SYLLABUS

TEXT ENTRY AND FORMATTING—OST 134–H1

SPRING SEMESTER 2007

 

 

INSTRUCTOR:       Chad McKenzie                              OFFICE:  ITC Bldg., Rm. 110

                              Office Systems Technology           OFFICE HOURS:  MTWF 10-11, W 1-2

                              Bladen Community College            VOICE MAIL:  910.879.5640

                              http://www.bladencc.edu                EMAIL:  cmckenzie@bladen.cc.nc.us

 

CREDIT:       Three (3) Semester Credit Hours           CLASS TIME:        MWF/12:00–12:50 (seated)

                     Four (4) Contact Hours                                                         1 hour outside class weekly (lab)

 

 

PREREQUISITE:          OST 080 or Keyboard Proficiency

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to provide the skills needed to increase speed, improve accuracy, and format documents. Topics include letters, memos, tables, and business reports. Upon completion, students should be able to produce mailable documents and key timed writings at speeds commensurate with employability.

 

TEXT:                           Ober, et al., Gregg College Keyboarding and Document Processing for Window, 10th  Edition, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2006.

                        MS Word 2003 Manual

                                    Two 3.5" disks (HD) for data disk and backup disk

                                    Flash drive (highly recommended)

                                   

SOFTWARE:                Microsoft Word 2003

         Gregg College Keyboarding and Document Processing for Windows (GD10)

                                    Distance Learning CD, 10th Edition

 

EQUIPMENT:              Computer and Printer

 

COURSE COMPETENCIES:

At the end of this course the student will be able to successfully complete the following skills:

 

A.      Keyboarding Skill

¨         To key a minimum of 40 words for five minutes with no more than 3 errors on straight copy words.

¨         To improve proficiency at the keyboard by determining specific keyboarding problems and selecting appropriate skill building exercises.

B.      Language Arts Skills

¨         To develop proofreading skills

¨         To correctly abbreviate, capitalize, punctuate, and spell

¨         To refine composing skills

C.     Word Processing Skills

¨         To use the word processing  commands (Word 2002) necessary to format tables, modified-block style business and personal business letters, business and academic reports

Beginning

 

The first day install the GDP program on your home computer. Make sure you use your official first and last name and your Bladen Community College e-mail address. Work the tutorial. Make sure you go the Blackboard site for this course and navigate through the site learning where everything is. Be sure to check out the Syllabus, Assignment, and Discussion Board sections. If you have a problem with GDP and uploading you need to come see me immediately and/or contact the GDP software support people. You will get a 0 for a late assignment even if it is a problem with GDP unless I excuse you BEFORE THE DUE DATE. Do not wait until the last minute.

 

 

Weekly Procedure

 

Each of the 16 weeks has a Discussion Board Assignment that you are to respond to/complete.  You are to post to the Discussion Board and to respond to two other students’ posts in a meaningful way. You are to correct any mistakes in your posts and read everyone else’s posts and responses. Make sure you check the Announcements and the Discussion Board on a regular basis, in case any changes are made to the Assignments.

 

Note: Late assignments/Discussion Board posts and responses will not be accepted and will result in a grade of 0 for that assignment (all for the week are due the same date). All assignments are due by midnight on the date given. You may turn in your lessons early but not late.

 

**Unless otherwise noted all assignments should be completed and turned in by the time on the assignment link on the website. Any changes in due dates will be listed on the website or discussed in class.

 

THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY PORTION OF THIS SYLLABUS AT ANY TIME.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Students with special needs related to a diagnosed disability should contact Tommy Rains (910.879.5570; trains@bladencc.edu) in student services for assistance.

 

TIME SCHEDULE OF COURSE CONTENT:

 

WEEK

DATES

LESSON

ACTIVITY

 

Jan. 5

 

Syllabus and Orientation/Ice Breaker

 

 

 

 

1

Jan. 8-12

21-25

Orientation to word processing and Email Basics

 

 

 

 

2

Jan. 15-19

26-30

One-page and multi-page business reports, reports with

 

 

 

lists, academic reports, reports with displays

 

 

 

 

3

Jan. 22-26

 

Skillbuilding, (Numeric Keypad, Paced Car and Tennis Games)

 

 

 

 

4

Jan. 29-Feb. 2

31-35

Business letters, enclosure notations, envelopes and labels, memos, correspondence review

 

 

 

 

5

Feb. 5-9

36-40

Boxed and open tables with titles, column headings,

 

 

 

and number columns. Formatting Review

 

 

 

 

6

Feb. 12-16

 

Skills Assessment Test on Part 2

 

 

 

Objective Test on Part 2

 

 

 

 

7

Feb. 19-23

41-45

Business reports with footnotes; academic reports in APA

 

 

 

style and MLA style; report citations; preliminary report pages

 

 

 

 

8

Feb. 26-Mar. 2

46-50

Personal titles, complimentary closings, personal business

 

 

 

letters, memos with lists, letters with copy notations, letters

 

 

 

in modified-block style

 

 

 

 

9

Mar. 12-16

 

Skillbuilding, (Language Arts, Paced Car and Tennis Games)

 

 

 

 

10

Mar. 19-23

51-55

Traditional and electronic resumes, letters of application,

 

 

 

follow-up letters, integrated employment project

 

 

 

 

11

Mar. 26-30

56-60

In-basket review (Insurance, Hospitality, Retail, Nonprofit,

 

 

 

Manufacturing

 

 

 

 

12

Apr. 2-6

 

Skillbuilding, (Alpha, Timed Writings) turn in best 3 timed