St. Clair County Community College 2004-2005 Catalog
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Computer & Office Technology Department 810-989-5628
OA 101 Personal Keyboarding on Microcomputers. Avoid the "hunt and peck method" of typing on microcomputers by joining this course and learning basic keyboarding (typing) skills. This course is designed for non-office administration majors.
Prerequisite: None
1 credit = 1 lecture/laboratory
OA 110 Beginning Keyboarding. Students will learn strategies to help achieve mastery of the keyboard and proper techniques of touch typing, in addition to being introduced to letter styles, memos, and tables. Students will also gain mastery of basic word processing commands, as documents will be produced on microcomputers using word processing software.
Prerequisite: None
3 credits = 3 lecture/laboratory
OA 115 Intermediate Keyboarding. This course will help students develop speed and accuracy by learning proper formats and keyboarding shortcuts while producing business correspondence, manuscripts/reports, tables, and a variety of other business documents. This course utilizes microcomputers, operating software, and word processing application software for instruction. Further development of word processing skills will also be stressed in the course. This course should assist students in preparing for the MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) certification.
A pretest is available for proper keyboarding placement.
Prerequisite: OA 110 or equivalent using microcomputers AND a minimum of 40 words per minute
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory CL
OA 125 Business Communications. Students will study the building of communication skills for productive work in business, such as planning and writing business messages including memorandums, letters, and reports. Extensive writing will emphasize appearance, accuracy, coherence, clarity, conciseness,
courtesy, appropriate tone, and organization while producing effective results. The course will also review language skills and mechanics. Students will study strategies for improving oral communication and listening. Oral communication skills will be demonstrated in small and large group discussions, sharing sessions, a number of short presentations, followed by a longer formal, in-class business presentation. All hand-in assignments are required to be typed/keyboarded.
Prerequisite: ENG 101
4 credits = 4 lecture OC WR
OA 130 Time and Project Management for Students. This course will begin with a Franklin Quest seminar in personal time management. The time management seminar will include topics like increasing productivity, setting goals, using the Franklin Quest Collegiate Edition™ Master Day Planner, identifying time robbers, and applying the concepts. The second seminar will focus on project management skills needed in academics. The second seminar will include topics like developing project planning skills, fiscal planning, developing skills for team projects, and planning for evaluations.
Grading = satisfactory, unsatisfactory
Prerequisite: None
1 credit = 1 lecture
OA 135 Automated Office Principles and Practices. This class serves as an introduction to office employment, featuring the administrative assistant in the automated office as both a public relations specialist and a professional in the office environment. Topics to be covered include professional demeanor, the office environment, organization and management of time and work, public relations responsibilities, computer systems and software, dictation skills, processing of documents, in-coming and out-going communications, telephone techniques, applications for business grooming, and review of punctuation and grammar usage. The course also features a study of realistic case problems and the completion of related work assignments. Guest speakers and field trips further enhance learning opportunities.
Prerequisite: OA 110 or OA 115
4 credits = 4 lecture
OA 150 Windows and File Management for Beginners. This course is designed to develop microcomputer skills for beginners. This course will introduce Windows software and file management techniques so users will become comfortable before they begin application software instruction. Topics will include getting started, managing programs, managing files and folders, transferring data between applications, managing printing, and accessing software like Paint and WordPerfect for Windows, and customizing windows. File management techniques will focus on personal and office organization.
Prerequisite: None
2 credits = 2 lecture/laboratory
OA 151 Home/Student Word Processing. This elective course is designed for the individual who wishes to learn microcomputer-based word processing for student or home use. Students who desire a more thorough orientation to word processing should substitute OA 155 for this course.
Prerequisite: None
1 credit = 1 lecture/laboratory
OA 155 Word Processing on Microcomputers. This course provides "hands-on" microcomputer experience while providing word processing concepts to the student. Various word processing applications such as creating, revising, storing, merging, and printing of documents, letters, and tables are taught with the aid of appropriate microcomputer hardware and software. Additional lab time outside of class will be required of the student to complete assignments.
Prerequisite: OA 110 or OA 115
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory
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OA 161 Office Technology. This course covers a hands-on approach to technologies used in offices. Topics will include teleconferencing, Internet, web page design, e-mail, desktop publishing, voice recognition, video conferencing, voice mail, etc. Students will operate various equipment such as a digital and multi-function photocopy machines, scanners, facsimile machine, voice activated equipment, printers, digital camera, network and other office technologies. Instruction occurs in small groups and in teams so individuals will build oral communication skills. Equipment and software troubleshooting will occur which will apply critical thinking skills. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: None
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory
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OA 162 Integrative Technology in the Classroom. This course will give students the practical, hands-on training and experience in several areas of classroom technology including: using word processing software and external equipment including image scanning, digital painting, digital photography, and image projection; slide shows with software; desktop publishing software to create several fliers, newsletters, and other communication materials for classroom use and parent communication; creating classroom management spreadsheets for grade books and graphic reporting; experiencing telecommunications in classroom research and lesson delivery by using the world wide web, email, virtual fieldtrips, interactive television, and other web resources.
Prerequisite: CIS 115 or permission of instructor
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory
OA 164 PowerPoint Presentation Graphics. This "hands-on" software course begins with an overview of PowerPoint software by producing outlines and slides. Graphics will be edited and printed. As skills progress, objects will be drawn and embedded from other software packages. Techniques for scanning and importing pictures, movies, and sound will be demonstrated and applied. Several projects will be developed to demonstrate electronic presentation skills for the office.
Prerequisite: None
1 credit = 1 lecture
OA 200A, OA 200B, and OA 200C Office Administration Cooperative Education Experience. These courses provide cooperative education work experience arrangements for students in Office Administration programs. A student is under the supervision of both the employer and the cooperative education coordinator and works a specified number of hours each week. One hundred eighty hours of work experience is required for each cooperative education experience with at least OA 200B being completed in the Office Administration area of specialty (i.e. legal, medical, clinical medical, executive). Seminars to discuss experiences and problems are also held.
Students pursuing dual degrees will complete OA 200C in the specialty area of their second degree.
Prerequisite: Permission of co-op coordinator
3 credits = 180 hours of work experience on the job
OA 202 Criminal Law. This course is a study of substantive law as a means of defining and preserving social order. Sources of criminal law, classification of crimes against persons, property and public welfare; principles of criminal liability, elements necessary to establish crime and criminal intent; specific crimes and defenses, and constitutional limitations are examined.
Prerequisite: None
3 credits = 3 lecture
OA 235 Electronic Office Administrative Procedures. Students will study techniques for learning to work effectively in the office when handling travel arrangements; expediting meetings, understanding computer technology and communication; collecting business information, presenting statistical information; handling banking responsibilities including investments and insurance; producing and processing legal papers; fulfilling an administrative role, and understanding purposes and functions of management, work flow, and procedure manuals. Offered Fall Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 115 and OA 135
3 credits = 3 lecture
OA 255 Advanced Word Processing and Desktop Publishing. This course provides "hands-on" experience in applying advanced word processing and desktop publishing concepts. Various word processing applications such as merging, importing, sorting, selecting, transmitting, drawing, etc. will aid in the creation of macros, styles, templates, tables, columns, graphics, forms, tri-folds, envelopes/labels, etc. This course should assist students in preparing for the MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) certification testing. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 115 and OA 155
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory
OA 260 Machine Transcription for Word Processing. Students will focus on the development of a salable skill in the use of office transcribing machines. Proper techniques of letter placement, necessary English skills of punctuation, spelling and grammar, and other skills essential for efficient transcription are stressed. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 115 and 135, or concurrent enrollment
3 credits = 3 lecture/laboratory
OA 262 Records Management for the Automated Office. This course includes a hands-on and computer-based approach to teaching the fundamentals of filing and records management. Topics include manual filing--alphabetic, geographic, subject, numeric, alphanumeric; electronic filing--creating and using database management files; and an introduction to records management--maintaining records, types of filing systems, records creation and control. Critical thinking skills will be applied. Offered Fall Semester only.
