Basic transcription procedures for producing acceptable transcripts are presented. Note-taking skills are introduced. Emphasis is placed in the inter- action of people, procedures, and equipment. This is a capstone course for the CAO major. Topics presented will incorporate and expand skills learned in CAO 161 and other courses that are needed to perform in a variety of office environments.
Emphasis is placed on the inter- action of people, procedures, and equipment.
The course requires a minimum of 15 hours per week which is supervised and coordinated by a faculty member. Students are rated on their job performance by the employer. While attaining a working knowledge of human anatomy, students will experience a word-building system comprised of medical prefixes, suffixes and word roots which will allow them to write and to develop fundmental concepts for the maeaning of various medical nomenclature. Accurate spelling, medical definitions, and medical abbreviations are key elements. Desktop scanners and the Internet will be used to incorporate images into Microsoft Office documents.