MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

 

 

Course Outline/Syllabus                                                       

OFFT 113       KEYBOARDING 2-A

                       

Class:  On-line                                                 Instructor:  Ms. Sullivan

                                                                                    E-mail: sullivja@morrisville.edu

                                                                                    Office:  Room 124 Charlton Hall

                                                                                    Phone:  684-6230

 

Texts:             Gregg College Keyboarding and Document Processing, 9th Edition, Home Version kit 1, by Ober, Johnson, Zimmerly, Hanson (Lessons 1-60)

                        2002  

 

Prerequisites:  OFFT 111/112 or OFFT 116 (C grade or better in either courses)

           

 

Course Description:  Eight-week keyboarding course.  This course focuses on further development of keyboarding skills and speed.  During these 8 weeks additional Language Arts Exercises are practiced, including spelling, punctuation and proofreading.  Document production includes one-page and multi-page reports, tables and various memorandums and business/personal letters with envelopes/labels.  This 8-week session further emphasizes keyboard speed timings.

 

Note:  A minimum grade of C is required for Office Technology majors to pass this course.  An D, F, or Incomplete will prevent an Office Technology major from proceeding to the next Keyboarding module (OFFT 114).  Non-majors can pass with a D grade.  It is highly recommended to practice 3 – 4 hours per week, including lesson homework and speed timings.

 

Assignments:  All assignments should be submitted by due date and time.  No assignment will be accepted late. 

 

 

Evaluation

 

                        10%     Skills Assessment-Test 2

                        35%     Keyboard Composition Assignments

                        10%     Language Arts

                        20%     Final Project

25%     Timed writings (You should successfully complete two (2) 3-minute timed writings.)

           

                                    A                     50 or more wpm with 3 or less errors

                                    B                     45-49 wpm with 3 or less errors

                                    C                     40-44 wpm with 3 or less errors

                                    D                     35-39 wpm with 3 or less errors

                                    F                      34 or less wpm with 3 or less errors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading

A         90 & above

A-        88-89

B+       85-87

B          80-84

B-        78-79

C+       75-77

C         70-74

C-        68-69

D+       65-67

D         60-64

F          Below 59

 

Academic Honesty

Please refer to the Code of Academic Honesty and the Student Code of Conduct (items six, eight, and ten) in the Morrisville State College Handbook to identify violations of and penalties for academic dishonesty.  The instructor will adhere to these Codes should circumstances warrant their use.  “Academic honesty promotes continued academic and occupational success.  Maintenance of academic honesty and quality education is the responsibility of both faculty and students.  Any written assignments (including all electronic media) submitted by a student must be original authorship.  Representation of another’s work as his/her own shall constitute plagiarism.  See the student handbook for more information. 

 

 

 

Students with Disabilities

 

If you are a student with a documented disability, who wishes to use academic accommodations, you should do the following:

 

            1) Speak with me during the first two weeks of class.

            2) Talk with David Symonds or Stephanie Lawhorne to arrange your test accommodations. Both are located at the College Academic Center.