Frederick Community College

CIS 103A Online Introductory Keyboarding

Spring 2012

Class Begins:   1/30/12

Class Ends:

3/16/12

Last Day to Withdraw:

3/1/12

Instructor Information:

Name:Rebecca Yankosky

Phone Number:  301-846-2505

E-mail:  byankosky@frederick.edu

Contact Hours: email and  by appointment for in-person meeting

CBT Office Manager

Campus Mail Box Number:  173

 

Course Information:

Credits:  3

 

On-campus Meetings: (None)

On-campus Exams:  (none)

Prerequisites:(none)

Corequisites:(none)

 

Course Description:

Develops typewriting skills and techniques.  Covers basic procedures such as typing personal and business letters, envelopes, centering, tabulation, and manuscripts.  Goal is to key at least 30 words per minute.  This course may be waived upon examination.

 

Core Learning Outcomes:

By the completion of the course students will:

Complete 3-minute timings within the error limits

Use proofreading and editing skills.

Format letters, memos, simple tables, and reports.

 

Instructional Methods:
  • Keyboarding tutorials
  • Keyboard drills—speed and accuracy
  • Application learning activities
  • Production assignments
  • Speed timings—1, 2, 3-minute exercises

How the Course is Organized:

CIS 103A is not a self-paced course.  Assignments are given each week and the student is expected to complete all the work and submit it by the due date.  Since keyboarding is a skills-based course, late work is not accepted.  Each lesson and exercise builds on skills learned in the previous lesson, therefore, students need to set a work schedule and “stick to it!”

Text(s) for Course:

Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing for Windows, 11th Edition, (Kit) Glencoe/McGraw Hill.

Progress Report:

By the end of the third week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with me) to assure your success in this course.

Evaluation Methods:                              

20% Practice exercises

20% 3-Minute timings

60% Document Processing/Progress Tests

Grading Scale:                                                      

 

Test/Documents

Evaluation Weight

Final Grading Scale

For Documents

Document processing

60% of grade

A = 5 points

B = 4 points

C = 3 points

D = 2 points

F = 1 point

Drills/Practice exercises

20% of grade

3-minute timed writings

20% of grade

3-Minute Timing Speed Scale for End of semester

A = 32+

(1-2 errors)

B = 26-31

(3-5 errors)

C= 20-25

(6-9 errors)

D = 19 and below

(10 + errors)

Students are expected to complete at least three timings at the highest speed achieved to receive credit for that speed.

 

Student Services

A variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx

Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web page:

http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx

Participation Policy

In case of serious illness, emergency, religious holidays, or participation in official college functions, students remain responsible for completing the requirements of the course.

E-Mail Policy

With the exception of MOL students, all FCC students will receive and are expected to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty and staff at the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu. Email is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and student-student communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your email address is available to all students in this course.

 

However, students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this course only for the purpose and the duration of this course.

 

The instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries (grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24 to 48 hours.

Academic Integrity

Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times.  Make sure that all sources, particularly Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas. More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx

 

You must send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is available at

http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm

 

CIS103A Introductory Keyboarding

 

Topical Outline

Spring 2012

Week/Date

Topic

Assignments/Tests

Week 1      

Lesson 1: Home, Space Bar, Enter    

Lesson 2:  H E O R

Practice

Lesson 3:  M T P C

Lesson 4:  Right Shift V W

Lesson 5:  Reinforcement, Determining Speed

Practice/Language Arts

Introduce Word

Week 2      

Lesson 6:  I Left Shift G

Lesson 7:  U B : X

Lesson 8:  Y , Q  /

Practice/Language Arts

Word

 

Lesson 9:  N Z ? Tab

Lesson 10: Reinforcement, Determining Speed

Lesson 11:  5 7 3 9

Practice/Language Arts

Word

 

Week 3           

Lesson 12:  Review

Lesson 13: 8 2 0

Lesson 14:  4 6 1

Lesson 15:  Review

Practice/Progressive Practice

Word

Lesson 16:  $ ( ) !

Lesson 17:  Review

Lesson 18:  * # ‘

Lesson 19: & % “ @

Lesson 20:  Review

Lessons 21, 22, 23, 24, 25– review

 

Student Progress Reports

Practice/Diagnostic

Word

E-Mail

 

To view a list of graded assignments use this link.

Graded Assignments

Week 4

Lessons 26-28 Reports

 

 

One-Page and Multipage Rough Draft

Business Reports with Lists

Lessons 29-30 Reports

Lessons 31-32 Business Letters

 

Academic Reports

Enclosures/Notations

Practice/Timings

Week 5

Lesson 33 Envelopes/Labels

Lesson 34:  Memos

Lesson 35:  Correspondence Review

Block Style

Timings and drills

 

Lessons 36-37:  Tables

 

Boxed and

Open Tables with Titles

Timings and drills

3/1/2012

Last Day to Withdraw

 

Week 6

Lessons 38-40:  Tables

Skills Assessment: Letter, report, table

Formatting

Timings and drills

Lessons 41-43 Business Reports

Footnotes

APA Style

MLA Style

Timings and drills

Week 7   

Lessons 44-45: Business Reports

Lessons 46-50 Correspondence

 

Citations Preliminary/Pages

Personal Titles, Closings, Memos with Lists, Copy Notations, Modified Block

Lessons 51-55 Employment Documents

Resumes, Letters of Application &Follow-up

 

Graded Word Assignments

(60% of the final grade)

 

 

Due

Lesson

Assignment(s)

Week 4

26

27

Report 26-1

Report 27-3

28

Report 28-5

29

Report 29-7

Week 5

30

Report 30-9, 30-10

31

Correspondence 31-3, 31-5

32

Correspondence 32-7, 32-8

33

Review envelopes and labels-- practice the exercises (not graded)

34

Correspondence 34-14, 34-15

35

Correspondence 35-17, 35-19,

Week 6

 

36

Tables 36-1, 36-2, 36-4

37

Tables 37-5,37-6, 37-7

38

Tables 38-8, 38-9, 38-11

39

Tables 39-12, 39-13, 39-14         

41

Report 41-13

42

Report 42-15

43

Report 43-17, 43-18

Week 7

44

Report 44-19, 44-20, 44-21

45

Report 45-22, 45-23

46

Correspondence 46-22, 46-23

47

Correspondence 47-24, 47-25

48

Correspondence 48-27, 48-28

49

Correspondence 49-30

50

Correspondence 50-32, 50-33