Western Oklahoma State College

Business and Technical Education Division

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE NUMBER: OFST 2553

COURSE TITLE: Word Processing

CREDIT HOURS: Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

PREREQUISITE: Suggested Introductory Keyboarding and Word Processing

COREQUISITES: None

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

Introductory computer word processing course which covers word processing concepts and applications. Students will prepare a variety of business documents and master specialized software functions. Emphasis is on working effectively in a computerized word processing office environment. (LAS)

TEXTBOOK: Microsoft Word 2002, Signature Series, Rutosky, Nita., EMC/Paradigm, ISBN#0-7638-1746-5

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

Access Code to WebCT Course

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

1.01_ Preparing And Managing Documents

2.0 Formatting and Enhancing Documents

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 Preparing and Managing Documents

1.1_ Creating, Printing, and Editing Documents.

1.2 Formatting Characters and using Help.

1.3 Formatting Paragraphs.

1.4 Formatting Documents and Sections.

1.5 Maintaining and Printing Documents.

2.0 Formatting and Enhancing Documents

2.1 Using Writing Tools.

2.2 Manipulating Tabs.

2.3 Manipulating Text within and between Documents.

2.4 Formatting with Special Features.

2.5 Creating Headers and Footers in a Document.

2.6 Creating Footnotes and Endnotes.