This set of performance objectives and assessment checklists is intended for use with regular office occupations classroom activities. Steps are discussed for implementing these competency-based materials, and a grading system is recommended for assessment. Each of the 20 validated skills, 8 recommended skills, and 1 optional skill are presented…

Designed for use as a supplemental or primary teaching aid in a postsecondary office occupations class, this module on indexing personal, business, and other names consists of an instructor's guide and a student activity packet. The instructor's guide provides general instructions for using a slide/tape presentation by an individual or in a group…

This clerical task simulation is designed for use in office occupations programs at the secondary level. The primary purpose is to give the student the opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by clerical personnel in a real work situation. The employee's manual provides general information for the student on…

As one of a series of curriculum guides for office education programs in Texas, this guide contains 11 units of instruction on secretarial and office administration. Each of the units contains these components: unit outline, performance chart for rating students, notes to the instructor, unit overview (content of unit with illustrations as…

Under the Idaho state system for curriculum development in vocational education, Technical Committees made up solely of industry personnel are responsible for drawing up task lists for each program. This curriculum guide contains a series of 27 modules that comprise the Idaho Program Standards for Business Systems Specialist. It begins with a…

The student's manual of this set consists of materials for use by individuals enrolled in an extension course in managing dental office records. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: clinical records, dental insurance, recall systems, inventory control, and financial records. Each unit contains some or all of…

This collection of competency statements deals with the eight skill areas in which entry-level general office workers must have competence. Addressed in the individual sections of the volume are the ability to type, to use good business English, to perform business filing, to utilize business math concepts, to use office machines, to understand…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students understand the different types, purposes, and costs of filing systems available. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to familiarize youth with the…

As one of a series of curriculum guides for office education programs in Texas, this guide contains 24 units of instruction in office duplication practices. Each of the units contains a unit outline that lists unit objective, specific objectives, teacher and student activities, estimated completion time, re-teach activities, and resources; and a…

The first of two documents provides realistic simulated business activities that are coordinated with the curriculum guide for business office clerical/business office services courses. Simulations are included for five sections of the curriculum: word processing/proofreading, filing/data entry, desktop publishing, calculating machines, and…

This curriculum guide for the Bilingual Microcomputer Business Skills Course reflects modern office practices and technology. This volume, third of three, contains five competency-based joint lessons, the focus of which is on mastering specific tasks needed to accomplish the job of the occupational cluster of clerical worker while also learning…

This curriculum course guide lists requirements for the various courses that could be offered in an office occupations program in the postsecondary vocational-technical schools of Louisiana. Descriptions are provided for these curricula: account clerk, administrative/office assistant, secretary/stenographer (including three specialized areas:…

This curriculum guide for business office clerical/business office services provides instructional materials for Texas business course instructors. The following sections are included: (1) introduction; (2) keyboarding--skills, proofreading, and word processing; (3) filing--alphabetic, numeric, and electronic; (4) operating office…

This document consists of a curriculum guide combined with separately published "Simulations" and "Test Bank" volumes designed to support instructors using the curriculum guide. The curriculum guide was developed to provide instructional materials to teachers of office support systems courses in Texas. The guide contains the…