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Effective Term:
Fall 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

欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网s confidence, endurance, and control for accurate keyboarding while increasing keyboarding speed. 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网s 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:

  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.

  3. 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

  1. One minute timings on text with no more than 1 error
  2. Three minute timings on text with no more than 3 errors
  3. Five minute timings on text with no more than 5 errors
  4. Proofreading documents
  5. Critique of composition
  6. Use of Speed Improvement Scale

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes, Concepts, Issues
 

  1. Importance of keyboarding accurately
  2. Importance of keyboarding rapidly
  3. Importance of proofreading documents accurately and efficiently
  4. Importance of using proofreading symbols
  5. Importance of ergonomics


Competencies, Skills
 

  1. Keyboarding with speed and accuracy by touch
  2. Proofreading documents accurately and efficiently
  3. Using proofreader’s symbols
  4. Working under time pressure
  5. Composing at the keyboard
  6. Using numeric keys (optional)