Mechanization is the way of life for the office of the future and it is rapidly approaching, according to the author. She discusses the business and office skills necessary for this future office and approaches that business teachers might take to keep their curricula current with business trends. (MF)

Examines an alternative method for teaching typewriting skills--the Automated Instruction Touch Typing System, an individualized self-paced instructional method using the principles of response conditioning. (Author/RK)

Discusses a survey of business professionals and business teachers to determine the written communication problems of recent college graduates and solicits opinions about the content of the college business curriculum. (MH)

Maintains that psychology majors can broaden their career opportunities to include such areas as marketing, personnel, and training and development. Describes the most important psychological and nonpsychological skills required for these areas and provides information on coursework which would support professional certification and employment…

The author states that the particular types of tests used in the classroom as well as the method of administering and evaluating the test may have a marked effect on the outcome of student measurement. The three most popular tests related to writing and transcribing shorthand--shorthand vocabulary tests, dictation tests, and transcription…

Discusses the necessary content and philosophy of English courses designed for those students who must pass technical or vocational exams, including sections in language usage. (TO)

A business communications course was instituted to provide vocational training for mentally, physically, or socioeconomically handicapped and potential dropouts. Duplicating and printing reproduction skills are taught through self-study and work in student groups on actual projects. Students become able to reproduce and assemble almost any type of…

This feature section presents six articles on selected business topics. (AG)

Puerto Rican business and professional people contribute time and skills to organizing a variety of business, manpower, education, training, and community programs to help Puerto Rican and other Spanish-speaking disadvantaged groups, beginning with job-related language training. (MF)

A study conducted to determine whether second-year typewriting students could learn intentionally and incidentally the meanings of technical business terms through the typing of specially written paragraphs in which the terms were defined within the context demonstrated the effectiveness of this procedure. (TA)

Describes general suggestions and techniques used at Bay Path Junior College (Longmeadow, Massachusetts) to make the business communication course exciting and meaningful yet still capitalize on student involvement. (TA)

By fostering systematic analysis of decisionmaking and employability skills, cooperative work experience becomes a goal-directed experience related to student employability and personal planning; as such, cooperative programs represent a prime delivery system for career education. (TA)

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the sixth module, and discusses basic considerations of business administration, such as business…

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the ninth module, and introduces students to recordkeeping and bookkeeping strategies essential for…