Chabot College
Fall 2006
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Computer Application Systems 88B
MICROSOFT WORD® II
Catalog Description:
88B – Microsoft Word II
3 units
Advanced word processing techniques using Microsoft Word to produce complex business letters,
memos, reports, tables, and other documents. Includes Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS)
Expert Certification preparation. Strongly recommended: Computer Application Systems 88A.
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, laboratory 35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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insert, move, and resize pictures and text boxes;
change text direction, create watermarks, and apply setting to pictures and text boxes;
specify character and paragraph formatting, customize clip art, create newsletters;
demonstrate familiarity with advanced desktop publishing;
insert fields, edit fields, and create bookmarks;
create, use, and edit electronic forms;
create mail merge documents, including catalog documents, and mailing labels;
create, run, edit, and copy macros;
use Excel worksheets within Word documents;
create, format, and edit charts;
add footnotes and endnotes to long documents;
create, collapse, and reorganize outlines;
create, edit, and update indexes and tables of contents;
create master documents, hyperlinks and Web pages.
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Desktop publishing and graphics
Fields, forms, mail merge, and macros
Tables and charts
Long documents
Comments, hyperlinks, and Web pages
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Lecture
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Demonstration
Hands-on practice
Chabot College
Course Outline for Computer Application Systems 88B, Page 2
Fall 2006
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Work through a hands-on tutorial
b. Complete a concepts review, including short answer questions
c. Word process a critical thinking essay question
d. Complete skill-building applications
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Written work
b. Hands-on exercises
c. Portfolios
d. Quizzes and final examination
Textbook (Typical):
Word 2003 A Professional Approach Level 2, Expert, Deborah Hinkle, Glencoe McGraw-Hill,
New York, 2004
Special Student Materials:
Removable storage media such as USB flash drive or diskette
gam cas 88B revised 9/05 effective 9/06