Nicole Cook BOS 150 Section # 82301
Fall 2014 Course Syllabus Office KTD LC24
email: Nicole.Cook@marin.edu Wednesday 4:10 pm - 9:00 pm Phone: Use E-mail
  IVC Bldg 14, Room 144  


This class is designed to teach someone with no word processor experience how to use Word Processing Software. This class is intended to bring the student to a point where they have a marketable Word Processing skill for modern business.

Week Topic Reading Assignment Quiz Lab Assignment
Week 1
Aug 17-23
Windows 7 -(8), Microsoft Office, Basic Word Navigation, File Management, The Ribbon Level 1 Chapter 1 Quiz 1 Lab 1
Week 2
Aug 24-30
Basic Word Processor Data Entry, Basic Formatting, Paragraphs, Headers, Footers, Bullets Level 1 Chapter 2 Quiz 2 Lab 2
Week 3
Aug 31-Sep 6
Document Formatting, Using the Ribbon, Tools and Effects Level 1 Chapter 3 Quiz 3 Lab 3
Week 4
Sep 7-13
Tables, Find & Replace Using the Spell Checker, Grammer Check, Thesaurus Level 1 Chapter 4 Quiz 4 Lab 4
Week 5
Sep 14-20
Creating a Resume, Understanding Paragraphs, Styles/Themes, Drawing Elements, Using the Thesaurus/Grammer Checker, Word Art Level 1 Chapter 5 Quiz 5 Lab 5
Week 6
Sep 21-27
Maintaining Documents, Basic Mail Merge Level 1 Chapter 6 Quiz 6 Lab 6
Week 7
Sep 28-Oct 4
Bibliography, Footnotes, Watermarks, Sub Sections, Using Larger Documents, Indexing, Table of Contents, Hyperlinks Level 1 Chapter 7 Quiz 7 Lab 7
Week 8
Oct 5-11
More on Mail Merge, Merging Envelopes/Labels, Editing Data Sources, Using the Mail Merge Wizard Level 1 Chapter 8 Quiz 8 Lab 8
Week 9
Oct 12-16
Midterm None None None
Week 10
Oct 19-25
Customizing Paragraphs and Pages Level 2 Chapter 1 Quiz 10 Lab 9
Week 11
Oct 26-Nov 1
Proofing Documents Level 2 Chapter 2 Quiz 11 Lab 10
Week 12
Nov 2-8
Automating and Customizing Formatting Level 2 Chapter 3 Quiz 12 Lab 11
Week 13
Nov 9-15
Customizing Themes and Creating Macros Level 2 Chapter 4 Quiz 13 Lab 12
Week 14
Nov 16-22
Inserting Special Features and References Level 2 Chapter 5 Quiz 14 Lab 13
Week 15
Nov 23-29
Creating Specialized Tables and Indexes Level 2 Chapter 6 Quiz 15 Lab 14
Week 16
Nov 30-Dec 6
Working with Shared Documents Level 2 Chapter 7 None Lab 15
Week Final
Dec 7-13
All You Have Learned None Final Exam Final Exam/ Word Project

The Book
Microsoft Word 2013 - Benchmark Series - Rutkosky - Roggenkamp - Ruthosky

ISBN: 780763 853860
Grading Policy:
1. The computer lab assignments make up 40.0% of the course grade.
2. The quizzes make up 20.0% of the course grade.
3. The Mid Term makes up 20.0% of the course grade.
4. The Final Project makes up 20.0% of the course grade.
5. All labs are due 1 week after they are assigned.
6. Reading assignments should be completed before the class they are listed on.
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