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 Department:    OBT

 Course #:    99

 Credits:    4

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4

 CIP:    520204

 EPC:    547

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Basics of keyboarding skills for students who cannot type by touch; speed and accuracy building. No credit will be given if student has completed an equivalent course.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 44

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Keyboard by touch.
2. Use proper keyboarding techniques.
3. Develop speed and accuracy in typing average difficulty paragraphs within error allowances.
4. Key and edit text in a word processor.
5. Proofread to locate and correct keystroke errors.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Keyboarding � the alphabet.
2. Keyboarding � numbers and symbols.
3. Keyboarding technique.
4. Speed and accuracy skill development.
5. Proofreading techniques and proofreaders' marks.
6. Techniques for keying, saving, and editing text using a word processor.