A study was made to determine whether typing teachers in Connecticut secondary schools were aware of practices used by beginning office workers. It was concluded that business education teachers must keep abreast of current office practices and procedures. (JOW)

Discusses the importance of teaching word processing skills in office procedures courses. Elements of such a program include word processing equipment, machine dictation and transcription, keyboarding applications, copy processing, records management, and word processing simulation. (CT)

In a study of advanced shorthand students, the following were the most frequent transcription errors: punctuation errors, substitutions, spelling or English usage errors, poor corrections, omission in notes, and incorrectly written figures. Constant reviewing, testing, and drills in these areas were recommended. (CT)

Office procedures must be taught and learned in the context that each country is dependent upon the others for economic survival. This dependence will be successful if the work force in each country understands and appreciates that productivity and cooperation are necessary in a global economy. (Author)

Focusing on the ideology of the sexual division of labor with emphasis on women's roles and their work, this paper argues that social ideology dominates both the domestic and the office environment, and is perhaps the most powerful force determining the rate and direction of technological change. The argument set forth is illustrated by two case…

The Practicum consists of six projects involving students in a number of secretarial activities that promote the ability to work independently and excercise judgements in decision making. (Author/BP)

This guideline is intended as a resource for instructors who are teaching an office procedures course. This course offers closure for all students completing a scope and sequence in the business education program--accounting, secretarial, office services, and related areas. The stated purpose of the course is to prepare a secondary learner for…

Designed for a 6-day training session, this manual includes a 27-item reading list of references for letterwriting (five of them government publications), detailed instruction, and nine examples of good letters. Examples and exercises are provided on how to write as you talk, good and poor opening sentences, coherence, transitions and linking…

Two separate manuals give detailed instructions for setting up and carrying out simulated office practice. The simulation design covers all office skills and all kinds of office situations, from management decisions to ground rules for coffee breaks and includes handling rush jobs. Procedures and roles for seven office positions, from vice…

The simulated model office idea is to create, within a school, a unit which is as much like a real-life business as possible. To test the feasibility of incorporating this concept into high school business programs, a comparison was made between an experimental group of office simulation students and a control group of cooperative office practice…

Typewriting skill achievement pre- and posttests were given to senior high school students in three capstone office education courses: cooperative office education, model office, and office procedures. As findings showed achievement not differing on six of eight measures, it was recommended that schools offer a choice of capstone experiences. (MF)

The importance of the systems concept is in its "management by objectives" approach. Outcomes are determined first, followed by assessment of input including student ability, available facilities and equipment, materials and techniques. An example applying the systems concept in an office practice class might be the preparation of a newsletter.…

Discussion of the need for competency among students in the use of automatic devices for problem solving processes. (SN)