OFFICE PRACTICE SYLLABUS

Star Valley High School

Instructor Brandy Taylor E-mail [email protected]

Address
Phone (307) 885-7847 Planning Gold One
Number Time

Course Description
This course is designed for persons who might expect to be employed in an office environment.
Units covered include standard business correspondence formats and procedures such as filing,
word processing, ten-key calculators, speech recognition, spelling/punctuation/grammar rules
and Dictaphones. This course consists of a majority of hands-on work at the individual
student’s own pace.

*Note: This class is available for three college credits through Western Wyoming
Community College. If you are taking this course for college credit, be sure to keep this
syllabus for future reference.

Standards
1. RESOURCES – effective students know how to allocate time, money, materials, work
space, and human resources in both personal and workplace settings.

2. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – effective students can work on teams, teach others,

communicate, lead and work with people from culturally diverse backgrounds

3. INFORMATION – effective students are expected to identify, assimilate, and integrate

information from diverse sources and can convey information orally and in writing.

4. SYSTEMS – effective students understand social, organizational, and technological

systems. They understand how parts of systems are connected, anticipate consequences, and
monitor and correct performance.

5. TECHNOLOGY – effective students select equipment and tools, apply technology to

specific tasks, and maintain and trouble shoot workplace technologies

6. CAREERS - students develop through a continuum of career awareness, career exploration,

and work exposure and activities that help them discern their own career path.
 Performance Standards
Students at the proficient performance level prepare and analyze, with minimal guidance,
personal financial information, effectively manage workplace resources, and effectively
demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills as needed to be successful in
the workplace. Students can also effectively acquire and use the skills listed in the benchmarks,
evaluate/analyze how social, organizational and technological systems function in the
workplace, and modify existing systems to improve performance. Students can consistently,
with limited assistance, demonstrate the safe and ethical use, as well as routine maintenance, of
appropriate workplace technology along with skills in career planning and workplace readiness.

Units of Study

Units Standards Benchmarks Assessments

#1 #1 = 1:1, 1:2, 1:3
#4 #4 = 4:1
Ten-Key Calculators #5 #5 = 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4 Unit Evaluations &
#6 #6 = 6:1, 6:4 Common
Assessment
#1 #1 = 1:2, 1:3
Filing #5 #5 = 5:3 Unit Quizzes &
#6 #6 = 6:1, 6:4 Common
Assessment
#1 #1 = 1:2, 1:3
#2 #2 = 2:2
Dictaphones #3 #3 = 3:2 Unit Test
#4 #4 = 4:1, 4:2
#5 #5 = 5:1, 5:2, 5:4
#1 #1 = 1:2, 1:3 Unit Test
Grammar and #6 #6 = 6:1, 6:4 Common
Language Assessment
#1 #1 = 1:3
Word #2 #2 = 2:2 Business
Processing/Speech #3 #3 = 3:2, 3:4 Letter/Memo Quiz
Recognition #5 #5 = 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4 Common
Assessment
Comprehensive Semester Final
 Course Objectives and Student Expectations
This course is designed to build on the student’s previous knowledge of computer software,
filing, grammar, ten-key calculating and other common responsibilities in the work force office.

Materials Needed:
 Pen/Pencil every day!
 Printer paper and folders will be supplied.

Textbooks: The Gregg Reference Manual

Calculator Applications for Business
Gregg Quick Filing Practice Packet

Grading:
Your grade will be based on the following:
 Daily Work/Assignments = 60%
 Common Assessments (4 Major Exams) = 30%
 Semester Final (Comprehensive) = 10%
The final grade will be determined on the following scale:
100 – 95% = A 76 – 73% = C
94 – 90% = A- 72 – 70% = C-
89 – 87% = B+ 69 – 67% = D+
86 – 83% = B 66 – 63% = D
82 – 80% = B- 62 – 60% = D-
79 – 77% = C+ less than 60% = F

Make Up Work:
If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to find out what work has been
missed. You have (1) one week to make up missing assignments and tests, and you may utilize
extra lab hours to make up this work. Assignments and tests not made up within the specified
one-week period will be accepted for half credit.

Student Behavior:
No food or drink is allowed in the classroom.
Students will receive an F grade for the course if the following occurs:
 deliberately alter files in the network
 alter program software defaults
 illegally copy software or another student’s work
 Participation Policy
Students should be in class every day. One of the most significant factors affecting school
success is regular attendance. Doing make-up work, getting notes from a friend, or reading
from a book can never compensate for the class experience where the teacher explains the
material and the class has the opportunity for guided interaction with the concept being studied.
Absenteeism also places an additional burden on teachers and other students. This involves re-
teaching, preparing make-up materials, and being available for make-up work and tests—all of
which subtract from the teacher-s time to develop other lesson materials or to deal with normal
class preparation. In effect, absenteeism negatively affects all students, not just those truant.
Class Participation Includes:
 Being to class on time.
 Daily attendance.
 Involvement in discussion and group work.
 Being on task with the assigned work and completing assignments on time.
 Listening.
 Exhibiting good class behaviors, including but not limited to Internet, e-mail, and games
only when approved by your teacher.
Participation Point Guidelines:
Participation will be as follows:
 Students will be in class on time and follow the above seven items. If a student is behaving
inappropriately or is not on task, discipline measures will be taken.
 School-excused absences: the student is responsible to get the assigned work before they
leave. The class work missed due to these absences will have to be made up by the student
within five days.
 Excused absences: the teacher will allow the student to make-up the work missed within the
one week period.
 Unexcused absences: the student will not be allowed to make up the work missed.
 A student is tardy if he/she is not in the room when the bell rings. The student will
automatically serve detention on the third tardy and every one thereafter.
 Excessive tardiness or absenteeism will result in a referral to the administration.
 Classroom Rules

 No cell phones! Turn them off or don’t bring them at all. If it is seen in class, I will take
it and you can pick it up at the office at the end of the day.

 Dress code will be enforced daily. You will be asked to change and your parents will be
contacted! Check your planner (page 15) for the rules and regulations on student dress.

 Lab hours are at 8:00 each morning, during homeroom and/or by special arrangement
with me. My lab is not available at lunch or after school unless you have talked to me!

 No music/headphones allowed in class without teacher permission. Again I will

confiscate it and you don’t get it back until the end of the day.

 No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. You will lose your points for that day and
serve detention if it is seen or if wrappers are left at your station.

 Any equipment broken/damaged within the classroom will be the student’s responsibility
to replace/pay for.

 If you are absent, check your folder the day you get back for an “Absent Paper” which
explains what you missed and need to make up.

 Hall Pass is the volleyball on the back shelf. You must take it with you if I excuse you
from class for something. You will not be allowed to leave class every day and you will
not be excused with your cell phone.

 Students will receive an F grade for the course if the following occurs:
o deliberately alter files in the network or program software
o illegally copy software or another student’s work
 OFFICE PRACTICE
Student and Parent Signature Sheet
I have read all of the above material and understand what is expected of me as a student in this
class.

Student Signature ___________________________________

Print Student Name _________________________________

I have read all of the above material and understand what is expected of my child as a student in
this class.

Parent/Guardian Signature ____________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name Printed _________________________________

Parent/Guardian Email _______________________________________

Parent/Guardian Phone Number ________________________________

Notice of Nondiscrimination:

School district number Two agrees to ensure equitable access and equitable participation
in all District courses/classes. All district schools will effectively manage and creatively
utilize resources necessary to support student learning. The District’s Board of Trustees
is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to race, gender, age, national
origin, color or disability in admission to, or access to, or treatment in its educational
programs or activities.