| 9a. Catalog Description: |
| An individualized keyboarding course using a microcomputer with units of study including skill building, correspondence, reports, compositions, tables, special projects, and business forms. Speed will be built to a minimum of 40 words per minute. Students may enroll throughout the semester as space is available. |
| 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-numeric keyboard using a microcomputer to format correspondence, reports, composition, tables, and business forms under timed conditions with established accuracy standards.
2. Achieve a minimum keyboarding speed of 40 wpm on timed writings. |
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| 11. Methods of Evaluating Student Achievement: |
Students will demonstrate the touch keyboarding skills needed for a variety of office tasks and school assignments. Students will demonstrate mastery through production tests, objective tests, observations, and timed writings. Student work will be evaluated for proficiency in the topics presented.
Students must pass comprehensive performance and objective tests. |
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| 12. Student Assignments (Homework): |
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| a. Required Reading Assignments: |
| 20-25 pages per week in text and learning guides |
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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 documents. Areas covered include, but are not limited to:
I. Advanced Formatting
A) Skill Refinement
1) Skillbuilding and Report Review
2) Skillbuilding and Letter Review
3) Skillbuilding, Memo, and Email Review
4) Skillbuilding and Table Review
5) Skillbuilding and Employment Document Review
B) Reports
1) Itineraries
2) Agendas and Minutes of Meetings
3) Procedures Manual
4) Reports Formatted in Columns
5) Report Review
C) Correspondence
1) Multi-page Letters
2) Special Letter Features
3) More Special Letter Features
4) Multi-page Memos with Tables
5) Memo Reports
D) Tables
1) Tables with Footnotes or Source Notes
2) Tables with Braced Column Headings
3) Tables Formatted Sideways
4) Multi-page Tables
5) Using Pre-designed Table Formats
II. Specialized Applications
A) Formal Project
1) Formal Project
2) Formal Project
3) Formal Project
4) Formal Project
5) Formal Project
B) International Formatting
1) International Formatting (Canada)
2) International Formatting (Mexico)
3) International Formatting (France)
4) International Formatting (Germany)
5) International Formatting (Japan)
C) Medical Applications
1) Medical Applications
2) Medical Applications
3) Medical Applications
4) Medical Applications
5) Medical Applications
D) Legal Applications
1) Legal Applications
2) Legal Applications
3) Legal Applications
4) Legal Applications
5) Legal Applications
III. Using and Designing Business Documents
A) Using and Designing Office Forms
1) Using Correspondence Templates
2) Using Report Templates
3) Designing Letterheads
4) Designing Notepads
5) Designing Miscellaneous Office Forms
B) Designing Office Publications
1) Designing Cover Pages
2) Designing Announcements and Flyers
3) Designing Newsletters: A
4) Designing Newsletters: B
5) Designing Newsletters: C
C) Skillbuilding and In-Basket Review
1) In-Basket Review
2) In-Basket Review (Hospitality)
3) In-Basket Review (Retail)
4) In-Basket Review (Government)
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 61-120. 10th
McGraw Hill Irwin, 2006
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