Course Description
This course will provide basic instruction in the "touch" system of keyboarding. Students will use personal computers while learning to type with the proper fingers without watching the keys. Students will learn both the alpha-numeric keyboard and the 10-key pad. Students who are enrolled currently or who have received credit for COSC 1023 or COSC 2033 will not receive credit for this course. This also applies to similar courses transferred from other colleges or universities. BSNS 1411 may be waived if one semester of high school typing has been completed with a grade of C or better.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Operate by touch the letter, number, and symbol keys
- Keyboard words, sentences, and paragraphs without time-wasting pauses and with good key-stroking techniques
- Use the basic service keys with skill: space bar, shift keys, enter key, tab key, etc.
- Create a satisfactory work area by adjusting the chair, elevating copy, eliminating distracting materials and clothing, and placing supplies within reach
- Recognize keyboarding errors, proofread copy which has been keyboarded, and correct errors appropriately