WORD PROCESSING II SYLLABUS for Winter 2010

CIS 236 Section F – 5 credits

12:00-1:05 p.m. – MTWF –34-128

Instructor: Jean Logan Phone: 596- 5279

Office: 34-118 Office hours: 10-10:50 daily
Email: jlogan@spscc.ctc.edu

Course Description: Advanced word processing features including custom

templates, macros, styles, generating indexes and tables of contents, merging,
sorting, and integrating text and graphics. Emphasis on critical thinking and
problem solving as they apply to complex word processing projects.

Prerequisites: CIS 136 or instructor’s permission.

Required Text and Other Materials:

• Assignment folder, high capacity file storage medium.

• Reference book or textbook that covers the topics listed in course content.
Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 by Faithe Wempen, Que
Publishing Company, is available in the bookstore.
• Textbook from CIS 136 class, Signature Microsoft Word 2007 Windows Vista
Edition by Nita Rutkosky and Audrey Rutkosky Roggenkamp, Paradigm
Publishing, is available in the bookstore.

Student Learning Outcomes:

The student will be able to:
A. Make coding and formatting decisions based on document requirements.
B. Perform advanced formatting commands for lengthy and complicated
documents such as controlling page endings, adjusting line height, paragraph
borders table of contents, master pages.
C. Through the Table procedures create a table structure where cells can be
formatted and sized, joined, and split, rows and columns inserted;
calculations performed.
D. Create custom templates.
E. Create macros that perform a variety of functions; move macros from one
template to another.
F. Design and create fill-in forms.
G. Use proper codes and formatting to generate indexes and table of contents
H. Create, modify, and apply styles.
I. Perform the following merge procedures: Creating and merging form files
and data files; inserting merge codes that prompt to enter data; merging
multiple files into one (paragraphs from a library); working with conditional if
statements.
J. Integrate and manipulate graphic elements into documents as follows:
Import clip art images, charts, drawings directly into a document; create and
edit graphic images; use watermarks to add a drawing, chart, logo, clip art
image, table or typed text behind the printed document text; move, size and
position graphic boxes; change lines, shading, and colors; create borders
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around a paragraph, page, or column; add shading, a pattern, or a gradient

fill style to the space inside the borders and choose separate foreground and
background colors; flow text around or through graphics.
College Wide Abilities:

The following college-wide ability is taught in this course: Think logically and
critically

Course Content:

• Review of Basic Word Processing Procedures

• Field Codes
• Templates
• Macros
• Advanced Table Formatting and Formulas
• Fill-in Forms
• Bookmarks
• Styles
• Collaboration
• Outlines and Master Documents
• Tables of Contents
• Merging
• Integrating Text and Graphics

Course Procedures and Policies:

Class time will consist of lecture/demonstrations and some work time with one-
on-one help. Regular attendance is extremely important. If you must be absent
it is important to contact the instructor or another class member to find out
about assignments. Expect to spend approximately 5-10 hours per week
(typical for a 5-credit course) on homework assignments outside of the
classroom. Due dates will be announced in class. Homework turned in after the
due date will earn significantly reduced points. Homework must be clearly
labelled with assignment name or it will be returned ungraded.

Keep all demos and homework assignments (both hard copy and on disk) until
the end of the quarter. They may be used throughout the class.

Evaluation:

25% Homework Assignments. Due dates will be announced during class.

Additionally, there will be a calendar available,
R:/Logan/CIS236/calendar.docx that will be updated regularly identifying
homework assignments. Assignment must be submitted by the beginning
of the class period on the due date to be considered “on time.” Each
homework assignment is worth up to10 points. Two points per day will be
deducted for assignments submitted late.
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50% Graded Exercises. There will be 5 hands-on exercises throughout the

quarter. The lowest grade will be dropped. There will be no make-up
exercises unless arranged with the instructor before the date of the
exercise. An unexpected absence will count as the dropped grade. These
exercises are open-book, open-notes exercises.

25% Final Performance/Theory Test. This is a closed-book test. No notes or

reference materials may be used during this test.

Grading Scale:

94 – A 81 – 83 B- 68 – 70 D+
100
91 – 93 A- 78 – 80 C 64 – 67 D
+
88 – 90 B+ 74 – 77 C 61 – 63 D-
84 – 87 B 71 – 73 C- Below 61 F

Incompletes: Because of extenuating circumstances, the instructor may

consider issuing an Incomplete. The student is eligible if the student is at least
75 percent through the course, is earning at least a C, and is able to complete
the course by working with the instructor no later than the subsequent quarter.

Financial Aid: Students receiving financial aid should always check with the
Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing, signing an incomplete contract,
changing to an audit, or receiving an F or V grade in a class.

Academic Honesty: All work is to represent student’s own efforts rather than to
be copied from another. Cheating or plagiarism will result in an F grade for the
assignment or test. For the academic honesty policy, refer to the Code of
Student Rights and Responsibilities found on the college’s website.

Word Processing II – Winter 2010

Assignment Sheet
*subject to revision

Topic Pages to Read Assignmen Due Date

ts
Review of word processing Review topics as needed. Review-1
concepts
Field codes
Inserting, viewing, editing,
printing, updating
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Templates Sig: Chapter 21 Templates-1

Using the Organizer Que: pp. 298-300 and 307- Templates-2
Quickparts 315
Building Blocks
Macros Sig: (Review pp 794-807) Macros-1
Creating, running, editing, p. 18 on Select Mode. Macros-2
deleting Que: pp. 906-930 and 69-70, Macros-3
Assigning to toolbar or 71-72 on navigating
keystrokes, using the organizer
to move or copy
Graded Exercise 1
Tables Sig: (Review Ch 13 and 14) Tables-1
Advanced formatting Que: pp 354-389 Tables-2
Formulas Tables-3
Electronic forms Que: pp. 656-659 and 665- Forms-1
Form fields, protecting, saving 675 Forms-2
as a template Sig: pp. 759-772 Forms-3

Bookmarks Sig: (Review pp. 211-213) Bookmarks-

Inserting, viewing, referencing Que: pp. 610-611 1
in a document, using for Bookmarks-
computations 2
Bookmarks-
3
Graded Exercise 2
Styles Sig: pp. 611-625 Styles-1
Que: pp 228-255 Styles-2

Collaboration Sig: pp. 511-533 Collab-1

Que: pp. 784-799 Collab-2

*Outlines Sig: pp. 779-788 Outlines-1

Que: pp. 681-690

*Master Documents Sig: pp. 788-793 Master Doc-

Que: pp. 704-711 and p. 716 1

Table of Contents Sig: pp.709-718 TOC-1

Que: 753-755 TOC-2
Sorting Sig:pp. 445-451 Sort-1
Sort-2
Graded Exercise 3
Merge Sig: (Review basic merge pp. Merge-1
Form letter, envelopes, labels, 417-433) Merge-2
catalogs Que: pp. 564-565, pp. 568- Merge-3
If then else fields 574, pp.577-584, pp. 590-
591, p. 596.
Merge/sort Sig: pp. 452-458 and pp. 435- Merge-4
Selection criteria 436. Merge-5
Using Fill-in fields and Ask fields Que: pp. 585-588, pp.593-
596.
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Nested merge Merge-6

Conditional merge using data Merge-7
source
*Conditional merge using Merge-8
keyboard Merge-9
Graded Exercise 4
Desktop Publishing Que: pp. 425-452 on Clip Art DTP-1
pp. 455-489 on Drawings and DTP-2
Word Art
pp. 287-289 on Watermarks

Graded Exercise 5
Final Exam