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BUS 1200 – Machine Transcription

 

Course Description

Emphasizes transcribing mailable documents from dictation using word processing software. Topics include: equipment and supplies maintenance and usage, work area management, transcription techniques, productivity and accuracy, proofreading, and language arts skills.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Equipment and Supplies Maintenance and Usage

Class

1

Work Area Management

D. Lab

4

Formatting/Producing Documents

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Proofreading/Language Arts Skills

Credit

3

 

 

 

Prerequisite: BUS 1130, ENG 1010, SCT 100

 

 

Corequisite:

 

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MAINTENANCE AND USAGE

1

1

0

Equipment

Operate and maintain equipment.

 

 

 

Supplies

Organize supplies.

 

 

 

WORK AREA MANAGEMENT

1

1

0

Workstation maintenance

Set up and close down a workstation correctly.

 

 

 

FORMATTING/PRODUCING DOCUMENTS

3

30

0

Formatting

Transcribe and format.

 

 

 

Listening

Type while listening.

 

 

 

Coordinating

Demonstrate eye, hand, and foot coordination.

 

 

 

Document transcription

Demonstrate speed and accuracy in transcribing documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROOFREADING/LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS   

5

8

0

Locating errors

Demonstrate ability to locate and correct errors.

 

 

 

Grammar

Produce grammatically correct documents.

 

 

 

Spelling

Prepare documents with correct spelling.

 

 

 

Punctuation

Prepare correctly punctuated documents.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Media
Print
Audio/Visual (AV)
Web
Other

 

 

 

 

 

Print

Bellentine, Misty (2005). Machine Transcription and Dictation. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.

Ettinger, Blanche, & Perfetto, Edda. (1999). Machine Transcription. EMC Paradigm Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-0-76380-138-0, ISBN-10: 0-7638-0138-0.

Mallison, Linda (2004). Transcription Skills for Business, 6th edition. Prentice Hall.

Mitchell, Carol A. (2003). Machine Transcription: A Comprehensive Approach for Today’s Office Professional Complete Course Text-Workbook with CD-ROM, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill Publishing.
ISBN-13: 9780073261010

Pasework, W. (2001). Machine Transcription and Dictation. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.

Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (2007).

 

Posted: 10/22/08

Updated: 11/04/08