ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING
POFI 2440
(Fall 2007 - Internet)
SYLLABUS:
Course Information
Course Title: Advanced Word Processing
Course Number: POFI 2440
Prerequisites: a. POFI 2401 – Word Processing I or knowledge of basic features of Word 2007.
b. Internet connection with an e-mail address.
c. Microsoft Word 2007 software. If you do not have Word 2007, it must be purchased before you can take the course.
Course Description:
A continuation course designed to provide experience producing complex documents using advanced word processing functions of Word 2007 software. Students will continue to develop accuracy, formatting, and document production skills. Emphasis is placed on learning and applying word publishing and macro functions while applying proofreading and editing skills. All assignments will be completed in Word 2007.
This is not a self paced course. There are due dates for the assignments. Starting with week two, there are assignments due each week. There are also cut off dates. These are the dates that the assignments will no longer be accepted.
Tests will be Proctored
You will have to
come to the
VCT Students: You will go to the testing center of the
college you are enrolled in to take Part 6 Theory Checkup. Contact the testing
center early in the semester to see if you have to make an appointment to be
tested.
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Login
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Go to this site: http://courses.tvcc.edu
Login using your last name, first initial, last four numbers of social security. Use lower case and no spaces. Password is last four numbers of social security.
Example: Roger Jones SS# 456-78-9012
ID: jonesr90l2 Password: 9012 |
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Online
Orientation |
On my faculty web site (link below), at the bottom of the homepage, there is a link to my Online Orientation: http://www.tvcc.edu/faculty/dspencer |
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WebCT
Tutorial |
Learn how to
use all the tools of your WebCT site that you will be using for this course
at the following link: http://www.tvcc.edu/Depts/dist.learning/WEBCT_Tutorial/index.htm
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Instructor Information
Name:
E-mail: dspencer@tvcc.edu
Office location:
Office hours: M-F 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Office phone: 903-675-6251
Textbook
Required Text: Microsoft Word 2007 – Windows XP Version, Signature Series, by Nita Rutkosky, Paradigm Publishing, Inc., 2007, includes a Student Data CD.
ISBN: 978-0-76383-026-7
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of Unit 4, the student will be able to acquire the following learning outcomes:
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Formatting Content |
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Control pagination Turn widow/orphan control on/off Insert manual line break |
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Organizing Content |
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Sort content in lists and table Sort text Sort text in columns Sort text in tables Sort records in a data source |
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Summarize document content using automated tools Automatically summarize document Analyze document with readability statistics |
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Merge letters with other data sources |
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Merge labels with other data sources |
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Formatting Documents |
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Insert and modify endnotes, footnotes, captions, and cross-references Create footnotes and endnotes View and edit footnotes and endnotes Move, copy, or delete footnotes and endnotes Customize footnote or endnote settings Convert footnotes and endnotes |
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Customizing Word |
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Customize menus and toolbars Customize toolbars Customize menus |
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Upon successful completion of Unit 5, the student will be able to acquire the following learning outcomes:
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Skill |
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Formatting Content |
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Create custom styles for text, tables and lists Format text with styles Create styles Apply styles Modify styles Create and apply a style to a table and list |
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Format, position and resize graphics using advanced layout features Create, format and customize objects Align graphic elements Flip, rotate and crop objects Apply advanced layout and text wrapping options Control image brightness and contrast Size an object |
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Insert and modify objects Insert and modify objects Insert object from file |
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Organizing Content |
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Use automated tools for document navigation Navigate using thumbnails Navigate using Document Map Insert bookmarks |
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Formatting Documents |
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Create and modify document background Create a watermark |
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Insert and modify endnotes, footnotes, captions, and cross-references Insert a cross-reference |
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Create and manage master documents and subdocuments |
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Customizing Word |
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Create, edit, and run macros Record and run macros Assign a macro a keyboard command Assign a macro to a toolbar Record a macro with a fill-in field Edit a macro using the Visual Basic Editor Organize macros |
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Modify Word default settings Create a custom dictionary and change the default dictionary Change the default font |
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Upon successful completion of Unit 6, the student will be able to acquire the following learning outcomes:
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Skill |
Pages |
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Formatting Content |
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Create and modify diagrams and charts using data from other sources Import data into a chart Import, embed and link an Excel worksheet into a table Copy a diagram from PowerPoint to Word |
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Organizing Content |
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Perform calculations in tables |
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Modify table formats Modify table formats and properties Insert and modify fields |
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Structure documents using XML Attach an XML schema to a Word document Load XML data into an Excel worksheet Enforce validation rules Display XML Options Enhance a schema Transform XML with style sheets Add a solution |
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Formatting Documents |
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Create and modify forms Create and fill forms Edit and customize a form |
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Create and modify document background Apply and modify a theme Apply a background color and fill effect |
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Create and modify document indexes and tables Create and modify a table of contents Create and modify an index Create and modify a table of figures Create and modify a table of authorities |
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Insert and modify endnotes, footnotes, captions, and cross-references Create captions |
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Collaborating |
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Modify track changes options |
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Publish and edit Web documents in Word Create and format Web pages Download and save Web pages and images Insert and modify frames |
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Manage document versions |
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Protect and restrict forms and documents Protect documents Restrict formatting and editing, allow exceptions, enforce protection, add users |
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Attach digital signatures to documents |
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Customize document properties |
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Customizing Word |
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Modify Word default settings Change default file location for workgroup templates |
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Course Completion Requirements
· Read the assigned chapters before starting on the assignments.
