INTRODUCTION TO KEYBOARDING

POFT 1127

(Fall 2007 – Internet)

SYLLABUS

Course Information

Course title: Introduction to Keyboarding

Course number: POFT 1127

Prerequisites: a. Computer with internet connection.

b. E-mail address.

Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to the microcomputer keyboard and is designed to provide the opportunity to develop microcomputer keyboarding basic skills in a minimum amount of time for those entering a variety of fields such as word/data processing, accounting, and other areas where alpha, numeric, and/or symbol keyboarding is utilized.

Login using your last name, first initial, last four numbers of social security. Use lower case and no spaces. Password is last four numbers of social security.

Example: Roger Jones SS# 456-78-9012

ID: jonesr90l2 Password: 9012

Online Orientation On my faculty web site (link below), at the bottom of the homepage, there is a link to my Online Orientation.

http://www.tvcc.edu/faculty/dspencer

WebCT Tutorial: Learn how to use all the tools of your WebCT site that you will be using for this course at the following link:

http://www.tvcc.edu/Depts/dist.learning/WEBCT_Tutorial/index.htm

Instructor Information

Name: Del Spencer

E-mail: dspencer@tvcc.edu

Office Location: Athens Campus, Ronald C. Baugh Technology Center, Room TC226

Office hours: M-F 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Phone: 903-675-6251

Textbook

Required Text: PARADIGM KEYBOARDING: SESSIONS 1-30, 5th Edition, by William Mitchell and Ronald Kapper; Paradigm Publishers, 2006.

ISBN: 978-0-76382-310-8

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

A. Learn to operate by touch the alphabetic, number, and symbol keys.

B. Learn to operate by touch the ten-key numeric keypad.

C. To achieve his highest speed/accuracy levels by the end of the instruction period on a 3-minute timed typing.

Method of Evaluation

The final grade will be determined by the following criteria:

Five three-minute timings from Sessions 18-24, & 28-30 using the following scale:

A = 35+ words per minute; error limit 5

B = 30-34 wpm; error limit 5

C = 25-29 wpm; error limit 5

D = 20-24 wpm; error limit 5

F = 19 and below; error limit 5

The student’s five best 3-minute timings will be used for grading purposes. The student’s five best timings must be from different Sessions. These timed typing tests can be taken on a home computer and submitted as assignments from the WebCT site.

If the student can not attain the 5 error limit, 2 wpm will be deducted for each error over the 5 error limit. At least four of your timings that will be used for grading, must be within the 5 error limit.

The 5 timed typing grades will be averaged to get the Final Grade.

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty (cheating on an assignment or test) will not be tolerated in this class. If the instructor finds a student or students cheating, a grade of zero will be given for that assignment/test and could result in a grade of zero for the entire unit of work. Examples of academic dishonesty are, but not limited to:

§ Letting someone copy your assignment/test.

§ Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for oneself, to take a test.

§ Knowingly using another person’s disk and submitting work from the disk as your own.

§ Giving your data disk to someone for whatever reason to look at or use your work.

§ Working on an assignment/test with a classmate or someone else. You must complete your own work.

§ Copying someone’s file and changing a few items and submitting it as your own.

If a student lets another student copy from them, then both students will receive the same punishment.

Due Dates and Submission Dates

Check the calendar for due dates and submission dates for your assignments.

Preparing Your Computer for Paradigm Keyboarding (PKB)

Refer to the PKB User’s Guide, p. 4, for the minimum system requirements for using PKB on your computer.

Accessing PKB for the First Time

Refer to the PKB User’s Guide, p. 6, for the steps to access PKB.

Specifying Your Settings

Refer to Software User's Guide, p. 8, Topic 2.2.

