Course
Description: While developing English language skills, Introduction
to MS Word for Windows builds word processing speed and accuracy through
practice in the production of various kinds of business correspondence, of
reports, of tabulations, and of forms from unarranged and rough-draft copy
sources in English.
Objectives: By the end of the course, students
should be able:
Instructional
Methods: Classes
include language development and critical thinking sessions followed by
hands-on practice and drills for speed and accuracy using Word. Students will complete periodic summary
exercises that require application of all skills learned to date. Each student will create a portfolio of
finished output.
Grading: The final grade is
based on the following:
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Class
Participation |
25% |
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Assignments |
40% |
|
Final
Project |
10% |
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Exams |
25% |
|
Total |
100% |
The
grading scale is: A=90-100%, B+=85-89%,
B=80-84%, C+=75-79%, C=70-74%, D=65-69%, F=60-64%.
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Week |
Topics |
Assignments and Tests |
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1 |
Mapping
the text: looking at the book's layout
and learning aids Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
activityIntroduction to Word. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
1-5 |
|
2 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situation requiring a word processing
solution. Creating,
saving, and printing documents. Responding
with an original document to a critical thinking activity. Transition
words for giving directions. |
Exercises
6-15 Turn
any list of 4 or more directions from the chapter into a paragraph, using
some or all of the following transition words: first, next, then, after, last. |
|
3 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Opening
and editing documents: opening
documents and editing them; inserting text; proofreading; copying and
pasting; sending Word documents as e-mail. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. Numerical
transition words for giving directions.
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Turn
any list of 5 or more directions in the text into a paragraph, using
numerical transition words: first,
second, third, etc. Exercises
16-23 |
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4 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Formatting
: tabs and alignment; fonts;
highlighting; andsymbols, bullets, and enumeration. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
24-30 |
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5 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Formatting: using alignment, line and paragraph
spacing, and hyperlinks; setting margins; and creating and formatting a
one-page report. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
31-35 |
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6 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Managing
documents: previewing; printing a file
or multiple files; finding and saving files as web pages. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
36-42 |
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7 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Using
Tables: creating tables and entering
data; merging and splitting cells; moving and resizing tables; using tables
in HTML. Responding
with an original document to a critical thinking activity. |
Vocabulary
log Exercises
43-51 |
|
8 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Using
Merge: to create form letters,
envelopes, and letters and mass mailings.
Responding with an original document to a critical thinking
activity. Review for exam. |
Exercises
52-56 Exam. |
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9 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Producing
multiple-page documents headers and footers and footnotes and endnotes;
outlines; breaks; dragging and dropping; bookmarks; and tracking. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
57-66 |
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10 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Using
Word's desktop publishing and automation features: columns, borders and shading, and text
boxes; templates, wizards, and macros.
|
Exercises
67-73 |
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11 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situation requiring a word processing
solution. Using
Word's graphics capabilities:
enhancing documents with graphics objects, clip art, and AutoShapes;
layering objects with text: and using an Internet simulation to download clip
art from the Internet. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
74-83 |
|
12 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Integrating
Word with other applications Responding
to a critical thinking activity with
an original document. |
Exercises
84-90 |
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13 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situation requiring a word processing
solution. Skill
refinement combining critical thinking, application integration, and Internet
skills: templates; retrieving Internet
data; sending Web document via e-mail, downloading clip art, and other skills
integration; etc. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
91-97 |
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14 |
Discussing
the unit's "On the Job" situations requiring a word processing
solution. Advanced
skills: creating tables of content,
indexes, charts, and forms; creating multiple versions of the same document;
customizing toolbars; etc. Responding
to a critical thinking activity with an original document. |
Exercises
98-104 |
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15-16 |
Final
project |
Project
to be approved in advance by the instructor and developed following
instructor guidelines. Exam |
rev. 2/04, 2/07, 5/08