Keyboarding is a foundation for developing entry level skills for business careers. Keyboarding Applications provides the skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level employment for business careers. In addition, training in basic word vocabulary skills, mechanics of punctuation and grammar, format and style, and proofreading, editing, and reviewing business documents is included in the course.
Emphasis is given to hardware, concepts, and business uses of applications.
The business applications covered are word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics, integrated software, electronic mail, management-support software, and image processing. Programs offering this course in a one semester setting must offer Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and Database as separate courses. The course includes page composition, layout, design, editing functions, and a variety of printing options. I is a two semester course with emphasis on basic accounting principles as they relate to both manual and computerized financial systems. Instruction is on an integrated basis using computers and electronic calculators as the relationships and processes of manual and computerized accounting are presented.