COURSE NUMBER: Comp_05
TITLE: DATA ENCODING
DEPARTMENT / PROGRAM: BS Secretarial Administration
SEMESTER AND SCHOOL YEAR: 2ND Semester, AY 2007 – 2008
INSTRUCTOR: ________________
NO. OF HRS. (LECTURE): 18 hrs.
NO. OF HRS. (LABORATORY): 36 hrs.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course involves the application of basic keyboarding principles and techniques in keying business documents, such as personal letters, business letters, memoranda, tables and reports that are commonly used in at present.
COURSE OBJECTIVES (DESIRABLE OBJECTIVES)
Towards the end of the course, students are expected to:
1. Exhibit proficiency keying business letters, tables and reports, manuscripts and financial reports.
2. Encode at a production rate a minute of 35 words with one error on a 5 minute production speed test.
3. Encode at a 5 minimum speed of 40 words a minute with one error per minute.
COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME
Level 1 : Learning to Operate the Keyboard
Module 1 Alphabetic Keyreaches
- Home row, Space Bar, ENTER, I
- E and N
- Left Shift, H, T, Period
- R, Right Shift, C, O
- W, Comma, B, P
- G, Question Mark, X, U
- Q, M, V, Apostrophe
- Keyboarding Mastery
Module 2 Figure and Symbol Keys
- 1 and 8
- 5 and 0
- 2 and 7
- 4 and 9
- 3 and 6
- $ and -, number Expression
- # and /
- % and !
- ( and )
- & and :,
- Other Symbols
- Proofreaders Marks
Level 2 : Formatting Basic Business Documents
Module 4 Entering and Editing text
- Getting Started
- Create Document
- Enter and edit Text
- Formatting Text
- Spelling, Grammar, and Center Page
- Paragraph Formatting
Module 5 Business Correspondence
- Interoffice Memorandum
- Review Memo and E-mail
- Review Block Letters
- Tabs
- Modified Block Letter Format
Module 6 Simple Reports
- Unbound Reports
- Report with Reference
- Two-Page Reports
- Two-Page report with Title Page
- Leftbound Reports and Hyperlinks
Module 7 Table Basics
- Create Tables
- Format Tables
- Adjusting Column Width
- Tables with Shading
- Merge/Split Cells
Level 3 Document Mastery
Module 8 Table and Tab Mastery
- Paper Orientation
- Formulas in Tables
- Converts Text to Tables; Insert File
- Draw Tables and Rotate Text
Module 9 Report Mastery
- Report with Footnotes/Endnotes
- Long Reports with Sections
Level 4 Enhancing Document Format
Module 10 Graphic Enhancements
- Graphics
- Announcement with Graphics
- Graphic Lines and Borders and WordArt
- Business Proposals and Bookmarks
- Business Report with Columns
Module 11 Administrative and Employment Documents
- Agenda and Action Minutes
- News Release
- Labels
- Merge
- Sort and Filter Records
- Resume
- Employment Letters
- Employment Test
REQUIRED READINGS
- College Keyboarding by Susie H. VanHuss, Ph.D.
SUGGESTED READINGS
- College Keyboarding by Charles H. Duncan, Ed.D.
- Gregg Microcomputer Keyboarding by Jack E. Johnson, Ph. D.
- Typewriting For Beginners by Dolores C. Pineda
- Modern Production Typing with Filipino By Dolores C. Pineda
- Searching the topic on the net using the different links.
COURSE REQUIREMENT
- Class Attendance
- Recitation
- Quizzes
- Project
- Speed Test
- Hands – on activity
- Major Examination
- Blogs
- Tree Planting
- Forum
CONSULTATION HOURS
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