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Posted: 05/12/08


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BUS 101 - Document Processing

 

Course Description

Reinforces the touch system of keyboarding placing emphasis on correct techniques with adequate speed and accuracy and producing properly formatted business documents. Topics include: reinforcing correct keyboarding technique, building speed and accuracy, formatting business documents, language arts, proofreading, and work area management.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Reinforcing Correct Keyboarding Technique

Class

2

Building Speed and Accuracy

D. Lab

8

Formatting Business Documents

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Language Arts

Credit

6

Proofreading

 

 

Work Area Management

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

The ability to key at least 25 wpm or BUS 100

Corequisite:

SCT 100

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

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

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


REINFORCING CORRECT KEYBOARDING TECHNIQUE

1

5

0

Touch Keying

Reinforce the touch method of keying with correct techniques.

 

 

 

BUILDING SPEED AND ACCURACY

1

10

0

Skill Development

Reinforce using correct alphabetic, number, and symbol reaches.

 

 

 

FORMATTING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS

10

50

0

Correspondence

Key letters, memos, and e-mail messages from straight and rough-draft copy using various styles and special features.

 

 

 

Reports

Key various types of reports from straight and rough-draft copy.

 

 

 

Tables

Key simple and complex tables from straight and rough-draft copy.

 

 

 

Other Business Documents

Type other business documents from straight and rough-draft copy (i.e. agendas, minutes, news releases, labels, invoices).

 

 

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

3

5

0

Language arts

Edit documents using correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, number expression, abbreviations, and word division.

 

 

 

PROOFREADING

3

5

0

Proofreaders’ marks

Use proofreaders’ marks to edit or proofread copy.

 

 

 

Error detection/correction

Identify and correct typographical, format, and content errors.

 

 

 

WORK AREA MANAGEMENT

2

5

0

File Management

Create and organize folders, describe and demonstrate proper care and handling of storage media.

 

 

 

Organization

Keep work area neat and clean.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

 

Mitchell, W. (2006). Paradigm Intermediate Keyboarding and Applications: Sessions 61-120, fifth edition. St. Paul: Paradigm Publishing (For Office 2003).

 

Ober, S.; Johnson, J. & Zimmerly, A. (2006) Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, 10th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing (For Office 2003).

 

VanHuss, Susie H., et. al.  (2008) Keyboarding & Formatting Essentials Microsoft Word 2007, Lessons 1-60, 2nd edition, ISBN: 0-538-72976-7.

 

VanHuss, S.; Forde, C.; Woo, D.; & Hefferin, L. (2008). Keyboarding & Formatting Essentials Microsoft Word 2007 Complete Course, Lessons 1-120, 2nd edition. Mason, OH: Wadsworth Cengage Learning (Formally Thomson Learning).

 

VanHuss, Susie H., et. al.  (2008) Keyboarding & Word Processing Microsoft Word 2007, Lessons 1-60: Certified Approach, 17th edition. ISBN: 0-538-73024-2.

 

VanHuss, S.; Forde, C.; Woo, D.; & Hefferin, L. (2008) Keyboarding and Word Processing Complete Course, Lessons 1-120: Certified Approach, 17th edition. Mason, OH: Wadsworth Cengage Learning (Formally Thomson Learning).

 

VanHuss, Susie H., et. al. Keyboarding & Word Processing Microsoft Word 2003, Lessons 1-60, 16th edition. ISBN: 0-538-72800-0.

 

VanHuss, Susie H., et. al. Keyboarding & Formatting Essentials Microsoft Office 2002/2003 Lessons 1-60, ISBN: 0-538-72757-8.

 

 

Posted: 05/12/08