Keyboarding Syllabus - Clovis Municipal School District

Clovis High SchoolPersonal Keyboarding 2008-2009Clovis Community CollegeBOFT 101 Fall 2008Course SyllabusINSTRUCTOR: Genita LayROOM #: F6PHONE: 505-769-4350 ext. 1131E-MAIL: glay@clovis-schools.orgOFFICE HOURS: Prep period 2 nd (9:27 am - 10:20 am)And by appointment before or after schoolTEXTBOOK: Keyboarding Course Lessons 1-25Van Huss, Forde, & WooISBN: 0-538-73026-9MATERIALS: Materials will be provided$5.00 lab fee due the 1 st week of schoolCourse DescriptionThis course is for students who have no previous keyboarding background or who want to improve theirkeyboarding skills. Students will learn the proper techniques and methods for using the alphanumeric keys onthe computer.Course ObjectivesThe objective of this course is to provide instruction on the proper techniques and methods for using thealphanumeric keys and offer opportunities to increase speed and accuracy. The student should be able toachieve a minimum of 70% proficiency including, but not limited to, the following objectives:1. Complete 5 3-minute timed writings with a minimum rate of 40 GWAM with 6 or fewer errors within30 minutes.2. Operate the figure row of the main keyboard with only limited visual help.3. Identify and use certain parts of the computer.Through course lessons and timed writings the student should be able to achieve a minimum grade of 70 inaccordance with the Clovis Municipal Schools Grading Scale.Grading ScaleThe Clovis Municipal Schools Grading Scale:A 90-100B 80-89C 70-79D 60-69F 0-59Grading PolicyFailure is not an option!The letter grade earned by each student will be recorded both at Clovis High School and at Clovis CommunityCollege. A grade of W is recorded at Clovis Community College when a student formally withdraws from aClovis Community College course. The grades will be figured as follows:

9 Weeks GradeFocus (warm up lessons), Lessons, 40%Timed Writings, Skill Building ExercisesExams (Timed Writings) 40%9 Weeks Exam (Timed Writings) 20%Timed Writings Grading Scale (speed average and accuracy average)Speed Grade on Three-Minute Writings Accuracy* Overall Grade**40+ = 100 33 = 85 0 - 100 90 - 100 = A39 = 98 32 = 80 1 - 96 80 - 89 = B38 = 96 31 = 75 2 - 93 70 - 79 = C37 = 94 30 = 70 3 - 90 60 - 69 = D36 = 92 29 = 65 4 - 8535 = 90 2 8 = 60 5 - 7534 = 88 6 - 70*No timing is acceptable with more than six errors.**Accuracy will count 1/2 and speed 1/2 of the overall timed writing average.Semester Grades1 st Nine Weeks Grade 40%1 st Nine Weeks Exam 10%2 nd Nine Weeks Grade 40%2 nd Nine Weeks Exam 10%(Both nine weeks exams will be avg. for final exam grade)Attendance RequirementsATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO PASS PERSONAL KEYBOARDING! Improving speedand accuracy in keyboarding requires practice. You cannot practice if you are not here. Attendancerequirements will follow the Clovis Municipal Schools Attendance Policy. After the first five unexcusedabsences the parent/guardian will receive a letter from the Assistant Principal. A copy of the letter will be sentto juvenile probation and the District Attorney’s office. After ten unexcused absences the parent/guardian willbe contacted to set up a meeting regarding the absences. A copy of the letter will be sent to juvenile probationand the District Attorney’s office.Academic IntegrityAcademic dishonesty includes plagiarism and other forms of cheating behavior. Academic dishonesty isunacceptable. Students committing acts of academic dishonesty shall be penalized by lowering or failing gradeson assignments and/or for the entire course, depending upon the teacher’s evaluation of the severity of thedishonest act.Class RulesRespect yourselfespect others and takeesponsibility for your actions

Lab ProceduresStudents will be assigned to a computer work station. Students will use their own individual log-in andpassword. Students will save all work to their own individual folder on the school server. Students will onlyuse the printer when instructed by the teacher or when the directions state to do so. Parents and students mustread and sign the Official Notification of Acceptable Use Procedures for the Computer System and the Internetfor Clovis Municipal Schools.Daily ProceduresBeginning of Class ProcedureStudents will log in at their assigned computer station and begin working on the Focus (warm-up lesson) assoon as the bell rings. The teacher will take attendance during this time.Instruction ProcedureThe teacher will lecture/demonstrate new material. Students will follow along in the textbook and workthrough the lessons with teacher led instruction. At the end of each lesson the students will work on theassignments independently.Turning in WorkStudents will turn in any printed documents in the class folder (by period). Students will turn in make up workin the make up work folder.Make Up WorkStudents will have 3 days from the due date to turn in make up work. Students will need to schedule a timewith the teacher when they can come in to use the computer.End of Class ProcedureStudents will log off their assigned computer three minutes before the bell rings. Students will return theircomputer stations to their original state; keyboard rolled under, chair rolled up to the desk, etc.Exam Day ProceduresStudents will complete the Focus (warm-up lesson). The teacher will take attendance during this time.Absolutely no talking among students during the exam until all exams are turned in. The teacher will beavailable for hardware problems.Return this sheet no later than August 22, 2008.I have read and understand the expectations set forth in the syllabus for BOFT 101 at CCC and PersonalKeyboarding at Clovis High School Campus.Student Signature and dateParent/Guardian Signature and date

