Transcript How to be a Successful Online Student

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Succeeding in an online keyboarding course:
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Are you a self-starter who can read and follow
instructions?
Are you determined to submit only the very best
quality of work to your instructor?
Are you disciplined enough to follow a prescribed
schedule and hand in your assignments on time?
Are you determined to read your e-mails on a
continuous and frequent schedule?
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Do you have the technical skills to succeed?
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Can you navigate the Web?
Can you download files to your computer?
Can you install GDP software on your computer?
Can you send and receive e-mails and open and
read attachments to e-mails from your instructor?
Can you manage files: find, delete, rename,
open, print?
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Required Hardware
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PC with a Pentium II or higher CPU.
16 MB RAM for Windows 95 and 98 systems; 32 MB RAM
for Windows NT, ME, and 2000 systems; 128 MB RAM
for Windows XP.
Hard disk drive with 110 MB of free space.
CD-ROM drive (8X or faster).
Color monitor that supports 800 x 600 high color or true
color resolution.
High-density 3.5” floppy disk drive.
Standard audio card compatible with MS Windows.
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Required Software
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Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, or XP.
Internet Browser—either Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4.7
or higher.
Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, or 2003 for document
processing.
GDP/10 keyboarding software.
An updated virus software program.
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Supplies Needed:
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Textbook, Manual, and Software
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Stay on Schedule
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Weekly work is due no later than midnight,
Friday evening. Late work will be penalized one
letter grade for each day it is late (including
weekends).
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Check your e-mail, class announcements, and job
annotations BEFORE you begin working each
day.
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Type your lessons; complete all sections.
Proofread your work.
Correct any errors.
Save your work.
Check your portfolio.
Export and/or upload your work [if
necessary].
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Course Evaluation
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Production Jobs: Proofreading, Editing:
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You must edit your document until there are no
typographical errors.
To correct errors in a job, return to the Lesson
menu, reselect the document, click the Edit
button to reopen the document, correct your
errors, and save the job. [Caution: clicking the
Create button a second time will erase all
previous work!]
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Production Jobs: Formatting
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All documents submitted for evaluation must be
typed in a correct format. After all typographical
errors have been corrected, save your work to the
Portfolio so that it can be evaluated by your
instructor. Your instructor will then determine if
you have used the correct format for the job. If
the format is correct; and if you have corrected
all typographical errors, you will receive a grade
of “A” for that assignment.
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Typing Technique
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You must use the correct fingers on all the keys
and be able to type by touch (without looking) to
pass keyboarding.
You DO NOT need to type fast or be concerned
with a few errors when technique is being
evaluated.
You DO need to type with acceptable technique
on all areas indicated on the Keyboarding
Technique form.
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Keyboarding Technique Form
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Timed Writings
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You will take several 5-minute timed writings
throughout the course as they appear in the
lessons you complete.
You will be given two 5-minute timed writings on
campus when you take your mid-term production
test.
You need two timed writing speeds to qualify
within a designated grade category.