COURSE CONTENT / CALENDAR
Fall 2011
OST 1100 KEYBOARDING & DOCUMENT FORMATTING
(Subject to change by the instructor to meet the needs of the students.)
There is considerable work to be completed in this class. It is easy to fall behind. Most students spend 2-5 hours
completing their work. You may use the computer lab in the library or any of the other computer rooms when they are
available, or you may work at home or at a local library. See instructor for help with working at home.
Part One:
Week 1 starting Mon 8/22/11
Due Sun 8/28/11
Unit 1: Keyboarding: The Alphabet
 Complete all exercises in Lessons 1 through 5
Week 2 starting Mon 8/29/11
Due Sun 9/4/11
Unit 2: Keyboarding: The Alphabet
 Complete all exercises in Lessons 6 through 10
Monday, Sept 5—Labor Day (campus closed)
Week 3 starting Mon 9/5/11
Due Sun 9/11/11
Unit 3: Keyboarding: Numbers and Symbols
 Complete all exercises in Lessons 11 through 15
Week 4 starting Mon 9/12/11
Due Sun 9/18/11
Unit 4: Keyboarding: Numbers and Symbols
 Complete all exercises in Lessons 16 through 20
 IMPORTANT: Ask for the study guide for the Part 1 Exam
Week 5 starting Mon 9/19/11
Due Sun 9/25/11
In class
Part 1 Exam (Cannot use textbook or notes.)
 Objective Test: Covering Lessons 1-20
Reminder:
You must have completed all lessons to this point or you will lose points on this test.
 Complete the Ten-Key Numeric Keypad exercises
o Ten-Key Numeric Keypad Supplementary Lessons
o Enrichment Supplementary Lesson
 Begin working on Lessons 21 through 25 (just the drills). The instructor will
lecture on the Word Processing work next week.
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Part Two:
Week 6 starting Mon 9/26/11
Due Sun 10/2/11
Unit 5: Word Processing and Email
 Complete all exercises in Lessons 21 through 25
 Did you complete the Ten-Key Numeric Keypad and Enrichment
assignments noted above? You will find these exercises after lesson 20.
* Note: Instructor will lecture
on:
21-E
22-D
23-I
24-E
25-1
From here on, whenever doing word processing documents:
 Be sure to score each word document (26-3, 26-4, 27-6, etc.).
 Correct errors and re-score. You may edit the documents as many times as
you need to; however, your goal is to have “0” errors the first time through or
to edit the document only one time. On PROGRESS CHECKS and WORD
PROCESSING TESTS you will be allowed to edit only one time.
Week 7 starting Mon 10/3/11
Due Sun 10/9/11
Unit 6: Correspondence
 Complete exercises in Lessons 26 through 30 (except for lesson 30-19)
Progress Check 30-19. This must be completed in class when you
come back to class next week. Progress Checks are timed and have an
extra grade assigned (they are weekly tests). You must have completed
all lessons to this point or you will lose points on this test (10 points lost
for each day you are not up-to-date). Ask for instructions on how to
gauge the time and how to print.
Week 8 starting Mon 10/10/11
Due Sun 10/16/11
Unit 7: Reports
 In class: Complete Progress Check 30-19 (21 minutes) Business Letter in
Block Style.
 Complete exercises in Lessons 31 through 35 (except for lesson 35-10)
Week 9 starting Mon 10/17/11
Due Sun 10/23/11
Unit 8: Tables
 In class: Complete Progress Check 35-10 (47 minutes) Business Report.
 Complete exercises in Lessons 36 through 40 (except for lesson 40-15)
 IMPORTANT: Ask for the study guide for the Part 2 Exam
Week 10 starting Mon 10/24/11
Due Sun 10/30/11
In class
 In class: Complete Progress Check 40-15 (10 minutes)
Part 2 Exam: (Cannot use textbooks or notes.)
 Objective Test: Covering Lessons 21-40
 Timed Writing
 Document Processing: Letter, Report, Table
Reminder:
You must have completed all lessons to this point or you will lose points on this test.
Monday, October 31—Deadline to withdraw from classes
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Part Three:
Week 11 starting Mon 10/31/11
Due Sun 11/6/11
Unit 9: Correspondence
 Complete exercises in Lessons 41 through 45 (except for lesson 45-34)
Week 12 starting Mon 11/7/11
Due Sun 11/13/11
Unit 10: Reports
 In class: Complete Progress Check 45-34 (20 minutes) Business Letter in
Modified Block Style.
 Complete exercises in Lessons 46 through 50 (except for lessons 50-23,
50-24, and 50-25)
Friday, November 11—Veteran’s Day (campus closed)
Week 13 starting Mon 11/14/11
Due Sun 11/20/11
Unit 11: Employment Documents
 In class: Complete Progress Check 50-23, 50-24, 50-25 (45 minutes) Title
Page, Table of Contents, Left-Bound Business Report.
 Complete exercises in Lessons 51 through 55 (except for lesson 55-44)
Week 14 starting Mon 11/21/11
Due Sun 11/27/11
Unit 12: Skillbuilding and In-Basket Review
 In class: Complete Progress Check 55-44 (18 minutes) Personal Business
Letter in Modified Block Style.
 Complete exercises in Lessons 56 through 60 (except for lesson 60-52)
IMPORTANT: Ask for the study guide for the Part 3 Exam
Thurs 11/24 and Fri 11/25—Thanksgiving Break (campus closed)
Week 15
Final Exam Week
 In class: Complete Progress Check 60-52 (14 minutes)
Please notice that you have an extra week before the final exam. If you feel you
need additional timings, you will find supplemental timings in the back of the book.
You access those timings by clicking on “Timed Writings” at the top of your
screen and then in the left panel, choose “Other” and then open the
“Supplementary Timed Writing” link. As always, only do each timing two times. If
you do better on these timings, they will count in place of your previous timings.
Part 3 (final) Exam will be administered on
Thu, 12/8 - 8 a.m.–9:55 a.m.
Part 3 Exam: (Cannot use textbooks or notes.)
 Objective Test: Covering Lessons 41-60
 Timed Writing
 Document Processing: Letter, E-Mail, Report
Reminder:
You must have completed all lessons to this point or you will lose points on this test.
Documents must also be formatted correctly.
Grades Available in LOIS – Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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