Business Education
Provides hands-on experience creating, editing, saving, and printing documents while utilizing the current version of WordPerfect for Windows or Microsoft Word. Emphasis on creating an effective, attractive resumé and completing projects utilizing fonts, graphics, scanner, and color printer. Development of advanced word processing techniques. Includes email, etiquette tips, and exploring the Internet. Fall, Spring
BusE 218 — Desktop Publishing 3
Uses appropriate software, a color printer, and scanner to produce brochures, newsletters, charts, flyers, and electronic presentations. Fall, Spring
Learn the alphanumeric keyboard using the touch typing method with proper keyboarding techniques. Exploring business forms with development of good keyboarding techniques with appropriate speed and accuracy. Offered on demand for students who do not know how to keyboard or who have speeds less than 25 words per minute for one minute.
BusE 231 — Keyboard Speedbuilding 2
Complete drill work; timed writing of straight and rough draft copy; development of increased speed and accuracy; improvement of keyboarding techniques. Designed for students who do not meet the 30 words per minute requirement in BusE 233 — Intermediate Keyboarding. Prerequisite: BusE 217 — Word Processing. Fall, Spring
BusE 233 — Intermediate Keyboarding 3
Formatting and keying a wide variety of business communication forms including: memos, letters, tables, manuscripts and reports from straight copy, rough drafts, and unarranged copy. Must be able to keyboard at a minimum rate of 30 words per minute during a one-minute timing. Prerequisite: BusE 217 — Word Processing. Fall, Spring
BusE 234 — Production Keyboarding 3
Refine skills in keyboarding, formatting, and proofreading of business documents including letters, memos, tables, and reports. Activities will focus on the integration of computer software applications, critical thinking skills, and decision-making in job-related simulations. Develop speed and accuracy on the 10-key pad with continued development of speed and accuracy on the alphanumeric keyboard. Prerequisite: BusE 233 — Intermediate Keyboarding. Fall, Spring
BusE 235 — Computer Applications in Business 3
Uses spreadsheet and database software to organize and manipulate informaton through the creation of spreadsheets, graphs, and databases. Fall, Spring
BusE 266 — Medical Terminology 2
Presents a basic study of medical terminology with emphasis on prefixes, suffixes, work roots, combining forms, etc. Audio tapes enhance pronunciation and explanation of medical terms. Fall
BusE 269 — Medical Office Procedures 2
Discusses medical ethics, professionalism, insurance, insurance reporting, medical procedure codes, and office procedures as it relates to a medical office. Hands-on computer application of the creation and maintenance of patient records from appointments through billing procedures. Prerequisite: BusE 266 — Medical Terminology. Spring
BusE 278 — Legal Keyboarding 2
Introduction to legal terminology and legal forms; practice transcribing legal material and typing legal forms commonly used in law offices through the use of word processing. Fall
BusE 280 — Legal Office Procedures 2
Specialized program for the legal secretarial profession. Develops confidence
in the secretary-attorney and secretary-client relationship. Lecture areas include
adoption, voluntary bankruptcy, land and title work, will and the probate of
an estate. Provides work experience in a law office and watching court cases
in action. Prerequisite: BusE 278 — Legal Keyboarding. Spring 119
BusE 297 — Business Internship 1-3
Actual work experience in a business. May be taken for one, two, or three credits per semester, and can be repeated until six credits have been earned. Student must have completed a substantial part of his or her program before applying for internship. Fall, Spring S/U grade only
BusE 345 — Business Communications 3
Learning letter formats, memos, reports, verbal, non-verbal, and multi-communications aspects. Also includes a brief review of writing mechanics. Fall, Spring.
BusE 347 — Office Procedures 3
Duties, responsibilities, and personal qualities of office personnel; human relations in business. Projects that require application of the various office abilities and intricate business practices in higher level duties; office ethics and etiquette, and machine transcription. Develops skills necessary to function efficiently in today's office as an administrative support person. Spring
BusE 411 — Philosophy of Vocational Education 3
Exploration of the many aspects of vocational education including the role of local, state, and national regulations and funding. Develops an understanding and appreciation of all the elements of vocational education and how they relate to each other and to the overall field of education. Students will investigate current instructional methods and materials of office education with particular emphasis on special needs students. Taught as needed.
BusE 412 — Coordination of Cooperative Work Experience Programs 3
Integrates current trends, state and federal regulations, and applicable laws affecting vocational office education at the secondary level as students develop a program and organization for the supervision of cooperative office work experience, including Tech Prep and School-To-Work transitions. Taught as needed.
Provides an opportunity for students to apply computer knowledge by assisting students in a computer lab situation. Students could present mini-lessons within the context of the course. May be repeated until six credits have been earned. Prerequisite: SeEd 490B — Methods of Business Education or consent of the instructor. Fall, Spring S/U grading only
BusE 294, 494 — Independent Study 1-3
Course work or research in an area of business to enhance understanding of a particular area. Admission by consent of department chair.
BusE 299, 499 — Special Topics 1-3
Course, topic, or research in business. Admission by consent of department chair.