Keyboard Skill Building

Course Info:

Course Introduction

The Keyboard Skill Building Level 1 course is designed for individuals who have basic keyboard proficiency, and wish to increase speed and dexterity. Each lesson increases key recognition and builds confidence using the keyboard, while improving speed and accuracy. Speed achieved depends on personal dexterity and time spent on practice lessons.

The Keyboard Skill Building Level 2 course is designed for individuals proficient in keyboarding who wish to increase speed and dexterity. Students are introduced to Special Keys on the keyboard. Each lesson increases key recognition and builds confidence using the keyboard, while increasing speed and accuracy. Speed achieved depends on personal dexterity and time spent on practice lessons.

The Keyboard Skill Building Level 3 course is designed for individuals proficient in keyboarding who wish to increase speed and dexterity. Students are introduced to the numeric keypad. Each lesson increases key recognition and builds confidence using the keyboard, while increasing speed and accuracy. Speed achieved depends on personal dexterity and time spent on practice lessons.

Students who are not already familiar with the TypingTrainer software program are introduced to it. TypingTrainer helps students learn and improve skills using a variety of methods: graphical keyboard drills, speed drills, alphabet drills, word, phrase and sentence drills, and keyboarding Self-Tests. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to keyboard at minimum 55 words per minute.

Course Prerequisites

None.

Course Notes

Introduction to Keyboarding recommended. Keyboarding speed of at least 10 w.p.m.

Course Breakdown

The Keyboard Skill Building courses consists of the twenty-one lessons comprising the TypingTrainer course application, together with a media component and student workbook.

Lessens: Each lesson consists of keyboard exercises designed to teach and practice the use of new keys. These keyboard exercises are followed by paragraph Self-Tests. When these are completed, TypingTrainer automatically scores the speed and accuracy of the typing.

  • Program: Business Programs

  • Of interest to: Those who wish to increase keyboarding speed and accuracy, and learn to effectively use the numeric keypad.

  • Course aim: To increase keyboarding speed and accuracy to at least 55 w.p.m.

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