Medical Speed & Accuracy for Medical Office Assistant 2

Course code MEDC 1236

Credit 2.0

Length 50.0 hours

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This course gives students the opportunity to further develop their keyboarding skills. Students develop keyboarding speed and accuracy by completing assigned keyboarding lessons, and by doing 1, 3, and 5-minute timing tests. Students apply protective ergonomics and good body mechanics to avoid injury or eye strain during keyboarding.

Prerequisites

MEDC 1151.

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What you will learn

  • Injury Prevention: Ergonomics and Body Mechanics for Keyboarding
  • Home Keys and The Touch-Typing Technique
  • Building speed and accuracy in keyboarding

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
42908 March 30, 2026
to April 23, 2026
Lab VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

Additional information

Successfully complete a keyboarding challenge exam – 50 gross words per minute with 98% accuracy, with five errors or fewer.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.