Orientation to GDP

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Orientation to GDP

• Succeeding in an online keyboarding course
• Are you a self-starter who can read and follow
  instructions?
• Are you determined to submit only the very best
  quality of work to your instructor?
• Are you disciplined enough to follow a prescribed
  schedule and hand in your assignments on time?
• Are you determined to read your announcements in
  TalonNet on a continuous and frequent schedule?

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Orientation to GDP

• Do you have the technical skills to succeed?
• Can you navigate the Web?
• Can you download files to your computer?
• Can you install GDP software on your computer?
• Can you send and receive e-mails and open and
  read attachments to e-mails from your instructor?
• Can you manage files find, delete, rename,
  open, print?

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Orientation to GDP

• Required Hardware
• PC with a Pentium II or higher CPU.
• 16 MB RAM for Windows 95 and 98 systems 32 MB
  RAM for Windows NT, ME, and 2000 systems 128 MB
  RAM for Windows XP.
• Hard disk drive with 110 MB of free space.
• CD-ROM drive (8X or faster).
• Color monitor that supports 800 x 600 high color
  or true color resolution.
• High-density 3.5 floppy disk drive.
• Standard audio card compatible with MS Windows.

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Orientation to GDP

• Required Software
• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, or XP.
• Internet Browsereither Microsoft Internet
  Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4.7
  or higher.
• Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, or 2003 for document
  processing.
• GDP/10 keyboarding softwarecomes with your book.
• An updated virus software program.

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Orientation to GDP
                                                  
                                 

• Supplies Needed
• Textbook, Manual, and Software

10th Edition textbook Lessons 1-20 Internet
Ready/Home Version CD                            
                       Ober, Jonson, Rice,
Hanson                                           
         Microsoft Word 2003 Manual for Greg

College
Keyboarding Document
Processing                                       
           ISBN 0-07-313849-5                  
                                                  
                 
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Orientation to GDP
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Orientation to GDP

• Stay on Schedule
• Work is due according to the Calendar on
  TalonNet. Late work will not be accepted.
• Check your e-mail, class announcements, and job
  annotations BEFORE you begin working each day.

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Orientation to GDP

• Type your lessons in the program.
• Proofread your work.
• Correct any errors.
• Save your work.
• Check your portfolio.
• Export and/or upload your work.
• Go to textbook and using MS Word type assigned
  work to be submitted using the DropBox in
  TalonNet.

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Orientation to GDP

• Typing Technique
• You must use the correct fingers on all the keys
  and be able to type by touch (without looking) to
  pass keyboarding.
• You DO NOT need to type fast or be concerned with
  a few errors when technique is being evaluated.
• You DO need to type with acceptable technique on
  all areas indicated on the Keyboarding Technique
  form.

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Orientation to GDP

• Keyboarding Technique Form

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Orientation to GDP

• Timed Writings
• You will take 5-minute timed writings throughout
  the course as they appear in the lessons you
  complete.
• You need 3 best timed writings to qualify within
  a designated grade category.
• The best 3 timed writings will be part of your
  final grade.