Online Class: Typing and Keyboarding 101
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20Lessons
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44Exams &
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20Hours
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2.0CEUs
Course Description
Typing and Keyboarding for the Modern Business Professional
In today's digital age, rapid typing isn't just a skill, but a fundamental tool in our daily professional lives. From constructing crucial business reports, crafting compelling sales letters, updating blogs, to responding to emails - typing has become the cornerstone of our day-to-day tasks. The faster and more accurately you type, the more efficient you become, leading to enhanced productivity and opportunity.
Introducing: Typing and Keyboarding for Business Professionals
This comprehensive course is designed for both beginners looking to set their foundational skills and for pros who want to enhance their typing prowess. What sets this course apart:
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Reinforced Learning: Each lesson concludes with a quiz to consolidate your grasp on the crucial touchpoints of that lesson. It ensures you've mastered the present content before progressing.
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Mastery through Practice: Speed is futile without precision. Our unique drills are designed to boost not just your speed but also your accuracy.
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Business-Ready Formats: Dive deep into the correct structure and etiquette for common business documents. This ensures your professionalism isn't just in the content but also its presentation.
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Benchmark Your Progress: Regular tests will provide insight into your improvement in both speed (wpm) and accuracy.
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Extended Learning: We understand the importance of continual learning. Hence, we offer curated links to reputable websites with typing games and tests for extended practice.
Course Outline:
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Lesson 1: Home Row Keys - Your foundation starts here. Master the central keys that act as your typing anchor.
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Lesson 2: Top-Row Keys - Explore the top row, understanding finger placements and movements.
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Lesson 3: Bottom-Row Keys - The low line of keys holds importance, especially with the frequency of their usage in business terms.
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Lesson 4: Numbers and Symbols - Numbers drive businesses. Grasp the keys that help you crunch those numbers in reports.
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Lesson 5: Shift Keys - Understanding the duality of keys using the Shift function.
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Lesson 6: Enter and Backspace - More than just movement, these keys help in formatting your documents perfectly.
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Lesson 7: Tab and Caps Lock - Dive into the nuances of creating well-formatted, clean documents.
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Lesson 8: Shortcut Keys - Time-saving keystrokes that every professional should have up their sleeve.
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Lesson 9: Mastering the Keys - A consolidation lesson. We pull everything together to ensure no key is left unturned.
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Lesson 10: Skill Drills - Practice makes perfect. Enhance your speed and accuracy with intensive drills.
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Lesson 11: Sentence Repetition - Focus on common business phrases, ensuring you type them with fluidity.
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Lesson 12: Paragraph Practice - Move from isolated sentences to full paragraphs, increasing complexity and scope.
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Lesson 13: Speed Boosters - Techniques and drills specifically crafted to elevate your typing speed.
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Lesson 14: Timed Tests - Challenge yourself! How do you fare under the clock?
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Lesson 15: Business Letters - Dive into the formal world of business correspondence.
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Lesson 16: Memos - The backbone of inter-office communication. Learn its structure and importance.
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Lesson 17: Personal Business Notes - Because not every business message is a formal letter. Master the art of short, effective communication.
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Lesson 18: Email Mastery - In the modern world, emails are king. Learn not just to type, but also the etiquette that goes with it.
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Lesson 19: Resumes - Your first step to a dream job is crafting a perfect resume. Learn its structure and content.
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Lesson 20: Application Letters - A companion to your resume, the application letter can often be the deciding factor in job applications.
The Digital Transformation in Business
As businesses undergo a digital transformation, the reliance on typed communication mediums is only set to increase. This course will not only enhance your typing skills but will also impart the understanding of when, how, and in what format to communicate. It's more than just a typing course; it's a communication masterclass for the modern business professional.
Join us and take your professional communication skills to new heights. Every keystroke is a step towards a brighter professional future.
