Computers Merit Badge Proof of Completion

Brazos Valley MBC Jan 10 and 24, 2004

 

Requirement 1.  Will be discussed in class January 10; return completed on January 24 in the "take-home" workbook.

 

Requirement 2.  Will be discussed in class January 10; return completed on January 24 in the "take-home" workbook.

 

Requirement 3.  Will be discussed in class January 10; return completed on January 24 in the "take-home" workbook.

 

Requirement 4.  Three of the four to be accomplished during the Merit Badge College lab sessions if at all possible, and turned in to me at day's end on January 24 (see separate handout for Requirement 4 for more details):
 

a.  Provide a printout of data sorted according to each of the criteria specified.

Create a troop roster, providing name, rank, patrol, and telephone number of
each Scout.

Create a minimum of four (4) Scout records in the database

Sort the register by rank, by patrol, and alphabetically by name.

b.  Provide a printout of the spreadsheet for your weekend campout food budget (include at least four meals).

Develop a weekend campout food budget for your patrol.

Include four meals for eight patrol members.

Show the following for each item:  Meal, Item name, packaging, quantity,
price, total cost

Show the following for each meal:  Subtotal of meal cost

Show the following for the campout:  Total cost of all meals; Cost share for
eight patrol members

c.  Provide a printout of the form letter, the mail merge data, and the completed letters.

Write a two paragraph letter to parents of your troop’s Scouts, inviting them to a
court of honor.

Create a data table to be used with the letter; enter name and address for
four families in a patrol.

Create a minimum of four (4) Scout family records in the data table

Use the mail merge feature to make a personalized copy of the letter for each
family (do only the four families).

d.  Provide a printout of the campsite plan that you have developed in a graphics program.

Show the major elements of a campsite: tents, cooking areas, wood lot,
water source, terrain features, entrance, etc.

 

Requirement 5.  Two of the three to be accomplished during or between the Merit Badge College sessions, and turned in to me at the meeting on January 24:
 

a.  Provide proof of the visit, such as a business card or sheet of letterhead with a note of confirmation from the person that you visited.  Write a short (one half to one page) description of what use of computers you observed during your visit.  Attach this to your "take-home" workbook and turn it in.

 

b.  If you have access to electronic mail that can send messages to Internet addresses (HotMail, Yahoo,  AOL, internet service provider, etc.) send a message to me at the Internet address below.  Be sure to clearly include your name and troop number in the message and print a copy of the message you send.  If you download a program or file, identify where you obtained the file, and print a screen print of the download screen or provide a directory listing of the file.

 

c.  Provide a listing of the source code for the program, and a listing of the results (printer listing or screen print).  Be ready to discuss the program code.

 

Requirement 6.  Will be discussed in class January 10; return completed on January 24 in the "take-home" workbook.

 

Requirement 7.  Will be discussed in class January 10; return completed on January 24 in the "take-home" workbook.

 

Requirement 8.  Will be discussed in class January 10; return completed on January 24 in the "take-home" workbook.

 

Requirement 9.  Attach a list of the ways that your family could use a personal computer, other than for recreation, to your "take-home" workbook and turn it in on January 24, or send it to me through electronic mail at the address below (will meet requirement 5b above as well).

 

Internet address:   strauss@unt.edu

 

Proof of Completion After January 24

Send any materials that you did not turn in on January 24 to me by snail mail (address below) for me to review, or present it to your Troop counselor for Computers Merit Badge.  Try to get it all turned in on the 24th to avoid chasing after a partial later.
 

C.E. Strauss
UNT Box 305027
Denton, TX 76203-5027