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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
BUS 17
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE
I.
WORD PROCESSING II
CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Please consult the Style Sheet to maintain consistency and clarity in
catalog descriptions.
Advanced word processing including tables, columns, page and section breaks, graphics, sorting, styles,
templates, wizards, page numbers, headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, merging, macros and
development of speed and accuracy levels necessary for word processing performance. Students will
use a popular word processing software package for document production and advanced formatting of
letters, memos, tables, and reports.
NOTE:
Understanding of basic word processing is assumed. For optimum results, students should
have the ability to keyboard by touch method. Various software packages may be used; consult Schedule
of Classes for current topic.
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
Advanced Character and line formatting
Advanced Page formatting
Advanced Document formatting
Creating Tables
Advanced Table formatting
Document Processing
Graphics
Advanced Printing Options
II.
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
5%
25%
25%
10%
5%
20%
5%
5%
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
Corequisite?
No
Recommended Preparation?
No
Yes ____________
(course)
Yes BUS 17L_____
(course)
Yes _____________
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation: The curricula of the lecture and lab
portions are interwoven. Students require the continual reinforcement within the lab section to
complement knowledge gained in the lecture section. The lecture and lab are separate courses only
because of scheduling necessities and efficiency.
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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
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III.
OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific
measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of
completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of “critical thinking.”
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to explain the theory of how to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
Use advanced printing options, control and format page and section breaks
Add page numbers, headers, footers to a document
Add footnotes and endnotes to a document
Create, format, and modify tables
Create, format, and modify columns
Apply and create styles
Use templates and wizards
Create main documents and data source documents
Use mail merge, insert, move, format and remove graphics.
2.
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-credit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze,
synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply
principles to new situations, etc.
Students are required to analyze word processing problems, plan their solutions, and produce final
documents with 100% accuracy. Students are further required to analyze documents for problem areas,
synthesize various formatting principles, sort out and make layout and processing decisions, and apply
formatting principles to new situations in order to produce mailable copies of letters, memos, and reports.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is
not checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis
for at least part of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which
demonstrate standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and
essay development. In grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English
Department’s rubric for grading the ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
laboratory report(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
other (specify) _Keyboard lecture notes in paragraph format
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)__Numerous lab assignments are required—see textbook exercises & performance
exercises for detail
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
field work
performance exam(s)
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other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
true/false
other (specify) Short answer
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
IV.
TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, includingalternate texts that may be used.)
Title: Word 97: Professional Approach
Edition: Latest
Author: Deborah Hinkle
Publisher: Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Required
Alternate
Recommended
Date Published: 1998
Title: SBI: Advanced Simulation, Corel WordPerfect & Microsoft Word
Edition: Latest
Author: Ann P. Ambrose
Publisher: South-Western Educational Publishing Date Published: 1999
Required
Alternate
Recommended
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Other (specify) ____________________________
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 35
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
3
Weekly
Lab:
TOTAL
Weekly
No. of Weeks S
TOTAL
(S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
6. Transferability
CSU
UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
HSU & Chico State accept units in word processing
more-than-minimum required hours.)
Articulation with UC requested
Units 3.0 or
Variable Unit Range
7. Grading Standard
Letter Grade Only
2. TLUs 4.5
CR/NC Only
Grade-CR/NC Option
3. Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
Introductory
1st course in sequence
Exploratory
Yes
No
8. Is course repeatable
If yes, in what G.E. area?
Yes
No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
AA/AS Area
Total Enrollments
CSU/GE Area
Total Units
IGETC Area
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
4. Method of Instruction:
9. SAM Classification C
Lecture
Lab
Lecture/Lab
Independent Study
Course Classification I
Date Approved:
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IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS (Cont.)
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Microsoft Word 97 Desktop Publishing_____
Required
Edition: Latest
Alternate
Author: Nita Hewitt Rutkosky
Recommended
Publisher: Paradigm______________
Date Published: _1998_____
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale—Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached