1992-1993 Academic Catalog

Business Communication Technology The business communication technology major prepares students for careers in the business services sector of the economy. Two concentrations, organizational communication and professional writing, are available to provide concentrated training in skills vital in the administrative support field. Course requirements involve eighty-three quarter hours including sixty-three hours in business and office technology requirements and twenty hours in a concentration area. Business administration core requirements . . . . . . 37 BUS-100 Business Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ACCT-211,212 Principles of Accounting ....... 10 BUS-216 Business Communication ............ 3 BUS-218 Business Law I ................... 4 ECON-231,232 Macro and Microeconomics ...... 8 MGMT-350 Prin. of Organization & Management .. 4 MRKT-360 Principles of Marketing ............ 4 BUS-442 Business Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Office technology requirements ............ 26-30 OTEC-183 Document Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OTEC-186 Shorthand III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OTEC-285 Records Management .............. 3 OTEC-289 Internship ..................... 1-5 OTEC-290 Office Systems and Procedures I ...... 4 OTEC-291 Word Processing ................. 4 OTEC-292 Office Systems and Procedures II ..... 3 OTEC-293 Information Processing ............. 3 Area of concentration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The organizational communication concentration provides the student with insight into the complex, multi-dimensional systems of communication within an organization. Requirements include: COM-324 Interpersonal Communication ......... 3 COM-325 Interviewing ..................... 3 COM-323 Organizational Communication . . . . . . . 3 COM-461 Communication Ethics ............. 3 MGMT-353 Human Resources Management ...... 4 MGMT-355 Organizational Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The professional writing concentration focuses upon the development of written communication skills needed in organizations. Requirements include: PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ...... 3 PWRT-316 Technical Communication .......... 5 PWRT-315 Public Relations Writing ........... 3 PWRT-414 Report Writing .................. 5 PWRT-415 Advanced Professional Writing ....... 4 Additional required cognate: *GSCI-184 College Algebra ................. 5 *satisfies the General Education requirement in mathematics Business Administration 63 Business Communication Technology Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8 Business Communication Technology requirements .... 63 Concentration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Other General Education requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) . . . . . . . 192 Suggested Four·Year. Curriculum for the Business Communication Technology Major First ye<V': BBGE-171 The Christian ....... , ............ 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study . , ............ 4 BUS-100 Business Briefs ....................... 1 COM-110Fundamentals of Speech .... , ........... 5 ENG-J 10 English Composition I ...•...........•.. 5 ENG~l40 English. Composition II ................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science . . . . . . . . .... 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L. . .............. , ............ 2 OTEC-183 Document Processing •................. 4 OTEC- J86 Shorthand III ....................... 4 Electives .. , .......•.......•.... , ......•.... 9 Total ..••.• , •.•....•.•.•••••.•.•..•....•• 48 Second year: ACCT~21l ,212 Principles ofAccounting . . . . . . . . . . . I0 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ................. 4 BUS~216 Business Comrnunkations ................ 3 HUM-140 Introdµction to the Humanities ............ 5 MGMT<350 Prin. of Organization & Management ....... 4 MRKT-360 Principles of Marketing , ............... 4 OTEC-28.5 R ecordsMami:gement ...•............... 3 OTEC-290 Office. Systems & Procedures I ............ 4 OTEC-291 Word Processing Concepts ...•.......... 4 OTEC-292 Office Systems & Procedures II ...•...... 3 OTEC-293 Information Processing ................. 3 P.E. elective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Total .......... , ... * • .. • .. • • .. • .. • .. .. • • .. • • • • • .. • .. .. 48 Third year: BEGE-274 New Tes.tament Survey ........•....... 4 BEGE-375 God and History ...............•..... 4 BUS-218 Business Law.I .......•............... 4 GSCJ-184 Colles-e Algebra ...................... 5 OTEC-289 Internship .......................... 1 Concentration requirements ..... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Biology elective . . . . . . . . ............ , .. ; .... 5 Humanities elective •. , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Literature elective . . .. , ..................... 5 Physical science elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TOtal . . .. • . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 47 Fourth year: BEGE-376 God and the ChLJrch ................... 4 BUS-442 Business Seminar ...................... 3 ECON-231 Macroeconomics ..................... 4 ECON-232 Microeconomics ..................... 4 Concentration requirements .. , . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . IO Social science elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 History elective . , ........................... 5 Electives ..... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Total ••...•• , •. , ••••••.•...•......•..••.. 49

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