Word Processing Concepts and Applications

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code:

CIS205

Instructor:

Sarah Davis

E-mail: sarahdavis@forrestcollege.edu

Phone: (864) 225-7653

             (864) 356-8447

Credit Hours:

3.0 credit hours awarded upon completion of course

Course Schedule:

This course meets independently starting June 30, 2008 to September 13, 2008

Text:

Microsoft Office Word 2007 Complete, by Jennifer Duffy and Carol M. Cram

© 2008 Course Technology Cengage Learning ISBN# 1-4239-0527-x

Course Description:

This course covers the skills necessary to become proficient in Microsoft Word 2000. Emphasizes productivity and excellence in document production. Students are encouraged to take Microsoft Office Specialist proficiency exam

Course Objectives:

Note:  You may expect that questions on your tests/exams will be based upon demonstrating your knowledge of the following course objectives.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Create basic documents
  • Edit text
  • Format document text and layouts
  • Create and format tables
  • Enhance documents with graphics
  • Use themes
  • Create mail merges
  • Use text and document styles
  • Develop multipage documents
  • Use references

Prerequisite:

CIS115 or Permission of Instructor

Course Outline:

Note: Instructor reserves the right to modify the outline as the needs of the class dictate

 

Week One:

Download files

Word Unit A: Creating Documents in word 2007

Exercises pgs. Word 2-19

Independent Challenges 1 & 3

Visual Workshop

Week Two:

Word Unit B: Editing Documents

Exercises pgs. Word 26-41

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 3

Visual Workshop

Week Three:

Word Unit C: Formatting Text & Paragraphs

Exercises pgs Word 50-67

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 2

Visual Workshop

Week Four:

Word Unit D: Formatting Documents

Exercises pgs. Word 78-95

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 3

Visual Workshop

Test: Word Units A-D

Week Five:

Word Unit E: Creating and Formatting Tables

Exercises pgs. Word 106-121

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 2 & 3

Visual Workshop

Week Six:

Word Unit F: Illustrating Documents with Graphics

Exercises pgs. Word 130-145

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 3

Visual Workshop

Week Seven:

Word Unit G: Working with Themes and Building Blocks

Exercises pgs. Word 154-169

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 2 & 3

Visual Workshop

Week Eight:

Word Unit H: Merging Word Documents

Exercises pgs. Word 178-193

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 2 & 3

Visual Workshop

Test word Units E-H

Week Nine:

Word Unit I: Working with Styles and Templates

Exercises pgs. Word 202-219

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 2

Visual Workshop

Week Ten:

Word Unit J: Developing Multipage Documents

Exercises pgs. Word 230-247

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 2

Visual Workshop

Week Eleven:

Word Unit K:Working with References

Exercises pgs. Word 258-273

Skills Review

Independent Challenges 1 & 3

Visual Workshop

Test Word Units I-K

Note:

All Independent Challenges must include Advanced Challenge Exercises

Instruction Method:

A variety of instruction techniques will be used in this course.  These practices include (but are not limited to) class lecture; small group work; discussion; group projects; out-of-class assignments; individual assignments; electronically based research; expected e-mail communications, etc.

Grading:

Unit Exercises .................................................................................................. 25%

Unit Independent Challenges, Skills Reviews, & Visual Workshops ............... 30%

Tests ................................................................................................................. 45%

*Missed tests:  If you miss a test, you must schedule to take the test within one week of having missed it or you will not be eligible to take the test at all.

Grading Scale:             A  =  90-100

                                     B  =  80-89

                                     C  =  70-79

                                     D  =  60-69

                                     F  =  Below 60

Attendance:

Regular attendance is expected because it is through regular attendance that you will hear and learn from the experience of your instructor as well as from the input (questions, answers, discussions, concerns) of others of the members of your class.  You may also “attend” classes (when you are not physically able to be present in class) by communicating with members of your assigned group and finding out from them what class materials you have missed and/or other aspects of what went on in class that you should know about.  You can also “attend” by keeping in touch with your instructor through the use of e-mail.  Let your instructor and members of your group know that you might be late, or that you’re too ill to come to class, or that you’ve missed an assignment and are trying your best to complete it, etc.  You must be in attendance for your scheduled test dates.  You must be in attendance for your scheduled group presentation dates.

Make-up work:

It is the individual student’s responsibility to find out from one of his classmates and/or group members what materials he/she might have missed as the result of having missed a class session.  Call your classmates; e-mail them; keep up with them; be responsible for getting the information that you need in order to demonstrate competence in this course..

Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on exam, or homework or failure of the course, and/or suspension /expulsion from the college.

Resources

The College has adequate resources to assist students in researching projects (i.e. books, magazines, newspapers, Internet, LIRN).

Changes

In accordance with the policy of the College, your instructor has the right to change the syllabus in a manner that he/she feels necessary in order to better accomplish the goal(s) of this course.