The Career Business Skills Program objective is to establish an educational program capable of producing employable graduates who possess those skills, knowledges, and attitudes necessary to enter and make progress in an entry-level position in an office career. (BP)

The importance of Word Processing Centers, using automatic typewriters, in the business world and the implications for the office occupations education curriculum is considered. (AG)

A major weakness in high school and college graduates is their inability to spell and use correct grammar. Secretaries do not correct obvious mistakes and young executives do not have good grammatical and letter writing skills. Teachers must develop proofreading skills in their students. (JOW)

A high percentage of young people (16-24 years of age) lack essential skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic needed to become workers and citizens. The teaching of reading should be of importance to all educators, not just language arts teachers. (JOW)

If white-collar workers are to complete office tasks efficiently, they must know procedures and techniques that have been offered in office procedures courses. Courses must be designed as electives for secondary students who are not planning to be office workers. (JOW)

This report is one of seven that identify major new and emerging technological advances expected to influence major vocational education program areas and to describe the programmatic implications in terms of skill-knowledge requirements, occupations most directly affected, and the anticipated diffusion rate. Chapter 1 considers technology as…

The author wonders about the present status of Notehand in the business education curriculum. (AG)

Emma Dearborn originated the Speedwriting Alphabetic Shorthand in 1924. The system became well known in 1928 when it became the first shorthand system publicized for dual use in verbatim recording and selected notetaking. For the next 50 years, speedwriting was marketed in a franchise arrangement with proprietary schools. It became available to…

A program covering the duties and knowledge required of a legal secretary. (MS)

Discusses an effective simulated program that can be integrated into almost any business and office education class. Presents four goals to be achieved: (1) understanding computer operation, (2) introduction of computer languages, (3) input data, (4) retrieving data. (JOW)

Suggests that a direct approach to developing positive job attitudes can be successful in office machines classes, as well as others offering individualized instruction. Includes checklists to stimulate thinking and to make students aware of positive job attitudes and work habits. (JOW)

To keep students aware of the advantages of shorthand and in the shorthand program, the author presents some techniques for teaching the first week of beginning shorthand, among them letting the students learn basic strokes without a textbook in order to write simple shorthand during the first few days. (MF)

This Administrative and Office Technology Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) is one of a series of competency lists, verified by expert workers, that have evolved from a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from throughout Ohio. This…

One of four documents published by the Houston Independent School District for teacher use in developing a career awareness and education program, this document is separated into four parts. The first (15 pages) contains an overview of the entire program. Suggestions for classroom activities, grading, role of the teacher, time allotment, and…

This document contains 12 outlines that forecast the office of the future. The outlines cover the following topics: (1) office automation definition and objectives; (2) functional categories of office automation software packages for mini and mainframe computers; (3) office automation-related software for microcomputers; (4) office automation…