KEYBOARDING
9/11 (1999-2000)
The emphasis of this course is to encourage the
development of touch typing skills on the alphabetic keys, along with basic
punctuation keys. It is designed to pick up where Life Skills 8 left
off. The typing speed & accuracy that can be developed through
this course will enable the student to complete personal documents, basic
business forms and post-secondary assignments with competence and ease.
Students who have already received credit for
any keyboarding course beyond the short introduction in Life Skills 8,
are strongly encouraged to select another business course where they will
have more opportunity to develop touch typing on the numeric & symbolic
keys, and further develop their production skills e.g. Business Information,
Business Information Management, Management Innovation, etc. (Course descriptions
are available in the school calendars).
Students will:
1. Demonstrate keyboarding technique using the
touch typing method.
2. Build keyboarding speed and accuracy skills.
Understand basic file management and user skills
necessary to access and use Dover Bay's computer network.
Develop basic desktop publishing skills in MS
Publisher and Word.
Develop basic internet skills.
Develop organizational and time management skills
through the use of a daily planner.
Demonstrate competence in producing a variety
of forms useful for personal, business and educational purposes.
Use problem solving techniques to determine the
most appropriate computer program to use to produce a variety of business
and personal documents.
B. COURSE OUTLINE
Develop touch typing skills on the alphabetic
keyboard using "CORTEZ PETERS CHAMPIONSHIP KEYBOARDING, SKILL BUILDING,
& APPLICATIONS.
Daily speed and accuracy practice using "SKILL
BUILDING".
Using the course text, INFORMATION PROCESSING,
develop production skills that include as many of the following as possible:
C. COURSE EVALUATION
Term 1 & 2 Final
25% Timed Writings
40% Term One
25% Technique 40%
Term Two
25% Assignments
20% Final Exam
25% Tests
100% 100%
D. EXPECTATIONS
Students will be expected to read through
and follow the guidelines listed in the Student Handbook 1999-2000.
Students will also be responsible for monitoring their workstation and
to report any problems before using their computer.
Each student will be expected to apply themselves
to the "best of their ability" and to respect the differences in others.
Students will also be expected to contribute to the class in a positive
and appropriate manner. Attending regularly, arriving on time and
with the appropriate materials will ensure that students maximize their
learning experience. They will also be required to keep a neat, organized
and complete notebook to ensure adequate written material is available
for review
As within the world of work, students will be
expected to complete assigned work on time (there will be a penalty for
late work). They are expected to keep and demonstrate the use of
a daily planner to record daily assigned work, review time and test dates.
It is recommended that parents monitor the use of the planner to assist
students with time management (I will also be doing this throughout the
semester).
Regular attendance is essential to success in
this course! We use computer programs that are designed to teach
touch typing skills tailored to the specific keyboard operator. All
of the work done on these programs by an individual is saved on the program
and analyzed for speed and accuracy. The programs direct the student
to specific drills that work on that individual's needs. Therefore,
all course work can be completed in class time--other than reviewing for
tests (recommended once per week).
Students are expected to hand in a written note
to their teacher for ANY absence. They can arrange for extra help
at noon or after school on most days.
MATERIALS
Binder, section dividers, loose-leaf paper.
Pencil, pen, highlighter marker, whiteout and
ruler.
Daily planner (seven days displayed when open).
Computer disk(1.44 MB)