Course Description
Typing and Keyboarding for the Modern Business Professional
In today's digital age, rapid typing isn't just a skill, but a fundamental tool in our daily professional lives. From constructing crucial business reports, crafting compelling sales letters, updating blogs, to responding to emails - typing has become the cornerstone of our day-to-day tasks. The faster and more accurately you type, the more efficient you become, leading to enhanced productivity and opportunity.
Introducing: Typing and Keyboarding for Business Professionals
This comprehensive course is designed for both beginners looking to set their foundational skills and for pros who want to enhance their typing prowess. What sets this course apart:
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Reinforced Learning: Each lesson concludes with a quiz to consolidate your grasp on the crucial touchpoints of that lesson. It ensures you've mastered the present content before progressing.
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Mastery through Practice: Speed is futile without precision. Our unique drills are designed to boost not just your speed but also your accuracy.
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Business-Ready Formats: Dive deep into the correct structure and etiquette for common business documents. This ensures your professionalism isn't just in the content but also its presentation.
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Benchmark Your Progress: Regular tests will provide insight into your improvement in both speed (wpm) and accuracy.
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Extended Learning: We understand the importance of continual learning. Hence, we offer curated links to reputable websites with typing games and tests for extended practice.
Course Outline:
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Lesson 1: Home Row Keys - Your foundation starts here. Master the central keys that act as your typing anchor.
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Lesson 2: Top-Row Keys - Explore the top row, understanding finger placements and movements.
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Lesson 3: Bottom-Row Keys - The low line of keys holds importance, especially with the frequency of their usage in business terms.
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Lesson 4: Numbers and Symbols - Numbers drive businesses. Grasp the keys that help you crunch those numbers in reports.
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Lesson 5: Shift Keys - Understanding the duality of keys using the Shift function.
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Lesson 6: Enter and Backspace - More than just movement, these keys help in formatting your documents perfectly.
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Lesson 7: Tab and Caps Lock - Dive into the nuances of creating well-formatted, clean documents.
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Lesson 8: Shortcut Keys - Time-saving keystrokes that every professional should have up their sleeve.
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Lesson 9: Mastering the Keys - A consolidation lesson. We pull everything together to ensure no key is left unturned.
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Lesson 10: Skill Drills - Practice makes perfect. Enhance your speed and accuracy with intensive drills.
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Lesson 11: Sentence Repetition - Focus on common business phrases, ensuring you type them with fluidity.
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Lesson 12: Paragraph Practice - Move from isolated sentences to full paragraphs, increasing complexity and scope.
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Lesson 13: Speed Boosters - Techniques and drills specifically crafted to elevate your typing speed.
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Lesson 14: Timed Tests - Challenge yourself! How do you fare under the clock?
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Lesson 15: Business Letters - Dive into the formal world of business correspondence.
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Lesson 16: Memos - The backbone of inter-office communication. Learn its structure and importance.
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Lesson 17: Personal Business Notes - Because not every business message is a formal letter. Master the art of short, effective communication.
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Lesson 18: Email Mastery - In the modern world, emails are king. Learn not just to type, but also the etiquette that goes with it.
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Lesson 19: Resumes - Your first step to a dream job is crafting a perfect resume. Learn its structure and content.
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Lesson 20: Application Letters - A companion to your resume, the application letter can often be the deciding factor in job applications.
The Digital Transformation in Business
As businesses undergo a digital transformation, the reliance on typed communication mediums is only set to increase. This course will not only enhance your typing skills but will also impart the understanding of when, how, and in what format to communicate. It's more than just a typing course; it's a communication masterclass for the modern business professional.
Join us and take your professional communication skills to new heights. Every keystroke is a step towards a brighter professional future.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Learning Outcomes
- Define the correct finger positioning for striking each home-row key on a QWERTY keyboard.
- Demonstrate proficiency in typing specific sequences of characters on the home row with consistent accuracy.
- Demonstrate the ability to accurately strike all top-row keys while maintaining correct finger placement and returning to the home row after each key press.
- Identify and match each top-row key with its corresponding striking finger through consistent practice and recall exercises.
- Demonstrate accurate finger placement on the bottom row keys by typing given sequences without looking at the keyboard
- Identify and recall which finger corresponds to each key in the bottom row, ensuring correct keypress with minimal error rate
- Demonstrate correct finger positioning and key striking technique for fourth-row number and symbol keys by accurately typing guided sequences without errors.
- Identify and apply the specific finger-to-key assignments for the left and right hand for fourth-row keys by completing practice exercises five times without looking at the keyboard.
- Demonstrate proper use of both shift keys to efficiently type capital letters and symbols using the appropriate pinkie finger
- Identify home, top, bottom, and fourth rows on the keyboard to improve accuracy in shift key exercises
- Demonstrate the correct use of the backspace and enter keys to efficiently edit and format text during typing exercises.
- Use the right fourth finger accurately to reach and strike the backspace and enter keys without interrupting typing flow.#
- Demonstrate the ability to use the tab key to indent text and navigate form fields efficiently.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Assessment Guide
Assessment | Points |
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Lesson 1 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 1 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 1 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 2 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 2 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 2 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 3 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 3 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 3 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 4 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 4 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 4 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 5 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 5 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 5 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 6 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 6 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 7 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 7 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 8 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 9 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 9 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 10 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 10 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 10 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 11 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 11 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 11 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 12 Assignment A: Practice Exercise 1 | 2 points |
Lesson 12 Assignment B: Practice Exercise 2 | 2 points |
Lesson 12 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 13 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 13 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 14 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 14 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 15 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 15 Exam | 8 points |
Lesson 16 Assignment A: Practice Exercise | 2 points |
Lesson 16 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 17 Assignment A: Business Notes Writing | 2 points |
Lesson 17 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 18 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 19 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 20 Exam | 8 points |