I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Microsoft Word Comprehensive

2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 1131

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course focuses on basic through advanced skill sets using the current Microsoft Word Office Suite software application. Students will use the current version of the Microsoft Office Suite to create, format, and edit documents, research papers with citations and references, business letters with a letterhead and tables, and documents with a title page, tables, and watermarks. Students will use templates to create a resume. Students will generate form letters, implement mail merge functions and create mailing labels, and directories. Students will create advanced newsletters with multiple desktop publishing features and deploy document collaboration and integration tools. Career Preparation: The studies in this course will help students prepare for careers in Business, Management, and general use of computer applications for nearly all organizations. It will also prepare students for careers in Computer Support, Information Technology, Database Management, and Help Desk, Administrative Support and Administrative Assistant. Students are expected to know how to use a current operating system including navigation, saving files, file management/hierarchy structure, compression, extraction, installation of programs, setting up user accounts.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Students are expected to know how to use a current operating system including navigation, saving files, file management/hierarchy structure, compression, extraction, installation of programs, setting up user accounts.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Century College, CAPL 1023 Microsoft Word 3 cr.
Rochester Community and Technical College, AOP 1320 Microsoft Word 3 cr.
Rochester Community and Technical College, AOP 2330 Advanced Microsoft Word 3 cr.

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Military Experience
• Written
• Oral
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Computer Information Technology, AAS Degree

Computer Information Technology, Diploma

Computer Microsoft Office Specialist, Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Use the Microsoft Word Office Suite software application to effectively create mail merge functions.
Utilize appropriate technology	Use the Microsoft Word Office Suite software application to effectively create documents and research papers.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Manage documents;
• Insert and format text, paragraphs, and sections;
• Manage tables and lists;
• Create and manage references;
• Insert and format graphic elements;
• Manage document collaboration;
• Create Form Letters, Mailing Labels, and a Directory for a Cover Letter;
• Enhance an Online Form and Work with Macros, Document Security, and XML;
• Create a Newsletter with a Pull-Quote and Graphics;
• Create a Master Document with a Table of Contents and an Index;
• Create a Business Letter with a Letterhead and Table; and
• Create a Document with a Title Page, Table, and Watermark.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

Navigate within documents

• Search for text
• Link to locations within documents
• Move to specific locations and objects in documents
• Show and hide formatting symbols and hidden text

Format documents

• Set up document pages
• Apply style sets
• Insert and modify headers and footers
• Configure page background elements
• Save and share documents
• Save documents in alternative file formats
• Modify basic document properties
• Modify print settings
• Share documents electronically

Inspect documents for issues

• Locate and remove hidden properties and personal information
• Locate and correct accessibility issues
• Locate and correct compatibility issues

Insert text and paragraphs

• Find and replace text
• Insert symbols and special characters

Format text and paragraphs

• Apply text effects
• Apply formatting by using Format Painter
• Set line and paragraph spacing and indentation
• Apply built-in styles to text
• Clear formatting

Create and configure document sections

• Format text in multiple columns
• Insert page, section, and column breaks
• Change page setup options for a section

Manage tables and lists

• Create tables
• Convert text to tables
• Convert tables to text
• Create tables by specifying rows and columns

Modify tables

• Sort table data
• Configure cell margins and spacing
• Merge and split cells
• Resize tables, rows, and columns
• Split tables
• Configure a repeating row header

Create and modify lists

• Format paragraphs as numbered and bulleted lists
• Change bullet characters and number formats
• Define custom bullet characters and number formats
• Increase and decrease list levels
• Restart and continue list numbering
• Set starting number values

Create and manage reference elements

• Insert footnotes and endnotes
• Modify footnote and endnote properties
• Create and modify bibliography citation sources
• Insert citations for bibliographies

Create and manage reference tables

• Insert tables of contents
• Customize tables of contents
• Insert bibliographies

Insert illustrations and text boxes

• Insert shapes
• Insert pictures
• Insert 3D models
• Insert SmartArt graphics
• Insert screenshots and screen clippings
• Insert text boxes

Format illustrations and text boxes

• Apply artistic effects
• Apply picture effects and picture styles
• Remove picture backgrounds
• Format graphic elements
• Format SmartArt graphics
• Format 3D models

Add text to graphic elements

• Add and modify text in text boxes
• Add and modify text in shapes
• Add and modify SmartArt graphic content

Modify graphic elements

• Position objects
• Wrap text around objects
• Add alternative text to objects for accessibility

Add and manage comments

• Add comments
• Review and reply to comments
• Resolve comments
• Delete comments

Manage change tracking

• Track changes
• Review tracked changes
• Accept and reject tracked changes
• Lock and unlock change tracking

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions