Business Typing and Communication (business technology intro course)

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG                     Spring 2011
BTEC 116             |               Intermediate Keyboarding                eCourse                 |               Business Technology
Division: Business & Economics                                                                                      Credit Hours: 3

Instructor:  Tiffany S. Teofilo, ABD

Office Hours by appointment

Email:  tteofilo@wvup.edu (but eCampus email system is preferred.)

Required Textbook and software:

• Gregg College Keyboarding and Document Processing (GDP), 11th edition by Ober, Johnson, and Zimmerly
• Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010

Catalog Course Description:

• This a sequel course to BTEC 115. Professional competence is developed in formatting and keyboarding business documents such as letters, envelopes, memos, reports, agendas, minutes, tables, and newsletters from unarranged and rough-draft sources, using Microsoft Word. Further development of speed and accuracy. (Prerequisite:  BTEC 115 – Beginning Keyboarding, keyboarding placement, articulation. If you have not taken BTEC 115, you may find the work in this course difficult.)

I. Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Use the touch method and proper techniques to keyboard the alphabetic and numeric keys for timed writings and documents.
• Use Microsoft Word to create a variety of documents essential to business including: memorandums, email messages, letters, notices, tables, reports, manuscripts, newsletters.
• Key straight-copy timed writing at an average speed of 50 words a minute with one or fewer errors per minute.
• Use advanced Word features such as Graphics, Mail Merge, styles and templates, macros, etc.
• Draft original material with correct language, word order, and punctuation.
• Make decisions on document priorities, preparation of documents, and file management.
  
  Students must have access to the Internet and Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010. Students must use the GDP website (wvu.gdp11.com). eCampus will be used for course communication, and all assignments will be completed on the GDP website. All assignments and timed writings must be submitted on the GDP website (wvu.gdp11.com) . Students may work on their home computers or they may use the Computer Lab on campus.

HOW TO JOIN OUR CLASS ON THE GDP WEBSITE:

You will need the access code that comes with your copy of the GDP 11 textbook.
Go to https://wvu.gdp11.com
Click “I have a registration code” on the right side of the screen
Follow the onscreen instructions
Join the class titled “BTEC 116 Spring 2011 (5616)”

II. Topics to Be Studied

Unit 13-Skill Refinement               Unit19-Medical Office Documents
Unit 14-Reports                             Unit 20-Legal Office Documents
Unit 15-Corresponence                  Unit 21-Using and Designing Office Forms
Unit16-Tables                                Unit 22-Designing Office Publications
Unit17-Formal Report Project        Unit 23-Designing Web Pages
Unt18-International Formatting      Unit 24-Skillbuilding and In-Basket Review

III. Methods of Student Evaluation

• Students will be evaluated on assigned exercises, timed writings, and final project as follows:

• For each submission due in Lessons 61-115 there will be 2 points deducted for each formatting error and 1 point for each spelling error from the total points assigned. For the Unit 24 (lessons 116-120) there will be 3 points deducted for each formatting error and 2 for each spelling.

• *Please note: Quizzes will be open book.

• Grades for timed writings come from five minute timed writing exercises taken from Parts 4, 5, and 6.  Your book and the GDP website show the expected words per minute and number of errors you are allowed in each assigned timed writing.  Your grade on each assignment will be based on how well you do based on the projected goal. A score of (5) means you’ve met the assignment expectations, and grades will be lowered when the goals are not achieved.

Assignments

You are only required to complete the assignments listed below, but feel free to complete      other lessons that you think will be helpful to you.  Please only submit the assignments below when you’re submitting work on the GDP website. You can store other lessons you complete in your portfolio, but I do not need to see them.  The items followed by (TW) below are “Five Minute Timed Writing” exercises. 

As you will see in the chart below, the due dates for your assignments are lumped together by “Part.”  I have designed the due dates this way so that you can work at your own pace on each section for five weeks each.  Please work ahead and don’t try to do all the assignments for one Part the night before the due date. You WILL NOT finish.  I will grade your work on a weekly basis throughout the semester, so anything turned in early will be graded as I receive it.  Grades will be posted by “Unit” in your eCampus gradebook.  The grading breakdown is below.

PART 4 Due by 11:59pm on 2/10/11		PART 5 Due by 11:59pm on 3/24/11		PART 6 Due by 11:59pm on 4/28/11
Unit	Assignment	Unit	Assignment	Unit	Assignment
13	61-55	17	81-77	21	101-1
	61-57		81-42		101-2
	62C (TW)		82C(TW)		102C(TW)
	62-59		82-78		102-5
	62-61		82-58		103-6
	63-34		83-79		103-8
	63-35		83-80		104D(TW)
	64D (TW)		84D(TW)		104-10
	64-23		84-81		105-12
	64-24		84-59		105-13
	64-25		85-84	22	106C(TW)
	65-37		85-45		106-79
	65-63	18	86C(TW)		106-80
14	66C(TW)		86-60		107-82
	66-65		87-61		108C(TW)
	67-68		88-62		108-84
	67-69		89-63		108-85
	68C(TW)		90-64		109-86
	68-71		90-65		109-87
	68-72		90-66		110D(TW)
	69-73		90D(TW)		110-88
	69-75	19	91-85	23	111-90
	70D(TW)		91-47		112C(TW)
	70-39		92C(TW)		112-95
	70-40		92-67		113-96
15	71-42		92-48		114D(TW)
	71-43		93-68		114-97
	72C(TW)		94D(TW)		115-98
	72-44		94-49		115-99
	72-46		95-89	24	116C(TW)
	73-49	20	96C(TW)		116-55
	74D(TW)		96-70		116-16
	74-52		97-71		117-92
	75-55		97-91		117-93
	75-56		98C(TW)		118C(TW)
16	76C(TW)		98-72		118-95
	76-27		99-73		118-96
	76-28		99-93		119-103
	77-30		100D(TW)		120D(TW)
	77-31		100-74		120-104
	78C(TW)		100-75
	78-33		100-76
	78-34
	79-36
	80D(TW)
	80-39
	80-40

Final Exam
            Your final exam will be done in 5 parts. Beginning at midnight on Saturday, 4/30/11 you will be                  able to access two supplemental timed writing assignments and tests for each section of the book                         we have studied: Part 4, Part 5 & Part 6.  You will have until 11:59pm Thursday, May 5th to              complete these items on the GDP website. Together, they form your final exam, which is worth                      20% of your final grade.

Grading

*Note – GDP will give you an indication of your grade once you’ve finished an assignment. You’ll be able to see your errors. You are allowed to edit and improve any of your work from the time of submission until the deadline for each Part.  If I grade something you turn in and you resubmit, the higher grade will be kept toward your final grade in the course.

Unit	Point Value	Total
13	11 exercises @ 9 pts. each	100
14	9 exercises @ 11 pts. each	100
15	8 exercises @ 12.5 pts. each	100
16	9 exercises @ 11 pts. each	100
17	10 exercises @ 10 pts. each	100
18	7 exercises @ 14.3 pts. each	100
19	7 exercises @ 14.3 pts. each	100
20	9 exercises @ 11 pts. each	100
21	8 exercises @ 12.5 pts. each	100
22	8 exercises @ 12.5 pts. each	100
23	6 exercises @ 17 pts. each	100
24	8 exercises @ 12.5 pts. each	100
Timed Writings	29 @ 5 pts. each	145 pts.
Final Exam	5 parts, 25 pts. each	125 pts.
Grand Total		1470

An average of your points divided by the grand total will create your

final grade for the course. The grading scale in this course is as follows:

Final Grade	Required %
A	100% — 93%
B	92% — 83%
C	82% — 73%
D	72% — 63%
F	62% — 0%

IV.   SIGNING UP FOR GDP AND SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

Basic Requirements:   Understanding of Microsoft Word and reliable internet connection that can

be used on at least a weekly basis.

Required Software:     Microsoft Office Word 2010 or 2007 and GDP 11 Home edition

To access GDP 11 Home Edition you must sign up on the website.  Please follow these directions to get started:

Your first task is to sign up for the GDP website.

