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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 162
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) BUS 59
COURSE TITLE
PROGRAMMED MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION
LECTURE HOURS: 0
LAB HOURS: 3.0
UNITS: 1.0
PREREQUISITE: BUS-8 or BUS-8L,M,T or equivalent
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
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 30
Max No. Units
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
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.
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:
1.
2.
3.
4.
perform competently in an entry-level job using transcribing equipment.
transcribe on both an electronic typewriter and a word processor.
proofread and edit business documents, correcting form, spelling, grammar, punctuation,
capitalization, and number usage.
compose and dictate short documents.
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Operation of Transcription Equipment
Operation of Electronic Typewriter
WordPerfect Features Relevant to Machine Transcription
Transcribing Business Correspondence
Transcribing Legal Documents
Transcribing Business Reports
Dictation Techniques
Proofreading Business Documents
Spelling, Vocabulary, and Punctuation Exercises
10%
5%
5%
25%
5%
5%
10%
15%
15%
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Date Inactivated
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Evaluation and Testing
5%
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Date Approved:
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Machine Transcription, Dictation, and Proofreading
Required
Edition: 1st
Alternate
Author: William R. Pasewark
Recommended
Publisher: South-Western
Date Published: 1988
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
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.
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.
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Date Approved:
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Date Scanned:
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Date Inactivated
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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.
Students must convert taped business documents from verbal form to written form, applying rules for
spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. They must also determine how and on what equipment
documents should be formatted and produce them according to accepted rules of form and style.
Students must be able to proofread a document, analyze and correct errors, and produce error-free
copy.