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TITLE OF COURSE:

KEYBOARDING SPEED BUILDING I

PREFIX/NUMBER:

BTE 111

CREDIT HOURS:

1

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PREREQUISITE:

Ability to keyboard without looking at the keys.

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RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

The Cortez Peters Championship Skillbuilding Drills w/CD, by Cortez Peters, Fourth Edition, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2004, ISBN 0073010944.

SUPPLIES:

3-1/2 inch disks.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Designed for those needing keyboarding speed and accuracy at any level.  Students must know the keyboard by touch before attempting this course.    

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COURSE GOAL:

To increase one's keyboarding speed and accuracy.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES:

(A)

Increase speed and accuracy on the computer keyboard.

(B)

Develop efficient techniques needed in shifting for capitals, in spacing correctly between words, and in handling other operative parts on the computer.

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EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

To received an A in this course, five complete cycles in Cortez Peters must be completed. A cycle consists of a timed writing + prescriptions to be completed and a diagnostic test + prescriptions to be completed.  If only 4 cycles are completed, a B will be assigned.  If only 3 cycles are completed, a C will be assigned. If only 2 cycles are completed, a D will be assigned.  Anything less will be assigned an F.

I.

Complete five (5) Pretest 5-Minute Timed Writings and print Chart 2 (Misstroke Analysis) and the Prescriptions Screen for each 5-minute timed writing.

II.

Complete five (5) Pretest Diagnostic Tests and print Chart 3 (Speed and Accuracy Analysis) and Prescriptions Screen for each of the Diagnostic Tests

III.

Complete the Corrective Drills as prescribed for each of the Pretest Timed Writings

IV.

Complete the Corrective Drills as prescribed for each of the Diagnostic Tests

V.

Complete five (5) Posttest 5-Minute Timed Writings to determine improvement in speed and accuracy

VI.

Complete five (5) Posttest Diagnostic Tests to determine improvement in speed and accuracy

VII.

Five-minute timings in GDP9

TOTAL

Special Remarks:

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Attendance:  College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20 percent of the scheduled class meetings.  If enrolled from the beginning of the term, fifteen hours will usually constitute 20 percent of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week.  Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.

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Tardy Policy:  A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.

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It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments.   There are no tests in this class.

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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.