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Business/CIS Division
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OFF 120 INT
Document Preparation and Design Syllabus
Instructor: Ms.
Lydia Slater
Office: CLII
138
Phone: 815 ▪
921 ▪ 3110
Email:
lslater@ednet.rvc.cc.il.us
Office Hours:
By Appointment |
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The support office for Classroom Building II (CLII)
is in room 115.
The office is staffed between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Thursday,
until noon on Fridays |
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Course Description |
Using Microsoft
Word, students develop competency creating standard business documents.
Students create letters, memos, reports, and simple newsletters. Document
readability is improved with character, paragraph and page formatting.
Documents are enhanced with tables, charts, and graphics. Student’s
keyboarding speed and accuracy is emphasized with frequent drills and
practice. Prerequisites: OFF 118 or proficiency test, Credit: 3 Semester
Hours. IAI: None. PCS Code: 1.2. |
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Objectives |
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Apply contemporary formatting guidelines to the creation of memos,
letters, reports, newsletters, email, web pages and announcements.
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Insert, modify and move text and symbols by using the following functions:
Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste Special, Find and Replace, and AutoCorrect.
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Apply and modify character format and character styles.
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Correct spelling and grammar usage by using the following functions:
Spelling and Grammar, and the Thesaurus.
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Apply basic capitalization and subject/verb agreement rules to standard
business documents.
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Apply font and text effects by using the following functions: Character
effects, Highlights.
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Enter and format date and time fields by using the following functions:
Date and Time, and, Header and Footer.
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Create and modify paragraphs by using the following functions: Borders and
Shading, Indents and Spacing, Tabs, Bullets and Numbering, and Paragraph
Styles.
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Create and modify document headers and footers by using the following
functions: Header and Footer and Page Setup.
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Apply and modify column settings by using the Columns functions.
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Modify documents layout and page setup by using the following functions:
Break, Page Numbers, and Page Setup.
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Create and modify tables by using the following functions: AutoFormat,
Modify Tables and Borders, and Table Properties.
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Preview and print documents, envelopes, and labels by using the following
functions: Print Preview, Print and Letters and Mailings.
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Manage and organize files and folders.
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Insert, modify and move images, graphics, diagrams and charts.
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Compare and merge documents.
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Insert, view and edit comments by using the Comments function and the
Reviewing toolbar functions.
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Convert documents into Web pages including previewing and saving as HTML
format.
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Improve previously developed keyboarding speed, accuracy and technique.
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Text |
Required: College Keyboarding: Keyboarding and Word
Processing, Lessons 1-60, by Susan H. VanHuss, Connie M. Forde, and
Donna Woo. |
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Materials |
Software:
Microsoft Word 2002 or more recent version
MicroPace Pro
EdNet Client Software
Active Internet Connection |
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Grade Standards |
You must receive a
passing grade in each category to pass the course.
Assignments 750 points
Timed Writings 150 points
Assessments (Quizzes and
Assessment Documents) 100 points |
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Assignments
You must upload (turn in) in all
assignments listed on the Assignment Schedule.
Assignments consist of:
Warmups:
paragraphs designed to increase typing speed.
Drills: a
variety of documents with detailed step by step instructions.
Applications:
a variety of documents with less detailed instructions.
All assignments are found in your textbook.
Assignments are grouped into the following six
units:
Unit One - Word Processing Basics
Unit Two - Business Letter Formats
Unit Three - Simple Reports
Unit Four - Table Basics
Unit Five - Edit Business Documents
Unit Six - Newsletters
NOTE: These units are numbered
differently than the way your textbook numbers it's units. This is because
you are not completing the first two units your textbook offers.
Assignment Grading: Ten assignments from each
unit will be graded. I will choose these assignments, you will not know
which assignments I choose to grade individually. You will receive detailed
feedback on these documents. The remainder of the documents assigned for
each unit will be counted as submitted.
You can earn 100 points, per unit, for the
graded assignments and 25 points for the submitted assignments for a total
of 125 points per unit.
