Sit Up!

You are an employee at Safety First Insurance Company. There are four employees in the underwriters department and their job is to create insurance policies for new clients. All employees in this department work at a computer station for more than eight hours a day. One employee complains of having a stiff back and another employee is behind in his work. Your boss has asked you to create a flyer or brochure to post in every room in the building with information to prevent and address these problems to promote a healthy and productive workplace. Develop the flyer to include keyboarding and workplace ergonomics in order to demonstrate proper posture while working at a computer. Be sure to include text and graphics. Present your flyer to your boss for approval.

Important Notes for Unit 4: Keyboarding

Model for and teach students the proper body posture for effective keyboarding. Students should have the following posture:

• Sit straight up in chair
• Back straight
• Feet flat on the floor
• Arms parallel with the keyboard
• Wrists low but off keyboard
• Fingers curved and upright
• Eyes focused on copy

Refer to the fingers as such: index (L1/R1), middle (L2/R2), ring (L3/R3), pinky (L4/R4) and thumb (RT). Teach up to four letters per class meeting using oral instruction and/or keyboarding textbook. Use keyboarding software to supplement instruction. Space ONCE after all punctuation marks. Numeric keyboarding and numeric keypad instruction should only take place if time allows.

Once you have completed your flyer, save it in the appropriate place on the network.  Then, upload the saved file to this assignment link by clicking the Submit Assignment button in the upper right corner of this window.  Proofread your work carefully before you submit your flyer.