Tentative Class ScheduleDates Module Lesson Lesson Title Assignment & Page Skill Building• p. xvi• p. xiAug. 13-15Aug. 18-22Aug. 25-29Sept.2-5Introduction • Know Your Computer• Navigating withinKeyboarding ProDeluxe and createstudent recordModule 1AlphabeticKeys1 Home Row, Space Bar, Enter, I 1a p. 31b p.41c p.41d p.41e p. 5Textbook Keying p. 51f p. 51R Review 1 Ra p. 61 Rc p. 62 E and N Warm up 2a p. 72b p. 72c p. 72d p. 82e p. 83 Review Warm up 3a p. 93c p. 93d p.103e p.104 Left Shift, H, T, Period Warm up 4a p. 114b p. 114c p. 134d p. 125 R, Right Shift, C, O Warm up 5a p. 135b p. 135c p. 135d p. 146 W, Comma, B, P Warm up 6a p. 156b p. 156c p. 156d p. 166f p. 167 Review Warm up 7a p. 177c p. 177d p. 187e p. 187f p. 187g p. 188 G, Question Mark, X, U Warm up 8a p. 198 b p. 198 c p. 198 d p. 208 f p. 201 Rb p. 63b p. 94e p. 125e p. 146e p. 167b p. 178e p. 20

Sept.8-12Sept. 15-19Sept. 23-26Sept. 29-Oct 3Oct.15-16Oct. 20-249 Q, M, V, Apostrophe Warm up 9a p. 21 9e p. 229b p. 219c p. 219d p. 229f p. 2210 Z, Y, Quotation Mark, Tab Warm up 10a p. 23 10e p. 2410b p. 2310c p. 2310d p. 2410f p. 2411 Review Warm up 11a p. 25 11b p.2511c p. 2511d p. 2611e p. 2611f p. 2612 Review Warm up 12a p. 2712c p. 2712d p. 2812e p. 2812b p. 2713 Review Warm up 13a p. 29 13b p. 2913c p. 2913d p. 3013e p. 30Skill Builder 1 Drill 1 p.31Drill 2 p. 32Drill 3 p. 32Drill 4 p. 32Drill 5 p. 33Drill 6 p. 33Drill 7 p. 33TimedWritings 1-7p. 34-35Skill Building Accuracy Emphasis TBDSkill Building Speed Emphasis TBD9 Weeks ExamModule 2Figure andSymbol Keys14 1 and 8 Warm up 14a p. 3614d p. 3714e p. 3715 5 and 0 Warm up 15a p. 3815b p. 3815c p. 3815e p. 3915f p. 3916 2 and 7 Warm up 16a p. 4016b p. 4016c p. 4016e p. 4116f p. 4114b p. 3615d p. 3916d p. 41

Oct. 27-31Nov.3-7Nov. 10-14Nov. 17-2117 4 and 9 Warm up 17a p. 4217b p. 4217d p. 4317e p. 4317f p. 4318 3 and 6 Warm up 18a p. 4418b p. 4418d p. 4518e p. 4519 $ and – (hyphen), NumberExpression18f p. 45Warm up 19a p. 4619b p. 4619d p. 4719e p. 4720 # and / Warm up 20a p. 4820b p. 4820d p. 4921 % and ! Warm up 21a p. 5021b p. 5021c p. 5021d p. 5121e p. 5121f p. 5122 (and) and Backspace Key Warm up 22a p. 5222b p. 5222c p. 5222e p. 5322f p. 5323 & and : (colon), Proofreaders’MarksWarm up 23a p. 5423b p. 5423c p. 5423e p. 5523f p. 5524 Other Symbols Warm up 24a p. 5624b p. 5624d p. 5724e p. 5724f p. 5725 Assessment Warm up 25a p. 5825b p. 5825c p. 5825e p. 5925f p. 5917c p. 4218c p. 4419c p. 4620c p. 4820e p. 4921d p. 5122d p. 5323d p. 5524c p. 5725d p. 59Nov. 24-25Skill Builder 2 Drill 8 p. 60Drill 9 p. 60Drill 10 p. 60Writings 8-22p. 61-65Dec. 8-12 Skill Builder Accuracy and Speed TBDDec. 15-199 Weeks Exam