Business Technology
Course Descriptions for Business Office Technology
Please note : this listing is of all courses in this discipline. Not all courses are offered every semester. Please check WebAdvisor for a current list of classes for each semester. You may also contact the Counseling and Advising Center for assistance at 707-476-4150.
| BT-110 Microcomputer Keyboarding | ||
| (1 unit LAB) | ||
| An entry-level short course designed to provide the intensive drill necessary to learn the alphabetic keys of the microcomputer keyboard by touch. This beginning class is intended for students who have had no previous keyboarding experience but need to acquire a computer keyboarding skill for personal and academic use. | ||
| Note: Formerly BUS-114 | ||
| BT-111 Keyboarding I | ||
| (3 units LEC/LAB) | ||
| A beginning course in keyboarding using the touch method. Emphasis on acquiring basic keyboarding skills and on producing documents (reports, letters, tables, etc.) using word processing software as preparation for learning office production skills. | ||
| Note: Formerly BUS-11 | ||
| BT-112 Keyboarding Skill Development | ||
| (1 unit LAB) | Repeatable to a maximum of four enrollments | |
| A course designed to help students improve their keyboarding skills as well as develop 10-key keypad speed and accuracy. Specific drills will be taught to correct individual keyboarding deficiencies. Students at any level will be able to continue their development of keyboard control through repetitive typing of specific drills designed to improve both speed and accuracy. | ||
| Note: Students should be able to touch type at 25-wpm to enroll in this class. Formerly BUS-12 | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-110 or BT-111 | ||
| BT-114 Medical Office Practice | ||
| CSU | (1 unit LAB) | |
| A course in processing medical forms and records used in hospitals and doctors’ offices. The course consists of hands-on practice preparing health insurance claim forms, hospital discharge forms, patient billing forms, and patient files. Students also learn to schedule appointments and transcribe doctors’ dictation and medical reports. | ||
| Prerequisite: BT 150 and BT 162 or equivalent; ability to keyboard at 35 wpm. | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-16 , BUS-152 or ENGL-150 or equivalent | ||
| BT-150 Medical Vocabulary | ||
| (1 unit LAB) | ||
| An introduction to medical terminology for students planning a career in medical office work. Basic medical vocabulary will be acquired by learning a word-building system of roots, suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms. | ||
| Recommended Prep: ENGL-350 | ||
| BT-158 Intensive Filing Practice | ||
| (1 unit LAB) | ||
| A course in alphabetic, geographic, subject, and numeric filing and a comprehensive update of technology affecting records management. Students learn records management concepts and reinforce those concepts with computer applications using a database software program. | ||
| Note: Formerly BUS-158 | ||
| BT-16 Word Processing I | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| Introduction to word processing with hands-on experience, including character, paragraph, and page formatting; creating, editing, saving, and printing letters, memos, and other short documents with an introduction to the spelling checker and use of the thesaurus. | ||
| Note: Formerly BUS-16-16L | ||
| BT-162 Machine Transcription | ||
| (1 unit LAB) | ||
| A course in transcription techniques and efficient operation of transcription equipment. Students learn to transcribe correspondence, reports, and other documents in standard formats used in a variety of businesses. Also includes proofreading practice and language skills reviews focusing on punctuation, vocabulary, and grammar. | ||
| Prerequisite: BT-112 | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-16 or ability to use a word processing program. | ||
| BT-17 Word Processing II | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| Intermediate to Advanced word processing with hands-on experience, including creating tables, forms, brochures, newspaper columns, headers and footers, pagination, sorting data, and file management. | ||
| Note: Formerly BUS-17/BUS-17L | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-16 | ||
| BT-178 Introduction to Quickbooks | ||
| (1 unit LEC/LAB) | ||
| An introductory-level course in the use of QuickBooks accounting software. The goal of the course is to enable the student to use QuickBooks in real-life situations. This course is particularly relevant for bookkeepers and small business owners who want to be able to use QuickBooks to automate bookkeeping and accounting tasks. | ||
| Recommended Prep: BUS-1A or BUS-180 | ||
| BT-188B Intermediate Quickbooks Technology | ||
| (1 unit LEC) | ||
