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INF103 Computer Literacy

Week 2 Assignment

Using Microsoft Word: What Does the Library Have to Offer?

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Write a one- to two-page essay that describes the benefits of using the Ashford University Library. Your paper should:

Explain the differences between scholarly resources and popular resources.

Describe the key things to remember when searching for sources within the Ashford University Library (e.g., databases, FindIt@AU search tool).

Detail how you will be most effective and efficient in finding resources that fit your research needs.

Format your paper according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Your paper should demonstrate your ability to use the functions within MS Word to create a document with the following elements:

 

A title page (see below for specific information to include on this page)

Page numbers located in the top, right corner of the page (header page number function)

Paragraphs that are double spaced with the first line indented by .5 inch (line spacing function)

Page margins set to one inch on all four sides (margins function)

Spelling and grammar check (spelling & grammar function)

The Paper:

 

Must be one to two pages in length (excluding title page and reference page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Statements such as “This paper is about…” or “I am going to tell you…” are not acceptable in college-level writing.

Must address the topic of this paper with critical thought.

Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

Must use at least one source in addition to the course text.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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INF103 Computer Literacy

Week 3 Assignment

 Using Microsoft Excel

 As indicated in the guidance for Week 3 Excel can be used for many purposes.  For example, Excel can be used to develop and track your personal income and expenses against a monthly budget.  Assume a family has developed a monthly budget and desires to compare actual expenses for July to their budget.

Before we begin, for income and savings we use the formula (Actual – Budget) and for costs or expenses we use the formula (Budget – Actual).  We do this because we are trying to determine whether the difference or variance is better or worse.  It is better to earn a higher salary but it is worse to spend more than budget.

Here are the detailed instructions:

In cell A1, enter the following title for this worksheet: Personal Budget vs. Actuals.

In cell A3, enter the following: Item.

In cell B3, enter the following: Factor.

In cell C3, enter the following: Budget Amount.

In cell C4, enter the following: Per Month.

In cell D3, enter the following: Actual Amount.

In cell D4, enter the following: July.

In cell E3, enter the following: Difference.

In cell E4, enter the following: (Better/Worse)

Be sure to expand the columns so that the contents don’t overlap the adjacent columns. At this point, this is what your spreadsheet should look like:

 

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The following set of instructions will build your line items list:

 

In cell A5, enter the following: Salary

In cell A6, enter the following: Federal Taxes

In cell A7, enter the following: State Taxes

In cell A8, enter the following: Available Income

Leave cell A9 blank.  Leave all other cells in row 9 blank

In cell A10, enter the following: Living Expenses: Rent/utilities/groceries/phone

In cell A11 through A14, use the example below to determine what should be entered.

In cell A15, enter the following: Total Expenses

Leave cell A16 blank, and leave all other cells in row 16 blank.

In cell A17, enter the following: Savings

This is what you should see in your line items list:

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Next, let’s add the Factors:

In cell B6, enter the following: 15%

In cell B7, enter the following: 5%

Leave all other cells in column B blank

This is how it should appear:

 

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The following set of instructions will help you create formulas in your spreadsheet. Excel has built in formulas to make calculating data easier. Formulas always begin with the equal sign (=) which tells Excel that a formula is being entered.

 

In cell C5, enter the following:  4000

In cell C6, enter the following:  =+B6*C5

Entering this formula will tell Excel to multiply the 15% federal tax rate within cell B6 by the $4,000 monthly amount in C5, which will return a $600 federal tax cost.

In cell C7, enter the following: =+B7*C5

Entering this formula will tell Excel to multiply the 5% state tax rate within cell B7 by the $4,000 monthly amount in C5, which will return a $200 state tax cost.

In cell C8, enter the following:  =+C5-C6-C7

Entering this formula will tell Excel to subtract the federal and state tax amounts from the salary amount to determine the monthly available income of $3,200 after taxes. Continue with the following instructions to enter the remaining data and formulas into your spread sheet.

In cell C10, enter the following: 1625

In cell C11, enter the following: 150

In cell C12, enter the following:  300

 In cell C13, enter the following: 350

In cell C14, enter the following: 725

In cell C15, enter the following: formula: =SUM(C10:C14)

In cell C16, enter the following: blank

In cell C17, enter the following  formula: =C8-C15

In cell D5, enter the following: 4100

In cell D6, enter the following: =+D5*B6

In cell D7, enter the following: =+D5*B7

Place the cursor over cell C8, presspress Ctrl and C at the same time, and move the cursor to cell D8, presspress Ctrl and  V at the same time.  You should see $3,280.  You copied and pasted the formula from C8 into D8.  From now on we will just say “press Ctrl C” for copy and “press Ctrl V” for paste.

In cell D10, enter the following: 1682

In cell D11, enter the following: 165

In cells D12, enter the following: 270

In cell D13, enter the following: 295

In cell D14, enter the following: 715

Place the cursor over cell C15, press Ctrl C, move the cursor to cell D15, press Ctrl V.  You should see 3127.  You copied and pasted the formula from C15 into D15.

Place the cursor over cell C17, press Ctrl C, move the cursor to cell D17, press Ctrl V.  You should see 153.  You copied and pasted the formula from C17 into D17.

In cell E5, enter the following: =+D5-C5

In cell E6, enter the following: =+C6-D6

In cell E7, enter the following: =+C7-D7

In cell E8, enter the following: =+D8-C8

In cell E10, enter the following: =+C10-D10

Place the cursor over cell E10, press Ctrl C, with the cursor highlight cells E11 through E14 then press Ctrl V.

In cell E15, enter the following: =+C15-D15

In cell E17, enter the following: =+D17-C17. You are almost done.

