Computer Science 1300
Essential Computer Skills

Here is a checklist for lab 5.  Lab 5 will be due on Thursday, September 24.  Please start early and get as much as you are able done by Tuesday; then we'll discuss any problems people may be having in class on Tuesday.  (By Tuesday, you should at least have attempted all the items on the checklist so that you'll know where any potential trouble spots are.)

The assignment is to write a document using Microsoft Word.  The content of the document will be your comments on the class so far.  I won't grade it based on what you say, but I am interested and hope you will take the content as well as the form seriously.

The lab will be worth 25 points.  5 of these you can get simply by successfully turning the assignment in on time.  The remaining points will be based on the following 20-point checklist.  I would suggest printing this out and actually checking off items as you complete them; otherwise it's a lot to keep in mind.
 

1. Margins:  1.20" on top, bottom, and sides
2. Title and name:  at the top of your document there should be a line with the heading LAB 5 in boldface and centered.  On a separate line put Your Name, again in bold and centered.
3. You should include a table with 2 columns and at least 4 rows.  The two cells in the top row should contain the headings "topic" and "comments"; the remaining cells in the first column should contain the headings "text", "class sessions", and "assignments".  (You may add any additional features of the class you would like to comment on, e.g. "work load", "CBT", etc.)  The left-hand column should be narrower than the right-hand column (since you'll be writing more on the right).
4. All headings in the left column and the top row should be in boldface and centered in the cells.
5. Text in the remaining cells should be aligned at the left (and not bold).
6. Use a double line to separate the top row from the rest of the table; all other cell boundaries should be indicated by single lines.
7. Following the table, you should have a boldface heading reading:  "Things I like best about the class so far:  ".  Following this heading you should have a numbered list with at least two items.  (If you can't think of anythng to put in this category, as a last-ditch measure you could simply write "First numbered item" and "Second numbered item" or something like that.)
8. Following the numbered list, the boldface heading "Things I like least about the class so far:  " should appear.  This heading should be followed by a bulleted list of at least two items.  As before, if you just can't think of any items to include, you may write "First bulleted item" and "Second bulleted item".
9. Both headings should be aligned at the left margin.
10. Both the bulleted list and the numbered list should be offset 1" from both the left and right margins.
11. After the second (bulleted) list, you should have a heading reading "Final Comments:  "  This should be followed by at least two paragraphs of double-spaced text.  (I'll appreciate anything else you have to say about the class here, but if you run out of comments feel free to just ramble on about anything for two paragraphs.)
12. The first line of each of these double-spaced paragraphs should be indented 1/2" (but don't use spaces or tabs to accomplish this).
13. These paragraphs should be right-justified.  [Clarification:  the text should be aligned at both the left and right margins.]
14. You should have at least two numbered footnotes.
15. The document must be at least two pages long.
16. There should be no page number on the first page; subsequent pages should have the page number centered at the bottom of the page.
17. There should be no header on the first page; subsequent pages should have a header including "Lab 5" and your name.
18. There should be no tabs anywhere except perhaps after numerals or bullets in the lists, and no spaces except after periods or between words.  (That is, don't use tabs or spaces to format text.)
19. There should be no carriage returns in the middle of paragraphs or numbered items.  (That is, don't use carriage returns as a way of controlling text breaks.)
20. There should be no spelling mistakes that can be caught by the spell checker.

You should expect this project to take some time.  Carrying it out should give you a good knowledge of many of the capabilities of Word.  Don't put this one off!  Start early; you can email me or come by if you need help, and you'll also have the opportunity to ask questions (or show off things you've found that you think are neat) in class on Tuesday.

Have fun!