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OADM226 Microsoft Word-Advanced Course No Longer Offered

3 credits

2250

OADM225

None

A classroom with computers using a Windows platform is required.

A second-level course where productivity is emphasized through the application of advanced word processing functions.

Course Learning Goals
1. Produce and format business documents using headers, footers, watermarks, and newspaper columns in order to customize documents.
2. Acquire knowledge and facility in using advanced word processing features such as workgroup editing, creating and importing worksheets, and using charts and forms.
3. Design and format documents that involve features, such as graphics, special characters, and document borders.
4. Prepare documents using macros and create macro templates.
5. Develop documentation using macros and create macro templates.
6. Develop documentation using mail merge, sort lists, and sort records to be merged.
7. Generate reference documents using bookmarks, cross-referencing and indexing.
8. Manage files by creating subdirectories, using document summary information, and protecting documents.
9. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
  1. Use text flow options (Widows/Orphans options and keeping lines together)
  2. Used non-breaking spaces
  3. Create watermarks
  4. Format first page differently than subsequent pages
  5. Create footnotes and endnotes
  6. Revise footnotes and endnotes
  7. Track changes to a document
  8. Insert comments
  9. Route documents
  10. Highlight text in document
  11. Create multiple conversions of a document
  12. Create master documents
  13. Balance column length
  14. Keep text in columns together
  15. Import worksheets in a table
  16. Modify worksheets in a table
  17. Perform calculations in a table
  18. Create worksheets in a table
  19. Create and modify charts
  20. Import data into charts
  21. Create and modify a form
  22. Create catalogs and lists
  23. Create and modify page borders
  24. Apply paragraph and section shading
  25. Add graphics
  26. Delete and position graphics
  27. Change page orientation
  28. Insert fields
  29. Insert special characters
  30. Record and run macros
  31. Edit macros
  32. Copy, rename, and delete macros
  33. Use macros to create templates
  34. Merge a document using variable data
  35. Sort lists, paragraphs, tables
  36. Sort records to be merged
  37. Create and modify a table of contents
  38. Create and modify an index
  39. Create cross-reference
  40. Use bookmarks
  41. Protect documents
  42. Add comments to the file properties
10. Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
11. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
  See course syllabus.

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OADM226 Microsoft Word-Advanced

Department of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: STEM Department Archive

Course Learning Goals

Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities

Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student: