Course Descriptions

Office Information Technologies Course Descriptions

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CLER-204 - INTRO. TO MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION  3 credits
This course is an introduction to basic transcription techniques with emphasis on spelling, grammar, punctuation, number usage, and capitalization. Vocational competence in machine transcription is the principal goal. Developing good listening techniques, producing first-time mailable business communications, and learning the importance of machine dictation and transcription in the word processing cycle are the important objectives in this course. PREREQUISITES: OFFS-105, 'C' or better.
GINF-200 - GIS APPLICATIONS  3 credits
This course builds on the skills learned in the introductory course. Students will solve real world problems based on student's area of interest. Students will use application projects to develop early, intermediate and final maps as well as graphs to demonstrate analysis competency and skill proficiency. Maps and graphs can serve as an early student portfolio.
GINF-330 - ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS  3 credits
Course will explore database design principles and procedures and study seven different case studies representing real geodatabase design for a specific GIS application domain, such as parcel management and tax assessment, address data management, and water resource applications. Students will design a geodatabase project. PREREQUISITE: CIVL-270
GINF-397 - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTERNSHIP  3 credits
This internship will give students in the Geographical Information Systems Certificate of Completion program work experience in any one of the following career fields: architecture, agriculture, business, communications, education, engineering, forestry, healthcare, law enforcement, meteorology, transportation, urban planning, or utilities. The student will complete 150 hours of on-the-job training. PREREQUISITE: CIVL-270
MOFF-300 - MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT  3 credits
This course will familiarize the student with medical management software. The student will build patient files, post entries, make appointment schedules, complete billing procedures, and generate reports. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-215
MOFF-321 - MEDICAL INSURANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT  3 credits
This course is designed to give students knowledge of the reimbursement for medical services by private and governmental insurance providers. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of changes in health care management, including managed care, gatekeeping, and primary and secondary coverages. Students will learn how to abstract information necessary for processing reimbursement forms and will gain an understanding of the importance of medical coding in the reimbursement process. Relevant legal issues will also be covered.
MOFF-454 - MEDICAL MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION  3 credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to machine transcription. Students will learn how to operate machine transcription equipment while keyboarding various medical documents such as case histories, chart/progress notes, physical examinations, and medical correspondence. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-215 (“C” or better).
MOFF-456 - ADVANCED MEDICAL MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION  3 credits
This course is a continuation of MOFF-454. Students will transcribe advanced medical material such as case histories, medical reports, conferences, etc., in mailable format. Basic rules of capitalization, number usage, punctuation and abbreviations in transcribing medical documents will be emphasized. PREREQUISITES: MOFF-454, OFFS-206
OFFS-093 - INTRODUCTION TO KEYBOARDING - ESL  3 credits
This course is designed for students wishing to develop touch keyboarding skills. An introduction to the alphabetic and numeric keyboard will be presented and proper keyboarding techniques will be reinforced. Emphasis will also be placed on building speed and accuracy. A minimum touch keyboarding speed of 20 wpm/three minutes/three errors or less is required for course completion. PREREQUISITE: ESL Level 3; may be taken concurrently.
This is a developmental course. Credit for this course will not be counted toward fulfilling graduation requirements at STCC.
OFFS-100 - BASIC KEYBOARDING SKILLS  1 credit
This course is designed for any individual wishing to develop touch keyboarding skills applicable to today’s sophisticated electronic typewriter and computer keyboards. A minimum touch keyboarding speed of 20 wpm is required for course completion. Available to the entire STCC community. PREREQUISITES: None.
OFFS-105 - COMMUNICATIONS/EDITING  3 credits
This one-semester course prepares the student for production of mailable business communications in machine transcription and word processing courses. The course emphasizes the basic principles of typewriting style and word division, punctuation style, spelling improvement, capitalization, number and abbreviation styles, proofreading, and editing. Achievement tests will be administered upon completion of each area of emphasis. PREREQUISITE: ENGL-100 or CO-REQUISITE: ENGL-100.
OFFS-116 - KEYBOARDING APPLICATIONS 1  3 credits
This course develops touch control of the alphabetic and numeric keyboard, reinforces proper keyboarding techniques, builds basic speed and accuracy, and provides practice in applying those skills to the formatting of reports, business letters, and envelopes. Students must achieve a "C" or better. Minimum speed requirement for the course is 30 wpm/three minutes/three errors or less.
OFFS-117 - OFFICE PROCEDURES  3 credits
In this course the student will learn to manage the administrative functions in the electronic office such as handling telephone communications, implementing records management systems, and managing business information. The student will also learn the importance of good working relationships for career success.
OFFS-119 - FUNDAMENTALS OF KEYBOARDING  3 credits
This course is a continuation of Introduction to Keyboarding, and will develop touch control of the alphabetic and numeric keypad, reinforce keyboarding techniques, and build speed and accuracy. Students will be introduced to the proper formatting of reports, business letters, and envelopes. Students must achieve a C or better. Minimum speed requirement for the course is 30 wpm/three minutes/three errors or less. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-093 or permission of instructor.
OFFS-120 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS  3 credits
The student will be introduced to the concepts and skills needed to attract and retain customers. This course is designed to teach the student exemplary customer service thinking in public or private, domestic or international organizations. Listening techniques, verbal and nonverbal communication, telephone communications, and use of technology will be emphasized, as well as resolving customer conflicts and complaints
OFFS-125 - TEN-KEY PAD  1 credit
This course prepares the student for keying numeric data entry on the computer. The student is introduced to the ten-key pad by touch. Speed and accuracy drills will be emphasized. A minimum numeric data entry rate of 60 strokes a minute (SAM) is required for course completion.
OFFS-200 - KEYBOARD SKILL BUILDING  1 credit
This course is designed to assist individuals in building keyboard speed. Individual speed building goals will be determined with a minimum goal of 10 wpm gain for five minutes with five or less errors. Available to the entire STCC community. Students wishing to enroll in more than one module may do so under a directed study contract with the instructor. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-100, CMPA-116 or touch keyboarding skill.
OFFS-210 - COMMUNICATIONS/EDITING 2  3 credits
This course is a continuation of Communications/Editing 1 (OFFS-105.) Continued emphasis will be on punctuation, capitalization, number and abbreviation style; word mastery; and proofreading and editing techniques. Achievement tests will be administered upon completion of each area. The student should be able to prepare mailable business documents. Three hours of lecture. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-105.
OFFS-215 - KEYBOARDING APPLICATIONS 2  3 credits
This course is a continuation of OFFS-116. Students are introduced to the basic formatting of simple tables, reports, and business correspondence. Continued emphasis is placed on building speed and accuracy. Students must achieve a grade of "C" or better. Minimum speed requirement for the course is 40 wpm/three minutes/three errors or less. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-116 and a touch keyboarding rate of 30 wpm.
OFFS-216 - ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT/COMMUNICATIONS  3 credits
This course helps the student understand business information systems and how technology is used to create productivity in today's business office. The interaction of people, equipment, and procedures provides the basic structure for this course. The student will learn to coordinate office communications, conferences, meetings, and travel arrangements; distribute written documents; employ time management techniques; learn the functions of supervisors; and make career decisions. PREREQUISITE: None
OFFS-220 - INTRODUCTION TO EDITING/TRANSCRIPTION  3 credits
This course prepares students for the production of mailable business communications. Basic transcription techniques will be introduced. The course emphasizes the basic principles of word division, punctuation style, spelling improvement, capitalization, number and abbreviation styles, proofreading and editing. Developing good listening techniques, producing mailable business communications, and learning the importance of machine dictation/transcription in the word processing cycle will be emphasized. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-100 and DWRT-099 (C or better) or placement at ENGL-100
OFFS-225 - DOCUMENT PROCESSING 1  3 credits
This course introduces the student to the formatting of business correspondence. Students will learn how to format reports, business letters, envelopes, memorandums, and tables utilizing the latest word processing software. A minimum touch keyboarding rate of 30 wpm/3 minutes/3 errors or less is required for course completion. PREREQUISITES: OFFS-100 and INFT-101; COREQUISITE: ENGL-100
OFFS-230 - MEDICAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS  2 credits
This course is specifically designed to introduce the medical assistant to computer terminology, computer concepts, word processing, medical transcription, medical documents, records management, and telephone techniques. Students will be introduced to basic word processing formatting techniques while applying those techniques when creating and transcribing medical documents such as case histories and physicals, lab and radiology reports, operative reports, charts/progress notes, consultation letters, etc. Records management systems, telephone techniques and etiquette, and office mail will be presented. The course meets for two lecture hours and a one-hour lab. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-100; COREQUISITE: OFFS-230L.
