishing (ISBN 978-0-76385-211-5
one USB portable storage devide (jump drive; travel drive, thumb drive, flash drive, etc.)
pen or pencil

Student Performance

By the end of this course, the student should have knowledge  of in-depth desktop publishing terminology, text editing, and use of design principles emphasizing layout techniques, graphics, multiple page displays, and business applications.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

Students are expected to follow the course schedule closely and have assignments prepared properly and ready to turn in by the due date. For most exercises and assessments, the due date will be on Sunday evening by 11:00 p.m. of the week they are assigned. Ten points will be deducted for each week an assignment/test is late.

Documents saved on “cloud” storage cannot be opened in Blackboard, so it will be very important that you save them on your hard drive or on your flash drive.

PLAGIARISM, CHEATING, AND INDIVIDUAL WORK ETHIC: The Amarillo College policies and Code of Student Conduct is strictly adhered to when dealing with plagiarism, cheating and duplication of work product. Any evidence of plagiarism, cheating, or duplication of work products will result in a zero on the project or test in question..

Grading Criteria

Grading Scale: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 79-70 = C; 60-69 = D; <60 = F

Unit Exams (3)                                                                                        30 percent
Chapter Exercises                                                                                 20 percent
Chapter Assessments and Unit Performance Assessments           50 percent
                                                                                                                 100 percent                 

Assessments/Exam Grading Scale:
0 errors             =               100
1 error               =                 85
2 errors             =                 75
3 errors             =                 65
4 errors             =                 55
5+ errors           =                 50

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Additional Information

Your instructor will check all chapter exercises. If you successfully complete the assigned exercise, you will receive a “100.” If there are too many errors on the exercise or the concepts are not completed correctly, the student will be asked to correct the exercise and resubmit it.

The Chapter Assessments and Unit Performance Assessments will be graded using the grading scale above.

Weekly lab assignments are due at the beginning of class on the Thursday night after they were assigned. Tests are due as shown on the schedule. Ten points will be deducted for each week that the assignments are not turned in.