Advanced Word Processing Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Instructor
Camille Cargill (Curriculum Vitae)Office Location
R. E. Byrd Business Building 360
Office Hours
By appointment
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Course
POFI-2340-001 Advanced Word Processing
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: POFI 2301-minimum grade of C or demonstrated competence
Course Description
Advanced word processing techniques using merging, macros, graphics and desktop publishing. Includes extensive formatting for technical documents. This course is designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)
Class Type
Online Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
Signature Series: Microsoft Word 2013, by Rutkosky and Roggenkamp, EMC Paradigm Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-76385-199-6
Supplies
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- Textbook - Signature Series: Microsoft Word 2013, by Rutkosky and Roggenkamp, EMC Paradigm Publishing, Inc.,
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- One USB portable storage device (Jump drive, Flash drive, Travel drive,
Student Performance
\ OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF COURSE: The student will continue to apply basic knowledge/skills of word processing using Microsoft Word 2010 and will learn the following: inserting images, shapes, and WordArt; creating/enhancing tables and charts; sorting and selecting; managing lists, shared documents, page numbers, headers, and footers; inserting and customizing Quick Parts; customizing AutoCorrect, Word options, and themes; formatting with styles; protecting documents; inserting endnotes, footnotes, and references; creating indexes, specialized tables, and forms.
\\ By the end of the semester, the student will be able to satisfactorily complete all of the Learning Outcomes (Minimum Competencies) with a competency level based on the completion of required examinations administered under the supervision of the instructor and evaluated according to the instructor’s grading scale in the Office Administration Department.
\\ PERFORMANCE/LEARNING OBJECTIVES (MINIMUM COMPETENCIES):
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- \ Reinforce basic word processing knowledge/skills. \
- \ Learn, practice, and apply advanced word processing features. \
- \ Demonstrate advanced word processing proficiency through assessments and timed production tests. \
\ END-OF-COURSE OUTCOMES: Implement advanced word processing features; import data; incorporate graphics; apply collaborative and special functions to enhance documents.
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Expected Student Behavior
Plagiarism, Cheating and Individual Work Ethic: The Amarillo College policies and Code of Student Conduct is strictly adhered to when dealing with plagiarism, cheating and duplication of work product. Any evidence of plagiarism, cheating or duplication of work product will result in a zero on the project or test in question.
Grading Criteria
GRADING SCALE: See course schedule. Course grade: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; <60 = F
Chapter/Unit Assessments 20 percent
Production Tests (3) 80 percentSemester Grade 100 percent
You are NOT required to submit the exercises for each chapter you complete, but these exercises are extremely important in understanding the concepts and procedures you will be using in the chapter assessments. I strongly encourage you to work through the exercises to understand the procedures and concepts for the chapter before completing the chapter assessments. However, you WILL submit the exercises for Chapter 16 and then for Chapters 29 and 30. For Chapters 29 and 30, you will ONLY be doing the exercises—not the assessments.
The assessments are to be submitted electronically (as attachments to the specified Drop Box) through Blackboard. Assignments will be checked and comments on any errors will be placed on the submitted assignment. Ten points will be deducted for each error on the assessments. Ten points per week will be deducted from the grade for any work submitted after the posted deadline. Students are encouraged to read/apply the instructor’s comments when making corrections to homework to be better prepared for tests.PRODUCTION TESTS:
Production tests will be graded as follows:
0 errors = 100
1 error = 85
2 errors = 75
3 errors = 65
4 errors = 55
5+ errors = 50TESTING: Students are required to adhere to the course schedule. All deadlines are posted to the online course calendar and will be strictly adhered to.
Changes/deviations from the course schedule will be made by email at least one week prior to the scheduled event. It is the student’s responsibility to stay current, informed, and on time regarding deadlines.
Assessments are due by 11:55 p.m. on the date they are due. Assignments that are not submitted by the deadline will have ten points per week deducted from the grade.
There are three (3) production tests in this course.
There is no comprehensive final examination. The last production test (over Chapters 26-30) will be made available during Week 8. However, you must complete/submit all of the assignments for Chapters 26-30 before taking the final exam.
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Calendar
POFI 2340, ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING, ONLINE COURSE SCHEDULE
Summer 2016
* NP = Nothing to Print
WEEK 1:
June 6-12
Assignment:
Course Syllabus
Unit 1 Performance Assessments: U1.1, U1.2, U1.3, U1.4, U1.5, U1.6, U1.7, U1.8
Getting Started (pp. xiii-xxiv)
Review Chapters 1-10. You will not have to complete these exercises and assessments, but you are responsible for the information and the correct application of the information In these chapters
Unit 2 Performance Assessments: U2.1, U2.2, U2.3, U2.4, U2.5, U2.6, U2.7, U2.8 (Chapters 6-10)WEEK 2:
June 13-19
Assignment:Chapter 11 Assessments: 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
Chapter 12 Assessments: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6
Chapter 13 Assessments: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
Chapter 14 Assessments: 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5WEEK 3:
June 20-26
June 24-26Chapter 15 Assessments: 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4
Unit 3 Performance Assessments: U3.1, U3.2, U3.3, U3.4, U3.5, U3.6, U3.7, U3.8, U3.9, U3.10, U3.11, U3.12
Preview Production Test #1 (Chapters 11-15)
Production Test #1 (Chapters 11-15)WEEK 4:
June 27-July 3
Chapter 16 Exercises: 16.1A-B(NP), 16.1C, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 16.10, 16.11(NP), 16.12
Chapter 16 Assessments: 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5
Chapter 17 Assessments: 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4
Chapter 18 Assessments: 18.1, 18.2WEEK 5:
July 5-10
Assignment:
Chapter 19 Assessments: 19.1, 19.2, 19.3
Chapter 20 Assessments: 20.1, 20.2, 20.3
Unit 4 Performance Assessments: U4.1, U4.2, U4.3, U4.4, U4.5, U4.6, U4.7, U4.8, U4.9, U4.10
Preview Production Test #2—Chapters 16-20WEEK 6:
July 11-13
July 11-17
Production Test #2 (Chapters 16-20)
Chapter 26 Assessments: 26.1, 26.2, 26.3
Chapter 27 Assessments: 27.1, 27.2, 27.3
Chapter 28 Assessments: 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4WEEK 7:
July 18-24
Chapter 29 Exercises: 29.1A(NP), 29.1B, 29.1C(NP), 29.1D, 29.2A-B(NP), 29.2C, 29.3A-B(NP), 29.3C, 29.4A-B(NP), 29.4C, 29.4D(NP), 29.5, 29.6A(NP), 29.6B, 29.7
Chapter 30 Exercises: 30.1A-B(NP), 30.1C, 30.2A, 30.2B, 30.3A, 30.3B, 30.4A(NP), 30.4B, 30.4C, 30.4D(NP), 30.5, 30.6, 30.7A(NP), 30.7B(NP), 30.7C
Preview Test 3--Chapters 26-30
Unit 6 Performance Assessments: U6.1, U6.2, U6.3, U6.4, U6.5, U6.6, U6.7, U6.8WEEK 8:
July 25-27
Test #3 Chapters 26-30 (Due by 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
Additional Information
June 6, 2016 Class Begins
July 4, 2016 Independence Day Holiday—College Closed
July 19, 2016 Last day to dropSyllabus Created on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM
Last Edited on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM