Spanish-American Institute

230 Computer Word Processing 80 classes

Prerequisite(s): Type 20 words per minute or enrollment in 200 Keyboarding for Information Processing or equivalent.

Textbooks: Suzanne Weixel, Learning Microsoft Word, DDC Publishing, 2000 (or comparable text).

Course Description: While developing English language skills, this course builds word processing speed and accuracy using Word through practice in the production of various kinds of business correspondence, of reports, of tabulations, and of forms from unarranged and rough-draft copy sources in English.

Objectives: By the end of the course, students should be able:

to read about word processing situations and understand what is being discussed or described;
to read and discuss critical thinking text describing business situations requiring word processing solutions;
to read and follow directions in English when practicing word processing exercises;
to ask questions in English concerning concepts and implementation;
to learn how to formally proofread documents in English, to proofread them, and to make necessary corrections;
to produce letters, reports, memos, tables, and other personal-business and business documents from copy in English, identifying and correcting language errors;
to create and produce original documents; and
to apply basic word processing using Word, including entering, formatting, creating tables, using styles and templates, mail merging, and using graphics

Instructional Methods: Classes include language development and critical thinking sessions followed by hands-on practice and drills for speed and accuracy using WORD. Students will complete periodic summary exercises that require application of all skills learned to date. Each student will create a portfolio of finished output.

Grading: The final grade is based on the following:

Class Participation	25%
Assignments	25%
Document Production	25%
Exams	25%
Total	100%

The grading scale is: A=90-100%, B+=85-89%, B=80-84%, C+=75-79%, C=70-74%, D=65-69%, F=60-64%.

Course Outline:

Topics

Hours

A) Week 1: Introduction to Word Processing

B) Weeks 2-3: Text Storage/Recall/Insertion/Deletions

C) Week 4: Centering, Underscoring, and Boldface

D) Week 5: Margins and Line Spacing

E) Week 6: Hyphenation and Justifications

F) Week 7-8: Tabs and Tables

G) Weeks 9-10: Merges and Document Assembly

H) Weeks 11-12: Multiple Page Operations

I) Week 13: Moving Text and Global Search

J) Weeks 14-16: Special Applications