Spring 2012

Business Computer Applications

              BCIS 1405

       Lab Assignments

 

                         *** Note: The Guide to StarOffice textbook and StarOffice 8 software must be used for the following assignments. All required assignments are to be saved on diskette/usb drive as well as printed.  Each different exercise should be saved as a separate file.  Assignments turned in after the due date will be penalized 5 points per day.  No assignment will be accepted more than one week past the due date. After assignments are checked you will get them back with a grade and a possible critique. You will need to turn in the in-chapter practice exercises to your instructor as specified in the following schedule. Practice exercises must be handed in at beginning of lab class. Lab exercises must be turned in during your specified lab time.

 

 

 

Due Date

Lab Assignment

January 16

Holiday

January 23

In-Class Activities:  Introduction to Windows; Introduction to Wordprocessing; Save files and Backup.

January 30

Read Chapter 2 pages 23-49, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: REQUEST pp. 26-28 and practice exercise HANDBOOK pp. 29-32. Practice exercise Request and Handbook must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Exercise 1 p. 50 & Ex. 9 on p. 56 during lab class.

February 6

Read Chapter 3 pages 61-84, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: TRAINING -parts 1 through 7 pp. 62-76. Practice exercise Training - parts 1 thru 7 must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Exercise 3 p. 86 & Ex. 4 on p. 86 during lab class

February 13

Read Chapter 4 pages 103-126, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: TUTORING pp. 117-120. Practice exercise Tutoring must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Exercise 3 p. 128 during lab class.

February 20

Lab Test #1 on Wordprocessing. This will be a hands-on test, typing in a document and implementing many of the common editing and formatting skills that you should have acquired in the previous Chapters.

February 27

Read Chapter 5 pages 133-168, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: GRADES - parts 1-5, pp.136-151. Practice exercise Grades must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Exercise 2 p. 170(leaving off instruction letters j, k, & l) & Ex. 7 on p. 175 during lab class.

March 5

Read Chapter 6 pages 183-209, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: MILEAGE LOG - pp 186-187: practice exercise MILEAGE SUMMARY - pp 189-190: & practice exercise HOTEL OCCUPANCY - parts 1-3 pp 191-198. Mileage Log, Mileage Summary, & Hotel Occupancy must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Ex. 4 on p. 212 & 213 during lab class.

March 19

Read Chapter 7 pages 225-251, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: TEMPERATURE - parts 1 & 2 pp. 234-247. Practice exercise Temperature must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Exercise 4 p. 255 & Ex. 5 on p. 256 &257 during lab class.

March 26

Lab Test #2 on Spreadsheets. This will be a hands-on test, typing in data into specific cell addresses using formulas and functions, and performing common editing and formatting skills, and create chart.

April 2

Read Chapter 10 pages 333-348, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete ALL practice exercises pp. 335-348. All practice exercises must be turned in at beginning of lab class. Work on and turn in Database Exercise p. 348 during lab class

April 9

Lab Test #3 on Databases. This will be a hands-on test creating a simple database and adding data to the database, creating filters, and reports.

April 16

Read Chapter 9 pages 295-317, performing all practice exercises & reading tips as you proceed through the chapter. In your outside lab, complete practice exercise: GEMSTONES - parts 1 & 2 pp 298-306 and practice exercise: BETTER BURGER pp 308-312.

April 23

Presentation due