Spanish-American Institute

203 Keyboarding (Expert Course) 80 Classes

Prerequisite(s): Typing 202 or equivalent.

Textbooks: Alan C. Lloyd et al, Typing 75: Expert, Gregg College Typing Series Five, Glencoe: 1985 (or comparable text).

Course Description: While developing English language skills, this course teaches expert keyboarding skills through comprehension and application of editing, of abstracting information, of making decisions, of setting priorities, of planning workflow, and of following directions.

Objectives: By the end of the course, students should be able:

• to read and follow directions in English when practicing advanced keyboarding exercises within integrated business situations experiences requiring English language reading, discussion, and writing skills;
• to ask questions in English concerning concepts and implementation; .
• to read and understand English language descriptions of complex business situations that will determine the production of documents;
• to synthesize information from various English language sources that will determine the format of document production;
• to produce within situated experiences various kinds of letters, reports, memos, tables, and other personal-business and business documents from hand-written and from printed text in English, identifying and correcting language errors;
• to develop touch control of the keyboard and proper keyboarding techniques; and
• to build basic speed and accuracy skills (to 45 wpm, keyboarding English text with no more than five errors in five minutes). .

Instructional Methods: Classes include language development and theory sessions followed by hands-on practice and drills for speed and accuracy using WORD. Students will complete periodic summary exercises that require application of all skills learned to date. Each student will create a portfolio of finished output.

Grading: The final grade is based on the average of each student's weekly classroom grades for class participation, speed, and accuracy rates

Course Outline:

Week	Topics	Assignments and Tests
1	Unit 25. Skill development: English language keyboard review	Pre-test/Practice/Post-Tests (P/P/P): keyboard review, selective practice
2	Developing a vocabulary log with complete sentence definitions and illustrations. Vocabulary guidelines: write two complete sentences for each word, one that describes its meaning and one that gives an example of its use. Unit 26. Skill development: reading, discussing, and producing English language correspondence	Vocabulary log (according to guidelines provided by the instructor) Letters 56-64 Memos 15-16
3	Unit 27. Skill development: reading, interpreting, and producing English language tables and forms	Vocabulary log Letters 65-66 Forms 43-70 Table 42
4	Unit 28. Skill development: reading, interpreting, and producing English language reports	Vocabulary log Letters 67 Memo 17 Tables 43-47 Reports 50-62
5-6	Unit 29. Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the insurance industry	Vocabulary log Test on previous units: Letter 67, memo 17, table 48 (P/P/P): insurance Letters 68-70 Memos 18-19 Form 71 Tables 49-50 Report 63
7-8	Unit 30. Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the banking industry. Review for exam.	Vocabulary log (P/P/P): banking Letters 71-72 Card 4 Memo 20 Table 51 Reports 64-67 Exam
9-10	Unit 31. Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the travel industry	Vocabulary log (P/P/P): travel Memos 21-22 Letter 73 Form 72 Tables 53-56 Reports 68-71
11-12	Unit 32. Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to government	Vocabulary log (P/P/P): government Letters 74-75 Memo 23 Forms 73-75 Tables 57-61 Reports 72-73 Test on integrated project units 29-32: Letter 76, table 62, and report 74
13	Unit 33. Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the energy industry	Vocabulary log (P/P/P): energy Letters 77-79 Cards 5-7 Forms 76078 Tables 63-64 Reports 75-77
14	Unit 34. Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the electronics industry.	(P/P/P): electronics Letters 80-87 Cards 24-25 Forms 79-85 Tables 65-67 Report 78
15	Unit 35: Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the legal industry	Vocabulary log (P/P/P): legal Letters 88-89 Forms 81-85 Table 67 Reports 79-81
16	Unit 36: Integrated office project: Reading about, discussing, and producing documents related to the medical industry Review for exam.	Vocabulary log (P/P/P): medical Letters 90-95 Memo 26 Forms 86-90 Tables 68-69 Reports 82-89 Exam on integrated project units 33-36: Letter 96, forms 87-90, table 70, and report 90.

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