Frederick Community College

 

CIS103B-ONL

 

Executive Keyboarding

Spring 2010

 

Class Begins: 1/23/2010

Class Ends: 5/14/2010

Last Day to Drop: 4/9/2010

 

You must send your email address to the instructor before class begins

 

Instructor Information:

 

 

Name:   Susan Boyne

Office:  C222

E-mail:  sboyne@frederick.edu

Phone Number:  301-846-2410

Office Hours:  see Instructor information in Bb

Campus Mail Box #:  107

 

Course Information:

 

Credits:  3

On-campus Meetings:  Orientation

Prerequisites:  COS103-A

Co-requisites:  None

Meeting Day(s):  Any day

Meeting Time(s):  Any time

 

Course Description:

 

This course is designed for students who have keyboarding experience and want to further their skills in the area of administrative or executive office skills.  Students will identify their speed and accuracy problems, develop practice routines to help correct those problems, and learn basic and advanced business formatting.  Emphasis will be placed on how to prepare employment documents, how to handle office tasks, how to edit and abstract written materials, and how to make decisions and set priorities.

 

Core Learning Outcomes:

 

By the completion of the course students will:

1.       Communicate clearly using vocabulary and language associated with specific skill areas

2.       Produce useable documents

3.       Demonstrate proficiency in speed and accuracy

4.       Integrate keyboarding skills with other software packages

 

Additional Outcomes:

 

By the completion of the course students will:

1.       Continue to develop basic keyboarding skills and emphasize the formatting of various kinds of business correspondents, reports, tabulations, and electronic forms from unarranged and rough-draft sources.

2.       Complete a minimum of three different five-minute timings with no more than five (5) errors.

3.       Create the three basic formats of business letters.

4.       Create data table format.

5.       Complete business forms from templates.

 

Instructional Methods:

 

Keyboard drills--speed and accuracy

Production assignments

Five-minute timed writings

 

Text for Course:

 

College Keyboarding & Document Processing for Windows Lessons 61-120, 10th Edition, Ober, Johnson, Zimmerly, Glencoe McGraw-Hill. 2006.

 

Evaluation Methods: 

 

20%        Practice Exercises

20%        Timed Writings

60%        Document Processing & Tests

 

The Grading Scale For Document Processing Assignments:

 

A

B

C

D

5 Points

4 Points

3 Points

2 Points

 

5-Minute Speed Scale—By TOUCH

5 Error Limit

(Averaging the three BEST timings during the semester)

 

A

B

C

D

Speed

50+

43-49

35-42

30-35

 

Numerical Scale For End Of Term Grades:

 

A

B

C

D

90%-100%

80%-89%

70%-79%

60%-69%

 

Change of contact information:

 

Please notify me immediately of any change in e-mail address, phone number(s), residence address, or any other means of contact

 

Attendance/Participation Policy:

 

Attendance:  Students are required to submit assignments via e-mail by the date assigned on the syllabus, unless otherwise instructed.  Refer to the online Assignments folder for due dates of weekly assignments.

 

Participation:  Students should use the discussion board to post questions and tips and provide responses to other students and instructor questions.   Students who encounter problems with their assignments or text are encouraged to post their question on the discussion board first.  Classmates are then requested to try and offer solutions to the question. 

 

 Privacy and Communication in this course:

 

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. Students who are concerned about the privacy of their personal email address are reminded of commercially available products that allow them to create unique email addresses specifically for the purpose and 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 48 hours.

 

Academic Honesty:

 

Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic Honesty. 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. 

 

Software Piracy: 

 

Software that is copyrighted is intended for use in its original form.  Duplicate copies can be produced only if written the manufacturer grants permission.  The U.S. law states that noncompliance may result in civil damages not exceeding $50,000 and criminal penalties of up to one (1) year and/or a $10,000 fine.  Minors are not exempt from copyright law.

 

Students with Disabilities

 

FCC provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified students with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and amendments.  Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations must contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408 (A Building, Room 106A) in order to request and apply for services.  The SSD office will require appropriate documentation of a disability.  Questions related to accommodations or services can be directed to the SSD office.  Additional information related to services can be viewed at the following FCC web page:  http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. 

 

If you currently receive services from the SSD office, please submit your Student Success Plan to me and make an appointment with me to discuss your accommodations and needs in class.  I will hold any information you share with me in strict confidence unless you give me permission to do otherwise.

 

 

Progress Report:

 

Grades will be posted in the grade book section of the blackboard site weekly.  Students can monitor their progress/grades throughout the semester via the Blackboard grade book.

 

At the end of the sixth week, students will be notified by the instructor if they have a grade lower than a C.  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 instructor) to assure your success in this course.

 

Notes:

 

You will be working in a self-paced environment which will require you to use your time wisely and efficiently in order to set your work speed, to make decisions, and to set priorities

Graded work is divided into three sections: 

1.       Skill building:  MUST be completed using the keyboarding software

2.       Timings:  MUST be completed using the keyboarding software

3.       Document Processing:  MUST be completed using the keyboarding software.  A copy of the portfolio report as well as a copy of the Word document will be submitted in the Bb assignments area.

All document processing will be saved as directed in the book using the keyboarding software.  You will create the document ONCE. 

 

Students will be expected to proofread and find all mistakes before submitting assignments.  You will not be given the chance to edit and correct assignments.  If the portfolio report shows that documents have been edited, you will receive a score of 0 for that document.

 

To receive an A in this course, all assignments must be completed

If you have any questions or concerns, please notify the instructor by e-mail

 

 

TOPICAL Outline

Class:

Content :

Week 1

 

1/23/2010

 

Syllabus/Course Preview

Review/Timings

Week 2

 

1/30/2010

Unit 13—Lessons 61-65  Skill Refinement
Skillbuilding
Report Review
Letter Review
Memo/Email Review
Table Review
Employment Document Review

Week 3

 

2/6/2010

Unit 14—Lessons 66-70  Reports
Itineraries
Agendas & Minutes of Meetings
Procedures Manual
Reports Formatted in Columns
Reports Review

Week 4

 

2/13/2010

Units 13 & 14—DUE

Skillbuilding

Week 5

 

2/20/2010

Unit 15—Lessons 71-75  Correspondence
Multipage Letters
Special Letter Features
Multipage Memos with Tables
Memo Reports

Week 6

 

2/27/2010

Unit 16—Lessons 76-80  Tables
Tables with Footnotes or Source Notes
Tables with Braced Column Headings
Tables Formatted Sideways
Multipage Tables
Using Predesigned Table Formats

Week 7

 

3/6/2010

Unit 15 & 16— DUE

Skillbuilding

Week 8

 

3/13/2010

PROGRESS TEST

Week 9

 

3/20/2010

Unit 18—Lessons 86-90  International Formatting
Canada
Mexico
France
Germany
Japan

SPRING BREAK
March 29 – April 4
FCC Closed

Week 10

 

4/3/2010

Unit 19—Lessons 91-95  Medical Office Applications
Medical Office Documents: Letters/Tables/Business Reports

Week 11

 

4/10/2010

Skillbuilding

Week 12

 

4/17/2010

Unit 20—Lessons 96-100  Legal Office Applications
Affidavit of Possession
Warranty Deed
Summons
Last Will and Testament
Complaint
Judgment

Week 13

 

4/24/2010

Unit 19 & 20— DUE

Skillbuilding

Week 14

 

5/1/2010

PROGRESS TEST

Week 15

 

5/8/2010

Unit 21—Lessons 101-105  Using and Designing Office Forms