TOPICS AND TASKS FOR A COURSE IN
COMPUTER OPERATOR BUSINESS
APPLICATIONS
by
Lucinda Lazenby
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES DESCRIPTION:
203.382-030 WORD PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATOR (clerical)
Operates word processing equipment to compile, type, revise,
combine, edit, print, and store documents: Compiles material to be typed,
following written or oral instructions. Reads instructions accompanying
material, or follows verbal instructions from supervisor or person requesting
document, to determine format and content required. Enters commands, flips
switches, and presses buttons to establish spacing, margins, type size, style,
and color, and other parameters, using computer and word processing software or
other word processing equipment. Types, revises, and combines material such as
correspondence, reports, records, forms, minutes of meetings, scientific or
technical material, numerical data, and tabular information, from rough draft,
corrected copy, recorded voice dictation, or previous version displayed on
screen. Checks completed document on screen for spelling errors, using
software. Proofreads and edits document for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and
format. Corrects errors. Stores completed document in machine memory or on data
storage medium, such as disk. Enters commands to print document. May load paper
in printer and change printer ribbon, print wheel, or fluid cartridges. May
keep record of work performed. May input data for revision or editing, using
data entry device other than keyboard, such as optical scanner. Variations in
means by which tasks are accomplished result from brand of computer, printer,
other word processing equipment, and software used.
GOE: 07.06.02 STRENGTH: S GED: R3 M2 L3 SVP: 5 DLU: 86
TOPICS for COMPUTER OPERATOR BUSINESS
APPLICATIONS:
1. Information about the creating business letters in block style, modified block style or personal style.
2. Information about creating memorandums, newsletters, booklets and reports.
3. Information about changing line spacing, margins, page orientation, and print options.
4. Information about formatting font sizes, styles and colors.
5. Information about inserting written and oral comments.
6. Information about e-mail.
7. Information about storing documents.
8. Information about proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and use of electronic spelling/grammar check.
9. Information about use of scanners, printers, fax machines and copy machines.
TASKS for COMPUTER OPERATOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS:
1. Shown an example letter, each student will create a letter in block, modified block and personal style.
2. Shown examples, each student will create a memorandum, newsletter, booklet and report.
3. Each student will change a document format of line spacing, margins, page orientation and print quality.
4. Each student will change a document format of font size, style and color.
5. Each student will insert a written and oral comment into a document.
6. Each student will e-mail a document.
7. Each student will write a report on office etiquette.
8. Shown an unedited document, each student will identify and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation
errors.
9. Each student will scan, print, fax and copy a document.
FOR THE INSTRUCTOR ONLY
The error in this report is task number 7. It is inconsistent with topic number 7.
In order to meet assignment criteria task number 7 should have been: “Each student will save a document to floppy disk and hard drive.”