IFSM 201 – Assignment One
You must use Microsoft Word to complete this paper. (Works is not
Word).
Objectives
of the assignment:
1.
Go to the UMUC library. You can find it at http://umuc.edu/library/library.shtml.
Once there, chose Find Articles, Books, More: Articles and More. Go to Search
by Subject and chose the link Information Systems. Go to Emerald Fulltext and
Management Reviews. You will be brought to a login screen. Enter your last name
and your social security number (without any dashes) and click the Login
button. Enter a search term. This can be any computer topic that interests you.
As an example, I entered Microsoft Office. I then chose one of the articles
shown.
2.
Open Microsoft Word and type the words Homework One
and press Enter (to add a blank line). (This paragraph will now be referred to
as paragraph A)
3.
Copy two sentences of the article you found into
your Word document (under the words Homework One). After you copy the
sentences, you will cite the resulting paragraph in APA style. (This paragraph
will now be referred to as paragraph B)
4.
Copy one paragraph of this article into a Word
document. You will cite this paragraph in APA style. (This paragraph will now
be referred to as paragraph C)
5.
Type a new paragraph below the copied one. In this
paragraph, you will tell me what the paragraph says, using your own words.
Again, cite this paragraph in APA style. That you put the words you read into
your own words is called paraphrasing. If you directly quote or paraphrase, you must cite it in your
document. Failing to do so becomes plagiarism. (This paragraph will now be
referred to as paragraph D)
6.
Select paragraph A and change its alignment to
center
7.
Go to paragraphs B and D in your paper and press Tab
at the start of the first sentence of each paragraph.
8.
Select paragraphs B and D. To select these two non
continuous paragraphs, first select the first paragraph by triple clicking or
dragging and then press down the Control key while you select paragraph D.
9.
Go to Format, Paragraph to make sure that the
alignment of the paragraphs is Left aligned.
10.
Change the format of the paragraphs to be Double
spaced
11.
Deselect paragraphs B & D
12.
Select paragraph C. Go to Format, Paragraph to make
sure that the alignment of the paragraph is Left aligned and Single spaced.
13.
Change the format of the paragraph to be Indented
from the left and right 1/2 inch (0.5)
14.
You will add a table at the end of the four
paragraphs. The table will have three columns and four rows.
15.
Select the first row of the table
16.
Choose Table, Merge Cells (to make a one column row)
17.
Insert a picture into this row by going to Insert,
Picture.
If you wish to use clipart,
then choose Clip Art and browse through the offerings.
If you wish to use a picture
that is on your computer, then choose From File and find your picture.
18.
Once the picture is inserted into the row, click on
the picture once. This will select it. You may then move or resize it as you
wish.
19.
Type the data into the table. See my sample paper to
see what words you will type in the table.
20.
Select the dates and change the alignment to center.
21.
Go to the end of the document (pressing Control
& End gets you there quickly).
22.
Press Control & Enter. This will create a page
break.
23.
Type the word References. Make this word Center
aligned. Press Enter (to add a blank line).
24.
Type the citation information for your article,
letting your Word program page wrap as normal. After you are done typing the
citation, press Enter once.
25.
Select the citation you just typed. Go to Format,
Paragraph, click on the drop down arrow next to the choice Special and select
Hanging. Click OK
Make sure that the citation is double spaced.
Format the title of the article to be in
italics.
26.
Move to the top of the document (pressing Control
& Home is a quick way to do this)
27.
Press Control & Enter. This will create a page
break.
28.
Press Control & Home to move to this new page 1.
29.
Go to File, Page Setup. Change the margins to be 1”
left, right, to, and bottom.
30.
Add a right aligned header to your document that is
the title of the article you used and the page number (using the page number
code). If the title is very long, use just the first 4 or 5 words of the title.
31.
Add a centered footer to your document that says
IFSM 201
32.
On page 1, type the words Homework One, your full
name, and the date, each on its own line.
33.
Select the three lines of text and chose Center
Alignment (this aligns the text horizontally)
34.
Go to File, Page Setup, Layout tab.
35.
Change the Vertical Alignment to Center. Apply to Selected Text (this aligns the text
vertically)
36.
Select the words Homework One and change the font
type to whichever one you wish (except for wingdings!). Change the size to be
at least 22. Make the text bold and colored blue.
37.
Select the words that are your name and change the
font type to whichever one you wish (except for wingdings!). Change the font
size to be between 12 and 22. Make the text have the style of Outline.
38.
Select the date and make the text have the style of
Italics
39.
Save the file as HOME1
Submission:
To submit the document, please go to the Assignments area, Homework One
and chose Type a title (you can type the words Homework One here.) Type or copy and paste content into the text
box (again, you can type anything here). Attach the file you created (HOME1). Then,
click on Submit.
Notes:
If you plan on using Word 2003, everything will match your book (even
though the book is for 2002). If you plan on using Word 2007, you will have to
find where things are on your own (sorry!). I do have the Microsoft Office Compatibility
Pack so I will be able to open your 2007 files.
All of the information you need to use Word to create this report can
be found in the Word 2002 sections A, B, and C of your Beskeen book. If you have
never used Word before, I suggest that you go through each of the tutorials
before starting this project.