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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2016 through Spring 2016
- Course Number:
- CAS 122
- Course Title:
- Keyboarding for Speed and Accuracy
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 10
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Addendum to Course Description
This course develops a psycho-motor skill in which students gain proficiency at the computer keyboard. The course will be taught by a qualified instructor using hands-on activities, instructional software, lecture, demonstration, and one-on-one instruction. Some out-of-class preparation will be required.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
1. Keyboard by touch with increased accuracy and speed following current professional and/or industry standards.
2. Use critical thinking skills to apply proofreading techniques to business documents.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- One minute timings on text with no more than 1 error
- Three minute timings on text with no more than 3 errors
- Five minute timings on text with no more than 5 errors
- Proofreading documents
- Critique of composition
- Use of Speed Improvement Scale
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts, Issues
- Importance of keyboarding accurately
- Importance of keyboarding rapidly
- Importance of proofreading documents accurately and efficiently
- Importance of using proofreading symbols
- Importance of ergonomics
Competencies, Skills
- Keyboarding with speed and accuracy by touch
- Proofreading documents accurately and efficiently
- Using proofreader’s symbols
- Working under time pressure
- Composing at the keyboard
- Using numeric keys (optional)
Related Instruction
Computation
Hours: 0Timing Scales
Speed improvement scale for 1 minute timings
(Error Allowance = 1 error)
Grade Base Rate 40 and under
Base Rate 41 - 50
A
17
15
B
14
12
C
11
9
D
9
7
Base Rate 51 – 60
Base Rate 61 – 70
Base Rate 71+
A
13
12
10
B
10
9
7
C
7
6
4
D
5
4
2
Speed improvement scale for 3 minute timings
(Error Allowance = 3 errors)
Grade Base Rate 40 and under
Base Rate 41 - 50
A
15
13
B
12
10
C
9
7
D
7
5
Base Rate 51 – 60
Base Rate 61 – 70
Base Rate 71+
A
11
10
9
B
8
7
5
C
5
4
3
D
3
2
2
Speed improvement scale for 5 minute timings
(Error Allowance = 5 errors)
Grade Base Rate 40 and under
Base Rate 41-50
A
12
10
B
9
7
C
6
4
D
4
3
Base Rate 51 – 60
Base Rate 61 – 70
Base Rate 71+
A
8
7
6
B
5
4
3
C
3
2
2
D
2
1
1
Proofreading Scale: This scale is based on proofreading errors made by a student throughout the term.
- A = 0 – 3
- B = 4 – 5
- C = 6 – 7
- D = 8 - 10