Standard

 

BUS 100 – Introduction to Keyboarding

Course Description:

Introduces the touch system of keyboarding placing emphasis on correct techniques. Topics include: learning the alphabetic keyboard, the numeric keyboard and keypad, building speed and accuracy, and proofreading.  Students attain a minimum 25 GWAM (gross words a minute) on 3-minute timings with no more than 3 errors.

 

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

 

 

 

Learning the alphabetic keyboard

Class

1

Learning the numeric keypad

D. Lab

4

Building speed and accuracy

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Building proofreading skills

Credit

3

 

Prerequisite:

None

Corequisite:

None

 

Course Guide

 

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

LEARNING THE ALPHABETIC KEYBOARD

2

20

0

Touch keying

Use correct fingers to key alphabetic keys by touch.

 

 

 

LEARNING THE NUMERIC KEYPAD

1

10

0

Touch keying

Use correct fingers to key the numeric keypad keys by touch.

 

 

 

BUILDING SPEED AND ACCURACY

1

10

0

Speed and accuracy

Key from straight copy at a minimum rate of 25 GWAM for 3 minutes, with a maximum of 3 errors.

 

 

 

BUILDING PROOFREADING  SKILLS

1

10

0

Simple proofreading

Recognize typographical and content errors by keying or marking errors in documents.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Keyboarding Course, Lessons 1-25, South-western Publishing, Vanhuss, Forde, and Woo.

 (ISBN:  0-538-72553-2 student copy) (ISBN:  0-538-72568-0 instructor manual)

Keboarding Pro Version 3 software, South-western Publishing.  (ISBN:  0-538-72551-6 student copy