Results of a research study indicate vocational students possess erroneous job-related information. Correcting these misconceptions while accepting the notion that vocational accounting competence includes knowledge of office information and possession of personal business traits, as well as office skills, is the teacher's responsibility. (AG)

Supporting performance objectives 59 and 60 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on processing incoming mail and forwarding mail are included in this packet. (The packet is the first in a set of eight on performing mail activities--CE 016…

Supporting performance objective 63 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) secretarial catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on placing postage on outgoing mail by use of a postal meter are included in this packet. (The packet is the fourth in a set of eight on performing mail…

Supporting performance objective 61 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on handling specialized mail are included in this packet. (The packet is the seventh in a set of eight on performing mail activities--CE 016 912-919.) The student…

Supporting performance objective 65 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 parcels for mailing are included in this packet. (The packet is the eighth in a set of eight on performing mail activities--CE 016 912-919.) The student…

Supporting performance objective 78 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on mastering the offset master are included in this packet. (The packet is the eleventh in a set of fifteen on typewriting--CE 016 920-934.) The student materials…

Supporting performance objective 51 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 cash discounts are included in this packet. (The packet is the fourth in a set of nine on performing computational clerical activities--CE 016 951-959.)…

Supporting performance objectives 42 and 53 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on endorsing checks are included in this packet. (The packet is the seventh in a set of nine on performing computational clerical activities--CE 016…

Supporting performance objective 11 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 a day's schedule for an employer are included in this packet. (This packet is the first in a set of four on coordinating and performing activities for…

Supporting performance objective 12 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on scheduling employer's trips are included in this packet. (The packet is the second in a set of four on coordinating and performing activities for the employer--CE…

A simulated office experience in which the students, as employees, received pay checks, learned how to handle a checking account, and paid bills from their checks is advocated as a means of adding realism to a business class. (BP)

A study was conducted to discover what reading skills were required by employers for entry-level bookkeepers, what reading skills were rated as being important in the bookkeeping curriculum, and what the relationship was between the existing bookkeeping curriculum and employment requirements. A job reading task analysis (JRTA) was prepared and…

THESE SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULUM CONTENT AND OPERATION, FOR TEACHER USE IN PLANNING A 2-YEAR PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN PREPARATION FOR ENTRY-LEVEL STEONGRAPHIC POSITIONS, WAS DEVELOPED AT A CURRICULUM WORKSHOP HELD AT BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY JUNE 12 TO JULY 2, 1965. IN OHIO, PLANS IV, V, AND VI ARE PROVIDED FOR…

SUGGESTED CURRICULUMS PROVIDE A GUIDE FOR TRAINING QUALIFIED WORKERS IN HANDLING BUSINESS PAPERS, PERFORMING FILING AND RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS, AND PREPARING REPORTS. THE GUIDE SHOULD BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING AND ORGANIZING TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE MATERIALS WERE PREPARED BY THE STAFF OF SOUTH-WESTERN…