OF 111 - Keyboarding I

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed for those who plan to use computer keyboarding skills for personal and secondary vocational purposes or for entry into more advanced keyboarding courses. Students learn the alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys. Basic document entry skills such as word division, horizontal and vertical centering, correct internal spacing after words, punctuation marks, and paragraphs are integrated throughout the course. The preparation of personal and business correspondence is introduced. A minimum speed of 30 nwpm on a three-minute timed writing is necessary for the successful completion of this course.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of this course the student should be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of keyboarding equipment and basic parts of the computer hardware and software;
keyboard alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys using proper touch technique;
apply basic formatting techniques; and
keyboard at a minimum of 30 net words per minute on three different 3-minute timed writings.

F/S (C, N, S)