The Office Management / Administration program is designed to provide students with the business, technology, and communication skills needed to work in an office environment.
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Keyboarding
This course is designed to assist students in using basic keyboarding skills, developing speed and accuracy, formatting memos and letters, and introducing word processing skills.
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Microsoft Office Suite
Students will learn how to use the Microsoft Office 2003 Suite of productivity software. Emphasis will be placed on Microsoft Word (word processing, document creation), Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet creation), Microsoft PowerPoint (presentation layout and design), Microsoft Access (database design and use), and Microsoft Outlook (email and time management).
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Accounting
This course provides an introduction to accounting procedures that gives the students a foundation in bookkeeping and a clear understanding of terminology.
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Computerized Accounting
Businesses cope with heavy transaction loads by computerizing to do the accounting faster and more reliably. Computerized systems have replaced manual systems in many organizations. Properly trained staff is critical to the success of any accounting information system.
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Records Management
To help you manage your electronic and paper files, we have excellent and comprehensive tips to help you handle the challenges of the hybrid environment. These tips can help your organization thrive in both the paper and electronic worlds, bringing the two together in one value add for your organization's business.
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Career Skills
One of the most important outcomes of education is employment in your chosen field. Concentrating on resume creation, job search techniques, application processes, pre and post interview skills, this course is designed to achieve that outcome.
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Office Communications
This course provides students with an introduction to basic grammar and punctuation, as well as the necessary guidelines to planning and writing business letters and memos.
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Advanced Microsoft Access
Building on the concepts mastered in the introductory course the focus of this course is the creation and manipulation of complex reports and forms using multiple search queries and criteria.
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Advanced Microsoft Word
Once the foundations of Microsoft Word are taught, students will apply these skills to create documents such as newsletters, tables, forms, merged documents, and labels. Students display their advanced skills and creative work in a portfolio.
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Advanced Microsoft Outlook
Marketing
This course provides students with a basis in Marketing concepts and an understanding of the important role marketing plays in every business. Areas of study include determining target markets, promotion concepts, pricing procedures, perfecting product/service, and placement of product.
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Business Law
This course focuses on Canadian Business Law and covers such topics as the Canadian Constitution, Tort Law, and Contract Law.
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Introduction to Management
To manage organizations more effectively managers often apply the concepts studied in organizational behaviour. This course focuses on the impact that individuals and groups have on an organization when dealing with such issues as absenteeism, productivity, motivation, and job satisfaction for example.
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Business Presentations
Students will be given hands on experience in giving presentations to a group. The scope of the presentations will range from impromptu delivery to computer aided presentations.
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Document Transcription
Students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to accurately transcrive a variety fo reports from audio tapes. Students incorporate their knowledge of terminology, abbreviations, and punctuation and grammar. Emphasis is placed on development of transcription speed and proofreading skills.
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Desktop Publishing
Desktop publishing combines a personal computer and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) page layout software to create publication documents on a computer. This course focuses on typography, layout, and document creation. Software used in this course includes Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
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Medical Administrative Assistant