OADM260 Advanced Keyboarding

Department of Business Studies: Office Administration

  1. Course Number and Title

    OADM260 Advanced Keyboarding

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    OADM140 (C or better) or OADM101 (C or better) plus OADM104 (C or better)

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    This course is offered only in the TOTAL Lab.

  6. 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.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will
        1. produce properly formatted reports, multipage letters, multipage memos, and tables;
        2. refine proofreading skills and correctly use proofreaders' marks;
        3. format documents from various specialty areas;
        4. format flyers, forms, announcements, cover pages, and newsletters; and
        5. 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.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. skill refnement
      2. multiple letters
      3. special letter parts
      4. letters with tables
      5. multipage memos with tables
      6. memo reports
      7. formal report project
      8. inserting and deleting rows and columns
      9. joining and splitting cells
      10. calculations
      11. formatting options
      12. revising tables
      13. filling in forms: memos
      14. filling in forms: invoices
      15. filling in forms: purchase orders
      16. filling in forms: press releases
      17. filling in forms: labels
      18. different-sized stationary
      19. letters for window envelopes
      20. special letterheads
      21. form letters
      22. meeting reports
      23. procedures manual
      24. manuscript reports
      25. itineraries
      26. tables with font changes
      27. directories
      28. formatting sideways tables
      29. multipage tables
      30. designing letterheads
      31. designing memo forms
      32. designing notepads
      33. designing fax cover forms
      34. designing miscellaneous forms
      35. designing cover pages
      36. designing announcements
      37. designing flyers
      38. designing newsletters
      39. specialized applications: legal
      40. specialized applications: insurance
      41. specialized applications: hospitality
      42. specialized applications: retail
      43. specialized applications: government

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. The assessment of course learning goals is based on:
        1. 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
        2. performance based tests or projects


      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. This course is not included in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Review/Approval Date - 3/99;Revised 1/2010