College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1.
Division: Business Technology
2.
Course ID and Number: BT 162
3.
Course Title: Machine Transcription
4.
Discipline(s) (Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualification for Faculty [copy following web
address and paste into web browser http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revApr406.pdf]
Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply): Business Education; Office
Technologies
5.
Check one of the following:
New Course
If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course:
Change to existing course (course discipline and number are not changing)
Should another course be inactivated? No
Title of course to be inactivated: BUS 162
6.
Yes
Inactivation date: 12/17/07
Is course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program? (If New is selected above, check No) No
Yes
If yes, specify program code(s). (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/
Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):BUS.CA.MEDICAL
OFFICE SKILLS; BUS.CC.DESKTOP.PUBLISHING; BUS.CC.WORD PROCESSING
Required course
Restricted elective
7.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
This change updates the course outline and makes it consistent with new
curriculum guidelines.
8. List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
None
9. Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No
Fee: $
Submitted by:
Martha Racine Taylor Tel. Ext. 2684
Division Chair: Helen Edwards
Yes
Date: 4/24/07
Review Date: 4/26/07
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Board of Trustees Approval Date: 11/6/07
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 9/28/07
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
Catalog Description
(Please include complete
text of old and new catalog
descriptions.)
Grading Standard
OLD
NEW
A course in efficient operation
of transcription/dictation
equipment and transcription
techniques. Students learn to
transcribe correspondence
and other business documents
in good form and to compose
and dictate short documents.
Also includes instruction in
punctuation and capitalization
and spelling, vocabulary, and
proofreading practice.
A course in transcription
techniques and efficient operation
of transcription equipment.
Students learn to transcribe
correspondence, reports, and
other documents in standard
formats used in a variety of
businesses. Also includes
proofreading practice and
language skills reviews focusing
on punctuation, vocabulary, and
grammar.
Select
Select
BUS-8 or BUS-8L,M,T or
equivalent
BT 112 or ability to keyboard by
touch at a rate of at least 35 words
per minute.
None
BT 16 or ability to use a word
processing program. BUS 152 or
ENGL 150 or equivalent.
Total Units
Lecture Units
Lab Units
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Maximum Class Size
Repeatability—
Maximum Enrollments
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 8/27/07
COURSE ID AND NUMBER: BT 162
COURSE TITLE: Machine Transcription
FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Spring 2008
TOTAL UNITS: 1.0
TOTAL HOURS: 54
[Lecture Units: 0
[Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Units: 1.O]
Lab Hours: 54]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 30
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
If yes, how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
A course in transcription techniques and efficient operation of transcription equipment.
Students learn to transcribe correspondence, reports, and other documents in standard
formats used in a variety of businesses. Also includes proofreading practice and language
skills reviews focusing on punctuation, vocabulary, and grammar.
Special notes or advisories:
PREREQUISITES
No
Yes
Course(s): BT 112 or ability to keyboard by touch at a rate of at
least 35 words per minute.
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
Students must be able to keyboard at a rate of 35 wpm or higher in order to complete the
assignments in the time allotted.
COREQUISITES
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite:
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Course(s):
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RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s): BT 16 or ability to use a word processing program. BUS
152 or ENGL 150 or equivalent.
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
Students must be able to use a word processing program to produce simple documents.
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills are needed to convert documents from audio to
written form.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of
specific, measurable student accomplishments.
Students will be able to:
1. Use a transcription machine and a word processing program to produce "mailable"
printed documents from audio input.
2. Format business letters, memos, and reports.
3. Edit written material for errors in punctuation, misspellings, errors in capitalization and
number usage, and grammatical errors such as subject and verb agreement, pronoun
usage, voice and tense of verbs, and placement of modifiers.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
1. Listening comprehension and word recognition.
2. Meaning and accuracy in written expression.
3. Application of standard business document formats.
4. Basic English skills, including spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
5. Importance of accuracy in transcribed material.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. The link between the spoken and written word.
2. "Mailability" - the production of a printed document that is correct in format and
content.
Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
1. Standard English must be used at all times in the business environment.
2. Spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors are not tolerated on the job.
Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Comprehend and analyze audio communications and translate them to written
communications.
2. Detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar, word usage, and punctuation.
3. Arrange text into effective sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
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REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending
a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
1. Transcribing from audio input to produce printed business documents.
2. Formatting letters, memos, and short reports to develop work-related writing skills.
3. Proofreading transcribed material and written material provided in the text/workbook to
develop the ability to find errors and correct them.
4. Completing skill checks that encourage review and application of basic language skills.
ASSESSMENT TASKS
How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any)
are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
1. Graded transcription assignments to evaluate students' ability to accurately convert
audio communications to "mailable" written communications in standard business
formats with a minimum number of errors.
2. Objective quizzes to evaluate students' knowledge of business vocabulary and their
ability to insert punctuation, detect and correct misspellings, determine proper
capitalization and number usage, correct subject and verb agreement, pronoun usage,
voice and tense of verbs, and placement of modifiers.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Mitsy
Ballentine
Title
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
Machine Transcription and Dictation, 5th Edition
Date
2005
Other Appropriate Readings:
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
CSU
UC
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
None
General elective credit
Specific course equivalent
1.
,
(Campus)
2.
,
(Campus)
CURRENTLY APPROVED GENERAL EDUCATION
CR
CSU
IGETC
CR GE Category:
CSU GE Category:
IGETC Category:
PROPOSED CR GENERAL EDUCATION
Rationale for CR General Education approval (including category designation):
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE)
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral
Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
D9 – Psychology
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER BT-162
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department: INFSC Information Science
16. CoRequisite Course: None
2. Subject: BT
17. Recommended Prep: BT-16, BUS-152 or ENGL-
Course No: 162
150
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
4. Min/Maximum Units: 1.0 to
18. Maximum Class Size: 30
variable units
5. Course Level: C Clearly Occupational
19. Repeat/Retake: Choose One:
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
8. Short Title: Machine Transcription
9. Long Title: Machine Transcription
24. Accounting Method: W Weekly Census
10. National ID
(CIP):
22.0303
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
11. Local ID
(TOPS):
051430
26. Billing Method: T-Term
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills

Level Two Work Experience:
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
28. Billing Credits: 1.0
NWE Not Coop Work Experience
29. Purpose: Choose One:

Level Three:
Placeholder for GE OR
30. Articulation No.
(CAN):
DOES NOT APPLY
31. Articulation Seq.

(CAN):
Level Four: If GE : Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: C Not transferable
13. Instructional Method:
Lab Laboratory/Studio/Activity
14. Lec TLUs:
Contact Hours:
Lab TLUs: 3.0 Contact Hours: 54
Lecture/Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
33. Equates to another course?
(course number).
34. The addition of this course will inactive BUS-162
(course number). Inactive at end of Fall 07 term.
15. Prerequisite: BT-112
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
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Curriculum Approval Date: 9/28/07
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
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