Date of Award:
5-1975
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education
Department name when degree awarded
Business Education
Committee Chair(s)
Theodore W. Ivarie Jr.
Committee
Theodore W. Ivarie Jr.
Committee
H. Robert Stocker
Committee
Eldon M. Drake
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the word processing procedures in the offices of the President and Provost at Utah State University. Seven secretaries participated in the survey by completing a questionnaire and keeping a record of all typing and nontyping tasks performed during two nonconsecutive weeks.
A combined total of 9035 lines (average 12 words per line) of typing was completed by all workers. Ninety-nine percent of the typing was classified as text in format and originated in one of several ways including: copy type, shorthand, revision, self composition, machine dictation, and longhand.
Recommendations based on the data collected were made regarding the word processing system analyzed. Recommendations included the implementation of a semi-consolidated word processing system and the addition of standardized dictating equipment and a magnetic medium typewriter.
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Recommended Citation
Nielson, Lynnette T., "An Analytical Study of Word Processing in Selected Administrative Offices at Utah State University" (1975). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3146.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3146
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