BUSINESS COMPUTING 107A – KEYBOARDING ON COMPUTER 1
WINDOWS and MAC OSX+ 1.5 Units

You DO NOT need the software for the Internet class—be sure to do your work online so I can see it. If I don’t see your work online I will think you aren’t doing anything and you may be dropped from class.

TEXTBOOK and SUPPLIES’ INFORMATION

TEXTBOOK:
KEYBOARDING—SHORT COURSE
Author: Barbara Ellsworth (It comes shrink-wrapped with a CD.)

• After you open your textbook, behind the CD is a registration number. It will be asked for when you open your data file. This is a one-time use only registration number, so there is no buy-back honored by the bookstore.
• There is a PowerPoint demo on the CD that will demonstrate your course to you. The first thing you should do is watch the demo so you won’t have questions. There is software on the CD for practice in the future if you desire—You DO NOT need the software for the Internet class.
• Purchase the textbook/disk from the Coastline Community College bookstore.

COURSE INSIGHTS

Prerequisites: NONE

This course will teach keyboarding with speed and accuracy,

Watch the demo on your CD for your course before you start. You will not need this CD to complete your coursework.

Put the CD into your computer; wait … it should load automatically. Click on the tab for your course and watch the PowerPoint demo--Just sit back and relax and have the whole course explained and demonstrated for you. It is about 25 minutes. It will save you a lot of time later because you won’t have questions about the course. If you don’t have PowerPoint installed on your computer, there is a PowerPoint Viewer on the CD that you can install on your computer and view the presentation through that.

You can go back and practice earlier assignments as often as you wish. However, I advise you to meet your speed and accuracy goal for each exercise before going on to the next one.

ON COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS:

There is nothing for you to mail or hand in. Your instructor will be able to view your Progress and Grade Reports from the Internet; therefore, you won’t have to turn anything in. Don’t procrastinate getting started and be sure you finish the course within the time allotted. This is an 8-week course.

At the end of your course, when you have completed all the lessons, check your Final Grade Report. If you are not satisfied with the grade, you may redo any exercises to improve your grade. A higher score on a timing will replace the lower score on your Progress Report, which will improve the grade on your grade report.

COURSE DESCRIPTION/COMPETENCIES

Catalog Description—This is an introduction to learning to touch-type on the computer. Good for personal or business use. Transfer credit: CSU – Graded or credit option. 1.5 units

Keyboarding — Short Course will teach beginners how to type, and teach experienced typists to type faster and more accurately. This course has been field tested and adopted by the U.S. Government, Dept. of Labor, National Office of the Job Corps. It is a suggested text in its list of courses in the Clerical and Accounting Clerk curriculums. It is appropriate for Middle School, Jr. High, High School, and adult-College-University.

For beginners, the course is designed to teach keyboarding by touch (without looking at the keys or your fingers) in a short length of time to speeds of 30-35+ wpm and accuracy of no more than 1 error per minute. The alphabetic and punctuation keys are covered; no numbers or symbols. Every lesson contains timed exercises and students are encouraged to meet the speed and accuracy goals (whatever speed is required for an "A" grade in the Setup) in each exercise before continuing on to the next one. Be sure to enter a grading scale whether or not you are taking the course for credit. The grading scale determines your goals. Goal-directed practice on each exercise will help you progress much further, and faster. You will master each exercise before continuing on to the next ones. (If you have trouble with one exercise, you can go on but be sure to come back the next day and try the challenging exercise again to raise the timing score.) There are 126 timed exercises, with the option to create six additional timed exercises of any duration. Lessons 1-11 are 15-second timings, and some 30-second timings. The purpose of short timings in the beginning is to get the fingers and mind working together at a rapid rate. Lessons 12-18 contain 1-minute and 2-minute timings. There are 18 lessons, and 6 that you can easily create if you want timings of longer duration. It is recommended that you complete all 18. In a classroom, the Setup can be changed to accommodate a shorter period of time by omitting some lessons—such as the 2-minute timing lessons.

For experienced typists, take the 2-minute Course Entry timing. If you are already typing 50 wpm, increase the grading scale in the Setup to 60 wpm and have 60 wpm as your goal for each exercise in each lesson. When you finish the course, take the Course Exit timing. Your Course Entry score, Course Exit score, and your improvement will show on the Grade Report. Some students have gone through the course two or three times, raising their goal each time, until they typed 80-90 wpm. There is much to be gained by going over the basics at a higher rate (goal) each time

GRADING INFORMATION

This course can be taken for a letter grade, or as credit option. There are two sections that have different beginning dates. Be sure you sign up for the section you want. If you get registered in the wrong section, you only have one week to drop/add into the correct section number.

The grade is generated from the Grade Report on the student’s program. The course standards are:

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION, GUIDELINES AND POLICIES

ATTENDANCE:
Work may be completed anywhere your computer is or at the computer lab at the Costa Mesa Center or the Garden Grove Center.

WITHDRAWAL/REFUND POLICY:
A student who has officially registered assumes the responsibility for completing each course in which she or he has registered. If a student withdraws from a course, it is the student's responsibility to officially notify the Admissions office by calling the touch-tone telephonic system at (714) 438-8250.

The following policies apply when dropping a class:

1. No transcript entry will be made on the transcript for students who officially withdraw prior to the end of the fourth week of the term for full-semester classes (including television and independent study courses), the second week of the term for eight-week classes, and 30 percent of the class for all other courses.
2. A "W" grade will be assigned for students who officially withdraw prior to the end of the twelfth week of the term for full-semester classes (including television and independent study courses), the sixth week of the term for eight-week classes, and 75 percent of the class for all other courses.

NOTE: Failure to withdraw under one of the conditions described above will result in either an NC or F grade on the official college transcript.

CHEATING:
Cheating is described in the student handbook or calendar. All students are responsible for doing their own work.

PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES:
I would like all my students to know that I am willing to make reasonable accommodations for such disabilities. Please see me to discuss your special needs.

COMMENTS ON COURSE/ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE

KEEP A GRADE REPORT ON HAND FOR AN EMPLOYER:

It would be a good idea to keep an extra copy of your Final Progress and Grade Report to show an employer when you apply for a job.