CIS 155 - Microsoft Word

Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn and use Microsoft Word in a hands-on environment. Students learn how to create tables and reports, work with templates, themes and styles, use mail merge, collaborate with others, and integrate data.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Computer Support Specialist, A.A.A.S.,

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Create, format, and organize professional documents using a variety of layout, design, and styling tools.
Develop complex documents—such as tables, multipage reports, forms, and mail merges—using advanced Word features and templates.
Integrate and manage linked or embedded objects, charts, and external data to enhance document clarity and functionality.
Collaborate on documents by using tools that support shared editing, version control, and workflow efficiency.
Apply effective communication principles by structuring content clearly and using visual elements to support audience understanding.

Course Outline:
I. Managing Your Files

II. Creating a Document

III. Editing and Formatting a Document

IV. Creating Tables and a Multipage Report

V. Enhancing Page Layout and Design

VI. Working with Templates, Themes, and Styles

VII. Using Mail Merge

VIII. Customizing Word and Automating Your Work

IX. Collaborating with Others

X. Integrating Data

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 30-60%

Facilitated discussion: 0-20%

Group work: 0-10%

Lab work: 10-40%
Mandatory Course Components:
1. Twenty to twenty-five Word activities
2. On-line quizzes
3. Final Word project
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

GRCC Course Type:
Program Requirement: Meets the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 104607
Course CIP Code: 11.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Course Software Utilized: Microsoft Word

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: Yes
If yes, with which high schools?: Forest Hills Central High School, Forest Hills Eastern High School, Forest Hills Northern High School, Godwin Heights High School, Hudsonville High School, Jenison High School, M-TEC Lakeshore Campus, Newaygo High School, Northview High School
School: School of STEM
Department: Computer Information Systems
Discipline: CIS
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor must possess knowledge of the Office environment, 4000 hours of Office experience and be able to clearly explain all topics covered in the course so that the student will be able to understand the concepts taught.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20260220T14:28:28
Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031