2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Jul 11, 2024  
2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog
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BTECA 102 Keyboard Development & Basic Bus Doc Formatting I (1 credit)



Course Description
This course assists students with continuous development of keyboard speed, accuracy and technique while simultaneously applying keyboarding skills to create basic business documents. 

Course Content
A. Improvement of Speed and Accuracy
B. Proper Ergonomic Position
C. Type by touch with correct fingering
D. Prepare and edit basic business documents
E. Document scanning

Student Outcomes
1.  Student will demonstrate an improvement in keyboarding speed and accuracy with a minimum of 16 wpm. 2.  Student will key, format, proofread, and edit basic business documents while being introduced to MS Word tools.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Apply technical skills to meet industry standards in the office. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 2
Lab Contact Hours 16
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 18

Potential Methods
A. Discussion, in class or online
B. Instructor assessment
C. Objective test
D. Computerized test
E. Self-assessment
F. Completed lessons



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