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About the Courseware
Copyright: 2027
Author: Audrey Roggenkamp
Contributions by: Nita Rutkosky & Ian Rutkosky
The Benchmark Series is designed for students who want to learn how to use Microsoft’s popular suite to enhance their productivity at school, work, and home. Throughout this courseware, students are expected to develop and execute strategies for solving information processing and management problems using Microsoft’s premier applications.
Level 1 develops learners' skills in preparing and formatting as well as enhancing and customizing documents.
Level 2 develops learners' proficiency in using advanced formatting and editing features, creating specialized tables and indexes, managing building blocks and fields, and preparing documents for sharing and collaboration.
Level 3 develops students' proficiency in using advanced formatting features, managing merge options and macros, creating specialized tables and indexes, using outline view, and integrating and sharing documents and data.
View Contents
Level 1
Unit 1: Editing and Formatting Documents
Chapter 1: Preparing a Word Document
Chapter 2: Formatting Characters and Paragraphs
Chapter 3: Customizing Paragraphs
Chapter 4: Formatting Pages and Documents
Unit 2: Enhancing and Customizing Documents
Chapter 5: Inserting and Formatting Objects
Chapter 6: Managing Documents
Chapter 7: Creating Tables
Chapter 8: Applying and Customizing Formatting
Level 2
Unit 1: Formatting and Customizing Documents
Chapter 1: Applying Advanced Formatting
Chapter 2: Proofing Documents
Chapter 3: Inserting Headers, Footers, and References
Chapter 4: Creating Specialized Tables and Navigating in a Document
Unit 2: Editing and Formatting Documents
Chapter 5: Customizing Objects, Using the Draw Feature, and Creating Charts
Chapter 6: Merging Documents
Chapter 7: Managing Building Blocks and Fields
Chapter 8: Managing Shared Documents
Level 3
Unit 1: Formatting with Special Features
Chapter 1: Designing with Styles
Chapter 2: Managing Merge Options
Chapter 3: Managing Macros
Chapter 4: Creating Forms
Unit 2: Customizing Word and Word Elements
Chapter 5: Creating a Table of Authorities and Index
Chapter 6: Using Outline View
Chapter 7: Integrating and Sharing Documents and Data
Chapter 8: Customizing Word
Key Features
- New imagery to match the latest Microsoft Office and Windows 11 updates
- Updated Microsoft office projects, exercises and skills in the VDI
- Added Mac-focused nomenclature throughout activities and instruction
A Platform that Delivers
Powered by Cirrus 2.0, the Benchmark Series:
- Integrates seamlessly with your institution's learning management system.
- Works on PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks.
- Offers Instructor Resources and ongoing support.
- Provides students with immediate feedback.
- Includes streamlined activities and simulations.
- And more!
Instructor Resources for the Benchmark Series
- Planning resources, such as syllabus suggestions, course performance objectives, skills lists, and student completion time estimates
- Delivery resources, such as teaching tips, suggestions for using Cirrus demonstration elements in the classroom, and discussion questions
- Assessment resources, including live and annotated PDF model answers for section work and review and assessment activities, rubrics for evaluating student work, Knowledge Check completion exercises, section-based concept exam item banks, and new Capstone Projects that allow students to demonstrate their creativity and skills mastery
See What Educators Are Saying
"The Marquee and Benchmark Series offers a comprehensive suite of applications that cater to a wide range of computer skills. Students gain proficiency in essential areas like database management, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. The software's intuitive interface makes it easy for students to grasp complex concepts quickly, allowing them to focus on mastering the material rather than struggling with cumbersome software. We value the content, the service we’re provided by our account representatives, and technical support being there to support our students when required."
Dennis Sigur, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Dillard University