Course Descriptions

This course emphasizes improved computer keyboarding speed and accuracy while strengthening basic keyboarding techniques.

This course introduces students to the word processing techniques needed to facilitate the creating, producing, editing and storing of documents. The course stresses increased proficiency in the computer production of business documents.

This course introduces the concepts, terminology, techniques and applications of desktop publishing and incorporates advanced document processing skills. The student develops skills in critical thinking, decision making and creativity. In addition, the student will reinforce collaborative learning in planning, designing and evaluating business documents.

This course prepares students for oral, written and non-verbal business communication skills and competencies required within the workplace. Students will apply proper business formats in memos, letters and other business documents using the direct, indirect and persuasive approaches in both formal business and social business style formats. The principles of grammar, punctuation, spelling and word usage will be applied and developed to gain a greater mastery to impart information professionally while matching style and tone in business writing. Other topics may include strategies for internal and external communication situations, audience analysis and communication through technology individually or within teams.

This course covers the skills and procedures required for the administrative office professional within the automated modern office. Topics may include time management, leading teams, handling conflict resolution, managing projects, planning and scheduling events, and arranging travel. Students will develop skills in office procedures, telephone techniques, evaluating equipment and software purchases, budgeting, managing inventory and processing mail. This course will provide the student with in-depth exposure to the roles and responsibilities of an office professional, both ethically and professionally.

This course is an introduction to the procedures and rules for indexing and storing documents in alphabetic, numeric, geographic, subject and chronological systems. It also includes an introduction to the procedures for managing document and record storage systems. Applications include electronic storage and retrieval using database software for computers.

This course is designed to provide the office professional with software application skills in spreadsheets, databases and email as used in the office environment. Spreadsheet topics may include formatting documents, managing workbooks and worksheets, filtering and sorting, and utilizing importing and exporting of data. Databases may also include creating and utilizing tables, queries, forms and reports, and refining sorting and filtering to generate forms and reports. Email topics may include sending, replying and forwarding email, creating contacts, customizing calendar settings, scheduling meetings and appointments, and creating groups and distribution lists.

This is a career enrichment course designed to give students an in-depth understanding of professional employment expectations and opportunities. This course will emphasize the expectations career professionals face in today's workplace regarding interpersonal communication, decision making, ethical behavior, policies, professional conduct, project completion, team building, and time and resource management. Students will use course concepts and skills to complete a professional project in their area of career interest.

This course covers advanced formatting and text editing techniques that focus on developing enhanced proofreading, editing and revising skills. Emphasis is on improving speed and increasing accuracy in the operation of the alpha, numeric, symbol and punctuation keys and in developing text editing concepts, critical thinking and decision-making skills.

This course introduces the concepts, terminology, techniques and applications of presentations and desktop publishing and incorporates advanced document processing skills. Students will create a slide show to present information. Students will enter text, add and delete slides, format and design themes, and present information in a variety of methods. Students develop skills in critical thinking, decision making and creativity while planning, designing and evaluating business presentations and documents.

This course covers skills and procedures required for the administrative office professional within today’s office. Students will develop skills in customer service, telephone techniques, appointment scheduling, meeting and event planning, virtual office procedures, records management and project management. Topics will focus on professional practices occurring in the modern work environment using technology applications.

This course is a capstone experience designed to advance, enhance and reinforce software skills for the office professional with extensive integration of applications using word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations and basic office operations. This course will improve the office professional’s confidence in software applications by cultivating analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills required in the office setting.

This course explores the principles and practices of plant and related sciences as applied to increasing productivity and improvement of field crops. Emphasis is on crop selection and improvement through the breeding of crop varieties, seeds and seedlings, crop growth and development, crop production hazards, and the harvest and storage of field crops.

This course is an introduction to the economic environment of the agribusiness sectors of our economy. The course examines the role agriculture plays in the U.S. and global economies. Concepts to be examined include but are not limited to management of agribusiness, marketing of agribusiness, finance of agribusiness and government involvement in agriculture and agribusiness.

This course provides an introduction to animal science, with an emphasis on physiology, nutrition, animal breeding and management as applied to beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, sheep and swine production.