Instructor

Robin Hunter

Phone

Office Information Technology Department (269) 965-3931,  Ext. 2513

Office Hours:

By appointment.

It is best to contact me via the course discussion board or e-mail.  I will respond to student's email promptly.  This means (Monday through Friday) you will get a response within 24 hours of writing your message).  On the weekends I don't promise to answer email, but you will find that I usually check my email twice a day and respond back promptly. My e-mail address is hunterr@kellogg.edu.

Course Prerequisites

Before enrolling in this course, the student should be familiar with basic touch-typing fundamentals and have some experience working in a windows environment with a mouse. You will need access to a computer with Office 2007 and an Internet Browser.  You should also be familiar with basic Microsoft Word 2007 functions that would include creating and editing a document; inserting graphics, tables, bullets, and numbers; using Help; and proofreading techniques. And taken the course OIT 176 Beginning Word.

Textbook

See http://bookstore.kellogg.edu.  Note: Textbook information is generally not available until a few weeks before the semester begins.

Online Course Features and Requirements

Number of tests:  2 of which 2  must be proctored.

Required on campus sessions: 1

Special labs or practicum:  None

Number of assignments:11

Estimated time per week: 4 hours

Scheduled activities or self paced:  Self-paced instruction with specific due dates for assignments.

Requirements: Students will be completing 7 assignments. Number of tests:  2 of which 2  must be proctored

You need Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition.

 Technical Requirements: Please see http://www.kellogg.edu/is/coursetec/bbreqs.html for information on connecting to Blackboard from your home computer.

Course Site:

http://bb.kellogg.edu/

Description

This course is designed to introduce you to intermediate fundamentals of Word 2007. You will learn how to create a document with a table, chart, and watermark; generate form letters, mailing labels, envelopes, and directories; create a professional newsletter; learn about the speech and handwriting recognition features of Word 2007; and learn to merge form letters to e-mail addresses using an Outlook contacts list.

You will learn the advantages of becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist.  You will learn where to find a testing center to take the certification exam. 

Objectives

Ø  Formatting Objectives---Add a border and shading to a Paragraph; Format characters using the Font dialog box; Center text Vertically on a Page; Insert a Section Break; Format an existing Word table; Select and format nonadjacent text; Keep paragraph lines together; Add picture bullets to a list; Create and apply a Character Style; Reveal formatting;

Ø   Insert Clip Art from the Web

Ø   Insert a Word document into an open document

Ø  Headers and Footers --Create a header different from a previous header; Change the starting page number in a Section; Create a footer different from a Previous Footer;

Ø  Sum Columns in a Table using the AutoSum Button

Ø  Charts--Create a chart from a Word Table; Modify a chart in Microsoft Graph; Format a chart in Word

Ø  Tables--Use the Draw Table feature to Create a Table; Change the direction of Text in Table Cells; Change Alignment of Text in Table Cells;

Ø  Insert a Watermark

Ø  Explain the merge process--including the terms, data record and data field

Ø  Use the Mail Merge Wizard and the Mail Merge toolbar; Merge and Print form letters; Selectively merge and print form letters

Ø  Use a letter template for the main document in a mail merge; insert and edit merge fields in a main document; use an IF field in a main document

Ø  Insert and format an AutoShape

Ø   Format a drawing canvas

Ø   Create a folder while saving

Ø  Create and edit a data source

Ø  Edit a field format

Ø  Create an outline numbered list

Ø  Apply a paragraph style

Ø  Turn field codes on and off

Ø  Sort data records

Ø  Address and print mailing labels and envelopes

Ø  Merge all data records to a directory

Ø  Change page orientation

Ø  Close all open Word documents

Ø  Explain what Microsoft Office Specialist Certification is

Ø  Know where you can obtain the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification

Ø  Know how the certification may be of value to you

Ø  Understand Desktop Publishing terminology

Ø  Create and Format a WordArt drawing object

Ø  New Formatting Concepts: Add ruling lines above and below paragraphs; insert a symbol into a document; insert and format a floating graphic; justify a paragraph; format a character as a drop cap; insert and format a text box; shade a paragraph; size and position a text box; insert and format a diagram; use the Format Painter button; add a page border; highlight text; animate text;

Ø   Format a document into multiple columns; insert a column break; balance columns; and place a vertical rule between columns

Ø  Search for a file

Ø  Insert, view, and edit comments

Ø  Compare and merge documents

Ø  Know where the Language Bar is located

Ø  Know the functions of the microphone in Speech Recognition

Ø  Know that Dictation is a skill

Ø  Know the four basic methods of Handwriting in Handwriting Recognition

Ø  Open an Outlook contact

Ø  Change a Data Source in a Form Letter

Grading

Your grade will be determined on the basis of the total number of points earned during the semester on Intermediate Word.

Grading Scale

          94-100=A                                    90-93=A-                      87-89=B+

            84-86=B                                     80-83=B-                      77-79=C+

            74-76=C                                    70-73=C-                      67-69=D+

            64-66=D                                    60-63=D-                           0-59=F           

Disclaimer

Information contained in this syllabus was, to the best knowledge of the instructor, considered correct and complete when distributed for use at the beginning of the semester. However, this syllabus should not be considered a contract between Kellogg Community College and any student, nor between any student and the instructor. The instructor reserves the right, acting within the policies and procedures of Kellogg Community College, to make changes in course content or instructional techniques without notice or obligation.

Computer Access at KCC

It is assumed that students enrolled in this course have at their disposal appropriate equipment and software to complete the course work and communicate with other students.  If there are problems with your equipment and/or software, it is possible to come the KCC's Campus and use the open computer lab in the Learning Resource Center.  See KCC's web site for campus maps and lab times. 

Online Materials Submission

Students will be expected to use e-mail attachments and the blackboard site for this class to submit materials.

ADA Statement

Kellogg Community College does not discriminate in the admission or treatment of students on the basis of disability.  KCC is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.