OFFS-245 - MICRONUMERICS  3 credits
This course emphasizes the use of the touch system for micronumeric data entry on the ten-key pad. A minimum numeric data entry rate of 90 strokes a minute (SAM) is required for course completion. Basic math functions using common keyboard features are developed to solve everyday business and consumer applications such as check registers, payroll registers, invoices, sales tax, comparison pricing, etc. PREREQUISITES: Must place in ALGB-081 or above on math placement test.
OFFS-260 - MEDICAL WORD PROCESSING  3 credits
This course is designed specifically to familiarize the medical assistant with word processing. Major emphasis is placed on using basic word processing functions and transcription equipment in producing documents such as case histories, discharge summaries, medical reports, and medical correspondence. The student will also be introduced to records management and the handling of office mail. The course meets for three lecture hours and a one-hour lab. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-100.
OFFS-265 - ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROCEDURES  3 credits
This course is designed to familiarize the medical assistant student with the specific business skills pertinent to the medical office. This course includes developing competencies involving proper telephone techniques, interviewing effectively, handling records management, scheduling and monitoring appointments, transcribing medical documents, managing a physician's professional schedule, and various other office responsibilities. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-260. Offered Fall Semester
OFFS-300 - KEYBOARD SPEEDBUILDING AND APPLICATIONS  2 credits
This course introduces students to keyboarding techniques, drills, and strategies which aid in developing superior keyboarding capabilities. By utilizing an individualized diagnostic/prescriptive method, this is a complete speedbuilding and accuracy-development keyboarding program which enables students to identify their speed and accuracy problems and to select appropriate corrective drills. Five-minute timed writings are presented. PREREQUISITE: 20 WPM touch keyboarding rate.
OFFS-304 - MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION  3 credits
This course emphasizes the techniques and operation of machine transcription equipment. Transcription skills will be acquired through the use of a wide variety of business related dictation — executive, legal, and medical. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, proofreading, and the use of reference material will be stressed. The relationship of machine transcription to the word-processing concept will also be introduced. The course meets three hours per week. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-215, CLER-204.
OFFS-310 - COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 1  3 credits
In this course students are introduced to the concept of preparing, formatting, editing, and enhancing the visual display of data to prepare documents and presentations. Students are also introduced to the concept of presenting, manipulating and calculating numerical data in columns and rows when creating tables and worksheets. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-116 or a keyboarding rate of 30 wpm; permission of instructor.
OFFS-315 - KEYBOARDING APPLICATIONS 3  3 credits
This course is a continuation of OFFS-215. Students are introduced to the advanced formatting of correspondence, reports, tables, and forms, as well as designing of office publications. Students learn how to create headers/footers, find replace, styles, templates, labels, document merging, columns, sorting, and page orientation. Continued emphasis is placed on building speed and accuracy. Students must achieve a grade of "C" or better. Minimum speed requirement of 50 wpm/five minutes/five errors or less. PREREQUISITES: OFFS-215, 40 wpm keyboarding rate
OFFS-325 - DOCUMENT PROCESSING 2  3 credits
This course is a continuation of Document Processing 1. Continued emphasis is placed on the formatting of letters, reports, and employment documents utilizing the advanced features of the latest word processing software. A minimum touch keyboarding rate of 40 wpm/5 minutes/5 errors or less is required for course completion. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-225 (C or better)
OFFS-395 - OFFICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INTERNSHIP  3 credits
This course is designed for students in the Office Information Technologies programs who have completed 30 credit hours. The internship program allows advanced students to go out into the business world and participate in on-the-job training activities directly related to their major field of study. Students will attend seminar sessions on campus in addition to a minimum of ten hours per week of practical field observation. A faculty coordinator will meet routinely with each student to review work completed. PREREQUISITE: Completion of 30 degree credits for degree students and minimum QPA or 2.5
OFFS-397 - OFFICE ADMINISTRATION COOPERATIVE EDUCATION  3 credits
This course is designed for students in the Office Information Technologies programs who have completed 30 credit hours. The Cooperative Education program allows advanced students to go out into the business world and participate in paid employment directly related to their major field of study. Students will attend seminar sessions on campus in addition to a minimum of ten hours per week of practical field observation and on-the-job experience in area companies approved by the Cooperative Education Office and the Office Information Technologies program. A faculty coordinator will meet routinely with each student to review work completed. PREREQUISITE: 30 credit hours completed and department approval.
