Four of the real problems that recur in model office simulations are discussed by a teacher, and the methods she and her students have evolved to deal with them are presented. (AJ)

The document consists of a set of performance tests developed to assist the typewriting teacher in determining the achievement level of students. Tests for four different levels of achievement are included, with minimum performance standards specified for each level. For all four levels a test is included for timed typing, letter typing, and…

The manual for the secondary and postsecondary component of the Business and Office Career Education Curriculum Project consists of four parts. Part 1 contains a concept paper on business and office occupations that describes some of the changes occurring in business and industry and points out some curriculum implications deriving from these…

A feasibility study of an instrument developed to evaluate problem-solving skills of secretarial students indicated that such an instrument may generally be used to evaluate postsecondary secretarial students. Data were collected for the author's doctoral dissertation. (MF)

Reports on a study to identify competencies needed by secretaries and supervisory personnel for word processing (WP). Presents guidelines for a WP curriculum for two-year institutions that were developed from the data collected. (SK)

A program was developed at Eastern Michigan University because a student wanted to develop a business French vocabulary and to achieve an employable speed in French shorthand. The program provides cultural awareness, business administration, and foreign language skills at graduate and undergraduate levels. (JOW)

Suggests instructional activities to prepare secretaries for planning and organizing efficient meetings, both formal and informal. Includes reserving rooms, inviting participants, preparing the agenda and meeting materials, and recording minutes. (MF)

Contends that accounting constitutes a core area of all business courses and is considered to be a difficult course to teach and learn. Suggests a practical approach to teaching accounting, presents ideas for introducing the subject, outlines the main content areas, and offers possible teaching methods. (KO)

Reports the results of a project designed to analyze the employment related needs of students in post secondary education. Describes the questionnaire used as the major instrument for the project. Analyzes the results relative to students and tutors, courses, industries, firms, employers and trade unionists, and makes recommendations. (KO)

Two approaches to flexible learning were tried in an Australian college of technical and further education: in engineering, the industry enterprise approach focused on employers as clients; in office administration, the individual customization approach viewed the student as client. Each model fit different types of training needs and contexts.…

Accidents to office workers add up to 40,000 injuries and more than 200 deaths a year, amounting to expenses from medical assistance and loss of productivity of $100 million. Leading types of accidents are falling caused by slipping on slick or wet floors, tripping over file drawers, slipping on debris on stairs, injuries from poor lighting,…

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…

This guide, an extension of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalog, includes such considerations as background information, decision-making skills, attitudes, and learning methods surrounding the occupations of bookkeeper/accountant/payroll clerk. The guide provides job-relevant task, performance objectives,…

Out of a need to provide self-paced instructional units, a project was developed combining various delivery techniques in a unique package designed to increase instructor efficiency and to allow students to proceed with learning as quickly as they are individually able. Although the project is not yet in final form, field testing has been…

The purpose of the study was to determine whether those persons employed in a secretarial-clerical office position in the Lakeshore District (Wisconsin) felt there was a need in their occupational cluster for a series of continuing educational offerings; and if there was a need, on what bases could Lakeshore Technical Institute best develop and…