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Date Approved:
3/15/89
Date Scanned:
5/29/2016
Date Inactivated:
9/9/05
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: BUS 114
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE
MICROCOMPUTER KEYBOARDING
LECTURE HOURS: 18 Total
LAB HOURS: 27 Total (9 weeks)
PREREQUISITE: NONE
UNITS: 1.5
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 25
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for those who plan to use keyboarding skills for personal and secondary
vocational purposes or for entry into computer and word processing classes. Students will learn the
alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys including the 10-key pad on the microcomputer.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific 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:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Demonstrates knowledge of the various types of keyboarding equipment and the basic parts of
the equipment.
Identify and operate the components of a typewriter and microcomputer.
Keyboard alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys using the proper technique.
Input numeric data using the 10-key pad by the touch method.
Keyboard a minimum of 25 wpm with no more than 5 errors on a 5-minute timed writing.
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
I. Keyboarding Equipment
1.0 hour 2.2%
A.
Types and Models
B.
Parts and Functions
II.
Prerequisite Information (Typewriter or Microcomputer)
1.0 hour 2.2%
A.
Insert, Align, Remove Paper
B.
Set Margins
C. Horizontal and Vertical spacing
III.
Alphabetic Keyboarding
28.0 hours 62.22%
A.
Alphabetic keys
B.
Return, Space Bar, Shift, Tab keys
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Date Approved:
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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
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IV.
V.
VI.
C. Proofreading
Numeric and Symbol Keyboarding
A.
Numeric keys
B.
Symbol keys
C. Node Symbols
10-key pad
Word Division (Hyphenation)
A.
Proofreading
B.
Proofreader’s marks
C.
Language arts
D.
Word/Information processing functions
Accuracy and Speed Development
A.
Skills Improvement
1.
Drills
2.
Timed writings
B.
Progressive sentence practice
C. Reinforcement drills
5.0 hours 11.11%
2.0 hours 4.44%
8.0 hours 17.78%
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated on weekly skills tests, weekly timed writings, and on an objective final exam.
GRADING
94 -100 = A
85 - 93 = B
75 - 84 = C
65 - 74 = D
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS
Text(s)
Title Basic Keyboarding & Typewriting Applications
Author Crawford Erickson
Publisher South Western
Edition: 1st
Required
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 of Exception Attached.
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
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METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or3. 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.
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)
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
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
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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated:
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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.
Students must synthesize mathematical information to plan line widths and settings on the
microcomputer. They must be able to access and utilize various formatting functions on the
microcomputer.
Students will learn to keyboard by the spatial orientation to the keyboard and to the immediately needed
space bar and return. Students must learn to identify keys and machine parts, associate specific keys
and parts with specific fingers and finger motions, and the correct techniques of making the necessary
finger responses to the visual stimulus of the copy or to the auditory stimulus of the dictated letter or
word.
Students must apply principles they have learned to compose at the keyboard.