Syllabus
Introduction to Keyboarding
BUS 103
Instructor:
Mr. Ken Krizanic
1-(708)-456-0300 ext. 6627
Since I have no office, I have no scheduled office hours.
The instructor will arrange to meet with students as necessary.
Prerequisite
None.
Catalog Course Description:
Learn proper keyboarding techniques for inputting information into a computer. Keyboarding by touch, not sight, will be stressed along with proper fingering for letters, numbers, and symbols. Recommended for any non-typist who uses a computer. (Formerly OFT or OFC)
Laboratory: 2 hours
(Course fee required)
Textbook and Materials Needed:
Required;
Keyboarding Pro 5, Lessons 1-25
Van Huss, Forde, Woo
ISBN-13 978-0-538-73026-6
Recommended;
Keyboarding Pro 5 (Keyboarding software)
(Folder with CD & User Guide).
Located behind cash register
Academic Honesty:
The following is quoted from the Triton College Faculty Handbook.
“Academic achievement is built on personal commitment, honest work, and academic development. The Triton College faculty promote and expect these qualities in their students.
Personal commitment belongs to the student; without it, achievement is improbable. Academic development flows from the teaching and learning process; faculty and students contribute to this equally.
Underlying achievement, however, is the need for honest, independent work from the student. Cheating, in all its forms, is unacceptable. Examples include copying someone else’s work or answers, using materials hidden on one’s person, obtaining and using tests and answers in an unauthorized fashion, and appearing for a test in the place of someone else. These and other such fraudulent acts violate the basic expectations of the college.
On another level, dishonesty is less simple to define, explain, or discover, but equally as serious. Plagiarism is understood as presenting someone else’s words, data, work, and ideas as one’s own. It is important to remember that the rule applies not only to the actual material of the original author but to the structure of its ideas and to those ideas themselves, even in paraphrase.
When using such material, a student must always identify the source clearly and acknowledge the fact that the material is borrowed. Simply copying such material is not sufficient proof of academic development and achievement on the part of the student. Independent work is expected.
The consequences of a violation of the expectations of academic honesty begin with the instructor concerned. …”
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of Keyboarding the student will be able to:
1.) Demonstrate proper keyboarding (typing) position at a personal computer;
2.) Type alphabetic and numeric copy with proper touch typing techniques:
a. fingers curved and upright, wrists not touching keyboard or desk,
b. hands resting lightly on home row, use the correct finger for each letter, number, or symbol,
c. correct use of the shift keys; use the left shift when capitalizing with the right hand and use the right shift when capitalizing with the left hand,
d. quick return without slowing down before pausing after striking the enter key,
e. proper use of the tab key (minimum movement of the hand),
f. proper use of the enter and backspace keys,
g. one or more fingers on each hand anchored on home row,
h. eyes on source copy, not looking at the keyboard.
3.) Input numbers on a computer keypad;
4.) Type at least 17 wpm on three, 3-minute timings with 6 errors or fewer (cannot use backspace key more than 10 times)
Final grade determined by the following:
Attendance* (10% of final grade) – Included being late to class or leaving early.
0 to 50 mins. Absent, Late, or Leaving Early = A
51 minutes to 100 minutes. Absent, Late, or Leaving Early = B
101 minutes to 150 minutes. Absent, Late, or Leaving Early = C
151 minutes to 200 minutes. Absent, Late, or Leaving Early = D
201 minutes or more Absent, Late, or Leaving Early = F
*If a student misses more than 200 minutes of class (one week) or gets too far behind in his/her work, the student may be withdrawn from the class.
Assignments (20% of final grade)
All Alphabetic, Numeric & Symbol, and Numeric Keypad lessons must be completed. Then the grade will be determined by:
All skill builder lessons completed = A;
One skill builder lesson not completed = B;
Two skill builder lessons not completed = C;
Three skill builder lessons not completed = D;
Four or more skill builder lessons not completed = F.
Touch Typing Technique (40% of grade)
The instructor will determine the touch typing technique grade based upon the use of proper typing technique as described in No. 2. If proper touch typing technique is not used, the instructor will require the student to repeat the course or issue an F grade.
A=Proper technique;
B=One minor technique problem;
C=Two minor technique problems; D=Three minor technique problems, such as
Looking back at keyboard too much or,
Not Keeping one or more fingers on each hand anchored on home row or,
Four or more minor technique problems.
Speed and accuracy scale (30% of final grade)
The three best 3 minute timings are averaged together.
No more than 6 errors are allowed on timings, and the backspace key may not be used more than 10 times.
A = 27 + wpm with 6 errors or fewer;
B = 23-26 wpm with 6 errors or fewer;
C = 19-22 wpm with 6 errors or fewer;
D = 17-18 wpm with 6 errors or fewer;
F = 16 wpm or less or 7 errors or more.
Final Grade:
3.6 - 4.0 = A
2.6 - 3.5 = B
1.6 - 2.5 = C
. .6 - 1.5 = D
0 - .5 = F or not using touch typing technique