Tables and significant figures found in a small business analysis report are explained to provide instructors with suggestions on how these items can be used by students to improve the management of small businesses. Contents of the manual are organized into two parts. Part I, The Analysis Report, contains the following chapters: (A) Business…

The manual provides students with basic knowledge and practical applications needed in the efficient operation of the IBM Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter (MT/ST). It is designed for use as a text by business training students who have already completed one year of typewriting instruction while they are being instructed in the use of the MT/ST.…

Consists of five articles on entrepreneurship in the business education curriculum. Topics include (1) using the small business owner as a resource, (2) women-owned business, (3) small business training as a management development tool, (4) appropriateness for the secondary level, and (5) teaching entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youth. (CH)

Content of a refresher secretarial course is described, which includes the following modules: The secretarial profession, vocabulary building, business communication, human relations, work organization, typewriting, shorthand, spelling, and grammar. (TA)

Describes a course in the administrative secretary's educational program which is designed to integrate the knowledge and skills that have been acquired previously, preparing the secretarial student to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the business office. (TA)

Describes a technical writing class developed for an off-campus class of scientists which used the scientists' own writing as a basis for course work. (MKM)

This annotated bibliography describes materials available for computer-assisted instruction in marketing and distributive education. The materials are suitable for use by regular, disadvantaged, and handicapped students and by students whose facility in English is limited. They may be used for developing tests, testing, reviewing, and vocabulary.…

Focusing on courses in shorthand, this guide is one of a set of four articulation guides designed for articulating between secondary and postsecondary business education courses. (The other three guides focus on courses in typewriting, accounting, and office procedures.) Each guide presents a general course description, outlines of the major units…

ONE OF A 16-UNIT SERIES DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS PREPARE POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OCCUPATIONS AS PARTS MEN, MECHANICS, MECHANIC'S HELPERS, AND SERVICE SUPERVISORS, THIS MODULE AIMS TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE, METHODS, JOBS, AND JOB FUNCTIONS OF RETAIL AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY DEALERSHIPS. IT WAS DESIGNED…

ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED FOR POSTSECONDARY-LEVEL PREPARATION OF MECHANICS, MECHANIC'S HELPERS, SERVICE SUPERVISORS, AND PARTS MEN, THIS COURSE UNIT AIMS TO HELP TEACHERS DEVELOP STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF PARTS DEPARTMENT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS A PARTS SERVICEMAN. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE BASIS OF…

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)

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)

Research offers educators information on the skills that will be needed by office employees as new technologies are introduced into the workplace. Surveys and studies sponsored by private organizations as well as private businesses indicate that employers still require secretaries to have a solid foundation in the more traditional secretarial…

Considerations for business educators in developing and teaching entrepreneurial education are described. Educational needs include preservice and in-service business ownership and management skills, which may be incorporated in adult, postsecondary, and secondary business education. (MF)

The author suggests subjects and methods for including word processing competencies in office curriculums pending implementation of curriculum revisions. She discusses word processing concepts and processes, communication skills, equipment skills, and supervision skills. (MF)