COURSE INFORMATION SHEET
POFI2340
Advanced Word Processing
1. Course: POFI2340 (Advanced Word Processing)
2. Instructor: Karen May, Information Management, Blinn College, Bullock Center, Brenham, Office 127;
979-830-4023. e-mail: kmay@blinn.edu.
3. Course Description: Continuation of the study of word processing including advanced applications in
merging, macros, graphics, desktop publishing, and extensive formatting for technical documents. Credit:
Three semester hours.
4. Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Word Processing (ITSW 1301) or equivalent
5. Course Objectives or student learning outcomes: See attached learning outcomes.
6. Required Textbooks, Supplies, and Materials:
Shelly/Cashman. MS Word 2007: Comprehensive C & T; 180-day trial MS Office 2007 with SAMS.
Cengage Learning/Course Technology. ISBN: 1428328599.
7. Outline or Description of Course Content: See Daily Schedule.
8. Course Requirements:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Achievement of all competencies on Learning Outcomes (attached)
Completion of performance assessments.
Completion of individual project
Completion of major exams and semester exam (exams consist of both objective and problem
portions).
9. Tentative Calendar for Major Assignments and Exams: See Daily Schedule.
10. Criteria for Grading All Assignments and Determining Final Grade in the Course:
A. Performance Assessments: Points determined by amount completed, correct format, proofreading and
accuracy.
B. Major Exams: Score determined by points earned on objective portion and problem portion.
C. Final Exam: Points determined by accuracy and amount completed (problem portion) and correct
answers (objective portion)
D. Point Distribution and Evaluation Percentages for the Course:
Revised: Spring 2009
11. Instructor’s policies:
A. Attendance Policy: Students are required to login to the class a minimum of twice a week. Using
the course information sheet as a guide, when a student falls behind two weeks in assignments, a week
of absences will be recorded. A second week recorded will result in being dropped from the course.
The purpose of marking attendance in an online course is to ensure success for each student.
B. Late assignments: Assignments are due according to the schedule. Late work will only be accepted
during emergency situations. Absolutely no quiz assessments can be made up. If they are not taken by
the due date, they can not be re-opened. Other late assignments can be sent to the Instructor by e-mail
with a penalty deducted.
C. Dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. This includes copying work from another student or
student computer diskette and turning it in as your own. Depending on the severity of the dishonesty,
one may receive either a zero for the assignment or fail the course. All persons involved in the copying
or granting permission for copying will be penalized.
12. ADA. Blinn College would like to help students with disabilities achieve their highest potential in college.
In order to receive accommodations on examinations or assignments, proper documentation must first be
provided to the Office of Disability Services located at the Student Counseling Office in the H Building
(Bryan Campus), telephone 979-209-7255. The Brenham Office of Disability Services is located at 104
Administration Building, 979-830-4157. You must then self-identify and conference with the ADA office
to begin receiving accommodations in the class. Sealy and Schulenburg should visit with their advisors
and/or directors of that specific campus.
13. Civility. Members of the Blinn College community, which includes faculty, staff and students, are
expected to act honestly and responsibly in all aspects of campus life. Blinn College holds all members
accountable for their actions and words. Therefore, all members should commit themselves to behave in a
manner that recognizes personal respect and demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights, and
freedoms of every member of the College community, including respect for College property and the
physical and intellectual property of others.
If a student is asked to refrain from communicating online in an uncivil manner, the student will be blocked
from the class, pending a conference either telephone or in person with the instructor.
Revised: Spring 2009
LEARNING OUTCOMES – POFI2340
(stated as workplace or SCANS competencies)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
EVALUATION
SCANS
Work with Documents
Organize/maintain
information; interpret/
communicate data
Work with Columns
Create and use newspaper columns
Exams, Pinpoint
Assignments, Performance
Assessments
Balance column length ( using column breaks)
Process information with
computers; apply
technology to specific
tasks; manage time
Manage and organize
materials; process
information with
computers; select
equipment and tools;
supply technology to
specific tasks
Work with Styles and Templates
Create and edit styles
Set default file location for workgroup templates
Same as above
Create Document Components
Use bookmarks
Create hyperlinks
Create cross-references
Create and modify an index
Create and modify table of contents
Work with master documents and subdocuments
Same as above
Use Advanced Features
Apply technology to
specific tasks; problem
solving
Apply technology to
specific tasks; process
information with computers
Acquire/evaluate
information; organize/
maintain information;
creative thinking
Automate Work
Create, apply and edit macros
Copy, rename, and delete macros
Use Mail Merge
Add, modify, delete records
Use sort and query functions
Extract and print selected data
Create Forms
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
Create and modify a form
Modify a form control (e.g., add an item to a drop-down
list)
Set default file location for workgroup templates
Apply technology to
specific tasks; creative
thinking
Create Web Pages
Save document as a Web Page
Round trip documents from HTML
Same as above
Collaborate with Workgroups
Work on teams;
organize/maintain
information; apply
technology to specific
tasks; decision making;
