This course curriculum is intended for use by community college insructors and administrators in implementing an advanced information processing course. It builds on the skills developed in the previous information processing course but goes one step further by requiring students to perform in a simulated office environment and improve their…

This study investigated the characteristics, the socioeconomic benefits, and the strengths and weaknesses of a Michigan business/education partnership that provided a microcomputer application training program for adults. Three sites--Ferndale, Taylor, and Grand Ledge--all part of the Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC), were selected for…

This instructional unit is intended for use in helping secondary and postsecondary business students develop their communications skills. The course is designed to be taught in six weeks in conjunction with the sixth edition of "Business English and Communication," a textbook published by McGraw-Hill. Chapters addressing listening, speaking,…

This guide offers a practical, step-by-step approach to developing an industry-based office education program. It equips business educators with the tools, strategies, and ideas necessary to develop a multiyear plan for implementing the program. Section I provides the rationale for cooperation between industry and education and offers ideas for…

An analysis of secretarial employment advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers across the United States was made in order to determine required job skills. The study was designed to provide information regarding the modification of the secretarial training curriculum in order to reflect the current trends and developments in the business…

Materials contained in this guide present competencies describing office occupations skills necessary for success in initial employment or applicable to advanced educational placement, and may be used by administrators, students, and secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers. The student outcomes section provides guidelines for planning of…

A project was conducted to develop three metric education modules for use with bilingual (Spanish and English) students in postsecondary and adult vocational education programs. Developed for the first section of each module, five instructional units cover basic metric concepts: (1) measuring length and finding area, (2) measuring volume, (3)…

This task-simulation learning module on being a correspondence secretary in a department store for secondary and postsecondary teachers and students, the seventh in a series of eleven task and in-basket simulations, was designed to provide individualized instruction in office occupations courses, such as introductory business and typewriting.…

This in-basket-simulation learning module on the activities of an administrative secretary in a paper company for secondary and postsecondary teachers and students, the tenth in a series of eleven task and in-basket simulations, was designed to provide individualized instruction in office occupations courses, such as introductory business and…

This in-basket-simulation learning module on the activities of an administrative secretary in the office of the State Treasurer for secondary and postsecondary teachers and students, the last in a series of eleven task and in-basket simulations, was designed to provide individualized instruction in office occupations courses, such as introductory…

A project compared the use of cognitive style mapping (CSM) in individualized instruction and counseling with current institutional practices in secretarial science and developmental studies. (CSM is defined as a means of assessing each student's preferences in receiving and processing information--for purposes of personalizing and individualizing…

One of a series of 12 in the secretarial/clerical area, this booklet for the vocational instructor contains job descriptions for two word processing occupations, the non-typing administrative assistant and the correspondence specialist (also called word processing correspondence specialist, magnetic keyboard specialist, or word processing…

One of 12 in the secretarial/clerical area, this booklet for the vocational instructor contains a job description for the general office typist, a task list of areas of competency, an occupational tasks competency record (suggested as replacement for the traditional report card), a list of industry representatives and educators involved in…

One of a series of 12 in the secretarial/clerical area, this booklet for the vocational instructor contains a job description for the receptionist, a task list of areas of competency, an occupational tasks competency record (suggested as replacement for the traditional report card), a list of industry representatives and educators involved in…

Describes study that investigated the difference between computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and traditional lecture instruction in teaching an office technology course. The effects of CAI on student achievement and student attitudes is discussed, hypotheses tested and pretests and posttests are described, and further research needs are suggested.…