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Home Row Keys
This lesson the keys and finger placement of the of row keys.Lesson 2: Top-Row Keys
The lesson explains the top row keys and the correct finger placement.Lesson 3: Bottom-Row Keys
This lesson teaches the bottom row keys and the correct finger placement.Lesson 4: Fourth-Row Number and Symbol Keys
This lesson teaches the fourth row and the correct finger placement.Lesson 5: Shift Keys
This lesson explains how to use the shift keys, what they do and the correct finger placement.Lesson 6: Enter and Backspace Keys
This lesson describes how and when to use the enter and backspace keys and practice lessons.Lesson 7: Tab and Caps Lock Keys
This lesson explains how to use the caps lock and tab keys.Lesson 8: Shortcut Keys
This lesson explains shortcut keys for a typewriter, PC and Mac.Lesson 9: Mastering the Keys
This lesson gives you practice on typing alphabet, number, symbol and punctuation keys.Lesson 10: Skill Drills
These simple drills are designed to strengthen your reaching movements so that you feel more comfortable with both hands on the keyboard.Lesson 11: Sentence Repetition
Using repetition to familiar yourself to not look at keyboard.Lesson 12: Paragraph Practice
Practicing paragraphs to increase your flow.Lesson 13: Speed Boosters
This lesson focuses on repeating sentences to type smoothly.Lesson 14: Timed Tests
This lesson will test your speed and accuracy.Lesson 15: Business Letters
This lesson describes how to write a professional business letter.Lesson 16: Business Memos
This lesson explains how to make concise business memos.Lesson 17: Personal Business Notes
This lesson explains how to write personal business notes.Lesson 18: Business Emails and Email Etiquette
This lesson explains how to write business emails.Lesson 19: Resumes
This lesson will explain how to format and write a professional resume.Lesson 20: Application Letters
This lesson describes how to make an application letter to go along with your resume.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and use Home Row keys.
- Identify and use Top-Row Keys.
- Identify and use Bottom-Row Keys.
- Identify and use Fourth-Row Number and Symbol Keys.
- Identify and use Shift Keys.
- Identify and use Enter and Backspace Keys.
- Identify and use Tab and Caps Lock Keys.
- Master proper finger to key usage.
- Demonstrate proficiency through skill drills.
- Demonstrate proficiency in sentence and paragraph creation.
- Type and format business letters, business memos, personal notes, and emails.
- Type and format resumes and application letters.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Additional Course Information
- Document Your Lifelong Learning Achievements
- Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
- Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online
- View and Share Your Certificate Online or Download/Print as PDF
- Display Your Certificate on Your Resume and Promote Your Achievements Using Social Media
Student Testimonials
- "It was very helpful. It made you practice everything and read questions properly and answer what I was asked. I found the email, note, resume and application letter very useful." -- Eileen D.
- "I really enjoyed this typing course! It was easy to follow and understand and I got to do it at my own pace. It helped me improve on my typing skills immensely and I would highly recommend it to my peers if they would like to do the same." -- Lori L.
- "The course was very helpful in becoming more proficient in typing...Overall, this course has been a tremendous help to me." -- Alysia B.
- "I found both the keyboarding skill lessons and the document lessons very well presented and helpful. Thanks!" -- Nancy A.
- "I took this course to strengthen my typing skills and am very glad I took it. This course has helped me become a better typist." -- Bethany L.
- "I really appreciated all aspects of this course. The typing practice work was huge for me but the last 4 assignments in business and professionalism was extremely useful as well." -- Lydia J.
- "This course was very knowledgeable and informative. I learned content that I didn't know about and structure of papers that I didn't know you needed to include in stuff." -- Amjad J.
- "This course was incredibly helpful and I am so grateful that I took it. I have been typing for a very long time; however, I realize that I am always a student, even to a craft that I have nearly mastered. From beginning to end, I learned something new (and improved) with each lesson. Thank you." -- Ashley J.
- "This course was very helpful in refreshing my keyboarding skills." -- Michael W.
- "This course was very, very helpful. My skills greatly improved!" -- Cora B.
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