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An Analytical Study Of Word Processing In Selected Administrative Offices At Utah State University, Lynnette T. Nielson
An Analytical Study Of Word Processing In Selected Administrative Offices At Utah State University, Lynnette T. Nielson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
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.
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