problem solving; thinking
logically
Revised: Spring 2009
Collaborate on Documents
Insert comments
Track changes to a document
Create multiple versions of a document
Protect documents
Same as above
POFI2340 – ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING
Week
Course Outline
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1
Due January 25
2
Due February 1
3
Due February 8
4
Due February 15
5
Due February 22
6
Due March 1
7
Due March 8
Introduction by student to class on the Discussion Board
Read, study, and do Chapter 1, Creating and Editing a Document, pps. WD 2-WD
62. Do all exercises that are enumerated with a number in a red circle.
Save only when it instructs you to save. It would be a good idea to create a
1
folder named 01ch to save all your Chapter 1 files in. Saved file:
Horseback Riding Lesson Flyer.
End of the chapter:
 p. WD 63-64 Apply Your Knowledge, Save as Autumn Fest Flyer
 p. WD 65 Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Baseball Sign Ups Flyer
 p. WD 67 In the Lab. Lab 1 Only. Save as Airplane Rides
 Quiz on Chapter 1.
NOTE: No printing is required for any assignments throughout this course.
Chapter 2 Creating a Research Paper
 Read, study, and do pps. WD 74 – WD 132. Do all exercises that are enumerated
with a number in a red circle. Saved file: Wireless Communications Paper
 p. WD 133-135. Apply Your Knowledge Save as Software Paragraphs Draft
 p. WD 135. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Computing Options Paper Draft
 p. 138-139. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Computer Forensics Specialist
 Quiz on Chapter 2
 Discussion: Chapter 2 Plagiarism
Chapter 3 Creating a Cover Letter and a Resume
 Read, study and do the exercises on pps. WD 146- WD 204. Saved as: Canaan
Letterhead, Canaan Cover Letter, Canaan Resume.
 P. WD 205 – WD 206. Apply Your Knowledge. Save as Monthly Club Expenses.
 P. WD 206 – WD 207. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Club Letter Draft
 P. WD 209 – WD 210. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Owens Cover Letter
 Quiz on Chapter 3.
