JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION
AND
OFFICE SYSTEMS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Prefix and Number OFS
113
Course Title Desktop Publishing using Microsoft Word and
Publisher
Curriculum Computer
Information & Office Systems
Lecture 3
Lab 0
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites OFS 166
or consent of department
Catalog Description
An introduction to desktop publishing packages on a microcomputer. Applications include preparing letterheads, business cards, newsletters, brochures, proposals, specialty promotional documents, charts, presentation materials, manuals, reports, fliers and booklets. Includes importing text and graphics, and use of macros and styles.
Course Objectives: See attached.
Prepared by: Reviewed
by:
Fern Rau Ram
Raghuraman
Dept. of CIOS
Department
Chairperson Date
2/94 Updated
12/00
Revised 3/99
Revised 10/98
Revised
7/97
STUDENT MATERIALS
A. Textbook
Title: Advanced Microsoft Word 2000: Desktop
Publishing
Author: Rutkosky
Publisher: Paradigm
AND
Title: Microsoft Publisher 2000 Quick Tutorial
Author: Eisch
Publisher: Southwestern
B. Other
Required Materials:
C.
Student Evaluation (Type
of Grading)
All assignments in Microsoft Word and publisher must
be completed to receive credit. Tests
and homework will be averaged for grading purposes.
Test
1 – Test on Microsoft Word – 20%
Test
2 – Test on Publisher – 20%
Homework
– 60%
Teaching
Aids or
Week/Days Topic or Class Activity Special Instruction
Week 1 Chapter 1, “Understanding the Desktop Publishing
Process”
Week 2 Chapter 2, “Preparing Internal Documents”
Week 3 Chapter 3, “Creating Letterheads, Envelopes, and
Business Cards”
Week 4 Chapter 4, “Creating Personal Documents”
Week 5 Chapter 5, “Creating Promotional Documents”
Week 6 Chapter 6, “Creating Brochures”
Week 7 Chapter 7, “Creating Specialty Promotional
Documents”
Week 8 Chapter 8, “Creating Web Pages”
Week 9 Chapter 9, “Creating Presentations Using
Powerpoint”
Week 10 Chapter 10 “Creating Basic
Elements of a Newsletter”
Week 10 Chapter 11, “Incorporating
Newsletter Design Elements”
Week 11 Chapter 12, “Preparing Reports
and Manuals”
Week 12 Test
on Microsoft Word. Begin Microsoft
Publisher: Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Course”; Chapter 2, “The Publisher
Window”
Week 13 Chapter
3, “Page Layout Commands”; Chapter 4, “Frames Overview”; Chapter 5, “Text
Frames-Formatting Text”; Chapter 6, “Text Frames-Special Functions”
Week 14 Chapter 7, “Table Frames”;
Chapter 8, “WordArt”; Chapter 9, “Working with Images”
Week 15 Chapter
10, “Graphic Accents”; Chapter 11, “Background Pages”; Chapter 12, “Special
Features”
Week 16 Test
OBJECTIVES
The student will
1. Evaluate design elements in a desktop published document for appropriate use of focus, balance, proportion, contrast, directional flow, consistency, color, and page layout.
2. Prepare internal documents.
3. Create letterheads, envelopes, and business cards.
4. Create personal documents.
5. Create promotional documents including announcements and flyers.
6. Create brochures.
7. Create specialty promotional documents
8. Create web pages.
9. Create presentations using PowerPoint.
10. Create basic elements of a newsletter.
11. Incorporate newsletter design elements.
12. Prepare reports and manuals.
Microsoft Publisher2000 for Windows NT
13. Test on Microsoft Word. Create text frames, import text.
14. Create table frames.
15. Create WordArt frames.
16. Work with images.
17. Create graphic accents.
18. Create background pages.
19. Use
PageWizards.