Students will update their interactive portfolio to include a preliminary analysis of their career objectives with a timetable and the steps they must undertake to achieve those objectives. This course provides an overview of the knowledge that is necessary to provide administrative support in a business office. Topics include written, verbal and on-line communications, workplace expectations, organization of time and materials, how to function in a high performance team. Students learn the basics of Web Authoring and Internet publishing including HTML, image manipulation, page layout, file transfer, and Internet protocols. Students create HTML pages by hand and post files on a working web server.
Special emphasis is placed on managing projects and working with clients.
This course is required for students in Information Technology but is also useful for students who are developing electronic portfolios. Placement in ENG 100 and above or permission of instructor. This course is intended to assist students to pass certification exams in computer office applications. Students are expected to have advanced knowledge of a particular application prior to entering this class since the class is intended only to address any skill gaps and to give students practice taking the relevant certification test. This one-credit course prepares students to use computer applications in the classroom and in workplace activities by developing speed and accuracy though touch keyboarding.