Western Technical College 10106149 Advanced Microsoft Word & Desktop Publishing Course Outcome Summary Course Information Description Career Cluster Instructional Level Total Credits 3.00 Total Hours 72.00 Designed for students already familiar with word processing. Students will create professional-looking documents as well as professional-quality images using desktop publishing software. Students create brochures, flyers, business cards, newsletters, web pages, logos and banners. Students will also study features of Microsoft PowerPoint and advanced features of Microsoft Word. Business Management and Administration Associate Degree Courses Types of Instruction Instruction Type Lecture Lab Credits/Hours 2 CR / 36 HR 1 CR / 36 HR Course History Last Approval Date 12/31/2014 Purpose/Goals Apply advanced word processing, desktop publishing, and PowerPoint software features and concepts to create and enhance business documents, personal documents, and slide presentations. Pre/Corequisites Prerequisite Prerequisite 10106103 Business Technology Orientation 10106112 Business Formatting Textbooks Custom Bundle: Microsoft Word 2013: Illustrated Complete; PowerPoint 2013: Illustrated Introductory and Course Outcome Summary - Page 1 of 7
SAM 2013 Assessment, Training & Projects v1.0 Printed Access Card, 1st ed. 1st Edition. Jennifer Duffy, Carol M. Cram, and David Beskeen. Publisher: Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1-4239-4752-3. Required. Microsoft Office Publisher 2013-Illustrated Introductory SAM2013 Assessment, Training & Projects v1.0 Printed access card. 1st Edition. Copyright 2014. Reding, Elizabeth. Publisher: Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1-2850-8271-4. Required. Core Abilities 1. Demonstrate ability to think critically. Status Active 2. Use effective communication skills. Status Active Program Outcomes 1. Demonstrate effective workplace communications. 1.1. you format documents correctly 1.2. you edit and proofread documents 1.3. you demonstrate attention to details 1.4. you create accurate business communications 1.5. you write effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) 1.6. you speak effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) 2. Apply technology skills to business and administrative tasks. 2.1. you select appropriate technology 2.2. you apply technology to accomplish tasks 2.3. you integrate multiple resources when appropriate 2.4. you troubleshoot and solve problems in technology and systems 3. Manage administrative projects. 3.1. you organize events 3.2. you coordinate travel 3.3. you manage projects in a timely manner 3.4. you conduct research efficiently 4. Model professionalism in the workplace. 4.1. you demonstrate punctuality 4.2. you demonstrate ethical principles in the workplace 4.3. you solve problems 4.4. you apply team-building techniques to accomplish goals 4.5. you present a professional image 4.6. you develop personal and professional goals 4.7. you demonstrate initiative 4.8. you maintain confidentiality Course Outcome Summary - Page 2 of 7
4.9. you accept constructive feedback Course Competencies 1. Format documents. 1.1. you demonstrate how to format a document 1.2. you illustrate text control in a document 1.3. you enhance the visual display of documents 1.a. Change page size, text alignment, line spacing, text appearance, and spacing between paragraphs 1.b. Set margins 1.c. Use various kinds of indents 1.d. Work with tabs 1.e. Use hyphenation 1.f. Illustrate pagination 1.g. Demonstrate vertical centering 1.h. Utilize the date and time feature 1.i. Use bullets and numbers in lists 1.j. Format text in columns 1.k. Use QuickFormat 1.l. Produce special characters 1.m. Create headers, footers, and endnotes 1.n. Use AutoText 1.o. Create and balance columns 1.p. Add borders and shading 2. Manage documents. Domain Affective Level Organizing Status Active 2.1. you use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft PowerPoint tools/commands 2.a. Spell-check a document 2.b. Use the Thesaurus, Grammar Help, and Find and Replace tools 2.c. Prepare text with comments 3. Produce enhanced documents 3.1. you integrate graphic elements within documents 3.2. you demonstrate document task automation 3.3. you apply Word's table feature 3.4. you enhance the visual display of documents 3.a. Insert and customize an image 3.b. Create lines in a document 3.c. Create and edit text boxes 3.d. Use border and fill options 3.e. Use WordArt Course Outcome Summary - Page 3 of 7
