Keyboard Skills
Course Code: AD170

A comprehensive practical course. This course will enable you to learn to touch type. The course is self paced, and includes a copy of Typequick software to take with you for ongoing practice at the end of the course.

Objectives
After completing this course, participants will:

  • Understand keyboard layout
  • Understand correct use of fingers and thumb
  • Be able to locate alphabetic keys
  • Be able to locate numeric keys
  • Will have their speed measured
  • Will have their accuracy measured

What you will learn

Topics covered by this course include:

Getting Started

  • Correct Posture
  • Home Keys

Step by Step

  • Warm up at Start of Lesson
  • Each lesson builds on Prior Lesson
  • Option to Repeat and Revise
  • Lesson ends with Progress Report
 Typequick Features
  • Recognises slow keys and provides additional drill
  • Recognises words with errors and provides intelligent revision
  • Responds to your progress and tailors the course so that you progress at your maximum learning rate
  • Reinforces, encourages and patiently helps with small difficulties, providing extra exercises to overcome weaknesses.
  • Separates accuracy training and speed building

Fourth R Features

  • Environment provides appropriate "no-peek" device to ensure touch typing from commencement
  • Personalised start up and introduction
  • Help at hand as required

Prerequisites
No previous knowledge is required for this course.

Dates and times
Since this is a self paced course, times can be arranged to suit. Ten one hour sessions are required. Contact the relevant training centre for further details and enrolment information.

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