KEYBOARDING (829)
Course Scope:
This one-year course is designed to acquaint students with the proper keyboarding techniques needed to operate a typewriter, computer, or word processor. Emphasis is placed on touch control of the alphabetic keyboard and special keys; with introduction to the numbers and symbol keys. Keyboarding is recommended for occupational and/or personal use. It may be used as a prerequisite for Computer Applications. Students must complete a full year to earn on-half computer credit and one-half elective credit or one of the elective credits required for graduation.
Course Goals:
To perform basic computer skills such as keyboarding, word processing, and printing.
To develop touch control, speed, and accuracy on the keyboard.
To acquire skills necessary to format business letters, reports, and tables.
To apply practical skills involved in proofreading.
To become familiar with editing functions.
To review and improve language skills.
To apply basic keyboarding skills in composition.
To apply basic keyboarding skills in correspondence.
To identify the parts of the specific machine being used for keyboarding.
To develop the skills necessary to cope with job-related conflict, stress, and discrimination.
To develop employability skills.
To develop desirable work habits emphasizing employee loyalty, leadership, responsibility, and business values.
To become familiar with the importance of organization, accuracy, and efficiency as they relate to productivity.
To plan, create, develop, correct, and display records in a database file for use in report generation.
To enter labels, values, and formulas into an electronic spreadsheet and to edit, enhance, and display subsequent data.
To evaluate software, hardware, and peripherals to meet production needs.
Sex equity has been observed in the language of this syllabus. It is recommended that nontraditional careers be encouraged and that gender-neutral teaching materials be utilized. Hands-on activities in this course allow for a wide range of ability levels. Equipment, tools, and materials should be adapted for use by students with handicaps and the method of their use should be adjusted to accommodate special needs. Additionally, instructors are encouraged to use supplemental textbooks and audiovisuals illustrating special populations. Because employers in the private and public sectors are making every effort to ensure that employees are part of a drug free workplace, instructors need to make every attempt to integrate a clear no use message for drugs and alcohol in their curricula.
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