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Due to the
automation of administrative functions, there are tremendous opportunities
and career choices for administrative professionals with skills in
information management software and office technology.
Administrative professionals are
required to have strong technical and interpersonal skills and function as
an integral part of work groups and management teams in work environments.
Skills acquired in the administrative information technology degree program
create paths to other careers in computers, desktop publishing,
administration, human resources and management.
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The administrative information
technologies department utilizes alternative delivery methods. Many courses
are Web-enhanced or Web-delivered. Day, evening, Saturday and once-a-week
sessions are offered.
The goal is
that graduates will be able to organize work areas, use resources, make
decisions and exhibit proficiency in the use of office procedures and
information systems used in automated office environments; apply practical
knowledge and utilize technical skills such as keyboarding, transcription,
speech recognition, proofreading, document production, microcomputer
applications, records management, and the use of the Internet; demonstrate
employability skills and professionalism through sound work habits, ethics
and responsibility, and work in individual, team and group settings;
communicate ideas and information verbally and in written form; have
computational skills for solving business problems and for making analytical
judgments; acquire, organize and evaluate information for making decisions
and solving problems in business environments.
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Students who
are enrolled at the College for at least one semester and who have
passed the Certified Professional Secretary CPS) examination are
eligible to receive credit toward an associate of applied business
degree in administrative information technology, subject to the review
and approval of the appropriate department chair. |
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