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INF-119 Document Processing
Course Syllabus
Course Title:
INF-119 Document Processing
Credits/Hours:
3 credits/2 hours lecture, 2-hour lab
Course Description:
Document Processing uses project based exercises to teach document production using
word processing software. The touch typing method of keyboarding is introduced and used
to aid productivity. Labs will provide hands-on activities relating to the course content. 2
lectures, 2 labs, 3 credits.
Textbooks and Supplies:
See course outline
Student Learning Objectives Assessment
Measures
1. Use the touch typing method when creating documents. Lab Activity & Lab
Project
2. Create, format, and edit a document for academic use such as
a research paper.
Lab Activity & Lab
Project
3. Create, format, and edit a document for professional use such
as a business letter.
Lab Activity & Lab
Project
4. Create, format, and edit a document for personal use such as
a resume
Lab Activity & Lab
Project
5. Given a task, select and use the appropriate functionality of
word processing software to enhance productivity in an office.
Lab Activity & Lab
Project
Course Content:
See course outline
Assessment:
Lab Tests: touch type method 30%
Lab Tests and Projects: word processing 70%
Quizzes:
There may be announced and unannounced quizzes offered throughout the semester. A
quiz cannot be made up if missed. A student entering class late, after a quiz has begun, will
not be entitled to extra time to complete the quiz. Students entering class after a quiz is
completed will not be permitted to take the quiz.
Testing:
Students are required to take exams on the day and time they are scheduled. If special
circumstances require an exam schedule adjustment, this must be worked out in advance
with the instructor. If a student misses an exam (except for prearranged circumstances with
the instructor) a zero grade will be assigned and the student should plan to take the optional
cumulative final exam.
The instructor can be reached by telephone (see course outline for appropriate phone
number), email, or a written note can be left in the Divisional Office (during the day) A-304
or in the Adjunct Lounge C-107. If there are extreme circumstances (documentation may
College Competencies: Student Learning
Objective:
Technological and Information Fluency – Students will
demonstrate computer literacy, and will be able to retrieve,
organize, and analyze information using both technological and
traditional means
2-4
Personal Skills – Students will demonstrate an awareness of
ethics, values, and personal responsibility, and an ability to
understand and manage themselves and their commitments.
1-4
Applied Knowledge - Students will demonstrate an
understanding of, and apply, bodies of knowledge within and
across disciplines
4
be required) that prevent a student from taking an exam according to the published
schedule, the student should use one of the above options to contact the instructor before
the next class. An arrangement for a special testing schedule is solely at the discretion of
the instructor. A student who waits for the next class session to speak with the instructor
will not be accommodated with a special exam schedule.
It is the student’s responsibility to finish an exam correctly and completely and to submit it in
the form designated by the instructor whether it is in electronic and/or hard copy form.
The use of electronic devices during exams is prohibited. Any student using an electronic
device during an exam (unless directed to do so by the instructor) will receive a 0 for the
exam.
Assignments:
Laboratory assignments and projects are hands -on productions that show the instructor that
the student can competently use specified software. Some lab work will be required for
grading and must be submitted when due. Acceptance of late laboratory work is solely at
the discretion of the instructor.
In addition to any homework assignment given during class, it is a standing assignment
that the student read each unit assigned. Following the class discussion, the student should
reread the material and work with the exercises throughout the text.
It is anticipated that students will spend at least six hours per week outside the classroom
working on course-related material.
Policies:
Lateness – The roll will be taken at the beginning of class. If the student is not in
attendance at that time, he/she will be carried in the roll book as being absent unless the
instructor is notified immediately after class. Attendance sheets cannot be adjusted at
following class meetings.
The student must adhere to all college polices. Due to the nature of this course, it is
recommended that the student review the policy titled “Acceptable Information
Technology Use at Bergen Community College.”
The use of portable electronic devices is not permitted while class is in session
except as directed by the instructor. Please be sure to silence electronic devices before
entering class.
The use of college computers to play music during class is prohi bited.
Students are expected to demonstrate listening, reading, note taking, and writing
skills. The student will need to take notes during class discussions and understand and
follow verbal and written directions. All assignments and correspondence with the
instructor (including email) must be well -written in full sentence format. Proper paragraph
format must be used for all postings to the student bulletin board (if applicable).
Students are expected to exhibit appropriate college -level classroom behavior at all
times.
All course-related correspondence must be conducted using the online learning
system’s mail took and must have an appropriate subject specified in the subject -line. In
the event the online learning system’s mail tool is unavailable, the student may reach the
instructor using real -world email. The subject line of all real world email correspondence
must contain the course number and section and student’s name. Any real world email
received without this information will not be opened.
Plagiarism in any form will be treated as a failure to complete an assignment and
may be subject to disciplinary action by the college. All work submitted should reflect the
individual effort by the student.
In borderline cases that may arise, a student’s attendance, class participation,
attitude, and observed effort will be considered in helping to determine the student’s final
grade.
If the instructor does not appear after 20 minutes following the s cheduled starting time,
students should generate an attendance list. One volunteer member needs to deliver the
list, containing the course title, date, and instructor’s name, to the Adjunct Lounge (C-107) or
to the Divisional Office (during the day) A-304.
Additional policy and assessment information may be distributed by individual
instructors.