Word processing, a system for improved communication through the use of skilled personnel, revised procedures, and automated equipment, is creating new jobs and changing traditional ones. This pamphlet, intended for business managers and educators, was created to present information concerning new office structures, job descriptions, and career…

Two separate manuals give detailed instructions for setting up and carrying out simulated office practice. The simulation design covers all office skills and all kinds of office situations, from management decisions to ground rules for coffee breaks and includes handling rush jobs. Procedures and roles for seven office positions, from vice…

This report describes the background, curriculum model, implementation, problems and solutions, and the employment placement record of a pilot Youth Training Scheme. It argues that colleges must supply related training suited to the needs of the employer as well as the trainee, and that basic vocational skills must be developed. (JB)

In an ideal educational system the relationships between all parts or components would be well defined, and every school and every subject area (business) and every course (clerical education) would enhance the system's objectives which are in accordance with the needs and goals of those the system serves. (Author/SC)

The importance of the systems concept is in its "management by objectives" approach. Outcomes are determined first, followed by assessment of input including student ability, available facilities and equipment, materials and techniques. An example applying the systems concept in an office practice class might be the preparation of a newsletter.…

Suggested procedures for presenting new shorthand theory principles are given along with guidelines to follow in preparing and giving vocabulary quizzes. (LRA)

This survey was conducted by the Vocational Programs Unit of the State Department of Education and the State Steering Committee for Business and Office Education in Wyoming to facilitate the determination of business and office education state standards. The survey was mailed to 208 businesses in the state asking for responses to the degree of…

This publication is a curriculum guide for postsecondary office occupations education programs in Louisiana. The guide details courses to be taken in order for a student to major in the accounting, secretarial, or typist-clerk curriculum areas. Each of these three curriculum areas contains minimum requirements, exit points, hourly schedules, and…

Supporting performance objectives 6 and 43 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on preparing and processing requisitions are included in this packet. (The packet is the second in a set of three on performing clerical activities--CE 016…

Supporting performance objective 56 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on taking inventory are included in this packet. (The packet is the first in a set of nine on performing computational clerical activities--CE 016 951-959.) The…

Supporting performance objective 48 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on making monthly statements from ledger accounts are included in this packet. (The packet is the second in a set of nine on performing computational clerical…

Supporting performance objectives 47 and 52 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on computing extensions and completing monthly statements from invoices are included in this packet. (The packet is the third in a set of nine on performing…

DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS' READING IN THE JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE VARIETY OF POSITIONS HELD BY CLERICAL WORKERS AND AN IDEA OF THE MACHINE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDE THAT WILL BE EXPECTED IN BUSINESS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE AUTHOR AND SCHOOL FACULTY FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF STUDY APPROVED BY THE…

Describes a study conducted to identify and prioritize the competencies that will be required of clerical personnel who will be working in automated offices of the future. Competencies that should be included in all business and office education curricula include communication and language skills, office automation skills, management skills, and…