OFST 1103 Beginning Keyboarding/Formatting
The Beginning Keyboarding/Formatting course is devoted primarily
to developing personal-business use skills. The major objectives of
the course are to master touch control of the keyboard and proper
keyboarding techniques, build basic speed and accuracy skills, and
provide practice in applying basic skills to formatting letters,
tables, reports, memos, and a variety of personal,
personal-business, and business documents. Students may apply for
advanced standing based on former course experience or work
experience. (LAS)
Prerequisite:
None.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 1153 Intermediate Keyboarding/Formatting
The Intermediate Keyboarding/Formatting course concentrates on
developing the kinds of formatting skills required most frequently
in the professional business office. The course promotes the further
development of basic keyboarding skills and emphasizes the
production of a wide variety of typical business correspondence,
tables, reports, and forms from unarranged and rough-draft sources.
Jobs that students prepare and the formats they use are based on
current office practices.
Prerequisite: One year of high school keyboarding, OFST 1103,
or instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 1201, 1202, 1203 Microcomputer Specialized Software
Study of selected commercial microcomputer hardware or software
applications. Course may be developed to meet training needs of
business and industry. Course may be repeated for credit with
different software packages. Keyboard familiarity is helpful. Course
may be developed and offered in a series. (LAS)
Prerequisites: none, subsequent courses in a series may
require previous course(s) knowledge or computer experience.
(1-3 credit hours, 16-48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 1513 Introduction to Spreadsheets
Study of spreadsheet design and application. The course covers
formatting worksheets with basic features, working with templates
and workbooks, basic functions, working with lists, analysis tools
in application, and managing worksheets. Applications integration
includes combining word processing and spreadsheet files for the
Internet. Course may be repeated for credit with different software
packages. (LAS)
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of business math, accounting,
keyboard, and/or 10-key helpful.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 1613 Advanced Spreadsheets
Study of advanced spreadsheet design and application. The course
covers formatting worksheets with advanced techniques; financial
functions, working with templates and multiple worksheets and
workbooks; advanced functions; analysis tools in spreadsheet;
managing and auditing worksheets. Application integration includes
combining word processing, database, and spreadsheet files for the
Internet. Course may be repeated for credit with different software
packages. (LAS)
Prerequisite: OFST 1513 or instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2033 Multimedia Computing
Course covers computer-aided creation, input, control, and other
processing, storage, and output of text, graphics, animation, audio,
video, and other media. Media will be synthesized by students into
multimedia presentations using a graphical user interface (GUI),
graphics, and paint packages, animation packages, audio and video
hardware and software, and authoring systems. (LAS)
Prerequisites: COSC 1123, BCIS 1123 or COSC 1153.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2213 Presentation Graphics
Study of popular business graphics package. Students add visual
audio and video elements to presentations; modify presentations and
import and export data; use embedded visuals to enhance a slide
show; create presentations containing interactive OLE documents;
create various output media; and deliver individually developed
presentations. Students use the “Pack and Go” feature for
presentation delivery anywhere a PC is available. Students learn to
link and embed objects between word processing, spreadsheet, and
presentation graphics software.
Prerequisite: OFST 1153 helpful.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2253 Document Production and Word Processing
This course focuses on frequently occurring formatting tasks and
develops those skills associated with document processing that are
typical of the high-level office worker. Integrated office jobs
emphasize and provide practice in applying modern office skills such
as creating a wide range of business documents, editing, and
combining documents created in different applications.
Prerequisites: OFST 1103, OFST 1153, or equivalent computer
experience.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2383 Administrative Office Procedures
This course provides comprehensive coverage of an administrative
office career and the integration of modern office skills and
issues. Course provides practice in applying such office skills as
abstracting, human relations, decision making, setting priorities,
following directions, working under pressure, and working with
interruptions. Students develop an understanding of the role of
administrative support personnel; office health, safety, and ethical
issues; national and international communications; meeting and
travel planning; reprographics; and report and presentations
research and development.
Prerequisites: OFST 1153, OFST 2553, equivalent computer
experience, or instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2483 Medical Office Procedures
This course provides comprehensive coverage of a medical office
career and the integration of medical office tasks and issues.
Course provides practice in applying such office skills as medical
coding, medical vocabulary, human relations, decision making,
setting priorities, following directions, working under pressure,
and working with interruptions. Students develop an understanding of
the role of medical office personnel as it relates to office health,
safety, and ethical issues; business communications; scheduling
appointments, and ordering and dispensing medical supplies.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2373, OFST 1153, OFST 2553 or
instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2513 Medical Insurance Procedures
Basic functions of processing medical insurance claims. A
computer-based training program guides students through the
insurance claim form cycle and focuses on the areas in which medical
office assistants encounter the greatest difficulties.
Prerequisite: BIOL 2373, OFST 2483 or instructor’s
permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2523 Medical Coding
This is a beginning medical coding course designed to provide
students with the skills needed to be a successful medical coder.
Course will include an introduction to current procedural
terminology (CPT) with an introduction to the CPT manual, followed
by in-depth explanation of the sections found in the code set, an
overview of the ICD-9-CM codes and their use in medical coding; and
an overview of reimbursement which ties everything together with the
reimbursement process, making the connections between coding and
insurance.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2373
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2553 Word Processing
This course introduces the students to the proper format for
various business documents (memorandums, letters, e-mail messages,
reports (some incorporate Internet information and resumes.) Word
processing activities are based on real-world documents. (LAS)
Prerequisite: OFST 1103 or instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2613 Medical Document Processing
Course prepares the medical office assistant in preparation of
administrative documents from handwritten, keyed, rough-draft, and
simulated dictated copy. Students rotate job simulations through the
medical center.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2373, keyboarding proficiency of 40-45
wpm, and OFST 2553 Word Processing, or instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2773 Cooperative Work Experience
A capstone course designed to develop OFST skills. Student,
faculty, and employer develop objectives to be achieved in an
applied setting. Workplace skills such as sociability and workplace
ethics are emphasized.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
(3 credit hours, 0 lecture hours, 96-128 lab hours)
OFST 2883 Advanced Word Processing
This course focuses on special formatting and enhancement
techniques for documents; merging documents and sorting and
selecting data; sharing documents; creating tables of contents and
indexes; recording, running and editing macros; and creating fill-in
forms. Proper formatting of business documents is integrated with
learning program features.
Prerequisites: OFST 1103, OFST 2553 or instructor’s
permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2943 Medical Transcription Skills
Emphasis is on developing transcription skills from voice media
into usable medical communication. Correct formatting of medical
documents, medical definitions, and correct spelling of medical
terminology are also emphasized. A major objective is
first-time-final copy at a transcriptions rate in excess of 40 wpm.
Prerequisites: OFST 1103, Beginning Keyboarding; OFST 1153,
Intermediate Keyboarding; BIOL 2373, Medical Terminology
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
OFST 2983 Desktop Publishing
This course provides basic technical and graphic arts concepts
essential for all students and professional desktop publishers,
print industry practices, and the typography terminology needed to
efficiently use a desktop publishing system. Students will use
desktop publishing software to develop professional-looking
publications, including newsletters, advertisements, stationery,
flyers, business cards, announcements, and use HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language) in the desktop publishing software to create
documents to post on the Web.
Prerequisite: OFST 1103 or instructor’s permission.
(3 credit hours, 48 lecture hours, 0 lab hours)
