MABS 38: Keyboarding with Microsoft Word
Stage 5
Leslie Morales
Basic Information
| Number of Outcomes | 8 |
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| Number of Outcomes Assessed | 7 |
| Assessment Frequency | Every year |
| Analysis Frequency | Every semester |
| Detail Link | Link |
Course Information
| Number of Course Sections | 1 |
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| Number of Instructors | 1 |
Improvement Details
| Details | 1. Implemented new book/materials which appropriately target most/many of the outcomes on the current course outline of record. 2. Developed new syllabus, course schedule, and activities list based on materials used. 3. Tracked individual student progress daily. 4. Pretested students to ascertain proficiency and knowledge in alphabetic, punctuation, number, and symbol keys (MABS 30). 5. Recorded 3-minute timed test. |
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Assessment Methods
| Methods | * Weekly graded production assignments (Word concepts, proofreader's marks, memos, business letters, tables, reports, mail merge, etc.) * Midterm exam covering 1st 9 weeks of material (Concept and Production) * Weekly keyboarding timed writings for speed/accuracy improvement and tracking (1-, 3-, 4- and 5-minute timed writings tested for 90% accuracy) * Final exam covering 2nd 9 weeks of material (both Concept and Production) |
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Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2014 |
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| Activities | Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements), Revise course outline of record |
| Details | Based on the material covered and student success and/or failure in Fall 2013, syllabus and class schedule/material covered can be appropriately modified/enhanced. |
| Highlights | I am pleased with the preliminary results using the new materials because MOST of the course outcomes were successfully met within the semester. |