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POFI-2331-002 Desktop Publishing for the Office
Prerequisite: POFI 2301 -minimum grade of C or demonstrated competence
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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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)
On Campus Course
Benchmark Series: Microsoft Word 2016: Desktop Publishing, by Arford, Rutkosky, and Roggenkamp; EMC Paradigm Publishing (ISBN 978-0-76387-425-4
Benchmark Series: Microsoft Word 2016: Desktop Publishing--Workbook, by Arford, Rutkosky, and Roggenkamp; EMC Paradigm Publishing (ISBN 978-0-76387-616-6
Benchmark Series: Microsoft Word 2016: Desktop Publishing, by Arford, Rutkosky, and Roggenkamp; EMC Paradigm Publishing (ISBN 978-0-76387-425-4
Benchmark Series: Microsoft Word 2016: Desktop Publishing--Workbook, by Arford, Rutkosky, and Roggenkamp; EMC Paradigm Publishing (ISBN 978-0-76387-616-6
one USB portable storage device (jump drive; travel drive, thumb drive, flash drive, etc.)
pen or pencil
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.
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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 11:55 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 so you can submit them through Blackboard. If there is a "NP" beside the project/assessment number, you will not print that exercise/assessment. You will continue working on that exercise/assessment and will be saving the exercise/assessment and "printing" it in a later project/assessment. The projects/assessments that you "print" are the ones that you will submit for grading.
You have two different books for this course. The textbook--Word 2016, Desktop Publishing, is your textbook that goes through the concepts with you and where you will find the Projects to complete. The other textbook--Word 2016 Desktop Publishing Workbook, is the textbook that you will use to complete the Assessments for the chapters. You will use BOTH textbooks for each chapter.
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 Scale: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 79-70 = C; 60-69 = D; <60 = F
Unit Exams (2) 30 percent
Chapter Projects 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
POFI 2331, DESKTOP PUBLISHING FOR THE OFFICE, COURSE SCHEDULE
***October 28--December 18, 2019
Fall II, 2019
*NP = Nothing to Print
Read/Print Course Syllabus
Chapter 1 Project 1.1, Read carefully pp. 4-35, 1.3A (NP), 1.3B, 1.3C (NP)
Chapter 1 Assessment 1.2, Visual Benchmark p. WB 6
Chapter 2 Project 2.1A (NP), 2.1B, 2.2, 2.3A (NP), 2.3B
Chapter 2 Assessments 2.1, 2.2, Visual Benchmark p. WB-13
Chapter 3 Project 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Chapters 3 Assessments 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Chapter 4 Projects 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter 4 Assessments 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, Visual Benchmark WB p. 30
Unit 1 Performance Assessments--U1.1, U1.2, U1.3, U1.4, U1.5, U1.6, U1.7, U1.8--WB pp. 33-42
Review for Test 1--Chapters 1-4
Test 1--Chapters 1-4
Week 4--Part 2--November 21--24
Chapter 5 Projects 5.1A (NP), 5.1B (NP), 5.1C, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
Chapter 5 Assessments 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, Visual Benchmark WB p. 51
Chapter 6 Project 6.1A--6.1G (NP), 6.1H, 6.2A--6.2H (NP), 6.2I
Chapter 6 Assessments 6.2 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
Chapter 7 Projects 7.1A--C, 7.2. 7.3A, 7.3B
Chapter 7 Assessments 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
Chapter 8 Projects 8.1, 8.2, 8.3A, 8.3B, 8.4, 8.5
Chapter 8 Assessments 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, Visual Benchmark WB-80
Unit 2 Performance Assessments U2.3, U2.4, U2.5 WB pp. 89-93
Review for Unit 2 Exam--Chapters 5-8
Week 8--December 16-18
Final, Exam 2--Chapters 5-8
Your instructor will check all chapter projects. If you successfully complete the assigned project, you will receive a “100.” If there are too many errors on the project or the concepts are not completed correctly, the student will be asked to correct the project and resubmit it.
The Chapter Assessments and Unit Performance Assessments will be graded using the grading scale above.
Weekly lab assignments are due as stated on the course schedule. Most projects and assessments will be due by 11:55 p.m. on Sunday evenings. Tests are due as shown on the schedule. Ten points will be deducted for each week that the assignments are not turned in. Tests may not be taken late.
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