Quinebaug Valley Community College

Keyboarding II

BOT 202

Anita Sherman: email: asherman@qvcc.commnet.edu

Office hours: Danielson (Room 120B): MW 10:30 – 12:00

Text: Advanced Word Processing , Microsoft Word 2002, Lessons 61-120, 15^th Edition, VanHuss, Forde, Woo, 2002.

Course Description: A course intended to further refine the student's speed and accuracy. The proper formatting of more intricate business letters, manuscripts, tables, and rough drafts will also be mastered.

Objectives: Students will

Apply keyboarding, formatting and word processing skills to produce complex business documents
Type at a rate of at least 40 net words a minute
Demonstrate their ability to follow directions, use reference materials and equipment and software documentation.
Design and use business forms

Course Content:

Skill building (keyboarding speed and accuracy)
Manuscript typing: Reports, Articles, Term Papers, Newsletters
Correspondence: Letters, Memos, Envelopes, Labels
Tables
Forms

Grading:

Speed Development	30%
Tests and Final Exam	30%
Assignments	40%

Timing Grades:

CWAM	Grade	CWAM	Grade	CWAM	Grade
35	65	41	81	47	96
36	68	42	84	48	97
37	70	43	86	49	99
38	73	44	89	50	100
39	75	45	92	55	102
40	78	46	94	60	105

Notes:

Last day to drop or switch to pass/fail or audit is November 7.

If you have special needs because of a learning disability or other disability, please discuss your needs with me during the first week of classes.

Attendance is extremely important since speed and proficiency in keyboarding are dependent upon practice and drill.

FALL 2003 ASSIGNMENTS

Class Date	Assignment
9/3	Introduction and schedule for completion, course format
9/8	Module 10 – Document Review, Lessons 61-64; Checkpoint 10, Communication Skills 4.
9/15	Module 11 – Mail Merge, Lessons 67-71. Checkpoint 11, Communication Skills 5.
9/22	Module 12 – Enhance Document Format, Lessons 72 - 74
9/29	Module 12, Lessons 75-76, Checkpoint 12
10/6	Module 13 – Tables, Lessons 77- 81, Checkpoint 13
10/13	No class, Columbus Day
10/20	Module 14 – Report Mastery, Lessons 82-84
10/27	Module 14 – Lessons 85-87. Checkpoint 14
11/3	Module 15 – Pacific Newport Medical Project, Lessons 88-90
11/10	Module 16 – Macros, Forms, and Custom Toolbars/Menus, Lessons 91-93
11/17	Module 16 – Lessons 94-95, Checkpoint 16
11/24	Module 18 – Workgroup Collaboration, Lessons 102-104
12/1	Module 18 – Lessons 105-107, Checkpoint 17, Communication Skills 6
12/8	Module 19 Employment and Online Documents, Lessons 108-110.
12/15	Module 19 – Lessons 111-115, Checkpoint 19.
12/22	Final Exam