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Download full textArzy, Marsha R. – 1992
The level of computer training needed by students seeking entry-level office jobs was the subject of a questionnaire mailed to 153 businesses in northern Wyoming. Usable responses were received from 117 businesses (for a response rate of 76.5 percent). Company size did not significantly affect computer use. Even though 51 percent of the firms…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
Everett, Donna R. – 1988
A study examined the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for information systems workers. The listing of competencies was developed after an extensive literature review, interviews with educational professionals and persons employed in information occupations, and input from a Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) committee of 16 information…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Communication Skills, Employment Qualifications, Entrepreneurship
Carter, Kathleen G. – 1989
In 1989, Salem Community College (SCC) developed a Business Training Center (BTC) to enhance and/or develop significant partnerships with high schools and business and industry. Through the Center, SCC implemented programs of study and shared services and/or externships with the DuPont Company and three local high schools. The partnership with…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Office Occupations Education
East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab. – 1978
Eleven units on typing and related occupations are presented in this teacher's guide. The unit topics include the following: refining typing techniques; correcting originals and carbon copies; typing outlines, business forms, business letters and envelopes, memoranda, telegrams and cablegrams, minutes, agenda, itineraries, speeches, manuscripts,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Skills, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck.
The assessment instrument for office education programs is a five-point rating scale for determining how well student needs are met in typewriting, shorthand, and office practice courses. Detailed criteria are listed to be rated on the scale, which can also be used to indicate that the criterion statement does not apply. General areas for which…
Descriptors: Business Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Hines, Donna – 1985
This competency test package was developed, based on the results of a needs assessment of postsecondary office occupations instructors in Texas, to test transcription competencies taught in audiovisual instructional modules. However, the tests, accompanied by performance objectives, are of a general nature and could be used to evaluate competency…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clerical Occupations, Competence, Competency Based Education
Hines, Donna; Helwig, Linda – 1985
This competency test package was developed, based on the results of a needs assessment of postsecondary office occupations instructors in Texas, to test decision-making competencies taught in audiovisual instructional modules. However, the tests, accompanied by performance objectives, are of a general nature and could be used to evaluate…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Decision Making Skills
Hines, Donna; Helwig, Linda – 1985
This competency test package was developed, based on the results of a needs assessment of postsecondary office occupations instructors in Texas, to test human relations competencies taught in audiovisual instructional modules. However, the tests, accompanied by performance objectives, are of a general nature and could be used to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. – 1984
This shorthand program was developed to teach intermediate shorthand in an individualized manner on the postsecondary level. Based on Gregg Shorthand, Series 90, it is designed to be used as the second course in the student's shorthand program. This folder contains unit examinations and alternate examinations for the 11 units of the program, along…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Dictation, Individualized Instruction, Job Skills
Purdy, Jeanette J. – 1985
The purpose of the practicum described in this report was to develop a competency-based vocational articulation pilot project between Mercer County Community College (MCCC) located in Trenton, New Jersey, and four secondary schools for three subjects: Typewriting I and II, Stenography I and II, and Office Procedures. Chapters I and II provide an…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Evaluation Methods
East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab. – 1978
Nineteen units on filing, office machines, and general office clerical occupations are presented in this teacher's guide. The unit topics include indexing, alphabetizing, and filing (e.g., business names); labeling and positioning file folders and guides; establishing a correspondence filing system; utilizing charge-out and follow-up file systems;…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clerical Occupations, Filing, Indexing
Benn, Robert J. – 1982
A project was undertaken to develop a series of program-specific vocational locator tests (PSVLTs) that would consist of subject-specific questions in three academic disciplines--writing, reading, and mathematics--for use in predicting vocational students' success in their vocational programs. As a prelude to constructing the tests, project staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auto Mechanics, Basic Skills, Criminology
Burgenbauch, Susan; Cooney, Joe – 1979
The purpose of this skills assessment instrument is to determine if a student has the basic mathematics, reading, writing, and listening skills needed in training for office occupations. The instrument contains 29 items which test mathematical computation skills; reading comprehension; understanding of percentages and fractions; ability to read…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Clerical Occupations, Computation, Job Skills
Visalia Unified School District, CA. – 1984
This document contains employment-readiness tests for five office occupations: general office clerk, clerk typist, stenographer, accounting clerk, and word processing operator. Each test has two sections: an objective section to measure the student's attitudes and knowledge and a performance section to measure the appropriate skills. The objective…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Clerical Occupations, Clerical Workers
Professional Secretaries International, Kansas City, MO. – 1996
This document establishes a set of performance expectations based on current practices in administrative support occupations. It is designed to assist individuals, training providers, employers, management personnel, and professional organizations in matching knowledge, abilities, and interests to knowledge and skills required for success in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Employment Qualifications, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Skills
