Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
VDCE-0004
Organization's ID:
48.00.00
Organization:
Virginia Department of Corrections
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
25 weeks (375 contact hours), Our courses are competency-based with an open entry/exit enrollment policy and are “self-paced.”
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Keyboarding
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Basic Computer Operations
Description

Objective:

To prepare students for an entry-level position as a Data Entry Clerk in a business environment. Students are instructed in the areas of keyboarding, numeric data entry, basic functions and operations of a personal computer, business communications in the workplace, and creating basic business documents in Microsoft Word.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify and describe the development and evolution of the personal computer.
  • Utilize software applications found in a business environment (including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and multimedia applications)
  • Identify and define key terms and phrases associated with a personal computer
  • Operate a personal computer and its peripherals
  • Simulate basic maintenance of a personal computer
  • Utilize basic features of a Windows operating system
  • Develop a file management profile in a Windows operating system environment
  • Perform keyboarding proficiency on the alphanumeric keyboard at a minimum rate of 35 wpm (words per minute) with accuracy
  • Perform data entry on the numeric keypad at a minimum rate of 8000 kph (keystrokes per hour) with proficiency
  • Exhibit proper business communications skills, both oral and written
  • Apply core level skills utilizing Microsoft Word software
  • Create basic professional business documents
  • Identify and describe skills and techniques utilized in searching and applying for jobs; interviewing skills; and proper habits and behaviors suitable for the workplace
  • Identify key functional business aspects that a worker should know to succeed in the industry

General Topics:

  • : • Keyboarding/Data entry • Business Communications (Oral and Written) • Basic Personal Computer Operations • Graphical User Interface (Windows) • PC Maintenance • Word Processing • Employability Skills • All Aspects of the Industry
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials

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