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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2017 through Summer 2021
- Course Number:
- CAS 122
- Course Title:
- Keyboarding for Speed and Accuracy
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 10
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 40
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Develops confidence, endurance, and control for accurate keyboarding while increasing keyboarding speed. Develops ability to proofread documents accurately and efficiently. Requirement: Keyboarding by touch. Recommended: Placement into RD 90 and WR 90 or above. Audit available.
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 completion of the course students will be able to:
- Keyboard by touch with increased accuracy and speed following current professional and/or industry standards.
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Use critical thinking skills to apply proofreading techniques to business documents.
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Use feedback/guidance from the instructor and classmates to incorporate methods to improve speed and accuracy levels and assess their effectiveness on individual skill development.
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)