Western Oklahoma State College

Business and Technical Education Division

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE NUMBER: OFST 2253

COURSE TITLE: Document Production and Word Processing

CREDIT HOURS: 3

PREREQUISITE: OFST 1103, OFST 1153, or equivalent computer experience

COREQUISITES: None

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on frequently occurring formatting tasks and develops those skills associated with document processing that are typical of the high-level office worker. Integrated office jobs emphasize and provide practice in applying modern office skills such as creating a wide range of business documents, editing, and combining documents created in different applications.)

TEXTBOOK: Microsoft Office Business Simulation BASICS, Napier, Albert and Judd, Phillip, Course Technology, ISBN#0-319-18287-3.

SUPPLIES: Several 3 ½" double‑sided, high density diskettes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

1) Prepare Correspondence, Memos and Reports

2) Prepare and work with appointments, contacts, newsletters, and presentations.

3) Prepare worksheets and presentation.

4) Prepare databases.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

See instructor information sheet for specific course requirements.

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

See assignment sheet for specific course requirements.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Regular attendance in class is crucial for success. Students are expected to attend each class. Each absence from class will adversely affect a student's grade for the course. Individual instructors are responsible for developing specific policies (see instructor information sheet). Please see the instructor regarding anticipated absences or conflicts due to college sponsored activities.

ACADEMIC ETHICS:

All work is expected to be your own. If unethical behavior is detected, ALL parties involved will be denied points for that homework or exam. The questioned material and a report of the ethics violation will be submitted to the department chair for further action as deemed necessary by the department chair.

COURSE COMPETENCIES:

1.0 Prepare correspondence, memos and reports.

1.1 Create custom AutoText

1.2 Create letters and envelopes

1.3 Prepare labels

1.4 Create an interoffice memorandum

1.5 Prepare a monthly sales report

1.6 Create a memo with embedded Excel data

2.0 Create and edit basic business documents, tables, columns, and reports.

2.1 Update an Outlook calendar and Outlook contacts.

2.2 Create a monthly newsletter with columns, pictures, diagrams, and charts

2.3 Create a confirmation memo and employee phone list with tabs

2.4 Formalize meeting notes using styles and tables.

2.5 Compare and merge documents

2.6 Use a Word document to create a PowerPoint presentation.

3.0 Perform mail merge by creating a form letter and data file.

3.1 Create a format budget data and charts

3.2 Edit presentation slide and title slide masters

3.3 Link Excel data to a presentation

3.4 Use charts and tables in a presentation

3.5 Add transitions and animations to a presentation

3.6 Create speaker notes and audience handouts

4.0 Prepare databases

4.1 Create a database

4.2 Create tables in design view

4.3 Create queries

4.4 Create forms

4.5 Create reports

4.6 Import and export data