Computer Technology
Course Syllabus
Text: Microsoft Official Academic Course, MICROSOFT WORD 2016
GMetrix Skills Management System And Microsoft Office Specialist for Microsoft Word 2016 Study Guide
DESCRIPTION
This course curriculum supports students in preparing for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam 77-725: Microsoft Word 2016.
The curriculum extends the learning process to ensure that students have the opportunity to explore all areas of a program pertinent to the corresponding MOS certification objectives, or that have been identified as most important for users to understand, through the completion of individual activities. The course curriculum provides a significant opportunity for the hands-on program experience that is expected and required of a successful certification candidate or power user.
BE PREPARED
- Be in your seat when the bell rings
- Class begins promptly each day
- Bring your notebook, something to write with, and a positive attitude
- Bring your worksheets and handouts. You get one copy. Hold on to these.
GOOD MANNERS
- Raise your hand if you have a question
- Respect your peers, your teacher, and anyone who enters the room
ASSIGNMENTS
- Make sure you put YOUR first and last name on all your work, the current date and hour
- You can check your grades ANY time in class in Infinite Campus—please make this a good habit and stay informed
MAKE-UP WORK
- You are responsible for all the material we cover
- The best way to learn is to be here
- It’s your responsibility to find out what you missed and need to make up
CHEATING
- Zero tolerance—this includes copying, pasting, printing extra copies of your assignment, using other people’s work or working in pairs when group work has not been designated.
- Your password is to be kept confidential—this is your responsibility
END OF CLASS
- Remain in your seat until the bell rings and you are dismissed
- Make sure your workstation is straightened up and your chair is pushed up under the table
- All trash goes in the trash can or recycle bin
CLASSROOM RULES and PROCEDURES
- Be on time, on task, and prepared to LEARN everyday
- RESPECT yourself, your peers and teacher at all times
- Be responsible for your own LEARNING
- CLEAN UP after yourself and your peers
- Keep all personal electronics PUT AWAY
Be in your seat and on time. Tardies are noted and referred to the appropriate administrator
- Students may not modify any settings on the computer. This includes printer settings, screensavers, desktop wallpaper, and desktop icons
- After using the machines, always make sure you are properly logged off
- Place chairs under desks after class
- Workstations should be kept clean
- No GAMES! No GAMES! No GAMES!! Unless given permission from teacher
Course Timeline / Assignments / Projects / Assessments
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Week 1: Understanding Word
Skills:
- Working with Tools
- Creating a Document
- Saving a Document
- Working with Templates
- Previewing and Printing a Document
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Typing a Business Letter
- Project: Printing a Document
- Quiz
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Week 2: Basic Editing
Skills:
- Changing and Organizing Document Views
- Navigating and Searching through a Document
- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
- Changing Information in the Properties Inspecting Documents
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Updating a Document
- Project: Editing Text
- Quiz
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Week 3: Character Formatting
Skills:
- Formatting Characters Manually
- Using Format Painter
- Formatting Text with Styles
- Inserting Text
- Formatting Existing Documents in Other File Formats
- Removing Text Formatting
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Formatting a Letter
- Project: Formatting a Flyer
- Quiz
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Week 4: Paragraph Formatting
Skills:
- Setting Line Spacing in Text and Between Paragraphs
- Creating and Formatting a Bulleted List
- Creating and Formatting a Numbered List
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Formatting an Expense Report
- Project: Formatting Paragraphs
- Quiz
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Week 5: Managing Text Flow
Skills:
- Setting Page Layout
- Working with Breaks
- Setting Up Columns
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Formatting Two-Column Newsletter
- Project: Formatting Section Breaks and Column Breaks
- Quiz
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Week 6: Creating Tables
Skills:
- Creating a Table
- Formatting a Table
- Managing Tables
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Creating and Formatting a Table
- Project: Creating and Managing a Table
- Quiz
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Week 7: Working with Themes, Style Sets, Backgrounds, Quick Parts, and Text Boxes
Skills:
- Formatting, Creating, and Customizing a Theme
- Formatting a Document Using Style Sets
- Formatting a Document’s Background
- Applying and Manipulating Text Boxes
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Formatting Background Elements
- Project: Creating and Customizing Document Themes
- Quiz
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Week 8: Using Illustrations and Graphics
Skills:
- Inserting and Formatting Pictures in a Document
- Inserting and Formatting Shapes, WordArt, and SmartArt
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Inserting and Formatting Pictures
- Project: Inserting and Formatting WordArt
- Quiz
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Week 9: Formatting a Research Pape
Skills:
- Creating Citations
- Adding Captions
- Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes
- Creating a Table of Contents
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Lesson elements:
- Project: Inserting Hyperlinks and Email Addresses
- Project: Inserting Captions
- Quiz
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Week 10: Creating and Modifying Headers or Footers
Skills:
- Inserting a Cover Page
- Creating Bookmarks
Week 11: Create and manage numbered lists
Skills:
• Setting Numbering Values
• Aligning Numbering Values
Week 12: Review for Final Exam
Skills:
• Go over Study Guide as a Class
• Students Review Independently or with a Partner
Week 13: Review for final exam
Take Final Exam