CLARENDON COLLEGE - PAMPA CENTER

Division of Business and Technology -Office Technology Program
WORD PROCESSING I –
POFI  2401
 
Credit Hours: 4

Fall semester 2007

 

Instructor: JAN HAYNES, Office Technology Coordinator

Phone: 806-665-8801-Ex 2012

Classroom Location: Room 105; Office Room 105

Email: Jan.Haynes@clarendoncollege.edu

Office Hours. 8:30am-9:00am 1-4:00pm Mon thru Thursday; other times by appointment.

                                                                                   

Course

Description:               An overview of current word processing concepts using the word processing software MS Word 2003.  Skills further developed  are preparation of a variety of business documents, along with memos, reports, tables, outlines, form document, graphics, charts and merged documents.  advanced commands are learned to create, format, edit, save and print documents.

 

Statement of Purpose:  This course partially satisfies the requirements for Office

                                         Technology Program.

 

Required Instructional Materials:

 

Textbook:                  Rutkosky,  MS Word 2003,  EMC Paradigm Pub. Co, (includes two student data disks.) Students are required to purchase one  high density blank data disk to store their data.

                                    ISBN: 0-7638-2084-9.

 

Student Requirements:

 

Students are responsible for completing any assigned reading or activities/home

work by the due date given.  Students should also be in class and ready to begin on time.

Students should have no more than four (4) absences during an eight (8) week period.

Four (4) tardies count as one absence.

 

Methods of Instruction:       

       1.   Power presentations

 2.     Lecture

 3.     Class discussion

       4.     Hands-on applications

 

Course Objectives:

            The student will be able to:

1.     Identify word processing equipment.

2.  Create, save, print, close, open and edit  documents with character formatting including  caps, bold,     underlining and italics.

3.     Copy, move, rename, and print multiple documents.

4.     Adjust the size and style of type.

5.     Insert special symbols, bullets and numbers.

6.     Proof all type of business documents with spell check and Thesaurus, and improve the grammar of written documents with the Grammar Checker.

7.     Generate documents with custom tab setting, including left, right, center, decimal and vertical tabs.

8.     Format and merge form files and data files to create personalized business document such as letters and envelopes.

9.     Create mathematical calculations in tables, create charts from tables.

10.  Format text into newspaper or side-by-side columns.

11.  Create and edit a fill-in form template.

 

Grading Policies & Evaluation:

                        Average of all graded homework assignments                40%

                        Average of all unit performance assessments                 30%

                        Average of three theory tests plus final exam                 30%

 

The final semester grades will be figured as set in the current catalot:

90-100%=A     80-89%=B       70-79%=C       60-69%=D       Below 59%=F

 

A student’s final grade will be made available through Campus Connect at

Clarendon College website. (www.clarendoncollege.edu)

 

Classroom Conduct: 

Cell phone use: Students are not to have a cell phone out during class.  The ringer is to be set to vibrate or off.

Failure to comply with lawful direction of a classroom instructor is a disruption for all students enrolled in the class.  Cheating violations include, but are not limited to: (1)obtaining an examination, classroom activity, or laboratory exercise by stealing or collusion; (2) discovering the content of an examination, classroom activity, laboratory exercise, or homework assignment before it is given; (3) using an unauthorized source of information during an examination, classroom activity, laboratory exercise, or homework assignment; (4) entering an office of building to obtain unfair advantage; (5) taking an examination for another person; (6) completing a classroom activity, laboratory exercise, homework assignment, or research paper for another person; (7) altering grade records; (8) using any unauthorized form of electronic communication device during an examination, classroom activity, or laboratory exercise; (9) Plagiarism.  Plagiarism is the using, stating, offering, or reporting as one’s own, an idea, expression, or production of another person without proper credit.

Disciplinary actions for cheating in a course are at the discretion of the individual instructor.  The instructor of that course will file a report with the Dean of Students when a student is caught cheating in the course, whether it be a workforce or academic course.  The report shall include the course, instructor, student’s name, and the type of cheating involved.  Students who are reported as cheating to the Dean of Students more than once shall be disciplined by the Dean.  The Dean will notify all involved parties within fourteen days of any action taken.

American with Disabilities Act Accommodations Statement:  Clarendon College provides reasonable accommodations for persons with temporary or permanent disabilities.  Should you require special accommodations, notify the Office of Student Services (806-874-3571).  We will work with you to make whatever accommodations we need to make.

 

Dropping a Course: A student who is enrolled in a developmental course for TSI purposes may not drop his/her only developmental course unless the student completely withdraws from the college.  A student may drop any other course with a grade of “W” any time after the census date for the semester and on or before the end of the 12th week of a long semester, or on or before the last day to drop a class of a term as designated in the college calendar.  The request for permission to drop a course is initiated by the student by procuring a drop form the Office of Student Services. (Refer to other policies concerning this issue in the current college catalog online.)

 

According to Texas state law a student is only allowed to drop the same class twice before he/she will be charged triple the tuition amount for taking the clas a third time or more.  Furthermore, beginning with Fall 2007 semester, students in Texas may only drop a total of 6 courses throughout their entire undergraduate career.  After the 6th dropped class, he/she will no longer be able to withdraw from any classes.

 

Withdrawal from College: When a student finds it necessary to withdraw from school before the end of the semester, he or she should obtain a withdrawal form from the Office of Student Services.  Students may also withdraw from the college by sending a written request for such action to the Registrar’s Office.  The request must include the student’s signature, the student’s current address, social security number and course information details.  Students who withdraw after the census date for the semester and on or before the end of the 12th week of a long semester, or on or before the last day to drop a class of a term as designated in the college calendar will be assigned a grade of “W”. If you do not go through the formal withdrawal procedure, you will receive a grade of  "F" on your transcript.

 

Tentative Course Schedule (will begin 2d 8 weeks of semester).

Week 9: Chapters 1-4

Week 10: Chapters 5-7

Week 11: Chapters 8-10

Week 12: Chapters 11-13

Week 13: Chapters 14-16

Week 14: Chapters 17-19

Week 15: Chapters 20-21

Weeks 16 Chapters 22-25