| 9a. Catalog Description: |
| An individualized beginning keyboarding course taught on the microcomputer. Touch typing is developed on the alphabet, punctuation, symbols, and top row number keys. Speed will be built to a minimum of 30 words per minute. Units of study include production of documents such as correspondence, memos, reports and tables in standard formats. |
| 9b. Other Catalog information: |
| This is an open entry/open exit, variable unit course. |
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| 10. Student Performance Objectives: |
As a result of successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate mastery of the alpha and numeric typewriting keyboard in the keyboarding of correspondence, manuscripts, and compositions under timed conditions with established accuracy standards.
2. Achieve a minimum keyboarding speed of 30 wpm on timed writings.
3. Demonstrate mastery of the alpha and numeric keyboard using proper techniques while being observed by the instructor. |
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| 11. Methods of Evaluating Student Achievement: |
| Observations, timed writings, production tests, and objective tests will require students to demonstrate the touch keyboarding skills needed for routine office tasks, school assignments, and personal use. There will also be an evaluation of overall performance. |
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| 12. Student Assignments (Homework): |
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| a. Required Reading Assignments: |
| 10-20 pages per week |
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| b. Required Writing Assignments: |
none
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| c. Other (Terms projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) |
| None |
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| 13. Course Content Outline: |
The content of this course requires students to be able to analyze, evaluate, recognize concepts, criticize, and apply correct formatting principles to business and personal use documents. Areas covered include, but are not limited to:
I. The Alphabet, Number, and Symbol Keys
A) Keyboarding – The Alphabet
1) Home Keys: Space Bar ENTER F J D K S L A ;
2) New Keys: H E O R
3) New Keys: M T P C
4) New Keys: RIGHT SHIFT V . W
B) Keyboarding – The Alphabet
1) New Keys: I LEFT SHIFT - G
2) New Keys: U B : X
3) New Keys: Y , Q /
4) New Keys: N Z ? TAB
C) Keyboarding – The Numbers
1) Number Keys: 5 7 3 9
2) Review
3) Number Keys: 8 2 0
4) Number Keys: 4 6 1
D) Keyboarding – The Symbols
1) Symbol Keys: $ ( ) !
2) Symbol Keys: * # ‘
3) Symbol Keys: & % “ @
II. Basic Business Documents
A) Word Processing
1) Orientation to Word Processing: A
2) Orientation to Word Processing: B
3) Orientation to Word Processing: C
4) Orientation to Word Processing: D
B) Reports
1) One-Page Business Reports
2) Multi-page Rough-Draft Business Reports
3) Business Report With Lists
4) Academic Reports
5) Academic Reports With Displays
C) Correspondence
1) Business Letters
2) Business Letters With Enclosure Notations
3) Envelopes and Labels
4) Interoffice Memos
5) Correspondence Review
D) Tables
1) Boxed Tables
2) Open Tables With Titles
3) Open Tables With Column Headings
4) Ruled Tables With Number Columns
5) Formatting Review
III. Reports, Correspondence, and Employment Documents
A) Reports
1) Business Reports With Footnotes
2) Academic Reports in APA Style
3) Academic Reports in MLA Style
4) Report Citations
5) Preliminary Report Pages
B) Correspondence
1) Personal Titles and Complimentary Closings
2) Personal-Business Letters
3) Memos With Lists
4) Letters With Copy Notation
5) Letters in Modified-Block Style
C) Employment Documents
1) Traditional Resumes
2) Electronic Resumes
3) Letters of Application
4) Follow-Up Letters
5) Integrated Employment Project
D) Skillbuilding and In-Basket Review
1) In-Basket Review
2) In-Basket Review (Hospitality)
3) In-Basket Review (Retail)
4) In-Basket Review (Non-Profit)
5) In-Basket Review (Manufacturing)
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| 14a. All textbooks, resources and other materials used in this course are: |
| College level
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| 14b. EXAMPLE texts, reading and resources:
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Ober, Johnson, Zimmerly. Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, Lessons 1-60. 10th
McGraw Hill Irwin, 2006
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Ober, Johnson, Zimmerly. Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, Lessons 1-20. 10th
McGraw Hill Irwin, 2006
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