OFFS-401 - ADVANCED KEYBOARDING  3 credits
This course utilizes advanced desktop publishing principles for students enrolled in the Executive and Legal Office Information Technologies programs. Difficult materials in manuscripts, statistical, letter, and rough draft present a challenge in problem solving, in addition to the preparation of legal documents. The minimum speed required for this course is 50 wpm for five minutes with five or less errors. A speed of 'C' or better is necessary to meet graduation requirements. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-315.
OFFS-408 - ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING  3 credits
This course is a continuation of OFFS-206, Basic Word Processing. This course is designed to familiarize the student with advanced information processing capabilities on the IBM personal computer. Students will complete exercises consisting of advanced line formatting, formatting with macros, inserting graphic images, creating graphic elements, creating tables, merging documents, and using styles. PREREQUISITES: OFFS-206 and OFFS-204. OFFERED: Fall Semester.
OFFS-410 - COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2  3 credits
This course is a continuation of OFFS-310 and introduces the student to the concept of adding visual enhancements to documents. Students prepare charts and worksheets while learning to link and embed objects. Students are also introduced to the concept of organizing, sorting, and managing data while learning to prepare merged letters, envelopes and mailing labels, as well as sorting and selecting data and creating and organizing database files. PREREQUISITE: OFFS-310.
OFFS-495 - OFFICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INTERNSHIP  3 credits
This course is designed for students in the Office Information Technologies programs who have completed 45 credit hours. The internship program allows advanced students to go out into the business world and participate in on-the-job training activities directly related to their major field of study. Students will attend seminar sessions on campus in addition to a minimum of ten hours per week of practical field observation. A faculty coordinator will meet routinely with each student to review work completed. PREREQUISITE: 45 credit hours for degree students, QPA 2.5.
OFFS-497 - OFFICE INFORMATION TECH COOPERATIVE EDUCATION  3 credits
This course is designed for students in the Office Information Technologies programs who have completed 45 credit hours. The Cooperative Education program allows advanced students to go into the business world and participate in paid employment directly related to the major field of study. Students will attend seminar sessions on campus in addition to a minimum of 10 hours per week of practical field observation and on-the-job experience in area companies approved by the Cooperative Education Office and the Office Information Technologies program. A faculty coordinator will meet routinely with each student to review work completed. PREREQUISITE: 45 credit hours for degree students and 15 credit hours for certificate students, and department approval.
VIRT-101 - INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL ASSISTANT  3 credits
This introductory course explores the Virtual Assistant industry and sets the stage the starting, operating, and growing a successful and profitable Virtual Assistant business. Virtual Assistants are highly skilled professionals working as independent contractors who provide administrative support and specialized services to small businesses. Topics in the course include how to operate a VA business, office set-up and layout, business equipment, time management, self-employment considerations, certifications, types of businesses, licenses, client relationships, bookkeeping/collections, business plans, and Web presences. Three lecture hours. PREREQUISITE: none
VIRT-201 - VIRTUAL ASSISTANT TECHNIQUES  3 credits
This course introduces students how to apply marketing concepts to a Virtual Assistant business, as well as building relationships and establishing a successful VA business. Students will create professional marketing materials such as brochures, flyers, letterheads, sales letters, press releases, invoices, business cards, advertisements, newsletters, etc. Students will also format business documents such as letters, reports, minutes, and itineraries, agendas, as well as create a company identity and design a company web site. Three lecture hours. PREREQUISITE: VIRT-101, MRKT-110 and CMPA-320.
VIRT-497 - VIRTUAL ASSISTANT INTERNSHIP  3 credits
This course is designed for students in the Virtual Assistant program option who have completed 45 credit hours. The Cooperative Education program allows advanced students to go out into the Virtual Assistant industry and complete 150 hours of practical online experience with businesses. Students will take part in weekly online seminars with the faculty coordinator to review completed work. Student will complete a minimum of ten hours per week with virtual businesses approved by the Cooperative Education Office and the faculty coordinator. Three lecture hours. PREREQUISITE: VIRT-201