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2015-2016 Catalog
Nursing Assistant Training - Office Technology
NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING (NAT)
101
NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING
6 units, 4.67 lecture hours, 6 lab hours
ADV ISOR IES : Mat hematic s 250, Of f ice
Technology 10, and eligibility for English 125 and 126.
The content of the Nursing Assistant Training
course includes personal care skills and communication skills
with emphasis on caring for the geriatric and rehabilitative
resident, for entry level positions. This competency-based
course prepares students in core skills needed for more
advanced courses in the health care careers and is held both in
the classroom and in a community training site. This course
prepares the student to be employed in a licensed extended
care facility, an intermediate care facility, an acute hospital, a
doctor’s office, or clinic. Upon successful completion of this
course students are able to take a state mandated test and be
approved as a Certified Nursing Assistant by the Department
of Health Services. (A)
OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (OT)
1
COMPUTER BASICS
1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hours, (Pass/
No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
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. (A, CSU)
Note: This course fulfills the Reedley College
computer familiarity graduation requirement. Students who
have completed Information Systems 11 or 15 with a “C” or
better are not eligible for this class.
5
DOCUMENT FORMATTING
1.5 units, 1 lecture hour, 1 lab hour, (Pass/No
Pass)
PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 11A.
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
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 ESSENTIALS
1.5 units, 1 lecture hour, 1.5 lab hours
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126 and
Mathematics 201.
This course will introduce the principles and
procedures of data entry for business, industry, and government
offices. 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: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
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 hours, (Pass/
No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
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
in the computer laboratory outside of class. (A, CSU)
11C
WORD PROCESSING PROJECTS
1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hours, (Pass/
No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 11A or
equivalent. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125, 126,
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. (A, CSU)