Course Title: Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: OFFC5196C
Course Title: Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6106 - Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice
Course Contact : Doug Gourlay
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925-5944
Course Contact Email:doug.gourlay@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop keyboard skills with speed and accuracy using touch typing techniques. On successful completion of this unit, individuals must be assessed in accordance with the current version of AS 2708: 2001 and issued with a speed statement.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBITU307A Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy |
Element: |
Check accuracy |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Proofread document carefully to identify errors. 2. Amend document, ensure errors are corrected and complete a final accuracy check. |
Element: |
Identify and develop keyboard skills |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Identify and apply keyboard functions for both alpha and numeric keyboard functions. 2. Apply touch typing technique to complete tasks. 3. Develop speed and accuracy in accordance with workplace requirements for level of responsibility. |
Element: |
Use safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Adjust workspace, furniture and equipment to suit ergonomic requirements of the user. 2. Ensure work organisation meets organisational and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements for computer operation. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will complete practical exercises in class to help build their speed and accuracy whilst meeting occupational health and safety guidelines. This unit contains employability skills.
Teaching Schedule
Week Beginning | Content & Element of competency | Requirements |
Week 1 - 4 July | Introduction; Blackboard; Competency & Employability Skills; Use safe work practices; Introduction to TypingMaster | TypingMaster |
Week 2 - 11 July | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 3 - 18 July | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 4 - 25 July | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 5 - 1 Aug | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 6 - 8 Aug | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 7 - 15 Aug | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 8 - 22 Aug | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Mid semester break 29 Aug - 2 Sept | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster | |
Week 9 - 5 Sept | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 10 - 12 Sept | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 11 - 19 Sept | All elements of competency | Text, Printing Credits & TypingMaster |
Week 12 - 26 Sept | Assessment Use safe work practices & Identify and develop keyboard skills | TypingMaster & Printing Credits |
Week 13 - 3 Oct | Assessment Use safe work practices & Identify and develop keyboard skills | TypingMaster & Printing Credits |
Week 14 - 10 Oct | Assessment Use safe work practices & Identify and develop keyboard skills | TypingMaster & Printing Credits |
Week 15 - 17 Oct | Assessment Use safe work practices & Identify and develop keyboard skills | TypingMaster & Printing Credits |
Week 16 - 24 Oct |
Assessment Use safe work practices & Identify and develop keyboard skills Assessment Journal Employability Skills - co-assessed with JUST5176C |
TypingMaster & Printing Credits |
Week 17 - 31 Oct | Collection of Speed & Accuracy Statement |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Wilson, Valda, Contempory Keyboarding, Longman |
0733999026 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:
• direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
• review of outcomes of keyboarding speed tests
• review of documents for accuracy
• demonstration of techniques.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Assessment Tasks
Element of competency, Identify and develop keyboard skills and Use safe work practices = 50 marks: Students will be given five, five-minute speed tests using TypingMaster in class as scheduled on the Teaching Schedule. Students will be observed by the assessor whilst completing tests to ensure they use safe work practices.
Element of competency, Check accuracy = 40 marks: Co-assessed with JUST5176C Prepare and produce complex legal documents. Students will be assessed on the accuracy of the portfolio documents created for this course.
Employability Skills Reflective Journal = 10 marks: Co-assessed with JUST5176C Prepare and produce complex legal documents. Students will complete a reflective journal recording their development of employability skills whilst completing both courses. Due: COB Week 16. Submit to the Assignment Box on Level 13 with a completed Assignment Cover Sheet.
If this assessment is submitted late it will attract a DNS/NYC grade. Refer to Student Diary for Special Consideration/Extension of Time procedure. If an Extension of Time is granted note that the grade given will be either NYC/CA. No numerical grade will be recorded.
Assessment Matrix
Element of competency | Week 12-16 | Portfolio documents created |
Use safe work practices | Yes | |
Identify and develop keyboard skills | Yes | |
Check accuracy | Yes |
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