Pre/Co-requisite: OA 115
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory
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OA 270 Legal Transcription. The development of skills in the use of office transcribing machines to produce accurate legal documents and correspondence is the focus of this course. Emphasis is placed on efficient transcription techniques, correct legal form, and legal terminology. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 202 and OA 115
3 credits = 3 lecture
OA 275 Legal Office Administrative Procedures. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the general and specialized office duties performed by a legal administrative assistant. Various facets of law, courts, legal procedures, document production and correspondence at the federal, state and/or municipal levels will be introduced. Skills will be developed by providing project simulations in Personal Injury, Adoption, Probate, Corporation, Real Estate, and Criminal Law. Accuracy in production and procedures will be emphasized. Offered Fall Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 135, OA 115 and OA 270
3 credits = 3 lecture/laboratory
OA 280 Medical Terminology & Transcription. This course offers a presentation of terminology that a medical transcriptionist is most likely to encounter in five types of reports _ consultation, history and physical examination, special procedure, operative, and discharge summary. Transcription of reports is based on the terminology presented. Offered Winter Semester only.
Pre/Co-requisite: BIO 160, OA 115
4 credits = 4 lecture/laboratory
OA 280A Medical Terminology. This course offers a presentation of terminology that a medical assistant is most likely to encounter in the medical field _ a physician's office, hospital, or other medical facility. This medical terminology course will predominately include the study of prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: BIO 160
2 credits = 2 lecture
OA 282 Pharmacology for Medical Assistants. This course will study commonly used medications according to body system classifications. This will include their intended purpose along with the benefits and effects of each. Students will also learn how to calculate and convert medication dosages. Offered Winter Semester only.
Pre/Co-requisite: OA 280A or OA 280
2 credits = 2 lecture
OA 285 Medical Office Administrative Procedures. This course will introduce students to the duties of the medical office worker in maintaining an appointment schedule, meeting the patient, receiving and placing telephone calls, managing records, preparing medical histories, billing the patient, managing the office, preparing for medical society meetings, typing professional reports, making travel arrangements, and keeping financial records. Presentation of legal ethical concepts of medicine as they relate to the medical office worker, including the licensing of doctors, public relations professional liability prevention, the doctor in court, principles for release of information, the right to die, and abortion are also studied. A study of medical specialties is also included, along with a presentation of techniques for obtaining employment and achieving advancement. The use of medical office simulations enhances learning opportunities. Offered Fall Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 135 and OA 115 or concurrent enrollment
Pre/corequisite: OA 115
4 credits = 4 lecture
OA 287 Beginning Medical Office Clinical Techniques. This course focuses on a range of topics, including coverage of medical office roles and relationships, infection control, vital signs, examination techniques, body mechanics, basic specimen collection and handling, eye and ear care, sanitation of equipment, minor surgery preparation, sterile techniques, dressing and bandage application and removal, and x-ray procedures. The clinical component of Beginning Medical Office Clinical Techniques provides an opportunity for the student to develop introductory skills in clinical procedures in a laboratory setting. Enrollment in medical clinical assistant program, or consent of instructor, and proof of Hepatitis B vaccine and/or positive titer required. Offered Fall Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 280A, OA 282, and BIO 160
3 credits = 3 lecture/laboratory
OA 288 Advanced Medical Office Clinical Techniques. An advanced course that provides knowledge and builds skills for family and specialty practices. Course content will include: converting measurements, preparing and handling medications, recording procedures, accessing sites, collecting specimens, testing specimens and cultures, and processing EKGs. Students will be taught stress management and professional demeanor techniques throughout this course. Offered Winter Semester only.
Prerequisite: OA 287
3 credits = 3 lecture/laboratory
OA 289 Computerized Medical Billing. Students will develop the ability to recognize and define health insurance terms, do procedure and diagnosis coding, and complete universal health insurance claims, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE and CHAMPVA, Worker's Compensation, and dental insurance forms. This course will provide the opportunity to operate a computerized billing system and the experience of using medical office software. The course includes an introduction to both ICD9 (diagnostic coding) software and CPT (procedure coding) and offers some basic parameters involved when submitting bills to insurance companies. Offered Fall Semester only.
Pre or Corequisite: BIO 160 or OA 280 or OA 280A
3 credits = 3 lecture