CGS 1000 - Intro to Computers Tech.- Project (All 4 Microsoft Offices)

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Final Project Instructions & Rubric

Project Overview

The course final project is designed for you to apply the software application skills you

acquired during the term. For this project, you will use all four of the Microsoft Office

applications to create a unified project on a single topic. The instructions below are not

step-by-step instructions--as part of the previous assignments you've already learned

how to carry out various functions in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Instead, the

information below details the requirements for the final project. If you need assistance

with “how to do something in one of the Office applications” return to your ebook or

training materials.

Software Requirements

You must use the following software applications to create the final project:

• Microsoft Word 2016

• Microsoft Excel 2016

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2016

• Microsoft Access 2016

No other versions of Office may be used. If you're missing any of the above

applications, keep in mind that the computers in the Open Computer Lab (DTEC 462)

have all of these applications available for your use.

Project Topic

You may select any topic that is of interest to you. The course instructor must approve

your topic before you begin working on it--be sure to obtain his/her permission sooner

rather than later. Remember that your project will cover ONE topic. You will use ALL of

the Office applications to create content related to your chosen topic.

Some examples of past project topics include:

• develop a business

• highlight attending HCC

• your favorite sports team

• your favorite sport

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• dream car

• moving out on your own

• researching your planned career

• planning a vacation

• planning a wedding

• highlight your native country or culture

• your passion in life, etc.

Project Minimum Requirements

The minimum requirements for each of the four applications are detailed in the

checklists below.

1. Each application component is valued at 65pts.

2. There are 40 points (10 pts each application) allocated for professionalism,

effort, and creativity.

 Professionalism is assessed in evaluation of proper use of the required skills

(e.g. competent in tables), grammar, spelling, and overall appearance.

 Effort is assessed in whether or not the presentation exceeded the minimum

requirements

 Students who meet only the minimum requirements for each software application

may not receive the 40 points for professionalism, effort, and creativity.

 Creativity is demonstrated by applying the software skills acquired during the

term.

 Creativity is measured in various ways, including:

o applying additional skills covered in the course but not listed as a

minimum requirement,

o adding additional graphics or pictures,

o applying varying color schemes,

o creative formatting of the Excel chart,

o using various design backgrounds with presentation slides,

o creating your own slide background instead of using a design template,

o adding a border to the Microsoft Word document component,

o graphically editing pictures and other graphics,

o adding external sounds or movie clip in the PowerPoint component, etc.

3. This project must be an original creation, not a copy ‘n paste from this semester's

assignments. All rules concerning Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism will be

strictly enforced.

4. The project must be based on your original work.

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Microsoft Access - (65 points)

___1. Create a database and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Create a table

___3. Create a minimum of 6 fields in table

___4. Create a minimum of 5 records in table

___5. Assign a primary key (note the primary key must be unique for all possible data)

___6. Create a form based on table

___7. Create a query containing 4 fields – your choice of fields

___8. Create another query containing 5 fields – sort the query on your choice of field

___9. Create a query with at least 4 fields and restrict the query results with your choice

of criteria

___10. Create a report based on table or one of queries

Microsoft Excel - (65 points)

___1. Create an Excel workbook and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Create a worksheet with a minimum of six columns and six rows

___3. Create a minimum of 6 column titles, Arial 10 pt, Bold, use a font color other than

black

___4. Create a minimum of 6 row titles, Arial 10pt, do not bold

___5. Create formulas in no less than 4 cells, these are separate from the functions in

#6 and must be 4 different formulas

___6. Use the MIN, MAX, and AVERAGE functions

___7. Create a title for the worksheet merging and centering the text using a minimum

of six cells

___8. Format title with Arial, 14 pt, bold, italics, using a font color other than black

___9. Apply borders to merged cells

___10. Rename the Sheet Tab using your last name

___11. Apply color to Sheet Tab

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___12. Create a chart on separate sheet using the data on the main sheet; name the

sheet tab Chart

___13. Apply Conditional Formatting to at least five cells

___14. You must include a picture of your face

Microsoft PowerPoint - (65 points)

___1. Create a presentation and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Use a minimum of 10 slides

___3. Select a design theme or create your own theme

___4. First slide must be title slide layout with your name, course and section number

___5. Add a picture of your face on the title slide

___6. Add a picture style to the picture of your face

___7. One slide must have two levels of bullets

___8. Add a slide title to each slide

___9. Add a footer to the presentation with the date of development or slide number

___10. Add Clip Art or other graphic to a minimum of 3 slides

___11. Add WordArt to at least one slide

___12. Apply slide transition to all slides in the presentation

___13. Use a SmartArt Diagram

___14. Create the background for one slide from a picture

___15. Add entrance effects to at least 1 text and/or 1 piece of Clip Art

___16. Create a table with a minimum of 2 columns and 2 rows

___17. Create a simple column chart

___18. Animate the chart

___19. Use high contrast font color based on the color of the slide background

___20. Last slide must indicate that the presentation is ending

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Microsoft Word - (65 points)

___1. Create a document and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Set margins to 1 inch top and bottom and 1.25 inch left and right

___3. Set line spacing to 1.5

___4. Create a header with your full name aligned left and the course number & section

number aligned right

___5. Create a footer with the page number centered to the page

___6. Create a bulleted list, or numbered list, with a minimum of 2 items in list

___7. Add a picture of your face

___8. Apply a picture style to the picture of your face

___9. Create a title for your document: font of your choice, 14pt or larger, bold, italics,

color (change from default of black), and centered to the page

___10. Add a table to the document a minimum of 2 columns and 2 rows

___11.Format the table by applying a table style

___12. Adjust the column widths of the table to Auto Fit content

___13.Center the table to the page

___14.Document must be no less than 150 words

Sending (uploading) the Project

1. Launch MyHCC/Canvas

2. Navigate to the Final Project Module

3. Upload all files to the Final Project Submission link, be sure all 4 files are

attached before clicking Submit.

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Grade Point Distribution 300 Points

Microsoft Access 65

Microsoft Excel 65

Microsoft PowerPoint 65

Microsoft Word 65

Professionalism, effort, and creativity

 Professionalism is assessed in evaluation of proper use of the required skills (e.g. competent in tables), grammar, spelling, and overall appearance

 Effort is assessed in whether or not the presentation exceeded the minimum requirements

o Students who meet only the minimum requirements for each software application may not receive the 40 points for professionalism, effort, and creativity.

 Creativity is demonstrated by applying the software skills acquired during the term.

 Creativity is measured in various ways, including: o applying additional skills covered in the course but not listed as a

minimum requirement, o adding additional graphics or pictures, o applying varying color schemes, o creative formatting of the Excel chart, o using various design backgrounds with presentation slides, o creating your own slide background instead of using a design

template, o adding a border to the Microsoft Word document component, o graphically editing pictures and other graphics, o adding external sounds or movie clip in the PowerPoint component

etc.

 This project must be an original creation, not a copy ‘n paste from this semester's assignments. All rules concerning Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism will be strictly enforced.

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