1993-1994 Academic Catalog

Course requirements involve ninety-six quarter hours including: Bible .......................................................... 12 BEGE-171 The Christian Life .... . .. ... ... . .. .. .. ... . .. .. 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study .................. 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church .......................... 4 General Education ......................................... 30 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ...................... 5 COM-324 Interpersonal Communication ................ 3 ENG-110 English Composition I ......................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II ........................ 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science ................. 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities . .. ..... ...... 5 (or a science or mathematics elective . .... ..... ..... .. 5) PEF-199 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ..... 2 Business Administration ................................... 18 ACCT-211 Principles of Accounting!.. ................. 5 BUS-100 Business Briefs ... ....... ..... .... .... ..... .... .. 1 BUS-216 Business Communications ..................... 4 MGMT-350 Prin. of Organization & Management .... 4 MRKT-360 Principles of Marketing .... ..... .... ..... ... 4 (or BUS-218 Business Law I or ECON-234 Macroeconomics ........................................ 4) Office Technology ...................................... 36-40 OTEC-171 Speedwriting II . .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. . .. .. . 4 OTEC-183 Document Processing ........................ 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 OTEC-295 Business Graphics and Design .............. 3 Office Tecnology Electives .. ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .... .. . 7 OTEC-170 Speedwriting 1--W 4 hours Abbreviated Writing System designed to give the student a quick and easy method of writing in a short period of time. Prerequisite: OTEC-182 Document Formatting. OTEC-171 11--Sp 4 hours Advanced transcription procedures that allow the student who has previously learned the principles to transcribe at a high level of proficiency. Prerequisites: OTEC-183 Document Processing, OTEC-170 Speedwriting I. OTEC-180Keyboarding--A 2 hours Designed for the student to become more efficient in operating computer terminals and electronic keyboards. Emphasis is strictly in developing speed, accuracy and proofreading skills; course involves very little formatting. (Credit/No Credit) OTEC-182 Document Formatting--A,W 4 hours Instruction and practice in typing forms of office communication. Emphasis is placed upon developing production speed and accuracy and composing and proofreading skills. Prerequisite: OTEC-180 Keyboarding or 40 words per minute. OTEC-183 Document Processing--W,Sp hours Practice in advanced production jobs using more realistic business situations. Simulations are used to expose the students to jobs in sales, general accounting, executive, legal, medical, government, and technical offices. Prerequisite: OTEC-182 Document Formatting or 60 words per minute. OTEC-276 Legal Terminology--W,Sp 2 hours Includes learning legal terms and typing legal dictation and using the transcriber. OTEC-277Medical Terminology--W,Sp 2 hours Includes using medical terms and typing medical dictation using transcriber. OTEC-285 Records Management--A 3 hours Instruction in the fundamentals that are essential to managing the records of an office. Alphabetic, geographic, numeric, subject, and chronologic methods of filing are discussed. OTEC-286 Legal Office Procedures--W,Sp 2 hours Legal Office Procedures is comprised of the activities most often performed by the legal secretary. The assignments and terminol– ogy are based on actual cases. Prerequisite: OTEC-276 Legal Terminology or permission of instructor. OTEC-287 Medical Office Procedures--Sp 2 hours Medical Office Procedures is comprised of activities most often performed by the medical secretary. The assignments and terminology are based on actual cases. Prerequisite: OTEC-277 Medical Terminology or permission of instructor. OTEC-289 Secretariallnternship--Sp,Su 1-5 hours Practical business experience as an office employee; individually designed to meet the interests of the student. Prerequisites: OTEC-183 Document Processing, OTEC-291 Word Processing. OTEC-290 Office Systems and Procedures 1--W 4 hours Designed to help the student in the following areas: working in the electronic office, utilizing office technology and procedures, and creating and distributing documents. This course also includes a short unit on machine transcription. Prerequisites: OTEC-183 Document Processing, OTEC-171 Speedwriting II, OTEC-285 Records Management, OTEC-291 Word Processing Concepts, OTEC-293 Information Processing, and BUS-216 Business Communication. OTEC-291 Word Processing Concepts--Sp 4 hours An introduction to the impact of technology on the business office. The operation of word processing equipment using basic text editing procedures is included along with an overview of telecommunications, electronic mail, and other sophisticated communications systems. Prerequisites: OTEC-183 Document Processing. OTEC-292 Office Systems and Procedures 11--Sp 2 hours Designed to help the student in the following areas: researching and organizing information, planning travel and conference arrangements, handling financial and legal procedures, and planning and securing employment. Prerequisite: OTEC-290 Office Systems and Procedures I. OTEC-293 Information Processing--A 3 hours Includes design for the student to become highly proficient in business in using spreadsheets, data bases, and other application packages currently used. OTEC-295 Business Graphics and Design--W 3 hours Designed to explain basic concepts of graphics software, to give detailed information about the types of graphics that are available and when to use each type, to demonstrate how to create each of the the major types of graphics, and to learn basic desktop publishing design concepts. Prerequisites: OTEC-291 Word Processing, OTEC-293 Information Processing, or permission of instructor. OTEC-380 Desktop Publishing--Sp 3 hours Writing, assembling, and designing publications commonly found in businesses such as newsletters, brochures, reports, and promo– tional materials using PageMaker software. Prerequisite: OTEC- 291 Word Processing.