This web based course can help prepare students for               Microsoft Office Specialist Core certification in Word, Excel,      Access, and PowerPoint.  Students retrieve assignments on the Internet, work through them at home on their own, then send results to the instructor as e-mail attached files.

I'm sure that you'll find this class to be informative and fun! Please check these pages regularly to stay informed about upcoming assignments and due dates. Diligence is a must for this class since you're pretty much on your own. However, I'm just an electronic moment away at amy@MineralArea.edu or you can phone 573/518-2122.

We'll be using the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite for this class. This version is quite different than previous versions, so you will definitely need to use it. If you don't have it installed on your home computer, you may purchase a discounted copy at the MAC Bookstore.  It's easy to install... Otherwise, feel free to use the computer lab on the MAC campus. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Friday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

You'll access your assignments through the 'My MAC' student portal.  Login in to My MAC, click the Academics tab and locate this course. You should have access as soon as you register. There are pages that contain information regarding the syllabus, coursework, course information and the gradebook. After you complete the assignments, just send them back using the coursework assignment page. Let me know if you have any questions.

Additionally, make sure that you save all of your work for the entire semester until grades are completed, just in case some of your work needs to be re-submitted. And don't save all of your files in one place. Make backup copies to a jump drive, another hard drive, etc.

**NOTE - Assignments MUST be submitted by due date. Any late work will receive a grade reduction.