OADM260 Advanced Keyboarding
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: STEM Department Archive
- I. Course Number and Title
- OADM260 Advanced Keyboarding Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- MEDA140 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is designed to increase speed, accuracy, and production of mailable copy. Advanced keyboarding applications are introduced, including various letter styles, comprehensive reports and tables, business statements and forms, itineraries, and cover pages.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- produce properly formatted reports, multipage letters, multipage memos, and tables;
- refine proofreading skills and correctly use proofreaders' marks;
- format documents from various specialty areas;
- format flyers, forms, announcements, cover pages, and newsletters; and
- type on a keyboard a minimum of 40 wpm on a five-minute straight copy timed writing with no more than one error per minute.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- skill refnement
- multiple letters
- special letter parts
- letters with tables
- multipage memos with tables
- memo reports
- formal report project
- inserting and deleting rows and columns
- joining and splitting cells
- calculations
- formatting options
- revising tables
- filling in forms: memos
- filling in forms: invoices
- filling in forms: purchase orders
- filling in forms: press releases
- filling in forms: labels
- different-sized stationary
- letters for window envelopes
- special letterheads
- form letters
- meeting reports
- procedures manual
- manuscript reports
- itineraries
- tables with font changes
- directories
- formatting sideways tables
- multipage tables
- designing letterheads
- designing memo forms
- designing notepads
- designing fax cover forms
- designing miscellaneous forms
- designing cover pages
- designing announcements
- designing flyers
- designing newsletters
- specialized applications: legal
- specialized applications: insurance
- specialized applications: hospitality
- specialized applications: retail
- specialized applications: government
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
The assessment of course learning goals is based on:
- keying a timed writing with a minimum speed of 40 wpm on a five-minute timed writing with no more than one error per minute; and
- performance based tests or projects
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 3/99;Revised 1/2010; New Core 8/2015; Archived 04/04/2019