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Provides a study of word
processing and desktop publishing. Topics
include: desktop publishing concepts,
advanced word processing concepts, development of macros, presentation graphics
concepts, and troubleshooting applications.
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Competency Areas: |
Hours: |
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Desktop Publishing Concepts |
Class/Week |
4 |
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Advanced Word Processing Concepts |
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Lab/Week |
4 |
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Development of Macros |
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Lab/Week |
0 |
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Presentation Graphics Concepts |
Credit
Hours |
6 |
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Troubleshooting
Applications |
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Prerequisite: SCT 100 |
Course
Guide
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Competency
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After completing
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DESKTOP PUBLISHING CONCEPTS |
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Terminology |
Define terminology
related to desktop publishing. |
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Fundamental concepts |
List and describe
components of desktop publishing. |
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Graphic tools |
Use Drawing Tools. |
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Add Graphics and
Pictures. |
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Delete and
position Graphics and Pictures. |
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Add Captions. |
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Create a
Watermark. |
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Create Special
Effects with Word/Text art. |
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Practical usage |
Prepare
promotional documents, newsletters, letterheads, envelopes, and business
cards. |
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ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING
CONCEPTS
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File management |
Locate and open an
existing document. |
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Save a document
with the same name. |
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Save a document
with a different name. |
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Create a
subdirectory. |
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Text processing |
Cut, copy, and
move text. |
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Add bullets and
numbering to text. |
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Use Undo and Redo
commands. |
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Use typeover code. |
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Formatting characters |
Select and change
font and font size. |
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Apply font styles. |
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Placing and
aligning text. |
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Use hyphenation. |
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Align text
(center, left, right, and justified). |
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Set margin. |
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Insert page break. |
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Use hard returns. |
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Use nonbreaking spaces. |
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Align text
vertically. |
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Set line spacing
options. |
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Insert date and
time. |
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Paragraph formatting and tab setting |
Use TABS (center,
decimals, left, and right). |
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Set tabs with
leaders. |
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Use indentation
options (left, right, first line, and hanging indent). |
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Page numbers, headers, footers, and sections |
Create and modify
page numbers. |
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Suppress page
numbers. |
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Create and modify
headers and footers. |
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Create sections
with alternate formatting. |
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Editing |
Use text flow
options. |
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Use Find and
Replace features. |
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Set auto correct exceptions. |
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Writing tools |
Use the SPELLING
command. |
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Use the GRAMMAR
command. |
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Use the THESAURUS
command. |
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Printing documents |
Use Print Preview. |
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Print document. |
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Columns |
Key and edit text
in columns. |
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Format and adjust
columns. |
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Delete and move
columns. |
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Tables |
Create and format
tables. |
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Add borders and
shading to tables. |
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Revise tables. |
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Modify table
structure. |
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Forms, styles, and templates |
Use templates. |
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Create and modify
a form. |
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Create and apply
styles. |
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Footnotes and endnotes |
Create footnotes
and endnotes. |
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Revise footnotes
and endnotes. |
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Border fill |
Apply page borders
with and without shading. |
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Apply paragraph
and table borders with and without shading. |
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Multiple documents |
Switch between
open documents. |
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Display multiple
documents. |
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Insert a file. |
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Insert AutoText. |
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Merge |
Create a variable
file. |
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Create a form
file. |
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Create a merged
document. |
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Merge form and
variable data. |
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Merge envelopes
and labels. |
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Print envelopes
and labels. |
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Sort |
Sort lists. |
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Sort paragraphs |
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Sort tables |
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Sort records to be
merged. |
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Reference documents |
Create and modify
a table of contents. |
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Create and modify
an index. |
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Charts |
Create and modify
charts. |
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Import data into
charts |
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DEVELOPMENT OF MACROS
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Macros |
Develop and run
macros. |
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Edit macros. |
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Copy, rename, and
delete macros. |
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PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
FUNDAMENTALS
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Fundamental concepts |
Define
presentation materials. |
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Plan a
presentation. |
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Select a visual
medium. |
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Practical usage |
Create a
presentation. |
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View the
presentation. |
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Save the
presentation. |
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Add visual
elements (graphs, clip art, scanned images, pictures, sound, movie). |
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Modify the slide
master. |
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Start a slide
show. |
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Print slides in a
variety of formats. |
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TROUBLESHOOTING APPLICATIONS |
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Locate information |
Use built in help
systems contents, books, and/or technical manuals to find general categories
of topics. |
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Use built in help
system index sheet, books, and/or technical manuals to find key words of
topics. |
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Locate and use wizards |
Use built in
wizard system, books, and/or technical manuals to obtain information on how
to accomplish a procedure. |
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Use built in
wizard system, books, and/or technical manuals and follow provided
instructions to accomplish a procedure. |
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Suggested
Resources
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Suggested Resources include textbooks shown below or most current
edition.
Adobe Pagemaker
7.0 Illustrated, ISBN: 0-619-10956-4, Proot, Course
Technology
Exploring MS Word 2003 Comp &
Student Resource CD, ISBN: 0-13-230398-1, Grauer,
Prentice Hall
Exploring MS Power Point 2003 Comp
& Student Resource CD, ISBN: 0-13-230395-7, Grauer,
Prentice Hall
Microsoft Office Word 2003: Complete
Concepts and Techniques, CourseCard Edition, ISBN: 1-4188-4356-3,
Shelley, Cashman, Vermaat,
Course Technology
Microsoft Office Word 2003: Complete
Concepts and Techniques, CourseCard Edition, ISBN: 1-4188-4357-1,
Shelley, Cashman, Vermaat,
Course Technology
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003: Complete
Concepts and Techniques, CourseCard Edition, ISBN: 1-4188-4365-2,
Shelley, Cashman, Sebok,
Course Technology
New Perspectives on Microsoft Office
Word 2003, Comprehensive, ISBN: 0-619-20669-1, Zimmerman, Zimmerman, Shaffer,
Course Technology
New Perspectives on MS Word 2003,
Comprehensive, CourseCard Edition, ISBN: 1-4188-3911-6,
Zimmerman, Zimmerman, Shaffer, Course Technology
PowerPoint 2003 Essentials Course, ISBN:
1-59136-031-5,
SAM 2003 Assessment and Training
3.1, ISBN: 1-4239-1261-6, Course Technology
Word 2003 Comprehensive Course, ISBN:
1-59136-028-5, Murphy, Labyrinth