Word Processing Essentials: a Connexions Collection

Word Processing Essentials is a Connexions collection of modules to teach or refresh skills using Microsoft Word. The

Ken Busbee, Community College of Qatar

intended audience is anyone needing to create a simple term or research paper for a high school or college course. The collection was planned by Kenneth Leroy Busbee, the Chair, Business/Computer Science Department at the Community College of Qatar. The unusual and unique aspect of this collection is focused on the authors of the modules; who are students taking a BCIS1405 – Business Computer Applications course. As a class project it encompasses service learning, team work, Open Educational Resources (OER) and writing across the curriculum exposures to their collegiate experiences. More details are in the preface of the manual at: http://cnx.org/content/col11246/latest.

Recognized as one of the leading faculty members in developing and teaching distance education courses, Ken Busbee is a full-time professor in the Computer Science Technology within the Houston Community College. He is currently “seconded” to the Supreme Education Council of Qatar. His current assignment is serving as the Chair, Business/Computer Science Department at the Community College of Qatar.