This curriculum guide was developed for an introductory half-credit course in a series of two that deal with keyboarding skills for high schools and elementary grades in Manitoba. The course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the correct techniques of using a keyboard. The guide includes the following components: (1) an employability skills profile; (2) recommended program patterns for business education courses; (3) rationale for the program; (4) evaluation methods; (5) time allotments; (6) goals and objectives; and (7) seven units of study. The units cover getting started, keyboarding skills development, special keys, numeric keypad, document editing, document formatting, and composition. Units consist of a goal, objectives, and teaching methods keyed to the objectives. A bibliography listing 35 texts and an address for business education materials completes the guide. (KC)