San Antonio College
1300 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio 78212
Syllabus

Department: Administrative Computer Technology

Course: POFT 2303 Speed and Accuracy Building

Credit Hrs: 2 Hrs/Wk Lec: 2 Hrs/Wk Lab: 0

I. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Speed and Accuracy Building is designed to review, correct, improve, and/or perfect touch keyboarding techniques for the purpose of increasing speed and improving accuracy.

II. REQUIRED BACKGROUND
Ability to type at least 20 words per minute by touch

III. TEXTS AND OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS
Skillbuilding Mastery on the Computer

By Barbara Grace Ellsworth
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona

IV. METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
Student Independent Practice for at least Three hours each week during the eight weeks.

V. COURSE GRADE
The course grade is based on the following timings of 15-sec to 5-min with 0-5 errors allowed and weighted at different percentages for lessons 1-41.

Grading Scale for Overall Average Words Per Minute is based on a 5-minute Course Entry Timing with 5 errors or less. This entry level timing will determine which scale will be followed for grading purposes. NOTE: STUDENTS GETTING A SPEED OF AT LEAST 65+ NET WORDS A MINUTE (71 GROSS WORDS A MINUTE) ON THE COURSE ENTRY TIMING (WORDS MINUS 2 FOR EACH ERROR WITH A 5-ERROR LIMIT) WILL NOT HAVE TO COMPLETE ALL THE LESSONS AND WILL RECEIVE AN A FOR THE COURSE.

COURSE ENTRY TIMING TABLE:

	LEVEL 1	LEVEL 2	LEVEL 3	LEVEL 4	GRADE
SPEED	35+	45+	55+	65+	A
	30	40	50	60	B
	25	35	45	55	C
	20	30	40	50	D

VI. COURSE CONTENT

POFT 2303, Speed and Accuracy Building, is a special keyboarding class designed to increase typing speed and accuracy. The alphabetic keys are reviewed two or more times for each exercise. Every lesson contains exercises of 15-sec., 30-sec., and 1- minute timings; in addition, later lessons contain 3, 4, and 5-minute timings. Students are encouraged to meet the speed and accuracy goals in each exercise before continuing on to the next one. Progress Reports and Grade Reports help students evaluate their progress.

VII. COMPETENCIES

At the completion of POFT 2303, the student will be able to:

1. Reach the Overall Average Words Per Minute on the scale of the level being worked on for an A Grade.
2. Reach the Overall Average Words Per Minute on the scale of the level being worked on for a B Grade.
3. Reach the Overall Average Words Per Minute on the scale of the level being worked on for a C Grade.
4. Reach the Overall Average Words Per Minute on the scale of the level being worked on for a D Grade.
5. Exit competency is based upon 5-minute timings with no more than 5 errors meeting the minimum speed.

VIII. TESTING

This course has no exams. Students repeat timings until mastery is learned. If timings meet the accuracy standard set, scores are automatically recorded on the Progress Report and the final grade is automatically calculated

Instructor Requirements

Staying on schedule-according to the applicable due date schedule is required. Students who do not turn in assignments for two consecutive weeks will be dropped from the course for lack of attendance. If a student is dropped from the class for excessive absences, a grade of “WN” will be recorded.

This course is a skillbuilding course and consistent practice and timely completion of assignments is required. Late work will be penalized. It is the student’s responsibility to follow the due date schedule. Failure to complete course work will result in your grade being lower than the grade recorded on your final grade report.
Academic Dishonesty Policy

Students may be subject to disciplinary proceedings resulting in an academic penalty or disciplinary penalty for academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism and collusion. For additional information refer to the AStudent Code of Conduct@ in the San Antonio College Bulletin.

ADA Statement for Students Requiring Special Accommodations

As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if accommodation is needed, students must make the request through the Office of Disabled Student Services, CAC 124C, Phone: 486-0020.

Competencies

The following SCANS Competencies are included in this course:
(C1) Allocation of time
(C3) Materials/Facilities
(C5) Acquires and evaluates performance
(C6) Organizes and maintains information
(C8) Uses computers to process information
(C18) Selects technology
(C19) Applies technology to task
(C20) Maintains and troubleshoots equipment.

The following SCANS Foundations are included in this course:
(F1) Reading (F10) Seeing things in the mind=s eye
(F4) Mathematics (F11) Knowing how to learn
(F5) Listening (F12) Reasoning
(F8) Decision making (F13) Responsibility
(F9) Problem solving (F16) Self-management
(F17) Integrity/Honesty

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