 Discussion: Chapter 3 Resizing Images
Exam 1 – Chapters 1-3
Production
Objective
Chapter 4 Creating a Web Page Using Word
 Read, study and do the exercises on pps. WD 216 – WD 291
 P. WD 292 – WD 293. Apply Your Knowledge. Save as Awesome Antiques Draft
 P. WD 294 - WD 295. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Housing Table
 P. WD 296 – WD 297. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Clean Fleet Auto
 Quiz on Chapter 4
 Discussion: Chapter 4 Effective Proposals
Chapter 5 Generating Form Letters, Mailing Labels, and Directories
 Read, study, and do the exercises on pps. WD 306 – WD 369
 P. WD 370 – WD 371. Apply Your Knowledge. Save as Green Grove Nursery.
 P. WD 372 – WD 373. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Far Horizons Travel
 P. WD 376 – WD 377. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Diamond Eye Care.
 Quiz on Chapter 5
 Discussion: Chapter 5 Formatting Proposals
Chapter 6 Creating a Professional Newsletter
 Read, study, and do the exercises on pps. WD 386 – WD 451
 P. WD 452 – WD 453. Apply Your Knowledge. Save as Totally Toned
 P. WD 453 – WD 454. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Park Department
Newsletter Draft
 P. WD 456 – WD 457. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Memory Lane
 Quiz on Chapter 6
 Discussion: Chapter 6 Newsletters
Revised: Spring 2009
Points
Possible
5
20
10
20
10
5
20
10
5
70
60
20
10
5
20
10
5
20
10
5
8
Due March 22
9
Due March 29
10
Due April 5
11
Due April 12
12
Due April 19
13-15
Due May 6
16
May 7-11
Exam 2 – Chapters 4-6
Production
Objective
Chapter 7 Linking An Excel Worksheet and Chart to a Word Document
 Read, study, and do the exercises on pps. WD 464 – WD 552
 P. WD 554 – WD 555. Apply Your Knowledge. Save as E-Commerce Reviewed
 P. WD 556 – WD 557. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Certification Draft.
 P. WD 559 – WD 560. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Back Up
 Quiz on Chapter 7
 Discussion: Chapter 7 Working with Multiple Documents
Chapter 8 Creating an Online Form
 Read, study, and do the exercises on pps. WD 570 – WD 627
 P. WD 629 – WD 630. Apply Your Knowledge. Save as That Pool Place
 P. WD 631 – WD 632. Extend Your Knowledge. Save as Pampered Pals Draft
 P. WD 634 – WD 635. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Andrew County Public Library
 Quiz on Chapter 8
 Discussion: Chapter 8 Online Forms
Chapter 9 Enhancing an Online Form and Working with Macros, Document Security,
and XML
 Read, study, and do the exercises on pps. WD 642 – WD 726
 P. WD 727. In the Lab, Lab 1. Save as Lab BF-1 Privacy
 Quiz on Chapter 9
 Discussion: Chapter 9 Antivirus Software
Exam 3 (Chapters 6-9)
Production
Objective
Capstone Project – Texas Trails
70
60
140
Final Exam
200
Total Points
1045
Revised: Spring 2009
70
60
20
10
5
20
10
5
20
10
5
FINAL PROJECT
Advanced Word Processing
Texas Trails
This fictitious business provides mountain biking events in the city of Austin, Texas by hosting 10, 20, 30, and
50-mile bicycle rides each month, managing bicycling camps for students and their parents in the summer, and
offering other special events at the company’s fifty-acre biking ranch. The business’s ranch provides twentyfive cabins for overnight bicycling events as well as a Refreshment Center filled with healthy food and drinks.
This entire project is fictitious. You will do some research on the Internet, but the dates and bike rides are all
fictitious.
The following are the required documents for the project. They should be each in separate documents for a total
of 11 documents. Place them in a folder named texas_trails and zip the folder to upload.
Logo
Slogan
Letterhead
Simplified Memorandum
Refreshment Center Price List
Two-page report
Facsimile Cover Sheet
Business Cards
Newsletter
Merged Letter
Labels
Logo
Find an image that you want to use as your logo. It should be appropriate to the topic. You are welcome to
create your own, use the scanner, locate one on the web, use one in Microsoft. Place this image in a WORD
document. It should be in the document 3 times with changes made to it each time. Resized, border added,
recolored, etc. Save the document as logo.
Slogan
Write a slogan or short mission statement for your business. For example, Nike’s is “Just Do It.” Use WordArt
to put this in a document. Save as slogan.
Letterhead Activity
Create a letterhead. It must be in the top 2 inches of the page. It’s a good idea to put it in the header and some
information in the footer if you want. Use your logo, your slogan, and add all other important information for
your business. The information can be fictitious. It can be at the top of the document or in a header or some of
the information can even be in a footer. Save as letterhead with file type template.
Simplified Memorandum
1. Compose a memorandum in any style.
2. The following information must be included on the memorandum.
From: Katie Wesneski, Company President
To:
Advertising Department
Date: February 1, 2xxx
Revised: Spring 2009
3. The memorandum must contain these paragraphs. You do the composing!
Paragraph 1: Advise all employees that the opening day for mountain biking rides will be Saturday,
April 1, that the advertising department should begin preparing advertisements immediately, and that the
following list timelines these advertisements.
Paragraph 2: Insert the table below, choosing a table autoformat. The table must be centered
horizontally with a blank line above and below. Column headings must be bolded, underlined, and
centered. Left align left column data and right align right column data.
Type of Advertisement
Date Due to Supervisor
Billboard
Flyer
Television Video
PowerPoint for Sports Center
Post Cards for Bicycling Clubs
February 7, 2xxx
February 15, 2xxx
March 1, 2xxx
March 7, 2xxx
March 1, 2xxx
Paragraph 3: Advise employees that you are looking forward to a great Opening Day, that their
creative advertising will make the difference in the success of Texas Trails, that you appreciate their
presence on the Texas Trails team, and that you are looking forward to working with them.
Save as memo.
Facsimile Cover Sheet
Create a facsimile cover sheet, using a word processing template.
1. The facsimile sheet must be modified for the business’s needs, deleting unnecessary lines or blanks and
modifying as necessary to create a positive business image.
2. The logo and slogan must be inserted somewhere on the facsimile sheet.
3. Save as fax with a template file type.
Business Cards
Create business cards for yourself as the Word Processing Specialist for this company. Use the label feature to
create the business cards.
1.
The following must appear on these business cards:
a. Student Name and job title
b. Business Name
c. Address and other contact information and
d. logo
2.
