Standard

 

BUS 102 – Intermediate Document Processing

Course Description:

 

Continues the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy with further mastery of correct keyboarding techniques. Students attain a minimum typing speed of 40 words per minute with a maximum of 5 errors on a 5 minute timed keyboarding test.  Topics include: building speed and accuracy, formatting and producing business documents, language arts, and proofreading.  Laboratory practice parallels class instruction. 

     

Competency Areas:                                                                             

Hours:

 

 

 

 

 

Building Speed and Accuracy 

Class/Week

1

Formatting and Producing Business Documents

D. Lab/Week

9

Language Arts 

P. Lab/Week

0

Proofreading 

Credit Hours

5

 

 Prerequisite: BUS 101

  

Course Guide

 

 Competency 

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab
BUILDING SPEED AND ACCURACY

1

30

0

Skill development

Use correct alpha-bet, number, and symbol reaches

 

 

 

Speed and accuracy development

Key from straight copy at a minimum rate of 40 wpm for 5 minutes with a maximum of 5 errors.

 

 

 
FORMATTING AND PRODUCING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS

8

50

0

Correspondence

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

 

 

 

Reports

Key formal and informal reports from straight and rough-draft copy.

 

 

 

Tables

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

 

 

 

Other Business Documents

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

 

 

 
LANGUAGE ARTS

1

5

0
Language arts
Edit documents using correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, numbers, capitalization, abbreviations, and word division.
 

 

 
PROOFREADING
1

5

0
Proofreaders’ marks
Use proofreaders’ marks to edit or proofread copy.
 

 

 
Error detection/correction
Identify and correct typographical, format, and content errors.
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Suggested Resources

  

Books:

 

Mitchell, William, et al.  Paradigm Keyboarding and Applications, Fourth Edition.  St. Paul:  EMC Paradigm Publishing.

Ober, Scot, et al.  Greg College Keyboarding & Document Processing.  Columbus. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.

Van Huss, Susie H., et al.  College Keyboarding, Microsoft Office 2000, Complete Course.  Cincinnati: South-Western.

Reference Manual