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Producing Business Documents

  • Code: INF1LE022
  • Extent: 3 ECTS (81 h)
  • Timing: 2nd Semester
  • Language: English
  • Level: core studies
  • Type: compulsory

Prerequisites

Office Applications (WOR1LE001E)

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student

  • is able to produce technically skilful and correctly prepared business documents using the features and commands the MS Word 2010 offers
  • can produce business documentation in accordance with the current key SFS standards
  • can make effective use of the following features: templates, themes, styles, building blocks, tables, drawing tools, sections, tables of contents, and much more
  • has the knowledge and skills to file and manage multiple documents rationally and efficiently
  • has increased both his/her self-reliance, speed and efficiency in the use of computers and the MS Word 2010 application

Course contents

    • Application of standard layouts to documents, SFS document standard
    • Numbers, special characters and abbreviations in accordance with Finnish and English standards
    • Use of MS Word 2010 building blocks, themes, styles, and templates.
    • Creating document templates including styles, and building blocks,
    • Using mail-merge functions for mass mailing.
    • Working with long documents such as theses.
    • Producing automatic tables of contents
    • Creating and editing tables
    • Linking pictures and graphs to documents .
    • Using document properties.
    • Protecting documents.
    • Using comments and track changes features.

     Cooperation with the business community and other organisations

    The class exercises are based on real-life business communication and marketing.

    Teaching and learning methods

    Contact classes 32 h
    Independent study 48 h
    Self-assessment of learning 1 h

    Recognition of prior learning

    Recognition of prior learning is a process whereby, through assessment, credit is given to learning which has already been acquired in different ways, e.g.  with earlier studies or working experience with MS Word 2010.

    Student should contact the teacher after first-selection enrolment and agree how to demonstrate his/her knowledge and skills of MS Word 2010 use in business documents.

    Contact teacher

    Heli Lankinen, Pasila

    Learning materials

    Material and exercises provided by the lecturer.

    Assessment criteria (Scale 5-1)

    5 excellent 3 good 1 satisfactory

    The student:

    • has a command of key concepts,
      has a solid grasp of word
      processing functionalities in
    • business communication context
      and knows how to apply them in
      practice.
    • has strong skills and can
      independently use the MS Word
      2010 to find new solutions.
    • has good time management skills
      and completes assignments on
      time.

    The student:

    • has a command of the MS Word
      2010 key concepts in business
      communications context and
      makes use of basic functionalities
      with purpose.
    • has good time management skills
      and completes assignments on
      time.

     

     

     

      The student:

      • has a command of some MS Word
        2010 key concepts in business
        communications context.
      • can satisfactorily complete basic
        tasks but needs assistance to
        solve more demanding tasks
        independently.

       

       

       

         

        100 % Exam

        The self-assessment of learning assignment does not impact your grade. The
        assignment is the same for all courses/modules and your answers will be used
        also for course/module development. The assignment is completed online in
        WinhaOpaali.

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