COURSE OF STUDY

Course Title: Computer Applications/Word Processing

Department: Business

Grade Levels: 11 – 12

Whether college bound or Business bound, students can benefit by acquiring the most fundamental computer skills which exist in today’s world. This class offers students the opportunity to significantly enhance their computer literacy and skill levels. The major document processing application programs used throughout the world today will be intensively taught. These programs include Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Power Point. Competency certificates will be issued for those achieving employable levels of proficiency.

Length: One Year (If no previous keyboarding class has been completed)

One semester (If keyboarding has been completed with 80% or better)

Prerequisite for enrollment: 80% or better in Keyboarding

Recommendation for enrollment: College Bound and interest in Business

Type of Course: Business/Technology Elective

Second Semester Course Outline

(Refer to Keyboarding for first semester course outline)

Based on ESHS Standards

Eagle Expectations that apply: Integration of Core Knowledge & Critical Thinking

A.. Microsoft Word (Effective Communication)

1. Formatting and Editing Documents

2. Multiple Page Documents

3. Macros

4. Footnotes and Endnotes

5. Columns and Tables

6. Mail merge, Envelopes, Labels

7. Clip Art and Newsletter Formatting

B. Microsoft Excel (Effective Communication)

1. Creating, Saving, Moving Excel Documents

2. Labels, Values, Formulas and Functions

3. Copying, Printing, Editing

4. Logical Function Use

5. Charting and Graphs

6. Sorting and Searching

A. Microsoft Power Point (Effective Communication)

1. Creating, Saving and Printing a Presentation

2. Enhancing Slides

3. Working with Slide Show Presentations

4. Inserting Graphs in Tables

5. Creating Notes Master and Handout Master

6. Creating Continuously Running Presentations

7. Importing a Word Outline into the Presentation

II. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

B. Lecture

C. Demonstration of Equipment

D. hands-on Use of Equipment

III. EVALUATION/GRADING OF STUDENT

A. Microsoft Word Projects

B. Microsoft Excel Projects

C. Microsoft Power Point Projects

D. Work Habits

E. Overall Quantity and Quality of Work Completed

IV. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

A. Blanc, Vento, Learning Microsoft Office, DDC Publishing Company, 1996.

B. Miscellaneous Handouts

V. CLASS RULES AND STANDARDS

A. All materials must be brought to class each day

B. Detention will be assigned for disruptive behavior, and for each tardy after the third

C. Students are expected to remain in their assigned seats and to refrain from all types of disruptive behavior.

D. Students are expected to keep their workstation clean and to respect all property of the school and of others. No food will be allowed in classrooms.

E. Assignments must be submitted on time in order to receive credit. If the student is absent, they must see the instructor regarding late work.