Department:    OFTEC

 Course #:    124

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 Course Description  

Use word processing software to produce accurate business documents using standard business formats. Includes proofreading and exposure to basic transcription skills. Knowledge of punctuation rules and sentence structure is strongly recommended.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: OFTEC 122 or equivalent

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Use the word processing commands necessary to complete the document processing activities.
2. Develop proofreading skills and correctly use proofreaders’ marks.
3. Key, format, and edit business letters using standard business styles.
4. 4Key and format envelopes and labels.
5. Key, format, and edit memos and other interoffice communications.
6. Key, format, and edit business and academic reports.
7. Key and format tables.
8. Key, format, and edit other business documents such as forms, agendas, minutes, and resumes.
9. Apply formatting standards and proofreading skills to all work produced.
10. Create mailable documents from audio recordings.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.

Course Contents

1. Proofreading techniques and proofreaders’ marks.
2. Business letter formats.
3. USPS guidelines for keying envelopes and labels.
4. Interoffice communication formats.
5. EReport formats.
6. Table and tabular formats.
7. Formatting techniques for other common business documents.
8. Transcription techniques