Adrian Maries (Adapted from Ryan Moore)
HOMEWORK 1 (DUE 7/7)
The purpose of this homework is to:
1. demonstrate a mastery over the use of styles
2. demonstrate an understanding of how to insert graphics and manipulate them in a
complex document
3. demonstrate a mastery over Word's citation/reference management capabilities
4. demonstrate a mastery over Word's automatically managed table of contents feature
5. demonstrate a mastery over Word's figures management
For this homework, I would like every student to take a previously typed/prepared/submitted report from another
class that they have taken and adapt it using the new features that we have learned in class. If you don't have an
old report available that you want to manipulate for this class, you can either use a friend's report
(be sure to give credit somewhere on the final homework) or an online source (Nature magazine,
Wikipedia …).
REQUIREMENTS
have at a minimum of 3 pages of content
(NOT including the title page and bibliography/list of works cited) and will probably look
something like this (if you're unsure whether your original report satisfies the requirements, you
can email or see me):
Whatever the source of the report, before modification, it should
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Page 1: Title page / author information
Page 2: Main content 1 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
Page 3: Main content 2 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
Page 4: Main content 3 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
Page 5: List of Works Cited with a header or footer
If you use one of the alternative options, you may have to do a little bit of reformatting to get
things looking like the example layout seen above (e.g., add a title page, add a header or footer,
etc.).
WHAT EXACTLY TO DO
Here is exactly what you should do. Not following these instructions will result in a loss of
points:
1. Find an old report of yours that you have previously typed up (perhaps earlier in college,
or even in high school). Obviously, you'll want the electronic copy. If you don't have
anything like this available, or you don't want to convert an old report, see the above
notice in the previous section about alternative options. Keep in mind that the report
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should NOT use styles or citations which are automatically managed by Word. Therefore,
most hand written reports which use manually typed in citations will work fine
2. Save a backup copy of the original report (File, Save as). This is so I can compare your
submission with the original report.
3. Save another copy of the report (File, Save as). Be sure that you're saving in the .docx
(Microsoft Word 2007) format. This is the copy that you will work on and edit.
WARNING: Be sure that you are working on an actual file in the .docx format, or else
all of your hard work (citations, styles, etc) will not be properly saved.
4. Using Word 2007 use Word's citation management features and enter in the bibliography
information that the report already uses but which was previously manually entered.
5. Replace the hand-typed references in the body of the report with automatically managed
references.
6. Get rid of your bibliography/list of works cited page and instead insert one which is
automatically managed by Word.
7. Change the header and/or footer to include your name and at least two properties
managed by Word (such as time, date, page number, file name …) that you find
appropriate for the type of report you have.
8. Assign to every piece of text an appropriate style. For example, your title page might use
the "Title" style. Quotes in your report, if they exist, might use one of the quote styles.
Normal text (i.e., the bulk of your report) should use the "normal" style.
9. If your original report does not feature any images (graphs and tables do NOT count
towards the requirement of at least 2 images), find and insert at least 2 somewhat relevant
images or pieces of clip art into the body of the report. For the purposes of this
assignment, you don't need to tell me where you found them. I realize that it may be
difficult to find an image which "fits" with the look of your document, so don't worry if
the image looks out of place.
10. Copy the images which are in your report and put them in a new page past the
bibliography/list of works cited page. This is so that you can change the images in your
document and I can compare with the original images.
11. Use Word's picture formatting capabilities to edit how the images in the report's body
look. You can change as much or as little as you want, but I should be able to see which
changes were made and the changes resulted in a better looking report. You should
however do MORE than simply resize and position the images. If the changes are subtle
or hard to notice, on the page which has the original copies of the images, feel free to
type up a quick description of what changes you made and why you think they are good
changes (e.g., state that you adjusted the contrast, etc.).
12. Insert short captions describing each figure. In the text, insert a cross-reference to the new
figures. The reference should be a short sentence, something like: "Figure 1 shows …"
The words "Figure 1" should automatically reflect the appropriate figure, it should not be
inserted manually. Don't worry if the text reference to the figure seems out of place
13. Custom design a style that you like, basing it off of an already existing style. Your entire
report should automatically be updated to reflect the style changes you choose. On the
page containing the original versions of your images, briefly mention what your style is
based off of and how you changed it to be your own (e.g., "Based on the default Word
style, I chose a new title font, and changed the spacing of normal text.").
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14. In between the title page and the start of the body of the report, insert an automatically
managed table of contents. If your report already has a manually typed up table of
contents, get rid of it.
You should then email both your original report and your new version. Use return receipt if you
want to make sure I got the email.
A DISCLAIMER
The above instructions are a little vague. I did that on purpose, in order to give you some latitude
to express yourself and make the assignment a little bit more interesting. If you paid attention in
class, I expect that you would know what I want. If, however, you are unsure that you are doing
the exact right thing, do not hesitate to see or email me.
GRADING CRITERIA
Step:
Original report file was submitted for comparison purposes
The report contains an appropriate header and/or footer with at least two properties
automatically managed by Word.
One document (i.e., a single .docx file) includes the title page, report, bibliography page,
and original images
Report has a consistent style/look to it, which is clean, readable, and professional
All text in the report have been assigned an appropriate style
Report has a table of contents which is automatically managed by Word
Document uses at least 2 images in the body of the report, which have been manipulated
using Word, and which are displayed as automatically numbered figures (and report
contains a reference to each figure)
Entire report uses Word managed citations for easy editing of information
Total Point Value:
Point Value:
5 points
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100 points