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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: BUS 11
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE KEYBOARDING/TYPING
LECTURE HOURS: 2.0
LAB HOURS: 3.0
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
NONE
Max No. Units
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 30
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Designed to train the student to develop basic touch keyboarding/typing skills and basic formatting skills.
Emphasis on inputting alphabetic, numeric, symbol information, formatting correspondence, tables and
reports.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree—applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful, completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
1. In the area of basic keyboarding operations, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
a. identify and describe the functions of the manipulative parts of keyboards.
b. plan line width settings and make the necessary adjustments to set margin stops on various
keyboards.
c. achieve and maintain correct keyboarding position, stroking, and techniques.
d. master the functional keys of the keyboards.
e. compose at the keyboard.
f. keyboard letters, numbers, and symbols with the correct reach.
g. use the tabulation mechanism on keyboards.
h. horizontally center input on documents.
i. vertically center input on different lengths of documents.
2. In the area of basic keyboarding formatting, the student will demonstrate the ability to keyboard:
a. business letters
b. envelopes.
c. business memorandums
d. personal memos and letters.
e. unbound and bound manuscripts.
f. supportive parts to manuscripts.
g. two-, three-, and four-column tables
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Date Approved:
2/22/89
Date Scanned:
5/29/2016
Date Inactivated:
2/23/07
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Presentation of the Alphabetic keyboard
Skill building and introductory information
Presentation of numeric keyboard and introductory information for proofreading
Skill building for speed and accuracy on numeric and alphabetic
Introduce error analysis to students with corrective remedies.
Presentation of symbol keyboard emphasizing proper spacing before and
after symbols
Composition at the keyboard
Formatting skills for horizontal and vertical centering applied to various keyboards
Mid-term evaluation of technique completed with letter grade of
timings, of composing, of formatting
Correspondence formatting; skill building, composing
Report formatting; production skill building, composing
Tabulation formatting; production skill building
Skill building - basic and production
Final evaluation of formatting; production tests; timings
16%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
12%
12%
15%
5%
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: College Typewriting (Complete Course)
Required
Edition: 11th
Alternate
Author: Wanous /Duncan/Warner & Langford
Recommended
Publisher: South Western
Date Published: 1985
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
Central Washington University/University of Alaska
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale—Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial
writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
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Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
field work
performance exam(s)
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
true/false
matching items
completion
other (specify) format of test changed each semester so
students can have their tests back.
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
To plan line width settings to format tables and manuscripts, students must synthesize mathematical
information.
Students must formulate solutions to formatting assignments.
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Date Scanned:
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Students must apply principles to new problems for integrating tables within manuscripts.