INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WORD

Associate Degree in Office Information Technology

CS 110

Breyer State University
Instructor: Warren Seetahal MBA, BSc, MCSE

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to an exciting practical course in the curriculum for the Degree, Associates in Office Information Technology. I will be pleased to instruct you in this course. This is a practical course in which you will explore, learn and master the Microsoft Word 2002 software program, a module of the Microsoft Office suite of applications.

Microsoft Word is one of the most commonly used programs in the world that is used to share information across the globe. Almost every business today utilizes the power of the Microsoft Suite of applications and in today’s competitive environment; almost everyone is expected to be proficient in the Microsoft Word application.

You can expect to enjoy this course during which you will gain ‘hands-on’ experience in mastering various aspects of the Microsoft Word application. You will learn many basic concepts and you will also master skills necessary to create great looking documents, templates, ‘web-ready’ documents, tables, charts, ‘graphic-filled’ documents, letters, labels, envelopes and much, much more. The coursework that you will complete in this course follows the MOUS standards.

TIME FRAME: This is a five-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded five semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is only one required text book for this course:

Book 1: Microsoft Word Version 2002 Step By Step (With CD-ROM)’ Perspection Inc, Perspection Inc. ISBN # 0072955228.

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EXAMINATIONS: There is only one exam for this course which must be taken at the end of the tenth week of the course. This exam will account for 60 percent of your overall grade.

The exam is programmed and located in the online classroom for this course. The examination is an open-book examination. The exam consists of thirty questions and you will have thirty minutes to complete the questions. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. I will then grant your information to access the examination questions for the specified time period. You will receive an email from me indicating the necessary information required to access the examination. Once you navigate to the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 30 minutes to submit your answers. The program provides me with the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. When you are ready you can click on the submit button to send your answers to me. You will receive an email with your exam score and you will receive a copy of the examination with the correct answers within 72 hours; hence you will be able to know where you went wrong.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a “chat” room. I am also willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at a mutually convenient time. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive information regarding dates and times for chat sessions. Upon registration for this course you will be given my contact information which includes a telephone contact number, ICQ# information and MSN messenger information. I am also available for communication over MSN chat; hence you may be able to save on some of those high phone bills costs. If at any time during this course you change your email address or other contact information, please be sure to notify me immediately.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There is one major written assignment for this course. The assignment is due at the beginning of the tenth week. You will also have four short fortnightly assignments due at the end of week 2, week 4, week 6 and week 8 respectively. The assignments total 40 percent of your final grade. The major assignment carries a weight of 20 percent toward your final grade and each fortnightly assignment carries a weight of 5 percent toward your final grade.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, Warren Seetahal, MBA, BSc, MCSE currently teach undergraduate courses at Breyer State University. I hold a degree in Masters in Business Administration, one in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a major in Accounting, and I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. I have worked in many companies primarily being responsible for change through technology. I have served as project manager, ISO 9002 auditor and Information Systems Manager for many companies. I have been a swimmer and table-tennis player for the past sixteen years. I am currently pursuing RHCE certification and intend to pursue a PhD in Operations Research and Information Systems in the near future.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: You should possess the following skills/abilities by the end of the course:

1). Creating documents in Word.
2). Working with texts, paragraphs and lists.
3). Designing documents using templates, styles and themes.
4). Previewing and reviewing documents.
5). Presenting information in tables, columns, graphs and charts.
6). Working with graphics, word art and shapes.
7). Collaboration through document review, merging and email integration.
8). Web documents and web presentation.
9). Customization of menus, toolbars and utilization of macros.
10). Creating letters and labels.
11). Creating forms.
12). Understanding and utilizing footnotes and bookmarks.
13). Auto-creating tables of contents and indexes.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the link “Assignments” found in your classroom.

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