Word 2003: Level 2

Microsoft Office Word 2003: Quick Course 2 builds on the skills learned in Quick Course 1. You will begin by learning about desktop publishing, including how to work with Word Art, AutoShapes, and text boxes. Then, you will create newsletters and employee policy manuals. As your expertise in Word grows, you will find yourself creating and editing more robust documents, so you will also learn how to create headers and footers, indexes, cross-references, and more. You’ll even create your own research papers. This course ends with a discussion of posting resumes online so you can get that all-important great job.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

§   Use Word Art, AutoShapes, text boxes, and diagrams: 20%

§   Create page, column, and section breaks: 20%

§   Apply and modify styles: 20%

§   Work with long documents: 10%

§   Create a complex research paper: 10%

§   Create and post a resume: 20%

§   Create complex workbooks: 10%

The textbook for this course is:

Title:        Microsoft Office Word 2003: Quick Course 2

Author:    Jill Murphy and Russel Stolins

§   Please arrive on time for each class meeting. The second class meeting will begin with a review of topics covered during the first day.

§   Please notify me if you must leave early for any class session.

§   Follow the ground rules of the course (see below).

§   2-Minute Rule
When you work at the computer, don’t struggle with a task or instruction that is not working for more than 2 minutes before you ask for help.

§   NDQ Rule
There are no dumb questions in our classroom. All questions are welcome.

§   Interruptions are welcome
Feel free to raise your hand to ask a question at any time, this includes lecture presentations. 

Your performance in the course is evaluated on your proficiency in the following skill areas:

§   Basic Word skills: 50%

§   Intermediate Word skills: 30%

§   Advanced Word skills: 20%

You can send me email at
Anita.Ricker@ws.edu

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