| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 9 and 10. Students shall be awarded one-half
credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Business Management and Administration Career
Cluster focuses on careers in planning, organizing, directing, and
evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive
business operations.
(3) In Touch System Data Entry, students apply technical
skills to address business applications of emerging technologies.
Students enhance reading, writing, computing, communication, and reasoning
skills and apply them to the business environment. Students will need
to apply touch system data entry for production of business documents.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) communicate effectively with others using oral
and written skills;
(B) demonstrate collaboration skills through teamwork;
(C) demonstrate professionalism by conducting oneself
in a manner appropriate for the profession and workplace;
(D) demonstrate a positive, productive work ethic by
performing assigned tasks as directed;
(E) comply with all applicable rules, laws, and regulations;
and
(F) demonstrate time-management skills by prioritizing
tasks, following schedules, and tending to goal-relevant activities
in a way that uses time wisely and optimizes efficiency and results.
(2) The student applies the proper keyboarding technique
to input data when using the computer. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate correct posture and position while
conducting data entry;
(B) display proper care and operation of equipment
used;
(C) apply the correct touch-system techniques for operating
alphabetic keys;
(D) demonstrate the correct touch-system techniques
for operating numeric and symbol keys;
(E) use the correct touch-system techniques for operating
the ten-key numeric pad; and
(F) correctly use the command and function keys.
(3) The student applies correct techniques for the
touch-system of operating the keyboard to develop speed and accuracy.
The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate improvement in speed and accuracy;
(B) develop the ability to proofread and edit writing
for proper voice, tense, and syntax, assuring that it conforms to
standard English, when appropriate;
(C) use the backspace key to correct errors;
(D) compose a variety of business documents under timed
situations;
(E) apply speed and accuracy in production of documents;
and
(4) The student formats and prints documents such as
personal and business letters, short reports, outlines, and compositions.
The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate the ability to work from printed, rough-draft,
statistical, handwritten, and unarranged material;
(B) demonstrate the ability to compose at the keyboard;
(C) demonstrate the ability to proofread;
(D) identify the parts of a personal and business letter;
(E) format personal and business letters and envelopes;
(F) format all pages of a report, including a title
page, reference page, and bibliography;
(G) format an outline; and
(H) demonstrate mastery of basic grammar, including
using punctuation marks, numbers and symbols, and capitalization correctly.
(5) The student prepares business documents using effective
communication. The student is expected to:
(A) interpret and follow directions to produce documents;
(B) demonstrate proficiency in business English, spelling,
and proofreading;
(C) identify and apply correct format for business
correspondence and documents; and
(D) demonstrate concepts and processes to employ the
appropriate steps in document production.
(6) The student improves level of proficiency in producing
complex business documents. The student is expected to:
(A) refine work habits; and
(B) improve techniques, speed, and accuracy in document
production.
(7) The student solves problems using document processing
skills. The student is expected to:
(A) identify criteria for selection and evaluation
of word-processing software;
(B) analyze proper placement, format, and priority
of completion;
(C) produce business correspondence such as letters,
memos, emails, press releases, announcements, tables, reports, legal
documents, and business forms; and
(D) prepare and distribute personalized correspondence
using electronic mail.
(8) The student develops the technology and social
skills necessary to work in an office environment. The student is
expected to:
(A) create and present a visual and oral report using
text and graphics;
(B) relate the social ramifications of computer applications
to privacy, values, and ethics;
(C) enhance overall office productivity by responsible
use of computer systems;
(D) develop human-relation skills for working in a
team environment; and
(E) participate in student leadership activities.
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