ENGLISH TYPEWRITING OLD SYLLABUS

  

 

 

CP I	Course Title: English Typewriting (Practice only)
	Hours / Week (L:T:P) :0:2:4	Total Contact Hours: 78	Course Code: Nil
	Type of Course: Lecture and Self Study	Credit :00	Core/ Elective: Core

           

 

Note: Only practice during this semester.  The examination is at the end of Second Semester

 

Prerequisite: Knowledge of Basic English

 

Course Objectives:

 

1. Demonstrate & Describe the important parts of keyboard, space bar, typeset, type bars functions of the typewriters.

2.     Distinguish between touch method and sight method of typewriting.

3.     Inset the paper with a backing sheet in the typewriter.

4. Describe the arrangement of alphabets in the keyboard.
5. Pointing out the guide keys and practicing of  home keys.
6. Practicing of words in different fingers
7. Locate the various punctuation marks and identifying the different punctuation marks and adhere to the spacing after punctuation marks in the typewriters.
8. Understanding the method of paragraphing and sub-paragraphing also setting of the margins both the sides of A4 size paper

 

 

DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING SKILL

 

1.  Explaining parts of Key Board, Touch Method of typewriting, Inserting the Paper and arrangement of Alphabets in Key Board

2.  Pointing Guide Keys, Home Keys, Practicing of words, punctuation marks and simple paragraphs

 

 

 

 

COURSE OUTCOMES : At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1	Operate the Different Keys of the Key Board
CO2	Use Different Rows of the Key Board
CO3	Key Text Speedily and Accurately

 

 

 

COURSE CONTENTS

UNITS AND ALLOCATION OF HOURS

 

Unit	Topics	Hours Allotted
1	Typing Posture – Touch System – Correct Method of Inserting and Removal of Papers from the Typewriter	10
2	Introducing the Key Board – Drill to Develop Key Locations	16
3	Drill to Develop Accuracy and Speed in Typewriting – Words, Sentences and Paragraphs	36
4	Typing of Figures, Special Characters and Punctuation Mark, Combination of Signs.	16
Total		78

 

     RESOUCES:    Reference Book:

 

1. English Typewriting Text Book by S.R.Siddaraju.

 

TEACHING AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURE

 

Contact Hours: 06 hours per week                                                    Semester Duration:  13 weeks

 

Course	Duration		Examination
			Valuation Marks
	Hours per week	Total Hours per Semester	Internal Assessment 3 IA + Assignment	Board Exam	Total	Minimum for pass	Board Exam duration
English Typewriting – I & II (Practice)	06	78	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

 

                                   Mapping course outcomes with program outcomes:

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

Programme Outcomes

O1

O2

O3

O4

O5

O6

O7

O8

O9

10

11

12

1

M

2

M

3

M

Key:  M - Moderate Relationship;          S - Strong Relationship,

                 

        Course Assessment and Evaluation:  Will not apply since there is no Examination.