Required Courses
Credits
| AC | 129 | Office Administration Accounting I | 3 |
| Introduction in accounting with emphasis on basic bookkeeping for service and merchandising businesses. Complete accounting cycle studied including originating entries, posting, financial statement preparation, adjusting entries and closing entries. Payroll bookkeeping introduced. | |||
| AC | 229 | Office Administration Accounting II | 3 |
| Second level course for those not specializing in accounting theories, processes and procedures. Expands on basic principles and delves into more specialized techniques in accounting for profit and control. Computerized accounting system introduced and used exclusively for data entry and financial statement preparation. Prerequisite: AC 129. | |||
| CO | 125 | Business English | 3 |
| Understand and apply basic principles of grammar and develop ability to edit written material. | |||
| CO | 170 | Business Communications | 3 |
| Effective speaking designed to introduce speech making as an art and technology and enhance ability to interact with employers, co-workers, clients and public. Includes impromptu speeches, prepared presentations, and other program-specific assignments. Prerequisites: CO 125 and OA 130. In writing portion, organize and compose acceptance business correspondence in accordance with current business writing practices. Emphasis on sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, grammar and editing written material. | |||
| CU | 143 | Introduction to Excel | 3 |
| Prepare to use electronic spreadsheets in today's offices. | |||
| CU | 260 | Data Processing, Presentations and Integration | 3 |
| Integrate computer applications. Introduction to hands-on skills needed to create and use database management software in business environment, using Microsoft Access. Create presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint, incorporating fonts, graphics, and colours to create slides, overheads, printed documents and on-screen slide shows. Opportunity to fully integrate an office suite by working through comprehensive case project, requiring knowledge of Access, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Prerequisites: CU 143, CU 158 and OA 130. Co-requisite: OA 230. | |||
| OA | 130 | Keyboarding and Document Processing | 3 |
| Combines keyboarding and document processing. Gain mastery of computer keyboard, learn proper keyboarding techniques and key letters, memos, tables, reports, and business forms. Emphasis developing speed and accuracy. Hands-on course designed to introduce students to word processing concepts and production of routine business communications. | |||
| OA | 155 | Office Procedures I | 3 |
| Introduction to world of business, gain practical experience in typical office environment and perform routine duties common to majority of all office positions. Basic skills in operation of electronic calculators covered. | |||
| OA | 230 | Keyboarding Applications | 3 |
| Continuation of OA 130 and covers advanced features of word processing. Introduction to desktop publishing concepts. | |||
| OA | 255 | Office Procedures II | 3 |
| Develop office procedure skills to higher level. Examine importance and function of secretarial public relations. Prepare further for work practicum (OA 290) and employment application process. Prerequisite: OA 155. | |||
| OA | 290 | Office Practicum | 3 |
| Three-week work placement with a business firm provides realistic office experience. Prerequisite: Current standing of at least D in all office administration courses. | |||
