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BUS 107 – Machine Transcription

 

Course Description:

 

Emphasizes transcribing mailable documents from dictation using a word processor 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/Week

1

Work Area Management 

D. Lab/Week

4

Formatting/Producing Documents 

P. Lab/Week

0

Proofreading Language/Arts Skills 

Credit Hours

3

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite: BUS 102, ENG 111, SCT 100

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab
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

 

Books:

 

Mallison, Linda.  (1998).  Office Guide, The.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ:

Millinson, Linda, Meyer, Lois, and Moyer, Ruth. (1998).  Transcription Skills for Business (5th ed.).  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Mitchell, Carol A.  (1996).  Machine Transcription A Comprehensive Approach for Today’s Office Professional (3rd ed.).  New York:  Glencoe McGraw-Hill.

Pasewark, William. R.  (2001).  Machine Transcription and Dictation.  Cincinnati: South-Western.

Webster's new collegiate dictionary.  (Latest edition).  Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam.