Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

242 2018-2019 Catalog Office Technology OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (OT) 1 COMPUTER BASICS 1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hour, pass/ no pass ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126, or 128 and 130. This course provides students with an introduction to basic computer skills for the office worker. It introduces computer hardware and software, including the use of a mouse and a keyboard, as well as an introduction to the windows operating system. Word processing and spreadsheet software will be introduced. Students will access the Internet and perform basic searches. This course is not open to students with credit in Information Systems 15 or 12. (A, CSU) 5 DOCUMENT FORMATTING 1.5 units, 1 lecture hour, 1 lab hour, pass/no pass PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 11A ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126 or English 128 and 130. Using current word processing software, students enrolled in this course will learn how to correctly format business documents. Areas of emphasis are letters, memos, reports, column layout, medical reports, and other frequently used business documents. (A, CSU) 6 DATA ENTRY USING QUICKBOOKS 1.5 units, 1 lecture hour, 1.5 lab hours PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 150. ADVISORIES: Mathematics 201 and English 126 or 128 or 132. This course will introduce the principles and procedures of data entry for business, industry, and government offices while teaching Quickbooks software. Students will prepare source documents, transcribe information, enter and process data on computers. This course is intended to prepare students for non- management, entry level jobs. (A, CSU) 10 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3 units, 3 lecture hours, pass/no pass ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126 or English 128 and 130. This course provides students an opportunity to learn medical vocabulary with concentration on prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Emphasis is given to word dissection and definitions as applied to the body systems including the terminology used in examinations, diagnoses, procedures, laboratory investigations, and medical reports. Students must pass a final 160-word definition exam with 95% accuracy in order to pass the course. (A, CSU) 11A MICROSOFT WORD ESSENTIALS 1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hour, pass/ no pass ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126, or 128 and 130. This course is designed for the student who wishes to enter the work force with an understanding of the basic operations of word processing using Microsoft Word. Topics will include creating, editing, formatting, saving, and printing documents. The student is expected to complete assignments outside of class. (A, CSU) 11C WORD PROCESSING PROJECTS 1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hour, pass/ no pass PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 11A or equivalent. ADVISORIES: English 125 or 130, English 126 or 128, and Mathematics 201; keyboard 40 wpm. This course uses a mastery approach to completing word processing projects. The course teaches advanced word processing skills, using current word processing software, emphasizing text editing, document formatting and processing, forms and tables, as well as the customization of the word processor. Office Technology 11C includes an introduction to desktop publishing. The student is expected to complete assignments outside of class. (A, CSU) 12A MICROSOFT EXCEL ESSENTIALS 1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hour, pass/ no pass ADVISORIES: English 126 or 128 andMathematics 250. This course is designed for the student who wishes to enter the work force with a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Topics will include creating and formatting worksheets, using formulas and functions, and creating graphs. (A, CSU) 12C SPREADSHEET PROJECTS 1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hour, pass/ no pass PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 12A. This course is designed to cover advanced spreadsheet operations including pivot tables, sorting and filtering lists, creating macros, linking spreadsheets, and advanced formulas and functions. Students are expected to complete computer assignments outside of class. (A, CSU)