How to sign up:
Go to https://wvu.gdp11.com
Click “I have a REGISTRATION CODE”
Follow the onscreen instructions

Required Textbook: College Keyboarding and Document Processing Kit 2 (lesson 61-120) or Kit 3 (lesson 1-120) by Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, 11/e

You will complete all your assignments on the GDP website.  

Here are instructions on how to do so:   

Sign in to the GDP 11 website (https://wvu.gdp11.com)
Click “Start Work”
A pop-up will ask if you want to save or open the document.  Choose “Save file” and click “OK”
A blank MS Word document will open
Complete the appropriate assignment using your textbook
After you’re finished typing, in the Word document click “File” / “Save As”
Choose your save location
(I recommend making a folder called “BTEC 116” on your desktop)

NOTE:            Do not change the name of your file when you save, because then if you want to edit it later,

it will come up automatically when you click on that assignment.

To edit your work before the deadline, simply click “Edit Work” and choose the assignment you wish to change.

To submit your work to me, you must click “Browse,” find the file and click “Open.”  
After this, you MUST click “Submit Work.”  

At this point, your attempt will be submitted to me and you can find it in the tab called “My GDP”

I will always grade your final work for a Part on or after the deadline, so feel free to make corrections anytime up to the deadline if you need to.

You should ONLY submit your homework through the GDP website.  

DUE DATES ARE FIRM:  Please know that you may work ahead and turn in assignments early.  There are many assignments in this course, so please understand that if you do not submit your work by the deadline listed in this syllabus, it will not be graded.

Equipment: If you have any computer problems at any time during the semester, you are still responsible for your assignments and timed writings. Software problems or equipment problems are not an excuse for not completing your assignments on time.  If necessary, you may complete your assignments in the college computer labs.

For computer lab hours call 424-8215: Note: If you do not have Word 2007 or Word 2010 you should be using the lab facilities for all of your work.

GDP: The software hotline number is 800-331-5094, and you can also contact them by going to this site: http://mpss.mhhe.com/contact.php. Regular hours are Sunday, 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.;
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.; and Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

If this is your first online course, please note that an online course requires students to put in the same amount of time as a traditional class (if not more).

You are responsible for reading and interpreting both the text book material and instructor-provided notes as well as completing all assignments. It is your responsibility to check class web pages on a regular basis.

When you have problems completing assignments, understanding directions, or using Keyboarding features, use the eCampus e-mail to contact the instructor.

V. Assessment of Outcomes

• Successful demonstration of keyboarding, formatting, and timed writing competencies at 75 percent or above accuracy.

VI. Other Information

Honor Code

• As a member of the WVU Parkersburg community, students are asked to sign an honor code in which they commit to demonstrate honesty, integrity and civility through the mutual respect of:

• Classmates and faculty by maintaining honesty in all academic work and refraining from cheating.
• Community and peers by maintaining integrity and honesty in the activities of daily life.
• Faculty, staff and members of the administration by maintaining civility and refraining from disruptive and abusive language and behavior.
• Email Accounts for Students
• All WVU Parkersburg students are required to use their college-assigned email account, or MIX account. To gain access to MIX email, a student should first obtain his/her Master ID at http://directory.wvu.edu.  The student can then go to www.wvup.edu and click on the MIX link to log in. The student's Master ID should be entered in the User Name textbox.  The default password is the student's two digit day of birth followed by the last four digits of his/her WVU at Parkersburg ID.

VII. Disability Statement

• West Virginia University at Parkersburg is committed to social justice.  I concur with that commitment and expect to maintain a positive learning environment based upon open communication, mutual respect, and non-discrimination.  Our college does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, color or national origin.  Any suggestions as to how to further such a positive and open environment in this class will be appreciated and given serious consideration.  If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please advise me and make appropriate arrangements with the Office of Disability Services (424-8378).

VIII  Work-Keys Assessment Exam

• In addition to the courses required to complete your AAS degree or certificate program, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Council for Community and Technical College Education requires that all spring semester candidates take the Work-Keys Assessment exam in order to graduate from West Virginia University at Parkersburg. This exam is a measure of critical job skills acquired in your program of study.