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WORD
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None. All materials for this class were developed by Shirley Montgomery and are
photocopied for student use. The materials are revised with each change in
software. The latest edition was compiled during 2000-2001.
DESCRIPTION
This one-semester class is an elective that uses Beginning Computer Applications
as a prerequisite. Using the Microsoft Office Word software program for word
processing, the students will learn the basic capabilities of this Microsoft
program. They will keyboard documents from both arranged and unarranged
documents and will learn what types of applications are best suited to this
software. The “integration” of the WORD program with Excel and Access will also
be explored, along with the integration of this program with the Internet.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Students will produce “mailable” hard copy letters, reports, and tables by
entering, editing, formatting, and printing information from arranged and
unarranged originals.
2. Students will produce “mailable” hard copy reports and newsletters by
entering, editing, formatting, and printing information from arranged and
unarranged originals.
3. Students will produce “mailable” hard copy tables by entering, editing,
formatting, and printing information from arranged and unarranged originals.
4. Students will learn and apply standard proofreader’s symbols.
5. Students will integrate the word processing, data base, and spreadsheet
functions of the program.
6. Students will integrate graphics (from clip art and from the Internet) into
word processing documents.
7. Students will be able to behave properly and follow school rules as related
to use of computer equipment and access of Internet.
WRITING ACTIVITIES
1. As the entire class relates to information that is communicated within a
business or personal office, the writing activities include learning the
appropriate format for business communications of many kinds.
2. Integrated throughout the course is the skill of editing and proofreading.
3. A few of the 40 projects to be completed in this class are assignments that
the students must compose and design by themselves.
MULTICULTURE ACTIVITIES
1. The Internet, through its basic structure, is a multicultural medium and
introduces the students to an extremely large variety of backgrounds, opinions,
and resources.
2. A couple of the essays and newsletters that the students must type for this
class include articles related to multicultural issues.