| An intermediate-level course in the use of Quickbooks accounting software. The goal of the course is to enable the student to use Quickbooks in real-life situations. This course is particularly relevant for bookkeepers and small business owners who want to be able to use Quickbooks to automate bookkeeping and accounting tasks. | ||
| Prerequisite: BT-178 | ||
| Recommended Prep: BUS-180 or BUS-1A | ||
| BT-3 Integrated Applications | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| An intermediate-level course involving planning and implementing computer application based solutions for the office environment that will strengthen students’ ability to analyze office tasks and examine alternative solutions using office application software. Students will define office tasks, develop solutions, and implement solutions. | ||
| Note: Formerly CIS-3. | ||
| Recommended Prep: CIS-100 and MATH-376 | ||
| BT-50 Database Applications | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| An intermediate to advanced level course in database applications using relational database management software. Students will set up, manipulate, and maintain their own databases. | ||
| Note: Formerly CIS-50/50L. | ||
| Recommended Prep: CIS-1, CIS-3, and MATH-376 | ||
| BT-51 Spreadsheet Applications | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| An intermediate to advanced level course to develop and refine students’ understanding of electronic spreadsheet concepts, applications, and integration with other applications (word processing and database). Students will use hardware, software, and documentation to complete lab exercises and projects. | ||
| Note: Formerly CIS-53/53L. | ||
| Recommended Prep: CIS-1, BT-3 and MATH-376 | ||
| BT-53 Technical and Professional Office Procedures | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| Advanced preparation for students’ transition from the classroom to the workforce environment. Students integrate technological knowledge and skills from previous courses with new information about communicating in the workplace, teambuilding, problem solving, organization and time management, and career planning. | ||
| Prerequisite: CIS-1 | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-11, BT-17, BT-51, BUS-152 or ENGL-150 | ||
| BT-63 Desktop Publishing Applications | ||
| CSU | (4 units LEC/LAB) | |
| A study and practice in the use of professional desktop publishing software. Students will apply the principles of typography and graphic design to develop documents which combine text, graphics, and photographs on a printed page for personal and business use. | ||
| Note: Same as DM-63. | ||
| Recommended Prep: CIS-100 | ||
| BT-80 Introduction to Windows | ||
| CSU | (0.5 units LAB) | |
| An introduction to the Microsoft Windows graphical user interface, operating system, accessories and applications. Students learn file management as well as basic operating system controls and commands to configure and control the Windows environment. | ||
| BT-81 Introduction to Microsoft Office | ||
| CSU | (1 unit LAB) | |
| An introduction to word processing, spreadsheet, database, and electronic presentations software using Microsoft Office. Students learn to produce a variety of word processing documents, construct spreadsheets with embedded formulas, develop a relational database, and create interactive electronic presentations. | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-80, CIS-1, or CIS-100 | ||
| BT-83 Internet and E-Mail Skills | ||
| CSU | (0.5 units LAB) | |
| An introduction to the Internet, Worldwide Web, and E-mail. Students learn to browse Web sites, search the Internet, and send and receive e-mail. | ||
| BT-90 Introduction to Microsoft Excel | ||
| CSU | (1 unit LAB) | |
| An introduction to electronic spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Includes worksheet design and modification, formatting techniques, formulas and calculations, functions, charts and graphs. | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-80, CIS-1, or CIS-100 | ||
| BT-91 Introduction to Powerpoint | ||
| CSU | (1 unit LAB) | |
| An introduction to electronic presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Students learn to create interactive slides using text, graphics, sound, animation, timing, and transitions. | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-80, CIS-1, or CIS-100 | ||
| BT-92 Introduction to MS Word | ||
| CSU | (1 units LAB) | |
| An introductory hands-on course in word processing, using the most recent version of Microsoft Word. Skills learned include creating, saving, printing, and retrieving documents, formatting characters, paragraphs, and pages, adding enhancements such as clip art, bullets, borders and shading, as well as an introduction to the spelling checker and the thesaurus. | ||
| Recommended Prep: BT-80, CIS-1, or CIS-100 | ||