Graded assignments are returned to you with
comments indicating changes needed to improve the document. A point system
is used to determine a letter grade. The chart below shows the grading
system.
For example, if your document has a comment
about incorrect format, followed by a -2, the assignment receives a
grade equivalent to a B.
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Grade |
Points deducted
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Explanation |
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A |
ü
to -½ |
Excellent
quality with no or one minor error. |
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B |
1 to 2½ |
Good
quality with one major or several minor errors. |
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C
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3 to 4½
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Acceptable
quality with several major and/or minor errors.
Resubmit completely corrected
document to increase grade to a B. |
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5 to 6½
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Completed
or nearly completed document showing understanding of concepts required
to complete the lesson. Document
contains several major and/or minor errors.
Resubmit completely corrected
document to increase grade to a C. |
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F |
7 to no credit
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Unacceptable.
Resubmit completely corrected
document to increase grade to a C. |
Turn in assignments on the due
date indicated on the Assignment Schedule.
Late assignments are
penalized 1 point for each two day period after the due date.
Assignments more than two weeks
overdue will NOT be accepted for credit.
You may turn in assignments
early.
You must use Microsoft Word
2002 or a later version for un-timed assignments and Micro-Pace Pro for timed
assignments.
Read all directions carefully.
You will not be able to correctly complete the assignments if you do not pay
careful attention to the instructions. |
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Procedures for Submitting
Assignments |
You will submit documents by
uploading the documents to the EdNet conference labeled with the Unit
number and then the conference labeled with your name. If you are unfamiliar with
uploading documents using EdNet please click on the following link to read
detailed directions. Assignment Submission Tutorial. |
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Timed Writing Standards
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Your timed writing grade
will reflect your six best timings.
The typing program Micro-Pace
Pro automatically computes your typing speed which is expressed in words
per minute (wpm). You may not have more than two errors per minute.
Graded timings may include any
combination of:
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Three minute timings with six or fewer
errors.
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Five minute timings with ten or fewer
errors.
The grading scale for timed
writings is the following:
| Average Words per
Minute |
Letter
Grade |
Points |
| 35 or greater |
A |
100 |
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| 30 - 34 |
B |
85 |
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| 25 - 29 |
C |
75 |
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| 20 - 24 |
D |
65 |
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| 15 - 20 |
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45 |
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< 15
completed all timings |
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30 |
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Quizzes, Midterm and Final
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Several quizzes are
scheduled. I will drop the lowest grade.
If uncontrollable circumstances prevent you from taking an quiz during the
scheduled time you must notify the instructor BEFORE the quiz is due.
You must take the on campus midterm during the
week of October 11.
You must take the on campus final during
finals week in December. |
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Miscellaneous |
The penalty for copying work or allowing your work to be copied is an F
(or no credit) for the assignments for all involved. Repeated offenses may
lead to a failing grade for the class. |
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College Policy on Plagiarism |
"The following
policy on plagiarized material is published in the Student Handbook and is
applicable to all assignments and classes at RVC: To plagiarize is to
present someone else’s ideas or works as your own. You must give credit to
the source in the following instances:*
1. When you directly quote someone else
2. When you use someone else’s ideas or opinions (unless they are
common knowledge)
3. When you use someone’s examples
4. When you cite statistics or other facts compiled by someone else’s
argument
If you plagiarize, you will receive an "F" on the assignment."
* Berke, Jacqueline, Twenty Questions for the Writer. 4th ed.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. |
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Notification of Services for Students with Disabilities |
"If you have a
documented disability and would like to request accommodation and/or
academic adjustments, contact the Disability Support Services Coordinator.
You should contact the coordinator as soon as a need for accommodation is
known so that implementation can occur as soon as possible. The
coordinator’s office is G87 in the ERC. The telephone number for this office
is 921-2356. |
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Disclaimer |
This syllabus and
the course schedule and assignment requirements for this class are tentative
and subject to change at the instructor’s discretion. If you miss a class,
come in late, or leave early, you are responsible for obtaining all missed
information. |
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