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INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING OT
126
COURSE
SYLLABUS
OT 126 5 Credits
Schedule
# 5714
Susan Quinn, Instructor
Email: susan.quinn@wwcc.edu
Phone: (509) 527-4232
Text: Formatting and Document Processing by VanHuss,
Forde, and Woo – Microsoft Office 2007
Keyboarding
Pro Deluxe Individual User
Prerequisite: OT 125
Basic
Computer Literacy Skills
Success Factors:
Self-motivated learner
Self-directed in learning activities
Follow through on completion of all assignments and
activities
Remain on
schedule for assignments, tests, etc.
Hardware
and Software Requirements:
Microsoft
Office 2007
Internet
connection
Personal
e-mail account
Student
Responsibilities:
In
order to achieve the objectives for this course, students will be required to
accomplish the following:
E-mail all assignments, tests, etc.,
to instructor’s e-mail address by scheduled deadline
Complete hands-on exercises and
assignments as assigned.
Complete exams as scheduled.
Complete timings as assigned.
Course Schedule:
This
course is designed as a 10-week course.
Specific assignments, timings, and test schedule for each week will be
given to the student the first week of the quarter. Assignments for Week 1 will be due by
Assignments
and due dates may be adjusted at the instructor’s discretion. Instructor will make every effort to
return submitted assignments within 24 hours, Monday through Friday.
Course
Objective:
This
course is designed to enable to the student to use word processing functions to
correctly and efficiently produce a variety of business documents commonly
found in today’s businesses.
An
important goal of the course is to provide the student with the ability to
transfer the skills and concepts learned to emerging technology, computer
programs, etc., as changes in the field are introduced and adopted.
Course
Outcomes:
Upon
satisfactory completion of this course, the student will demonstrate the
following competencies:
1. Demonstrate correct keying techniques.
2. Correctly format and edit the following
business documents:
a. Business letters and correspondence
b. Reports
c. Memos
d. Tables
e. Administrative Documents
3. Perform basic windows operation.
4. Perform basic files management
(directory, file saving, retrieving, deleting, printing, etc.)
5. Keyboard a minimum of 35 words per
minute at the end of the quarter.
Timings:
You
will complete timings as they are presented.
Final timing grade will be computed from the top three timing scores
throughout the quarter. Timing grade is
based on the following criteria.
35 - 40 NWPM - C
41 - 49 NWPM - B
50 - UP NWPM - A
Grading:
Computation
of grades is as follows:
Daily Assignments 40 Percent
Timings 10 Percent
Exams 50 Percent
100
Percent
Final grades will be assigned as follows:
A =-93
- 100%
A- = 90 - 92%
B+ = 87 - 89%
B = 83 - 86%
B- =
80 - 82%
C+ = 77 - 79%
C = 73 - 76%
C- =
70 - 72%
D+ = 67 - 69%
D = 60 - 66%
F = Below 60%