This is what your spreadsheet to this point should look like:

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To see all the formulas you’ve entered into the spread sheet, click on the Formulas Tab and select Show Formulas to see the formulas.

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This is what the formulas should look like in the spreadsheet:

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Click Show Formulas again to return to the normal spreadsheet view.

With the cursor highlight cells from C5 through E17.

It should look similar to this:

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Right click, then select Format Cells in the popup menu:

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Then make the selections indicated in the options box pictured below.

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These selections will remove the decimals and add a dollar sign to the columns.

Finalize your worksheet by making sure all columns are formatted to accommodate the size of the data.  In the same popup box pictured above in the Border tab, you can format your table as needed to assure it looks clean and neat.  Consider putting borders to separate cells.  Consider making titles bold.

Save your worksheet. This is what it should look like when you’re done:

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Making a Chart for Budget Expenses

 

To view a brief ‘How To’ video for creating a chart in your spreadsheet, click on the video below.

To make a chart for budget expenses:

Use the cursor to highlight from A10 to A14

Hold down the Control key (Ctrl) and select C10 to C14

Your columns should look similar to this:

 

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Click the “Insert” tab.

Click the column chart

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Select 2-D Column

 

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In Microsoft Office version 2010 and prior, you will see the Chart Tool activated at the top of the screen for the formatting elements. Click the chart and press the help key (F1) in Microsoft Office to open  the help function for the options available in your version. This is a clip of Microsoft version 2010 for your reference:

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In the 2013 version of Microsoft Office which is demonstrated below, you should then see something similar to the following graphic

Use the options to the right to format your chart. Click ‘Chart Title’ to change it to ‘Personal Budget Expenses’. You can also select other options to see how they affect the appearance of your chart.

Move chart underneath the table by placing the cursor on the frame and dragging the diagram under the budget table. You can expand the size of the chart by selecting and dragging any of its corners.

Your finished spreadsheet should look similar to this example:

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INF103 Computer Literacy

Week 4 Assignment

Computer Ethics PowerPoint

Review your initial post from this week’s discussion activity on computer ethics. Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a presentation based on your initial computer ethics discussion and associated research. To view a brief 'How To' video for creating a PowerPoint file for this assignment, click on the video in your course shell: Creating a PowerPoint (access this link through your online course)

Your presentation Should:

Identify the key points you want to highlight.

Contain a minimum of three slides in the body of the presentation.

Each slide in the body of the presentation should have no more than three bullet points.

Each slide must include animation.

Include graphics, audio, video or embedded links as needed to support and enhance your topics.

In addition:

Create a title slide that that includes a Title of PowerPoint, Students Name, Course Number & Title, Instructor's Name, and Date, in that order.

Create a reference slide that identifies all sources used within the presentation (including graphics or other multimedia)

Format your references according to APA style as outline in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.), and use in-text citations where necessary throughout the body of your presentation.

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INF103 Computer Literacy

Week 5 Assignment

Final Paper

For the Final Paper, you will select one topic from the list below.  You will want to choose a topic that is important or interesting to you.

Instructions for completing the Final Paper

Please select from one of the following topics, which are addressed in the course textbook, Introduction to Computer Literacy:

Collaborative Technologies (covered in Chapter 1)

Ethical Concerns in Computing (covered in Chapter 1)

The Digital Divide (covered in Chapter 1)

Open Source Software (covered in Chapter 3)

The Impact of Mobile Computing (covered in Chapter 4)

Social Networks  (covered in Chapter 7)

Protecting Copyrights and Intellectual Property (covered in Chapter 8)

The Future of Cloud Computing (covered in Chapter 9)

Return to the textbookand review the pages in the chapter that pertain to your selected topic.

Next, login to the Ashford University Library and conduct a search on that topic.

The INF103 tutorial (Links to an external site.) will walk you through the basic steps of doing a search for scholarly articles within the Ashford University Library.  A transcript of this video can be accessed through your online course.

Select two scholarly articles to use in your paper. For each article, write down the author information, date of publication, title of the article, the publication information (journal title), and the database from which you retrieved the article. You will need this information when you create your references for the sources.

Begin the writing process. You are going to compare the points of view offered by these authors (the author of your textbook and the authors of the two articles you have selected) on your selected topic, and then offer your own point of view based upon your analysis of the readings.

The Ashford Writing Center (AWC) offers assistance with the writing process. The AWC contains many tutorials and offers online guides for how to develop an academic paper. Click on the Writing Center link under “Learning Resources” in the left navigation of this course to visit the AWC.

Criteria for Grading

You will be graded on how well your paper meets the following criteria:

Content

How clearly you demonstrate your knowledge of your chosen topic.

Frequent and appropriate use of examples from the textbook and selected articles to support your points.

Appropriate inclusion of relevant quotes from the discussion forum activities.

At least one paragraph for each of your three sources (the textbook and two scholarly articles) that includes an accurate summary of the points made by the author(s).

At least one paragraph for each of your three sources showing your thoughtful analysis of the point of view introduced by the authors.

At least two paragraphs illustrating how the authors of those three sources agree or disagree with one another about the topic.

At least two paragraphs that reflect your own point of view and provide a conclusion about your chosen topic.

Form

The way your paper looks is also important to this assignment.

Complete your assignment using Microsoft Word.

Include a proper title page.

Use correct APA formatting for an academic paper (see the Ashford Writing Center tutorial).

Use proper citation style for all quotes.

Your paper must be between five to seven pages long (excluding title and references pages).

Make sure to review your paper for grammar and use the Spell Check function in Microsoft Word before submitting your work.

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