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COURSE (CATALOG) DESCRIPTION:

.This course designed to increase keyboarding skills. Content includes touch typing on electronic keyboard, developing minimum speed and accuracy competencies; basic equipment functions (accessing system, formatting editing and printing) taught on computer terminal. Intended for beginning students.

1. Master the keyboard
2. Learn basic networking concepts.
3. Be exposed to basic ethical issues involving software copyrights.
4. Learn basic information processing concepts.
5. Develop techniques for identifying and correcting errors.
6. Attain a minimum keyboarding speed of 22 words per minute for one minute with three or fewer errors for a grade of A or 16 words per minute for one minute with three or fewer errors for a grade of C.

Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic inegrity and follow Oakton's Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation)
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth)
• helping others to cheat
• unauthorized changes on official documents
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton's policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.

Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

OUTLINE OF TOPICS:

1. Introduction to the computer
1. Basic network concepts
2. Equipment components
2. Development of Manipulative Skills
1. Alphabetic
2. Numeric
3. Symbols
4. Skill building
3. Ethical Issues
1. Basic copyright law
2. Software copies
4. Application Skills
1. Information processing concepts
   1. Saving
   2. Retrieving
   3. Remote printing

        A. Individual instruction.
        B. Seminars on making corrections and skill developments.

1. Attend seminars as scheduled.
2. Complete required assignments when due and take tests.
3. Spend a minimum of two (2) hours per week working in the lab.
4. Take administered timed writings.
5. Ask questions when you need help.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

1. TEXTBOOK: College Keyboarding (Lessions 1-25 w/CD), 17th edition by VanHuss.  Publisher - Southwestern (Required)
2. 3 1/2" High Density Diskette or a USB Flash Drive (Required)

Grade based on production, tests, attendance (2/3); and timed writings (1/3)

A = 22 +
B = 19 - 21 3 error
C = 16 - 18 limit
D = 13 - 15

(More than 2 absences and/or lateness to class will automatically reduce grade one level.)

Progress checks, not listed in the seminar schedule, may be given from time to time to evaluate your progress.

Procedures:

Upon completion of a unit, turn it in with a cover page indicating the following information on the upper left-hand corner of the cover page:

Your Name
Course
Unit
Date
Instructor

Late work will not be accepted unless instructor approves prior to due date.

Software Users!
Copying software is in violation of Federal law and College policies. Suspected violations will be vigorously investigated and if warranted, appropriate penalties applied.

Specifically, you do not have the right to:
1. Make copies of software for yourself or others.
2. Receive and use unauthorized copies of software.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in Instructional Support Services. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.