COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor:  Kathy Wallace

COURSE TITLE AND NUMBER:  Machine Transcription BOT 1513

 

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course is designed to teach the student to transcribe a wide variety of business communications from machine dictation and to introduce the student to products, services, and terminology encountered in various types of business organizations.  The coordination of keyboarding and transcribing skills in the production of business communication will be emphasized. A review of the language arts skills of punctuation, spelling, editing, proofreading, and vocabulary is stressed.

 

TEXT:                   Machine Transcription Third Edition (Ettinger, Perfetto)

 

SUPPLIES:          A ZIP DISK—250 or 750

                                Disk Storage Case, Optional

                                Thin Notebook

                                Highlighter, Any Color

                                Notebook Paper

                              

                                Two 3 1/2 Floppy Disks

 

TEACHING METHODS:  Lectures/demonstrations will be given on Monday to cover the instructions for the week.  Additional information will be presented at the beginning of class on Wednesday and/or Friday as necessary.  Additional instructions may be written on the board.  Turn-in time will be Wednesday by or before 2:50 p.m. for the previous week's work. 

 

The student's reference manual will serve as a main source of instruction/information thus encouraging the student to find answers for him/herself. 

 

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:  The student will be able to:

 

                1.             Transcribe material at an acceptable rate in "mailable" form.

 

                2.             Use a variety of manuals to find information.

 

                3.             Use self-discipline to best utilize time and to prioritize work.

 

SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:  After completion of this course, the student will be able to apply the following competencies:

 

                1.             Demonstrate proper utilization, maintenance, and care of transcription audio technology:

                                a.             Maintain headsets for safe and hygienic operation.

                                b.             Develop proper technique for foot-pedal control.

 

                2.             Employ proper techniques of transcription to produce mailable business documents:

                                a.             Proofread for grammatical and contextual errors.

                                b.             Use appropriate reference materials.

 

                3.             Proofread accurately for grammatical and contextual errors.

 

                4.             Improve language arts skills including spelling, grammar, usage, and style.

 

5.                   5.                   Fill in sentence gaps left by the person making the recording.

 

6.                   6.                   Transcribe at a skill level adequate to meet state employment testing.

 

 

 

COURSE OUTLINE:

 

                   I.          Week 1--Topic:  Orientation to Class

 

                                A.            Course Syllabus

                                B.            Equipment and Software

                                C.            First Transcription

               

                  II.          Week 2--Topic:  The Transcription Process

 

A.                  A.                  An Introduction to Transcription

B.                  B.                  Editing and Transcription

C.                  C.                  Language Skillbuilding

 

                 III.         Week 3--Topic:  Transcription Agreement Principles

 

A.                  A.                  Editing and Transcription

B.                  B.                  Language and Transcription Skillbuilding

 

IV.            IV.            Week 4--Topic:  Transcription Agreement Problems

 

A.                  A.                  Accessing the Essentials

B.                  B.                  Proofreading

 

V.              V.              Week 5--Topic:  Hotel Services and Recreation

 

A.                  A.                  Verb Tenses

B.                  B.                  Spelling and Vocabulary Pitfalls

 

VI.            VI.            Weeks 6--Topic:  Media and Entertainment

 

A.                  A.                  Subject/Verb Agreement

B.                  B.                  Skill Boost

 

                 VII.        Week 7-8--Topic:  Progress Check 1

 

A.                  A.                  Supplemental Documents on Proofreading

B.                  B.                  Supplemental Documents on Capitalization

C.                  C.                  Supplemental Documents on Editing and SpellingVIII.

D.                                  Week 9--Topic:  Banking

 

A.                  A.                  Dependent and Independent Clauses

B.                  B.                  Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

C.                  C.                  Mailability Standards

D.                  D.                  Levels of Proficiency

 

                  IX.        Week 10--Topic:  Insurance

 

A.                  A.                  Editing and Transcription

B.                  B.                  Comma Conjunction

C.                  C.                  Addressing Envelopes

 

 

 

Outline (continued)

 

X.            X.            Week 11--Topic:  Global Manufacturing

 

A.                  A.                  Introductory Clauses

B.                  B.                  Memorandums

 

                  XI.        Week 12--Topic: Travel and Tourism

 

A.                  A.                  Introductory and Parenthetical Expressions

B.                  B.                  Pitfalls

 

XI.          XI.          Week 13—Topic:  Electronic Publishing

 

A.                  A.                  Manuscripts

B.                  B.                  Business Reports

C.                  C.                  Form Letters

 

XII.       XII.       Week 14--Topic:  Progress Check II

 

A.                  A.                  Comma Punctuation

B.                  B.                  Language Mechanics

C.                  C.                  Spelling

D.                  D.                  Editing and Proofreading

E.                  E.                  Tape Dictation

 

XIII.     XIII.     Week 15—Topic:  Real Estate and Property Management

 

A.                  A.                  Adjectives, Adverbs, and Coordinate Adjectives

B.                  B.                  Listening Boosts

 

XIV.           XIV.           Week 16--Topic:  Speed Enhancement

 

Any time a new book is introduced, the time may vary for assignments.  The standards for time will have to be established during the first and second semesters of study.

 

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE COURSE:

 

                Each student completing this course will be able to perform/demonstrate the following competencies:

 

                                                                                                                                 

 

 

                                                                                                                Degree of Performance

                                                                                                                  (Grade Percentile)

 

1.                   Demonstrate proper utilization,                      ____________________

                 and maintenance, and care of

                transcription audio technology.

 

2.             Employ proper techniques of                           ___________________

                                transcription to produce

                                mailable business documents.

 

 

                3.             Proofread accurately for                                   ___________________

                                grammatical and contextual

                                errors.

 

                4.             Improve language arts skills                            ___________________

                                including spelling, grammar,

                                usage, and style.

 

                5.             Fill in sentence gaps left                                   ___________________

                                by the person making the

                                recording.

 

                6.             Transcribe at a skill level                                 ___________________

                                adequate to meet state

                                employment testing.

 

 

EQUIPMENT:     Personal Computers

                                Printers

                                Transcribing Machines

 

EVALUATION:  The majority of the grade will be derived from daily practice in class; therefore, good attendance is crucial.  All work missed must be made up outside of class.  A minimum of two written/performance tests plus a final exam will be given.    Any test missed during the semester will be made up only if the absence is unavoidable.  Make-up tests will be given during activity period during the week prior to final exams.

 

Completed week's work will be accepted early--but not late.  Turn-in time will be consistently set for each Wednesday--by or before 2:50 p.m. 

 

Grading scale is as follows for this class:

 

                                A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95-100

                                B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85- 94

                                C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75- 84

                                D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70- 74

                                F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Below

 

ABSENTEE POLICY:  The absentee policy that is consistent with the Northeast Mississippi Community College Catalog will be followed.  The student should make every effort to notify the instructor in advance, if possible, of an absence.  Mrs. Wallace’s voice mail is (601) 720-7348. The e-mail address is klwallace@nemcc.edu..

 

INSTRUCTOR:   Kathy Wallace

                                Gordon Hall

                                Room 203

                                Office 225