Mount St. Mary's College & Seminary

Supervising
Professors

Tim Stanton
Bruce Yelovich
 

Student
Instructor

Jen Martin


Technology Training and Testing Center

Microsoft Word 2002

Core and Expert Level Skill Sets

 

Using the Certification Circle Textbook

Word 2002 Syllabus

 
 

Email Link

 

 
Introduction

The Certification Circle Skill Sets over a comprehensive coverage of all skills required to pass the MOS Core and Expert certification exams. In fact, as the preface to the textbook points out, the Table of Contents in the book maps directly to the MOS exam objectives for Core level and Expert level in a one-to-one correlation. The Target Your Skills sections, which end each of the Skill Set chapters, offers a problem-solving approach to the requisite skills in a manner similar to the actual MOS certification exams themselves. Demonstrations of all skills are offered in the TOM software, available on your SAM XP CD or online via the Thomson server after you install the CD on your computer. Sample tests for each Skill Set are offered in the SAM software online via the Thomson server after you install the CD. You will have the opportunity to take each test multiple times to measure your progress and target your needs. If you follow this plan meticulously, you will be able to pass the Core and Expert level MOS Word 2002 certification exams.

 
Action Steps
  1. Work through all Skill Set chapters in the Certification Circle textbook. Read all summaries; study all terms; do all Activity Steps; and, answer all questions in the Target Your Skills section of each chapter to determine if you are ready to move on to the next level.
     
    1. Getting Started: Getting Started with MS Word 2002, pp. 1-22.
    2. Skill Set 1: Inserting and Modifying Text, pp. 23-64.
    3. Skill Set 2: Creating and Modifying Paragraphs, pp. 65-90.
    4. Skill Set 3: Formatting Documents, pp. 91-132.
    5. Skill Set 4: Managing Documents, pp. 133-142.
    6. Skill Set 5: Working with Graphics, pp. 143-158.
    7. Skill Set 6: Workgroup Collaboration, pp. 159-168.
    8. Skill Set 7: Customizing Paragraphs, pp. 169-178.
    9. Skill Set 8: Formatting Documents, pp. 179-216.
    10. Skill Set 9: Customizing Tables, pp. 217-226.
    11. Skill Set 10: Creating and Modifying Graphics, pp. 227-240.
    12. Skill Set 11: Customizing Word, pp. 241-254.
    13. Skill Set 12: Workgroup Collaboration, pp. 255-290.
    14. Skill Set 13: Using Mail Merge, pp. 291-304.
       
  2. Work through all Core and Expert Level Projects in the Word 2002 Core Projects Appendix (pp. 305-319) and the Word 2002 Expert Projects Appendix (pp. 321-335). It is best to do each Project after you complete its corresponding Skill Set (e.g. Project 1 after Skill Set 1, Project 2 after Skill Set 2, etc.).
     
    1. Project 1: Meeting Minutes for Mariposa Community Center, pp. 306-307.
    2. Project 2: Advertising Bulletin for Skis 'n Boards, pp. 308-309.
    3. Project 3: Newsletter for the Marine Educational Foundation, pp. 310-313.
    4. Project 4: Memo for Lakeland Art Gallery, pp. 314-315.
    5. Project 5: Information Sheet for Classic Car Races, pp. 316-317.
    6. Project 6: Web Page for Allure Cosmetics, pp. 318-319.
    7. Project 7: Architectural Heritage Campaign Information, pp. 322-323.
    8. Project 8: TV Documentary Proposal, pp. 324-325.
    9. Project 9: Ohio Teen Choir Trip Information, pp. 326-327.
    10. Project 10: Flyer for Fascinatin' Rhythms Dance Studio, pp. 328-329.
    11. Project 11: Phoenix Concert Society Posters, pp. 330-331.
    12. Project 12: Short Story for Footloose Travel Magazine, pp. 332-333.
    13. Project 13: Film Location Form Letter, pp. 334-335.
       
  3. Post any questions you have on the Web Portal discussion forum; and/or, email your questions to the course instructor.
     
Explanations and Comments
  1. Work through all Skill Set chapters in the Certification Circle textbook.

    Each Skill Set chapter in the textbook (Getting Started, and Skill Sets 1-13) contains a number of presentations on the Word 2002 skills, which you must master before taking the certification exams. The skills are covered in the same order as the MOS certification exams. Skill Sets 1-6 cover skills that are represented on the MOS Core Level exam for Word 2002. Skill Sets 7-13 cover skills that are represented on the MOS Expert Level exam for Word 2002. The presentation of each skill offers a brief introduction (usually one or two paragraphs), important Tips, and a series of Activity Steps. The Activity Steps require the use of data files that were downloaded from the Thomson Learning website and are now posted in the Handouts section of the web portal. (You should immediately download the data files to your PC if you haven't already done so). Detailed instructions in the textbook guide you in the process of carrying out the skill Activity Steps, and screen shots of completed steps are presented in the figures that accompany the steps.

    After you have worked through all of the Skill Sets, you should answer the questions and/or do the exercises that are in the Target Your Skills section at the end of each Skill Set. If you know the answers to the questions and/or can do the exercises without difficulty, you are ready to move on to the next Skill Set. If not, you should review the issues presented in the Skill Set chapter before moving on. Since the skills are presented in sequence of increasing difficulty, you should only move on to a new Skill Set if you have mastered the Skills Sets before it.

     
  2. Work through all Core and Expert Level Projects in the Word 2002 Core Projects Appendix (pp. 305-319) and the Word 2002 Expert Projects Appendix (pp. 321-335).

    It is a good idea to practice all Word skills conscientiously before sitting for the MOS certification exams. The Projects in the Word 2002 Projects Appendices (pp. 305-335) provide an added layer of practice to the Activity Steps in the Skill Set chapters. You should do each Project after completing its corresponding Skill Set chapter. The necessary data files are included among the data files in the Handouts section of the web portal. There is no Project for the chapter entitled Getting Started with MS Word 2002.

     
  3. Post any questions you have on the Web Portal discussion forum; and/or, email your questions to the course instructor.

    A discussion forum has been created in the Forums section of the web portal discussion on the Certification Circle Skill Sets. Post any and all questions there, so that your classmates can benefit from the questions and answers. You may also email the course instructor by means of the email link above. All emails will be monitored by the course instructor and by supervising professors at the Mount.
     

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