OFFICE OCCUPATIONS COURSES (OFOCC)

OFOCC 111 - TELEPHONE SKILLS FOR THE OFFICE

This course will cover training in the professional use of the telephone.

1 Credit Hour (OC) - Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 0

OFOCC 114 - FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSCRIPTION

Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent enrollment in TYPE 121 or equivalent. This course covers basic fundamentals of transcription. Classroom activities emphasize basic secretarial grammar, word study, spelling, and punctuation required for the transcription of notes and rough drafts in a business office. The students use computers with word processing software programs to accomplish their daily tasks and tests.

3 Credit Hours (OC) - Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0

OFOCC 200 - MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION AND SPECIALIZED TERMINOLOGY

Prerequisite: Credit in OFOCC 114 and TYPE 121 with a grade of "C" or better. This course prepares individuals to support business information operations by using current technology to enter, process, and retrieve data including instruction in word processing software and transcription equipment. Students will create mailable transcribed business, medical, and legal documents.

2 Credit Hours (OC) - Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 2

OFOCC 205 - FUNDAMENTALS OF RECORDS CONTROL

This course examines the principles of storage, retention, transfer and disposition of records; and numerous filing systems, equipment and techniques of record management.

3 Credit Hours (OC) - Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0

OFOCC 210 - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PROCEDURES

Prerequisite: TYPE 121 with a grade of "C" or better and OFACS 132 with a grade of "C" or better. This course provides students with opportunities to integrate technology, knowledge, and skills for successful office employment. Students will benefit from this class by learning basic procedures which office professionals are expected to know and by improving their interpersonal skills.

3 Credit Hours (OC) - Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0

OFOCC 250 - OFFICE OCCUPATIONS INTERNSHIP

Prerequisite: Admission to an Office Occupations Internship Program and a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. The student-intern is placed in an area office to receive on-the-job training under the direction of a training station supervisor and/or employer. Student-interns also meet in class or individually with the office occupations coordinator for one hour per week to work on problems or special assignments related to the internship training.

3 Credit Hours (OC) - Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 15