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Course Descriptions & Syllabi

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COURSE NUMBER:		BOFF121
COURSE TITLE:		Typing and Document Processing
DIVISION:		Business
IAI CODE(S):
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS:		3.0
DELIVERY MODE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Keyboarding mastery, techniques, speed and accuracy development, introduction of letters, tables, reports, and memos. Upon completion of the course a minimum speed of 30 words per minute with 6 errors or less on a 3-minute timing is required. Class meets 4 hours per week. Class is taught on microcomputers. Outside lab work is required.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES / GOALS:

To operate the letter and number keys by touch.
To learn parts of computer to aid in efficient operation.
To format letters, reports, tables, and memoranda.
To build speed and accuracy on 3-minute timings.
To develop language arts skills.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:
Drill work on alphabetic and numeric keyboard
Correspondence:
letter styles
memoranda
Tables:
simple tables
multi-column tables
Reports:
Business Academic
Language Arts:
punctuation (commas, semicolons, periods, apostrophes)
capitalization
proofreading
number expression
spelling
grammar
TEXTBOOK / SPECIAL MATERIALS:
Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing; 10th Edition Lessons 1-60, Ober, Johnson, Zimmerly.
EVALUATION:
Production tests......20%
3-minute timings......20%
Final Exam............15%
Written tests and Quizzes.....15%
Homework..............15%
Technique...................5%
Attendance....................10%
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REVISION:
Fall 2008

RECORD UPDATED:
2012-12-03 16:07:00