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MASTER SYLLABUS |
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OST 2120 |
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| Class Hours: 3.0 | Credit Hours: 3.0 | ||||||||
| Laboratory Hours: 0.0 | Date Revised: Spring 02 | ||||||||
| NOTE: If you wish
to take this course for AUDIT (not receive a grade), you can change to
AUDIT status by completing an Add/Drop form by the published deadline date.
You will receive the same instruction as students taking the course for
credit, but your GPA will not be affected and the course will not count
toward an academic degree.
NOTE: This college-level course is structured as a lecture-format class. You will be expected to do lab work in addition to class time to complete assignments. Occasionally, time will be allowed at the instructor's discretion to complete assignments in class. Open labs are available at all campuses. Check posted hours. |
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| Catalog Course Description: | |||||||||
| An application-oriented course that includes timed production of office documents and correspondence. Speed and accuracy are emphasized. Students must attain a minimum speed of 53 wpm with five errors or fewer on a five-minute timed writing in order to advance to OST 2300. | |||||||||
| Entry Level Standards: | |||||||||
| Final grade of C or better in OST 1105 (preferred) | |||||||||
| Prerequisite: OST 1105 | |||||||||
| Textbook(s) and Other Reference Materials Basic to the Course: | |||||||||
| Gregg College Keyboarding
& Document Processing for Windows, 8th edition
(Lessons 1-120). Ober, Hanson, Johnson, Rice, Poland, and Rossetti. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1997. Skillbuilding: Building Speed and Accuracy on the Keyboard, 2nd edition, Eide, Rieck, and Klemin. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1996. Two 3.5" double-sided, high-density disks |
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| I. Week/Unit/Topic Basis: | |||||||||
| Week | Topic | ||||||||
| 1 | Drills; Timed Writings | ||||||||
| 2 | GDP Lessons 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, and 66; SKB Individual Finger Practice and Word-Level | ||||||||
| 3 | LETTERS; GDP Lessons 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, and 72; SKB Frequently Used Words Practice and Horizontal/Vertical Reaches Practice Keystroking Practice; Speedbuilding | ||||||||
| 4 | LETTERS;SKB Word Family Practice and Concentration Practice; TEST (Letters)—Production; Theory and Application | ||||||||
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6 7 |
Speedbuilding; GDP
Lessons 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78; SKB Frequently Misspelled Words Practice
and Alternate-Hand Words Practice
MEMOS; SKB Double-Letter Words Practice MEMOS; SKB Right-Hand and Left-Hand Words Practice; TEST (Memos)--Production; Theory and Application |
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| 8 | Speedbuilding; GDP Lessons 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84; SKB Punctuation Practice | ||||||||
| 9 | REPORTS; SKB Number Practice | ||||||||
| 10 | REPORTS; SKB Symbol Practice; TEST (Reports)—Production; Theory and Application | ||||||||
| 11 | Speedbuilding; GDP Lessons 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, and 90; SKB Keypad Practice (optional) | ||||||||
| 12 | TABLES; SKB Progress Check Timings | ||||||||
| 13 | TABLES; SKB Pacing Practice; TEST (Tables)--Production; Theory and Application | ||||||||
| 14 | Speedbuilding; GDP Lessons 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96 | ||||||||
| 15 | Speedbuilding: GDP Lessons 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, and 102 | ||||||||
| 16 | FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive) | ||||||||
| II. Course Objectives*: | |||||||||
| A. | Keyboard by touch, to understand basic terminology used in typewriting, and to follow instructions. I, II, III, IV | ||||||||
| B. | Format various business documents accurately at a reasonable speed. I, II, III, IX, X | ||||||||
| *Roman numerals after course objectives reference goals of the OST program. | |||||||||
| III. Expectations for Student Performance*: | |||||||||
| Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: | |||||||||
| 1. | Keyboard by touch at a rate of 53 gross words a minute for five minutes. A | ||||||||
| 2. | Keyboard with no more than 5 errors during a five-minute timing. A | ||||||||
| 3. | Define terms associated with keyboarding, documents, DOS, document formats. A | ||||||||
| 4. | Follow both written and oral instructions. A | ||||||||
| 5. | Proofread and revise copy using proofreader's marks. B | ||||||||
| 6. | Format tabulation reports including vertical and horizontal centering. B | ||||||||
| 7. | Format outlines and reports including endnotes, reference lists, and bibliographies. B | ||||||||
| 8. | Format letters including special features in block style, modified-block style with block and indented paragraphs. B | ||||||||
| 9. | Format a memorandum using the appropriate format. B | ||||||||
| 10. | Format administrative communications. B | ||||||||
| *Letters after performance expectations reference the course objectives listed above. | |||||||||
| IV. Evaluation: | |||||||||
| A. Testing Procedures: 50% of grade | |||||||||
| 50% SPEED
AND ACCURACY: Five-minute timed writings will be given.
The AVERAGE of the top three writings will be taken at the end of the term
to determine the semester speed and accuracy grade.
Five-Minute Speed and Accuracy Scale
Grade
Gross WPM
Errors
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| B. Laboratory Expectations: 50% of grade | |||||||||
| 25% PRODUCTION,
APPLLICATION, AND WRITTEN TESTS. Production tests will be given to
determine the quantity of work produced within a specified time. Application tests will be given to assess the student's ability to correctly format the business documents covered in the course. Written tests will be given to assess the student's knowledge of the correct formatting procedures used to correctly format the business documents. 25% DAILY WORK Selected daily work will be graded. Daily attendance and work attitude comprise a segment of this grade. The student will format office documents (letters, memos, reports, tables). The grading scale for these documents is as follows: Production Scale Errors 0
1 2 3
4+
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| C. Grading Standards: | |||||||||
| At
the end of the semester the final grade will be based on the following
scale:
A
93 - 100
It is strongly recommended that OST majors have a final grade of C (75 percent) or better before enrolling in OST 2300. |
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| V. Policies: | |||||||||
| A. Attendance Policy: | |||||||||
| Pellissippi State Technical Community College expects students to attend all scheduled instructional activities. As a minimum, students in all courses must be present for at least 75 percent of their scheduled class and laboratory meetings in order to receive credit for the course. Individual departments/programs/disciplines, with the approval of the vice president of Academic Affairs, may have requirements that are more stringent. | |||||||||
| B. Academic Dishonesty: | |||||||||
| Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions which may be imposed through the regular Pellissippi State procedures as a result of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an F or a zero for the exercise or examination or to assign an F in the course. | |||||||||
| C. Proficiency Credit by Examination: | |||||||||
| A student with a minimum GPA of 2.5 may apply for credit by examination for any college-level course at Pellissippi State on the basis of past experience or training. The student's application for credit by examination must be approved by the department head and the vice president of Academic Affairs. The OST Program will administer ALL credit-by- examination tests on the second Saturday of the semester. A student must pass the credit by examination with a grade of "C" (75%) or better. | |||||||||