Course Code:
WFTR 532

Calendar Description:
Microsoft® Office Word – Level 1 teaches students how to create and edit documents, save, open or close documents, apply formatting options, set tabs and indents, change the view mode, manipulate the text using features such as copy and paste, and preview and then print the document. This course is designed for students who desire the skills necessary to create, edit, format, and print basic Microsoft Office Word documents.


Date First Offered:
2009-03-02

Hours:
Total Hours: 18
Seminars and Tutorials: 18

Total Weeks:
3

This course is offered online:
No

Pre-Requisites:
NONE

Non-Course Pre-Requisites:
This course is designed for students who are familiar with personal computers, using a keyboard and using a mouse. The course assumes that students have experience working in a Microsoft Windows environment.

Co-Requisites:
NONE

Rearticulation Submission:
No

Course Content:
Unit 1: Introducing Word
- Looking at the Screen
- Working with Text
- Working with Documents

Unit 2: Manipulating Text
- Changing the View
- Adjusting the Zoom
- Splitting Windows
- Selecting Text
- Editing Text

Unit 3: Formatting Content
- Formatting Characters
- Formatting Paragraphs
- Organizing List Information
- Using Spacing

Unit 4: Working with Tabs
- Setting Tab Stops

Unit 5: Formatting Documents
- Setting Up the Document
- Controlling Text Flow
- Using Headers and Footers

Unit 6: Getting Ready to Print
- Proofing Your Document
- Searching for Information
- Preparing to Print

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize and identify how Word handles simple and intermediate word processing features
- Create, edit, save, open, and close documents
- Select text for further action such as formatting, deleting, copying, pasting, etc.
- Change the view mode for specific types of editing tasks
- Apply character and paragraph formatting options
- Set tabs and indents for columnar types of information such as financial reports
- Change the margins, paper size or orientation for a document
- Control the text flow using appropriate page breaks
- Use headers and footers in a document
- Find and replace information in a document
- Preview and print documents
- Create, edit, and print envelopes or labels

Grading System:
Percentage

Passing Grade:
70%

Grading Weight:
Quizzes and Tests: 50 %
Assignments: 30 %
Lab Work: 15 %
Participation: 5 %

Number of Assignments:
6

Nature of Participation:
Attendance

Percentage of Individual Work:
100

Course Offered in Other Programs:
No

Additional Comments:
Completion of this course partially prepares students to write the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. By completing the other levels available for this application students will have reviewed all of the exam objectives.

Text Books:
Required - Microsoft, 2008, Microsoft Office Word 2007, Level 1 - Essential Skills (CCI Learning Solutions Inc.). Chapters Covered: AllAdd Content...