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COURSE SYLLABUS

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TITLE OF COURSE

PREFIX/NUMBER

 Computer Keyboarding

BTE 100                 CREDIT HOURS   1

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PREREQUISITE

 COREQ CIS 110 or computer literacy

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RESOURCES NEEDED

TEXT    

Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, 9th ed., Mc-Graw Hill (with home CD)

If you plan ahead for your keyboarding classes, you will only buy one text for all your semesters of keyboarding.  See the following as a guide as to which text to purchase.

(blue box) Lessons 1-60.    (black box) Lessons 1-120.

BTE 100 is Lessons 1-20

BTE 102 is Lessons 21-40

BTE 103 is Lessons 41-80

BTE 204 is Lessons 81-120.

 

SUPPLIES    

 Three blank 3 1/2" IBM compatible diskettes and a disk holder (protector)

One disk if for school use and make a backup in case you lose the original.

One disk is to use at home.  Do not mix home and school on the same homework diskette.  It usually does not work well with the GDP keyboarding program.

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

 This course is an introduction to computerized keyboarding as well as basic operations and functions of keyboarding equipment. Areas of emphasis include learning the alphanumeric keyboard by touch, proper technique, and accuracy. This course is designed for the student who has minimal or no keyboarding skills.  This course is also excellent for those that have not keyboarded in a long time or never became proficient or learned to "touch type."  The course is set up to be taught in 22.5 hours.  Students can continue Lessons 21-40 by enrolling in BTE 102. 

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COURSE GOAL

 The student will learn to use the touch system.  Students will use the alphabetic keyboard and number row of a computer at speeds appropriate for personal use.  Students will complete lessons 1-20 in the textbook at a minimum speed of 18 wpm for an S (Satisfactory) grade. If the student does not attain 18 wpm and/or does not complete their homework, he/she will receive a U (Unsatisfactory) for the class.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

  
  By the end of the course, students will learn
  A. to operate an alphanumeric keyboard by touch.
  B. to develop speed in both alphabetic and numeric entries.
  C. to develop accuracy in both alphabetic and numeric entries.

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EVALUATION PROCEDURES

 

A.

 

 Part A:   Two-Minute Timed Writings

A minimum of three timed writings must be turned in with a minimum of 18 wpm with 2 errors or less to get an S grade for BTE 100.  If a student cannot turn in a minimum of three timed writings with a minimum of 18 wpm with 2 errors or less, the student will earn a U for the course.

NOTE:  Both Part A and Part B must be satisfactorily completed to get an S grade for this course.  If a student does not satisfactorily complete either Part A or Part B, student will receive a grade of U.

 

 

B.

 Part B:   Homework for Lessons 1-20
 

 

All 20 lessons must be satisfactorily completed to earn an S grade; otherwise student will receive a U grade.

NOTE:  Both Part A and Part B must be satisfactorily completed to get an S grade for this course.  If a student does not satisfactorily complete either Part A or Part B, student will receive a grade of U.

Homework will consist of drills in Lessons 1-20 in the Gregg College Keyboarding (GDP) text.  All 20 lessons will be completed.  Homework may be done at home if students have a computer that will load the GDP program with the CD that is provided with the text.  It is recommended not to use the same diskette at home as at school because of different operating systems. Print out the PORTFOLIO of lessons completed at home and print out the PORTFOLIO of lessons completed on campus.  Hand in both print outs to the instructor to get credit for completing the homework lessons.

Lesson 1 does not print out correctly when you print out your Lesson Portfolio.  We know that is a glitch in the program. 

If the students do not have a home computer, then they will do their homework in the computer lab on campus.  The lab is in AB 150, Academic Building on the Pueblo Campus.  Fremont Campus has a lab available also.

SPECIAL REMARKS

 

A.

 Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20 percent of the scheduled class meetings. If a student wishes to drop the course, they must take responsibility to drop.  It is the student's responsibility to drop any course they quit attending.  It is not the instructor's responsibility to drop the student.  For Distance Learning, students must also withdraw properly.

B.

 Cell phones must be turned off or turned to vibrate while in class.
 

C.

 Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.
 

D.

 The computer software used is copyrighted and may only be copied as permitted by the software license agreement. Students may not make unauthorized copies or acquire and use unauthorized copies of this software. Doing so may result in both criminal and civil offenses for which the user may be liable for fines, damages, and attorney's fees. Any student abusing this policy may be dropped from the course.

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COURSE OUTLINE

 

     I.

Twenty-two and one/half hours of class instruction are devoted to learning the alphabetic keyboard on the computer via the touch method.
     II. Twenty lessons will be covered.  Lessons 5, 10, 15, and 20 are review lessons. The twenty lessons will be assigned as an outside assignment.
 

  III.

The majority of the time will be spent on drills and timed writings. 
             

   IV.

 Five hours in the classroom are devoted to demonstrations and having students work in other areas of the GDP program.  Distance learners should meet with their instructor one hour on the Orientation date that is set by the College. 

 

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

  The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

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ADA NOTICE

  Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.