· Complete all the exercises in each chapter.
· Submit the assignments when due.
· Submit the tests when due.
· Be aware of the due dates and cut off dates and abide by them.
· Do not get behind. Check calendar for due dates.
3 Units or Modules in the Course
The student will work through 3 units or modules to complete the course. At the end of each unit, the student will take a test. The unit grade will consists of the following:
a. Theory Checkup (Multiple Choice type questions - online)
b. Performance Assessment (3 problem assignments)
c. Skill Assessments (Assigned problems from Text –
daily grade: prerequisites and assigned problems)
d. Photo for class roll (Module 1 only)
Due Dates and Cut Off Dates
There is a due date and a cut off date for each week’s assignments.
Unit 4 - Unit 4 Performance Assessment available the entire 5th week.
- Unit 4 Performance Assessment due end of 5th week.
- Weekly assignments should be turned in weekly. Check calendar for due dates and cut off dates. (Cut off date is the date the weekly assignments will no longer be accepted.)
- No work accepted for Unit 4 after end of 5th week.
Unit 5 - Unit 5 Performance Assessment available the entire 10th week.
- Unit 5 Performance Assessment due end of 10th week.
- Weekly assignments should be turned in weekly. Check calendar for due dates and cut off dates. (Cut off date is the date the weekly assignments will no longer be accepted.)
- No work accepted for Unit 5 after end of 10th week.
Unit 6 - Unit 6 Performance Assessment available the entire 15th week.
- Unit 6 Performance Assessment due end of 15th week.
- Weekly assignments should be turned in weekly. Check calendar for due dates and cut off dates. (Cut off date is the date the weekly assignments will no longer be accepted.)
- No work accepted for Unit 6 after end of 15th week.
If Units 4 & 5 are not completed and turned in by Drop Day, the instructor MAY drop the student from the course.
Computer Time Required
Approximately four to six hours per week of computer time is recommended to complete assignments.
Grading
40% of final grade = Skill Assessments (All Graded Assignments).*
40% of final grade = Performance Assessments (3 unit assessments).
20% of final grade = Three theory checkups.
5% of Part 4 grade = Photo for class roll.
*A perfectly completed prerequisite exercise will receive a score of 1.0 point and a perfectly completed assignment will receive a score of 4.0 points. A half-point (0.5) will be deducted for each error.
Scale for completed assignments:
0 errors - 4.0 4 errors - 2.0 8 + errors – 0.0
1 error - 3.5 5 errors - 1.5
2 errors - 3.0 6 errors - 1.0
3 errors - 2.5 7 errors - 0.5
The student will receive points for graded assignments, 3 theory checkups, 3 performance assessments, and class roll photo.
POINT SCALE:
A = 1365-1525 B = 1213-1364 C = 1060-1212 D = 908-1059 F = 907 & below
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty (cheating on an assignment or test) will not be tolerated in this class. If the instructor finds a student or students cheating, a grade of zero will be given for that assignment/test and could result in a grade of zero for the entire unit of work. Examples of academic dishonesty are, but not limited to:
§ Letting someone copy your assignment/test.
§ Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself, to take a test.
§ Knowingly using another person’s disk and submitting work from the disk as your own.
§ Giving your data disk to someone for whatever reason to look at or use your work.
§ Working on an assignment/test with a classmate or someone else. You must complete your own work.
§ Copying someone’s file and changing a few items and submitting it as your own.
If a student lets another student copy from them, then both students will receive the same punishment.
Identifying Your Work
As you complete each assignment, put a footer/header on the first page of the assignment. The footer should include your name, chapter number, and assignment number.
Example:
Your Name: C02EX06