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BUS 1130 - 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 1100
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

Media Print Audio/Visual (AV) Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Print	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, 10^th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing (For Office 2003).
	VanHuss, Susie H., et. al. (2008) Keyboarding & Formatting Essentials Microsoft Word 2007, Lessons 1-60, 2^nd 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, 2^nd 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, 17^th 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, 17^th edition. Mason, OH: Wadsworth Cengage Learning (Formally Thomson Learning).
	VanHuss, Susie H., et. al. Keyboarding & Word Processing Microsoft Word 2003, Lessons 1-60, 16^th 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: 10/21/08