College of Micronesia-FSM

CA100-Computer Literacy

Course Outline

General Objectives

This course is an introduction to computer concepts and applications. The students will acquire a basic knowledge of the computer operating system. The students will also acquire word processing skills by effectively using a modern word processing application program to create professional or business documents.

Specific Objectives

The student will be able to

  1. Identify the various hardware components of a computer system
    1. keyboard
    2. mouse
    3. disk drives
    4. monitor
    5. CPU
    6. Printer
  2. Describe the inter-relationship between the various hardware components.
  3. Effectively interact with the computer operating system by successfully performing activities such as:
    1. Starting up
    2. Typing
    3. Saving
    4. Printing
    5. Formatting
  4. Identify the main features of a word-processing application software:
    1. document window
    2. menu bar
    3. toolbar
    4. scrollbars
    5. document control buttons
    6. ruler
  5. Create business or professional documents including letters, memos, webpage and newsletters.
  6. Enhance the appearance of the created documents by:
    1. changing fonts
    2. changing color
    3. modifying styles
    4. paragraphing
    5. indenting
    6. spacing
  7. Format documents using features such as:
    1. tables
    2. drawings
    3. graphics/charts
    4. frames/pictures
  8. Edit document text using features such as:
    1. copying
    2. cutting
    3. moving
    4. pasting
    5. deleting
    6. spellcheck
    7. thesaurus
  9. Automate word-processing by using macros and mailmerge.
  10. Explore the application using the Help feature.

Course Content

  1. Basics
  2. Create, Save, and Print Documents
  3. Open and Edit Documents
  4. Text Formatting
  5. Document Formatting
  6. Manage Documents
  7. Tables
  8. Merge
  9. Multiple-Page Documents
  10. Desktop Publishing and Automation
  11. Graphics
  12. Integration

Text: Learning Microsoft Word 2000, DDC Publishing, New York, 2000.

Required Course Materials: Diskettes

Methods of Instruction: Lecture, demonstration, and individual assignments.

Evaluation:

Grades will be assigned based on the following percentage of total points received from projects, quizzes, practice sets, and exams.
A..................90% to 100%
B..................80% to 89%
C..................70% to 79%
D..................60% to 69%
F..................59% and below

Credit by examination available for the course: Yes

Attendance Policy: The COM-FSM Attendance Policy will be observed.