Your settings control how GDP works on your system. To specify your settings:

1. Select Settings...on the Options drop-down menu to open the Settings dialog box.

2. Enter your email address.

3. Enter the instructor's email address: dspencer@tvcc.edu

4. Select "No word processor"

5. In Browser, select default web browser.

6. In Full Editing, Uncheck "in Timing".

7. Click Save.

Working on Lessons/Exercises

If your goal for the course is to LEARN TO TYPE or relearn the keyboard then you need to start with lesson one and type each drill twice and proceed through the lessons from 1 to 20. Follow the Friday Due Dates on the calendar.

If your goal for the course is to INCREASE YOUR SPEED AND ACCURACY then you need to go to Lesson 11 and spend most of your time on the timed typing drills in each lesson from Lessons 11 to 20. The last drill in each lesson is a 2-minute timed typing drill. Follow the Saturday Due Dates on the calendar.

No matter what your goal for the course is, you need to submit your timed typing scores from Lessons 11 to 20. Your best timing from Lessons 11-15, your best timing from Lesson 16-19, and your best timing from Lesson 20 will be averaged to get your final grade. The following scale will be used:

· A = 35+ words per minute; error limit 5

· B = 30-34 wpm; error limit 5

· C = 25-29 wpm; error limit 5

· D = 20-24 wpm; error limit 5

· F = 19 and below; error limit 5

Steps For Converting/Saving Your Timings To HTML Format

1. To save your timings in a format you can submit, follow the steps below:

a. Open the keyboarding program.

b. Click on File – Select Portfolio.

c. Click on the timing you want to convert/save.

d. At bottom, click on “Export to HTML.”

e. Change “Save in” box to Drive A or the drive where your data is located.

f. Change “File name” box to Lesson11

g. Click “Save”

h. Click “Return to Program” at top of page.

o. Exit the keyboarding program.

Submitting Your Timings

1. Follow these step to submit each timing as a WebCT assignment:

a. Logon to the WebCT site.

b. Click on the “Go Here to Submit Assignments” icon.

c. Click on the “Lesson number” you want to submit.

d. Under heading “Submit Assignments” click on Upload file.

e. Click on browse.

f. Change “Look in” box to Drive A or the drive where your data is located.

g. Locate the assignment you want to submit (Lesson11) and double click on it.

h. Click upload.

i. At bottom of screen, under “Notification” heading, type in YOUR regular e-mail address.

j. Click “Submit Assignment”

k. You should see a “success” statement that your assignment was submitted.

l. Repeat these steps for each assignment you want to submit.

Course Outline

Unit 1 - Keyboarding-The Alphabet

Lesson 1: Home Keys: Space Bar, Enter, A S D F J K L ;

Lesson 2: New Keys: H E O R

Lesson 3: New Keys: M T P C

Lesson 4: New Keys: Right Shift V . (period) W

Lesson 5: Review

Unit 2 - Keyboarding-The Alphabet

Lesson 6: New Keys: I Left Shift - (hyphen) G

Lesson 7: New Keys: U B : (colon) X

Lesson 8: New Keys: Y , (comma) Q /

Lesson 9: New Keys: N Z ? Tab

Lesson 10: Review

Unit 3 - Keyboarding-The Numbers

Lesson 11: Number Keys: 5 7 3 9

Lesson 12: Review

Lesson 13: Number Keys: 8 2 0

Lesson 14: Number Keys: 4 6 1

Lesson 15: Review

Unit 4 - Keyboarding-The Symbols

Lesson 16: Symbol Keys: $ ( ) !

Lesson 17: Review

Lesson 18: Symbol Keys: * # ‘

Lesson 19: Symbol Keys: & % “ @

Lesson 20: Review

SKILLBUILDING

Diagnostic Practice: Symbols and Punctuation SB-2 -- SB-4

Diagnostic Practice: Numbers SB-5 -- SB-6

Progressive Practice: Alphabet SB-7 -- SB-10

Progressive Practice: Numbers SB-11 – SB-13

Paced Practice SB-14 – SB-27

Supplementary Timed Writings SB-28 – SB-36

APPENDIX

Ten-Key Numeric Keypad A-1 – A-3