BTAC 112 - Beginning Word

Credits: 5
Introduces the basic skills of Microsoft Word. Focuses on creating, saving, and printing a document; editing and managing documents; formatting characters and paragraphs; using spellchecker, autocorrect, thesaurus, word count and grammar tools; conducting find and replace; using autotext; manipulating tabs, merging documents, creating headers, footers, footnotes and end notes.

Enrollment Requirement: BTAC 100 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; or instructor consent. Recommended: A minimum typing speed of 30 wpm.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Create, save and edit documents using Microsoft Word.
Construct and format professional documents.
Create lists and tables.
Insert and format graphics.
Create and apply mail merge features using multiple data sources.
Create and modify references.
Utilize file management.

Program Outcomes

Implement calculator/computer technology to solve problems.
Successfully integrate Microsoft Office software applications to present information in a meaningful manner.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.