Mary S. Moore
This unit will focus on the fax machine to show its affect on business communications in the workplace. Students in the business management class will receive an introduction to the fax machine concepts, theory and practice. They will learn that fax systems are one of the most modern technology in the field of business communications. They will also learn that it is one of the leading device of the electronic-imaging revolution that has had a major impact on business in the way it disseminates information all over the world in seconds, for very low costs. Today, the fax machine is the most dynamic device to hit the office-product industry since the personal computer. This unit will be geared toward high school students from grades ten through twelve. A recommended of three class periods would allow student to complete the operation of using the fax machine.
Upon completion of this unit, student will be able:
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1. to know what fax is
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2. to identify the basic machine parts for operating a fax machine
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(a) start-up procedures
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(b) routine operation of machine
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(c) special features
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(d) functions and programming
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3. to know fax terminologies
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4. to understand the basic construction of facsimile apparatus drum scanning to flat-bed scanning
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(a) photo-electric conversion reading technique
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(b) recording and writing
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(c) incompatibility
