All courses in the class schedule book with an OC designation are individualized courses taught in an open lab environment. The learner completes weekly required assignments under the guidance of available lab assistants. Course information will be provided at a required orientation at the beginning of the semester. This course is designed for the student with no previous keyboarding experience. The touch system of keyboarding, proper finger reaches and techniques for the alphabetic, numeric and symbol keys will be introduced using a microcomputer and keyboarding software program designed to develop a minimum speed of 25 word per minutes.
Course work is completed in an open lab with lab technicians available to assist students.
This course offers an introduction to keyboarding on the computer through the use of a keyboarding software package. Students will practice proper finger reaches and technique development for the alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys. Proper formatting of office correspondence such as business letters, interoffice memorandums, business reports, and tabulated columnar material will be introduced. This course introduces the student to the latest Windows operating system, the terminology and concepts of the Windows environment, as well as working on and modifying the Windows desktop. Students may complete course work in an open lab setting with lab technicians available to assist.