Seward County Community College/Area Technical School
Course Syllabus

1. TITLE OF COURSE: - BT1073/CS 1701- Basic Keyboarding
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture. A course designed for students wanting a basic keyboarding and document preparation course for personal or career purposes. This course is taught on microcomputers. Additional lab time may be required. For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected. For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
3. DIVISION/DEPT/PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT:The mission of the Office Technology Program is consistent with the mission of Seward County Community College. The program will provide students with quality learning opportunities and experiences to meet the diverse, changing needs for the development of better futures.
   • Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing Word 11th Edition, Ober, Johnson, Zimmerly, McGraw-Hill
   • Microsoft Windows XP
   • Microsoft Word 2010
4. SCCC OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate the ability to do the following SCCC Outcomes:
   • Outcome #3. Solve problems using a variety of techniques and technologies.
   • Outcome #4. Think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
   • Outcome #5. Utilize current technology relevant to their respective disciplines.
   • Outcome #8: Effectively exhibit workplace skills to include respect for others, teamwork competence, attendance/punctuality, decision making, conflict resolution, truthfulness/honesty, positive attitude, judgment, responsibility.
5. SCCC/ATS OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate the ability to do the following SCCC Outcomes:
   • Outcome #3. Solve problems using a variety of techniques and technologies.
   • Outcome #4. Think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
   • Outcome #5. Utilize current technology relevant to their respective disciplines.
   • Outcome #8: Effectively exhibit workplace skills to include respect for others, teamwork competence, attendance/punctuality, decision making, conflict resolution, truthfulness/honesty, positive attitude, judgment, responsibility.
6. GENERAL COURSE OUTCOMES/COMPETENCIES: Upon acceptable completion of the course competencies and an average of 85 percent or higher on mastery assessments, the student will be able to demonstrate proper use of computer equipment through:
   • Operating the computer keyboard by touch.
   • Using proper posture and hand positions.
   • Maintaining an efficient workstation.
   • Develop proficiency/speed on the microcomputer.
   • Keyboard with accuracy.
   • Demonstrate acceptable levels of keyboarding skill on five-minute straight-copy timings.
   • Demonstrate ability to proofread documents.
   • Demonstrate the ability to use special MS Word functions in document processing.
   • Correctly key bound/unbound and one-/multiple page reports in acceptable format.
   • Correctly key business letters using block and modified block letter styles.
   • Correctly key simple tables in open, ruled, and boxed format.
   • Correctly key memos.
   • Correctly key employment documents.
   • Format Envelopes (No. 10) as recommended by the U.S. Postal Service.
   • Format mailing labels as recommended by the U.S. Postal Service.
   • Improve language arts skills.
   • Develop proficiency in spelling commonly misspelled words.
   • Use correct punctuation and capitalization when keying documents.
   • Develop and/or reinforce basic skills of reading, writing and listening.
   • Develop and/or reinforce thinking skills to include creative thinking, decision-making, problem solving, and reasoning.
   • Develop and/or reinforce personal qualities to include responsibility, self-esteem, sociability and self-management.
   • Develop and/or reinforce workplace competencies to include allocation of resources, interpersonal skills, understanding of systems, using computers to process information as well as acquiring and evaluating information, organizing and maintaining information, and interpreting and communicating information, selecting and applying technology to task, maintaining and troubleshooting technology.
7. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
   • Presentation/demonstration by instructor
   • Hands-on exercises/production problems
   • Mastery assessments (timed writings/tests)
8. INSTRUCTIONAL AND RESOURCE MATERIALS:
   • Microcomputer
   • Textbook
   • Computer Projection Equipment
   • Reference materials
9. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: Measurement of course outcomes achievement, as well as the student's grade, will be determined in the following manner:
   • Class attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10%
   • Daily assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40%
   • Mastery assessments/timed writings. . . . . . . . .20%
   • Mastery assessments/tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
   • Measurement of SCCC/ATS Outcomes will be assessed through daily assignments and mastery assessments/tests.

ADA STATEMENT: If you believe that you are entitled to special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Dean of Student Services at 620-417-1016 or visit the office located in the Hobble Academic Building.    

Revised 08/2012