Business Occupations

General Office
All 9 week classes begin February 6 and April 23 unless otherwise indicated.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/1: OFFICE PROCEDURES
This is one of three courses designed for administrative assistant training. Students receive technical instruction and practical experience in office procedures. It includes an orientation, workplace safety procedures, resource management, business ethics and attitudes, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of office tools and equipment including electronic calculating machines and reprographic equipment, telephone etiquette, email and mail processing, data and records management, the appropriate use of reference materials, and travel arrangements.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/2: BUSINESS ENGLISH
This is one of three courses designed for administrative assistant training. Students receive technical instruction and practical experience in written and oral business communications. It includes an introduction and review of workplace safety procedures and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on the rules of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and the applications of those rules in business writing and reporting. It also covers techniques in effective reading, listening and speaking.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hour.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

TYPIST: KEYBOARDING
This course is an introduction to proper keyboarding techniques, mastery of alphabetic, numeric and symbol keys, and fundamental skill development of speed and accuracy.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours and 35 wpm with 98% accuracy on a 5 minute timed writing.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

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COMPUTER OPERATION/1: FOUNDATIONS
This course designed for all career pathways provides students with an introduction to the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System. Topics include performing basic mouse operations, understanding keyboard shortcuts, starting an application and creating folders. Other topics include basic word processing, drawing in Windows, and file management using Windows Explorer.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English. Concurrent enrollment in Typist: Keyboarding (see above) is recommended.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

COMPUTER OPERATOR: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
This course provides students with an introduction to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Students will learn the fundamentals of each program. This course covers only an introduction to the Microsoft Office Suite.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English. Computer Basics, Literacy or Computer Operation/1: Foundations (see above) or Challenge test (see test schedule here) and 35 wpm recommended.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

COMPUTER OPERATOR: INTEGRATED APPLICATIONS
This course prepares students to utilize computer equipment and advanced techniques to allow integration of files and documents, to combine files from different applications, and to solve problems associated with program integration and importing of files.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English. Computer Operator: Software Applications (see above) or Challenge Test (see test schedule here) and 35 wpm recommended.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST [MOS]/1: WORD (CORE/EXPERT LEVELS)
This course is the first in a sequence of two designed to meet the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification requirements. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in two levels of Word training: core and expert. Emphasis is placed on working with texts, paragraphs, and documents, as well as file management, use of tables, and working with pictures and charts for the core level. The expert level emphasizes working with paragraphs and documents, using tables, working with pictures and charts, using mail merge and advanced features, and collaborating with work groups.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English. Computer Operator: Software Applications (see above) or Challenge Test (see test schedule here).
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST [MOS]/2: EXCEL (CORE/EXPERT LEVELS)
This course is the second in a sequence of two designed to meet the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification requirements. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in two levels of Excel training – core and expert. Instruction includes an introduction, resource management, business math, entrepreneurship, and review of workplace safety and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on working with cells and files, formatting worksheets, page setup and printing, working with worksheets and workbooks and using charts and objects for the core level. The expert level emphasizes the use of templates and multiple workbooks, formatting numbers, printing workbooks, working with toolbars, using macros, displaying and formatting data, using analysis tools, and collaborating with workgroups.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English. Computer Operator: Software Applications (see above) or Challenge Test (see test schedule here).
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

Finance

ACCOUNTING/1
This course is the first of two courses designed to provide students with technical instruction and practical experience in double-entry accounting systems. Instruction includes an orientation, workplace safety, resource management, business math, tools and equipment, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on regulatory agencies and professional groups, basic accounting principles, journals, general ledgers, worksheets, financial statements, adjusting and closing entries, spreadsheet accounting, accounts payable, accounts payable subsidiary ledgers, uncollectible accounts receivable, inventories and investments, short-term liabilities, and basic banking principles and procedures related to accounting.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

ACCOUNTING/2
This course is the second of two designed to provide students with the technical instruction and practical experience in double-entry accounting systems. Emphasis is placed on the forms of business organizations, fixed assets, long-term liabilities, financial statement analysis, payroll, discounts, returns and allowances, job costing accounting, plant assets and depreciation, notes and interest, accrued items, and end-of-fiscal period.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

ACCOUNTING UPGRADE (QUICKBOOKS)
This competency-based course is designed to introduce the principles and processes involved in computerized systems (QuickBooks). It includes automated accounting, critical thinking/problem solving, employability skills, assessment of skills, and ethical decision making skills which prepare individuals for employment in accounting and related occupations.
Prereqiustes: Accounting/1 (see above) and employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

BANKING/1: OPERATIONS
This course is designed to provide students with technical instruction and practical experience in banking operations. Instruction includes an orientation, workplace safety, business math, the safe use, maintenance, and storage of banking tools and equipment, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on the operation of a ten-key pad, banking policies and procedures, products and services offered by banking institutions, checks and deposits, and the concepts and practices involving debits and credits, balancing, reconciliation, and records management.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

Real Estate

REAL ESTATE: FINANCE
This course meets statutory requirements for broker’s/salesperson’s license (Department of Real Estate (DRE) Approval No. 996.88). It includes instruction in the financing of real estate, the different types of loans, and requirements to qualify both the property and the borrower for the loan. Topics include mortgage instruments, construction loans, financial math, and different types of lenders; secondary market financing, including conventional and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) (see also here) and Federal National Mortgage Corporation (FNMC) (see also here) purchases; Veteran’s Administration (VA) and Federal Housing Authority (FHA) underwriting and guarantees; and ethics of real estate.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 100% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

REAL ESTATE: PRACTICE AND ETHICS
This course meets statutory requirements for broker’s/salesperson’s license (Department of Real Estate (DRE) Approval No. 1194-90). It includes instruction in basic business, financial, and sales practices of real estate. It covers agency laws, various types of contracts and their usage, competitive market analysis, types of advertising, various methods of real estate finance, property management, escrow procedures, tax aspect of real estate practice and the standards of real estate ethics.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 100% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

REAL ESTATE: PRINCIPLES
This course meets statutory requirements for broker’s/salesperson’s license (Department of Real Estate (DRE) Approval No. 894.87). It prepares students for the California Real Estate salesperson’s license examination. It includes instruction in the major aspects of real estate law, the California Department of Real Estate, contracts, deeds, titles, encumbrances, leases, financing, land descriptions, business opportunities, real estate computation, and ethics.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 100% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.

Small Business Ownership & Management

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
This course is designed to prepare individuals to start and/or manage a small business. It includes entrepreneurial concepts and correct performance of functions and tasks associated with owning and operating a small business.
Prereqiustes: Employment level competency in written and oral communication in English.
Completion Requirements: Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency and complete at least 80% of the course hours.
Additional Cost: Textbook and/or supplies.