OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE
Professor’s Course Information Sheet
Professor’s Name:
Katherine Dillon – Associate Professor of Business
School of Social Science and Human Services
Course Title:
BUSN 211 Word Processing Machine Transcription
Course Description:
This course is designed to help the student to develop machine transcription
skills. Through a word processing center simulation, the student assumes
the role of an intern and learns to become a proficient transcriptionist in a
variety of different business situations—to include banking, legal, and
medical. Using a stand-a-lone computer and software of choice, students
will produce error free documents representative of the business
environment and vocabulary associated to the organization.
Office Location:
Instructional Building, Room 318
Phone Number:
(732) 255-0400 Ext. 2220
E-Mail Address:
kdillon@ocean.edu
Office Hours:
As noted on professor’s door or by scheduled appointment.
Required Textbooks: TRANSCRIPTION SKILLS FOR BUSINESS, 7th Edition, Meyer, Moyer,
and Mallison; Regents Prentice Hall, 2003
Required Materials:
One formatted 3 ½ inch diskette must be purchased and brought to class in
addition to the above text. Also the purchase of any acceptable document
reference manual is recommended as a guide.
Course Standards:
Students will be expected to be on time for classes. Classes will commence
and end at the established time. Students who are late or absent should
make their own arrangements for any lecture materials, notes, ect. That is
missed.
Attendance Policy:
each student will be expected to attend all class meetings. The maximum
limit of absences as established will be dealt with in accordance to the college
catalog section entitled, “Class Attendance”. Transcription tape tests cannot
be made up due to the limitation of time versus document results.
General Education
Outcomes:
To develop an understanding of technology and its impact on society and the
environment.
Course Learning
Objectives:
1. Apply word processing software and document processing skills to
produce a variety of mailable professional looking documents.
2. Exhibit analytical thinking and decision-making in document
formatting.
3. Apply the concepts of language arts, while listening and transcribing
from a machine transcription unit to a personal stand-a-lone computer.
Course Outline:
Statement of
Plagiarism:
Statement of
Civility:
Class 1
Orientation to course and materials
Listen to introductory tape
Assign Language Skills Rules 1-3
Class 2
Demonstration of machine transcription unit
Begin Transcription of Language Skill Tape 1
Assign Rules 4-6
Class 3
Transcribe Language Skills Tape 2
Assign Rules 7-9
Class 4
Transcribe Language Skills Tape 3
Assign Rules 10-13
Class 5
Transcribe Language Skills Tape 4
Assign Rules 14-18
Class 6
Transcribe Language Skills Tape 5
Assign Punctuation Pretest
Class 7
Review Punctuation Pretest
Class 8
Punctuation Posttest (30) percent of the grade
Classes 9-30
Transcription Tape Tests of 20 organizations worth
(70) percent of the grade
Student should refer to the student handbook and review policy #5180. This
policy states that there is to be no cheating on tests or transcription tapes.
Students are expected to be on time and present for each class meeting. All
cell phones are never to be used in the classroom.
Evaluation:
The final grade will be based on:
Language Skills Posttest
Transcription Test Tapes
30 percent
70 percent
End of course standard is first-time mailable communication in a
minimum amount of time. Students will not be aware of what
material will be graded as work production during test tapes.
Student’s greatest effort should be put forth at each class session.
Course Outline:
Statement of
Accommodation:
Standard assignment of one lesson per class unless otherwise assigned by the
professor.
If there is any student in this class who has special needs because of learning
disabilities or other kinds of disabilities, please feel free to come and discuss
them with me.
Disclaimer:
Reasonable changes to this course outline may be made exclusive of course
requirements course calendar, and grading procedures.
DATE REVISED:
FALL, 2011