Academic support for currently enrolled Business Department students in an instructor-supervised computer lab. Students work on assignments given in other Business Department credit and noncredit classes. Instructors assist students with computer skills and assignment content to achieve academic course learning outcomes.
Keyboarding skill development on computer keyboard with associated software, emphasizing proper technique to develop speed and accuracy. Drills target individual student deficiencies. Development of proper touch control of the entire computer keyboard (including alphabetic, number, and symbol keys; numeric keypad) with proper use of the Space Bar, Enter, Tab, and Shift keys.
A beginning level keyboarding course designed to build effective keyboarding skills with an emphasis on building correct touch-typing techniques for alphanumeric, symbol, and punctuation keys. A foundation for keyboarding speed and accuracy is developed and proofreader's marks are introduced. Successful completion of this class results in a minimum keyboarding speed of 20 net words per minute on a five-minute timed writing with 90% accuracy.
Introduction to the core concepts and applications of contemporary consumer behavior. Topics include needs and motives, personality, perception, learning, attitudes, and cultural influences that lead to understanding consumer decision-making and behavior. Explores the impact of consumer behavior on marketing strategies and promotional tactics.
The fundamentals of selling in a professional environment. Students learn to identify target markets, prospect for clients, write a sales plan, develop a sales strategy, identify and resolve conflicts of interest, make an oral presentation, respond effectively to objections, ask for a commitment, and manage a sales force.
An introduction for beginning computer students to computer concepts and techniques used in business. Topics include navigating an operating system and organizing and managing files as well as Internet, email, and a brief introduction of the MS Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
Fundamental digital image software course including organizing and digitally editing business office images for web page development, and electronic publishing. Instruction and practice repairing exposure problems, creating selections, auto correcting, reframing, retouching, recomposing, and sharing and exporting image files in various file formats.
General work experience course with supervised employment at an on-campus learning station related to the student's educational or occupational goal. The focus of the course varies according to the ¾«Ñ¡AV department in which the student works. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.
General work experience course with supervised employment at an on-campus learning station related to the student's educational or occupational goal. The focus of the course varies according to the ¾«Ñ¡AV department in which the student works. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.
Work experience education course designed for students who may not yet have selected a specific occupational goal but who are presently employed off campus. Through supervised employment, students can increase their workplace success by undertaking new or expanded responsibilities at their jobs and acquiring improved work habits and career-related skills. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.