Oct 23, 2026  
2026-2027 Academic Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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BUS 1155 - Word Processing Using Microsoft Word


Credits: 3

Catalog Description
This comprehensive course focuses on helping students reach a high level of proficiency in the production of business documents. Students use the current Windows version of Microsoft Word to create, edit, and format documents of varying complexity. To enhance documents, students will utilize software features including graphics, writing tools, importing, and exporting text, forms, styles, tables, columns, merging, and macros. After successfully completing this course, the student will have been introduced to the majority of the word processing procedures found in the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Word certification exam.

Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: BUS 1112  or MS Office experience

Additional fee to student: No

Learner Outcomes
  1. Create, edit, and format documents of varying complexity.
  2. Format and customize a range of document types and styles.
  3. Add and modify graphics and other visual elements to enhance written communication.
  4. Organize content into tables, lists, and other structures that promote reader understanding and efficient management in a collaborative work environment.
  5. Plan, research, write, revise, and publish documents to meet specific information needs.
  6. Use appropriate software writing tools such as track changes, spelling checker, grammar checker, and thesaurus.

Major Areas of Course Content
  1. Preparing, formatting, maintaining, and managing documents
  2. Enhancing documents: inserting images, shapes, and WordArt; creating tables and charts
  3. Managing data: merging documents; managing lists; managing page numbers, headers, and footers; managing shared documents
  4. Customizing documents and features: inserting and customizing quick parts; customizing AutoCorrect and word options; themes; styles; templates; protecting and preparing documents
  5. Referencing data: endnotes, footnotes, and references; creating indexes; creating specialized tables; designing and creating forms; using outline view and formatting with macros; creating master document and subdocuments

Credit for Prior Learning Options
Course-Specific Exam

Credit for Prior Learning Option Procedure(s)
Student must take a word processing production exam that includes creating several documents with varying complexity. Students will be asked to bring in a portfolio of previous word-processed documents.



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