Administrative Information Technology

Technology and organizational restructuring have led the administrative office professional to assume responsibilities once reserved for managerial and professional staff. While the core responsibilities for the administrative office professional have remained the same, this position is now handling more managerial/supervisory duties, such as higher level decision making, project coordination, payroll, conflict management, Internet research and information management. The administrative office 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 administrative procedures and information systems used in automated office environments; apply practical knowledge and utilize technical skills such as keyboarding, voice recognition, proofreading, document production, integrated computer applications, records management, payroll, and Internet usage; 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.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester
Credit Hours

ENG124 College Composition †
3

AOT130 Communication and Transcription Skills
3

AOT121 Keyboarding/Formatting
3

BUS101 Business Student Success Seminar
1

BCA220 Integrated Solutions for Business Problem Solving
4

BUS121 Business Administration
4

18

Second Semester

AOT127 Word Processing – Microsoft® Word
3

ACC121 Principles of Accounting
4

ENG230 Business Communication
3

AOT104 Computer Applications PowerPoint
1

MGT121 Principles of Management
3

AOT132 Records Management
3

BUS123 Business Math
4

21

Third Semester

AOT226 Spreadsheets - Microsoft® Excel
3

ACC130 Business Law and Ethics
3

Social Sciences Elective *
3

MGT221 Supervision
3

ACC227 Payroll Accounting
3

AOT108 Microsoft® Outlook
1

AOT107 Digital Technologies
1

17

Fourth Semester

BUS221 Microeconomics
3

AOT227 Administrative Procedures and Systems
3

AOT232 AOT Practicum
3

AOT106 Computer Applications Microsoft® Access
1

COM121 Effective Speaking
3

ACC229 Computerized Accounting Applications
3

16

TOTAL CREDITS
72

† Based on SSC placement score
* Select SOC121 or PSY121
** Successful completion of AOT102, AOT104, AOT105 and AOT106 is equivalent to and may be substituted for BCA120.

Bold italicized courses indicate courses that contain content for Microsoft® Computer Application Specialist (MCAS) certification.