3.f. 3.g. 3.h. 3.i. 3.j. 3.k. 3.l. 3.m. 3.n. 3.o. 3.p. Execute insertion of a drop cap Create and use templates Create and use styles Create and use macros Use a template to create a Web page Create a table Change the appearance and structure of a table Calculate in a table Create a table from text Create a watermark Use drawing tools 4. Produce forms 4.1. you use software features to prepare forms 4.a. Create a form 4.b. Fill-in a form 4.c. Print a form 4.d. Edit a form template 4.e. Customize form field options 4.f. Create tables in a form template 4.g. Protect and secure documents 5. Produce form documents 5.1. you use the Merge feature 5.2. you prepare envelopes and labels 5.a. Create a data file and a form file for a mail merge 5.b. Perform the merge 5.c. Print envelopes and labels 5.d. Use Mail Merge Wizard 5.e. Edit merge documents 5.f. Sort text 5.g. Select records 6. Manipulate multipage documents 6.1. you use the outline feature 6.2. you construct a master document 6.3. you use bookmarks 6.4. you use document map 6.a. Create an outline 6.b. Create a master document and subdocuments 6.c. Create and insert footnotes 6.d. Create a title page and a table of contents Course Outcome Summary - Page 4 of 7
6.e. 6.f. 6.g. 6.h. 6.i. 6.j. 6.k. Create a cross-reference Track changes Insert comments Create a template Create an index Create a table of figures Create a table of Authorities 7. Apply desktop publishing software to create and edit business and personal documents 7.1. you evaluate design elements in a desktop-published document 7.2. you produce internal business documents with a variety of characters and spacing 7.3. you create letterheads, envelopes, and business cards 7.4. you format a memo 7.5. you create a newsletter, flyer, tri-fold brochure, and logo 7.a. Create focus and balance 7.b. Establish proportion 7.c. Create contrast and directional flow 7.d. Establish consistency 7.e. Use color 7.f. Create a page layout 7.g. Choose a typeface, type size, and font 7.h. Use symbols and special characters in a document 7.i. Apply design elements 8. Prepare promotional documents 8.1. you review basic desktop publishing concepts for planning and designing promotional documents 8.2. you incorporate fonts, graphics, borders, and objects into documents 8.3. you use complex features to enhance publications 8.4. you generates brochures using a variety of page layouts and design techniques 8.5. you develop specialty promotional documents 8.6. you assess the effectiveness of the promotional document 8.a. Use eye-catching headlines 8.b. Apply graphics that create an impact 8.c. Use color for emphasis or attention 8.d. Use special effects 8.e. Create brochures, flyers, logos, and newsletters 8.f. Customize pictures 8.g. Use WordArt 8.h. Use the Drawing toolbar 8.i. Plan a brochure 8.j. Create newspaper columns 8.k. Use directional text 8.l. Format with styles 8.m. Use drop caps 8.n. Produce promotional documents 8.o. Use mail merge 9. Apply desktop publishing software to create a Web site Course Outcome Summary - Page 5 of 7
Domain Cognitive Level Synthesis Status Active 9.1. you use Publisher 2002 to convert documents to Web pages 9.2. you use Publisher 2002 features to edit and customize Web layouts 9.a. Interpret internet and intranet terminology 9.b. Plan a Web site 9.c. Create a Web site 9.d. Use Internet Explorer browser 9.e. Use Web Site Wizard to construct a Web home page 9.f. Create text and graphic hyperlinks 9.g. Apply formatting to a Web page 10. Create communicative publications Domain Cognitive Level Synthesis Status Active 10.1. you design well-planned, orderly, and consistent newsletters 10.2. you use basic visual enhancements to improve the readability of newsletters 10.3. you incorporate design elements into newsletters 10.a. Illustrate basic newsletter elements 10.b. Design a newsletter 10.c. Create a newsletter page layout 10.d. Develop a nameplate 10.e. Demonstrate leading and character spacing adjustments 10.f. Create sidebars, pull quotes, mastheads, attention getters, and jump lines 10.g. Create a newsletter table of contents 10.h. Apply spot color 10.i. Insert WordArt 10.j. Apply design elements 11. Prepare structured publications 11.1. you prepare text-intensive, multipage documents 11.a. Use a template to prepare a report 11.b. Prepare a table of contents 11.c. Prepare a cover page and title page 11.d. Compile an index 12. Prepare PowerPoint presentations 12.1. you use PowerPoint to create a presentation 12.2. you assess the effectiveness of the PowerPoint presentation Course Outcome Summary - Page 6 of 7
12.a. 12.b. 12.c. 12.d. 12.e. 12.f. 12.g. 12.h. 12.i. 12.j. 12.k. 12.l. 12.m. 12.n. 12.o. 12.p. 12.q. 12.r. Plan a PowerPoint presentation Create transparencies/slides Demonstrate presentation viewing options Print a presentation in multiple formats Prepare a presentation in Outline view Insert and manipulate graphics in PowerPoint Apply transitions and sound effects Use a slide master Apply custom animation and scheme effects to a presentation Apply a build to a slide presentation Create supporting handouts for a presentation Demonstrate a presentation using PowerPoint Create a table on a slide Create an organizational chart Add visual elements to enhance slide formats Save a presentation to a floppy disk Add speaker notes Insert an Excel or Word document in a slide Course Outcome Summary - Page 7 of 7