Business Cards also must contain the following design elements:
a. a minimum two changes of font
b. a minimum two changes of color
c. a rotated image, and
d. a line graphic with line color change
3.
Placement of information on the card must be creative and visually appealing.
You only need to create one business card and not the entire sheet.
Revised: Spring 2009
4. Save as business_card.
Refreshment Center Price List
Create a Refreshment Center Price List.
The company president has requested proposal of a list of ten healthy foods and drinks accompanied by
prices to sell in the Refreshment Center.
1. Students search the Internet, read about the type of food and drink most appropriate for consumption
after a lengthy bike ride, then select ten menu items.
2. Students develop a creative flyer to post with the price list.
3. The flyer must include the following design elements:
a. An appropriate border around an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper.
b. An imaged WordArt or font or other drawing tool
c. At least two other font changes and color changes
d. Use of at least three other enhancements such as underlining, bolding, or italics.
Save as refreshment_center and link to the table of contents.
Newsletter Activity
Create in columned format a newsletter that includes the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Information about the business.
Logo and slogan
Article about Lance Armstrong. This information can be found by searching the Internet.
Article about any other Texas bike trails or bike rides.
Refreshment Center menu.
Schedule of Activities for April and May:
a. 1st weekend in April (look up specific dates) Annual Boy Scout bike ride.
b. 3rd weekend in April: 50 mile bike ride for ages 40+
c. 2nd weekend in May: Special Workshops held for Kids 12 and under, Bicycle Safety
d. 3rd weekend in May: Annual Spring Cleaning Workshop on Bicycle Maintenance
e. 4th weekend in May: 10, 20, 30 mile bike rides for all ages
The above newsletter must be 2 pages long. Add enough in the articles for it to be 1 full page plus at least part
of a second page. The following should be included:
1. WordArt
2. Text box filled with a different color
3. Drop Cap
4. Vertical lines between articles
5. At least one horizontal and one vertical line with different formatting
6. First page should be landscape and the second page should be portrait
7. At least 3 different fonts and color changes
8. Use as many drawing tools and other tools you have learned as possible!
9. Using a header, number page 2.
10. Save as newsletter.
Merged Letter
Write a letter:
Revised: Spring 2009
Inform the biking club of the events coming up in February and March. Give them information about your
company and invite them to the events. This letter should be no less than 2 paragraphs.
Merge the letter to send to the following members:
Title
Mr.
Ms.
Miss
Mr.
Mr.
First Name
James
Maggie
Sammie
George
John
Last Name
Schenek
Jobs
Summers
Thompson
Ross
Address
925 Deer Park Rd.
17 Rhine Street
1425 Severn Trail
21 Frog Legs Rd.
5454 Central Blvd.
City
Florence
Georgetown
Salado
Belton
Killeen
State
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
Zip
77654
76522
77544
76513
76542
Save as merged_letter.
Labels
Using the merge feature, create mailing labels for the above data source. Save as labels.
Report
Research information on the advantages of bike riding for health. Write a two-page report that includes
two side headings, two resources, page numbering and a title page in correct format. Cite the resources using
MLA format.
Save as report.
Revised: Spring 2009
Rubric
Criteria
Logo
 Appropriate
 3 variations of the logo
Slogan
 Appropriate
 Use of WordArt
Letterhead
 Top 2 inches of document
 Required information included
 Saved as template
Memorandum
 Proper format
 Required information included
 Error-free
Facsimile
 Logo and slogan included
 Proper format
 Used fax template
Business Cards
 Required information included
 Eye-appealing in appearance
 Used mail tools
 Logo included
Refreshment Center Price List
 Ten healthy items on the list
 Border is appropriate
 WordArt, font or other drawing tool used
 Font changes and colors for a colorful flyer
 No errors
 Centered vertically and horizontally with appropriate white space
Newsletter
 Two pages in length
 Logo and slogan included
 Lance Armstrong article
 Schedule of Activities
 Drop Cap
 Landscape and Portrait
 Header on page 2
 No errors in newsletter
Merged Letter
 Letter was in proper format
 Included all information as instructed
 Five letters in the merge
 No uncorrected errors
Labels
 No errors
 Used label feature
Report
 Appropriate formatting on the report and title page
 Page numbering with no page numbers on title page or first page
of the report
 Appropriate formatting with two references cited in MLA format
 Two side headings
 No errors on the report
Total
Revised: Spring 2009
Points
Possible
5
5
10
15
10
15
15
15
20
10
20
140
Points
Earned