South Puget Sound Community College

CIS 102, 103, and 104 Syllabus

Instructor: Staci Groeschell Office: Bldg 34, Room 112

E-mail: sgroeschell@spscc.ctc.edu Office hours: by appointment
Phone: 754-7711 ext. 4726 If you need to contact me, please do so by e-mail.

Instructor: Yvette Wixson Office: Bldg 34, Room 111

E-mail: ywixson@spscc.ctc.edu Office hours: by appointment
Phone: 596-5666

TITLE: Keyboarding CLASS: CIS 102 CREDITS: 2

PREREQUISITE: CIS 101 recommended or previous keyboarding experience with the ability to keyboard
accurately by touch at least 20 words per minute.

TITLE: Keyboarding CLASS: CIS 103 CREDITS: 2

PREREQUISITE: CIS 102 recommended

TITLE: Keyboarding CLASS: CIS 104 CREDITS: 2

PREREQUISITE: CIS 103 recommended

TEXT AND SUPPLIES:

• 3 ½ “ floppy disk
• Laser printer paper (one-half ream--250 sheets for each 2-credit section)
• Text (available at SPSCC Bookstore): Cortez Peters Championship Keyboarding Drills Fourth Edition

Choose the package without the application CD if you plan to work only at school.
OR
Choose the package with the application CD if you also want to work at home and your computer has a CD
ROM drive and sound card. NOTE: You must have two 3 ½” disks—one for home and one for school.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuous skill building system based on Cortez Peters’ techniques of carefully planned drills and
exercises performed on a personal computer that will allow the students to improve keyboarding
accuracy and speed. 11

II. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
A. Improve keyboarding accuracy.
B. Increase keyboarding speed.
C. Demonstrate proper keyboarding technique.

III. COLLEGE-WIDE ABILITIES:

A. Demonstrate skill standards for keyboarding accurately and using proper technique as required for
the Office Administration program.

IV. COURSE CONTENT:

A. Timed writing tests
B. Diagnostic tests
C. Accuracy studies
 D. Speed studies
E. Skill development exercises
F. Rhythm development exercises
G. Technique development

11COURSE POLICIES:

Academic Honesty: Breach of any of the categories (cheating and plagiarism) found in the document
Statement of Academic Honesty may result in dismissal from the college as outlined in the Code of Student
Rights and Responsibilities. A copy of the document on Academic Honesty may be found on the SPSCC
intranet. Knowledge of the information contained in these documents is the student’s responsibility.

Reference http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/student_services/code_of_rights_responsibilities.html

Financial Aid: Students receiving financial aid should ALWAYS check with financial aid prior to withdrawing,
signing an incomplete contract, changing to an audit, or receiving an F or V grade in a class.”

“V” AND “I” GRADES:

Students not attending class after the midpoint of the quarter will receive a “V” grade. The class requirements
have been discussed in detail; therefore, NO incompletes will be given for not meeting the requirements for
CIS 150 unless prior arrangements have been made with me.

SPECIAL NEEDS:

If you have special needs relevant to classroom participation, please see me before class. It is also
recommended that you contact the counseling center.

SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE:

• Library, Writing, Math Centers

• Computer Labs
• Disability Support Services
• Tutoring available if enrolled in technical program

GRADING POLICIES:

20 percent = improvement
30 percent = perfect lines
20 percent = technique
20 percent = speed (2 supplemental timings per week, for a total of 8)
10 percent = schedule check
GRADING SCALE:

95 - 100 = A
92 - 94 = A-
90 - 91 = B+
85 - 89 = B
82 - 84 = B-
80 - 81 = C+
75 - 79 = C
72 - 74 = C-
70 - 71 = D+
65 - 69 = D
62 - 64 = D-
Below 62 - = F

EXPECTATIONS:

• Attendance is not mandatory, but to be successful in class, I highly recommend that you attend each
class session. You will receive a tentative class schedule. If you are absent, it is your responsibility
to obtain assignment/testing information from another class member or me.
• Complete tests in class during the schedule time.

GRADING SCALE FOR IMPROVEMENT:

6+ = 100 Percent
5 = 95 Percent
4 = 85 Percent
3 = 75 Percent
2 = 65 Percent
Below 2 = 60 Percent

PERFECT LINES:

The software will assign drill lines as a result of your time writes taken in class. Perfect lines are generated
from these individualized drill lines. This portion of your grade will be based on the number of perfect lines
completed--with 800 lines being the maximum number of lines. To determine this portion of your grade,
divide the number of perfect lines you have completed by 800 (for example, if you completed 720 lines, your
completion rate would be 720 divided 800 = 90 percent). If you average 50 perfect lines on each drill practice
day, you will meet the 800-line goal.

TECHNIQUE:

You will be graded on the typing technique you demonstrate throughout the class. Your technique will be
observed by your instructor three different times on randomly selected occasions. In order to receive a grade
for that observation, you must be in class. If you are absent on an observation day, you will receive “0” for
that portion of your grade.
SPEED (NWAM):

The speed grade will be determined on the best three supplementary five-minute timings taken in class. Only
five-minute timings that are taken during the class period will be counted for this portion of your grade. The
assigned timing for the day will be listed on the white board at the beginning of every class—you should take
two timings per week. You must complete at least 8 five-minute supplementary timings in class, or your
speed grade will be deducted 2% for each timing not completed. The following grade scales are used
based on your keyboarding class level.

SPEED GRADING SCALE:

NWAM (Net Speed)

CIS 102 CIS 103 CIS 104 Percentage
30 + 35 + 40 + 100
29 34 39 97
28 33 38 95
27 32 37 92
26 31 36 90
25 30 35 87
24 29 34 85
23 28 33 82
22 27 32 80
21 26 31 77
20 25 30 75
19 24 29 72
18 23 28 70
17 22 27 67
16 21 26 65
15 20 25 62
14 19 24 0

SCHEDULE CHECKS:

Each of the 4 schedule checks are worth 2.5% of your grade (see your progress chart for check off dates).

DAILY WORK:

You must complete all 4 cycles by the end of the 5-week course. One letter grade will be deducted from your
final grade for each incomplete cycle.

DISCLAIMER:

The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments in the operation of this course to enhance students
learning and meet the objectives of CIS 102, 103, and 104.