Business Technology (BUSTEC) Courses
BUSTEC 100.1 Keyboarding Skills: Beginning
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 300.1 with a grade of "C" or better, or placement through the assessment process.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or BUS 310; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course helps students improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy. Individualized skill improvement plans are based on a computerized assessment of computer keyboarding speed and accuracy. This course is not open to students who have previously completed the first module of BUSTEC 100. This course is for students who know how to correctly touch type and want to improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy. Students who want to learn to correctly touch type should take BUSTEC 300.1. Pass/No Pass only.
BUSTEC 100.2 Keyboarding Skills: Intermediate
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 100.1
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or BUS 310; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course helps students improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy and builds upon the skills learned in BUSTEC 100.1. Individualized skill improvement plans are based on a computerized assessment of computer keyboarding speed and accuracy. This course is not open to students who have previously completed the second module of BUSTEC 100. This course is for students who know how to correctly touch type and want to improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy. Pass/No Pass only.
BUSTEC 100.3 Keyboarding Skills: Advanced
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 100.2
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or BUS 310; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course helps students improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy and builds upon the skills learned in BUSTEC 100.2. Individualized skill improvement plans are based on a computerized assessment of computer keyboarding speed and accuracy. This course is not open to students who have previously completed the third module of BUSTEC 100. This course is for students who know how to correctly touch type and want to improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy. Pass/No Pass only.
BUSTEC 101 Computer Keyboarding: 10-Key
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 300.1 with a grade of "C" or better
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the numeric keypad and alphanumeric data entry. Course content focuses on developing proper 10-key technique, speed, and accuracy. Simulated employment tests based on industry standards are included. Ten-key certification testing is completed at the end of the course.
BUSTEC 110 Business Procedures for Professional Success
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 300.3 and 310
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course prepares business professionals to use office systems, technologies, and sustainable procedures to support today's digital work environments. Topics include business communication, records management, and business document preparation, and storage. Critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, supervision skills, administrative procedures, and information processing technologies are used to complete assignments and activities as a business professional. Primary emphasis is on processing documents using skills in word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, database, digital storage, and communication media. These skills provide the background for advancement to supervisory and management positions.
BUSTEC 125 Clerical Assistant
- Units:6
- Hours:90 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 300.1 with a grade of "C" or better; or ability to touch type at 25 wpm.
- Corequisite:BUSTEC 101
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; or ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the skills needed for entry-level clerical positions. Topics include word processing and spreadsheet applications; American Records Management Association (ARMA) filing procedures; office procedures and communications, including telephone, mail, email, and Internet; soft-skills; and employability skills.
BUSTEC 126 Outlook: Basics
- Same As:CISA 126
- Units:1
- Hours:18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 300.1
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces Microsoft Outlook, the industry-leading personal information management software. Topics include understanding and navigating the Outlook environment, creating and sending email, using email special features, managing Outlook contacts, using an electronic calendar, and creating tasks and to-do items. Completion of BUSTEC 126/CISA 126 and BUSTEC
127/CISA 127 prepares students to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
certification for the Microsoft Outlook application. This course is not open to students who have completed CISA 126.
BUSTEC 127 Outlook: Tools
- Same As:CISA 127
- Units:1
- Hours:18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 126 or CISA 126 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:BUSTEC 300.1 with a grade of "C" or better
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course presents the advanced personal information management tools in Outlook. Topics include working with multiple email accounts, using rules and folders, incorporating advanced calendar and contact features, collaborating using sharing and delegate features, and customizing the Outlook user interface. In addition, the course covers the integration of Outlook with other applications in the Microsoft Office suite. Completion of BUSTEC 126/CISA 126 and BUSTEC 127/CISA 127 prepares students to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification for the Microsoft Outlook application. This course is not open to students who have completed CISA 127.
BUSTEC 298 Work Experience in Business Technology
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Hours:27 - 216 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Enrollment Limitation:Students must be in a paid or unpaid internship, volunteer position, or job related to the business technology field with a cooperating site supervisor. Students are advised to consult with the Business Technology Department faculty to review specific certificate and degree work experience requirements.
- General Education:AA/AS Area III(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment or advancement within the field of business technology. It is designed for students interested in work experience and/or internships in associate degree level or certificate occupational programs. Course content includes understanding the application of education to the workforce, completion of Title 5 required forms which document the student's progress and hours spent at an approved worksite, and developing workplace skills and competencies.
During the semester, the student is required to complete 27 hours of related work experience for 0.5 unit. An additional 27 hours of related work experience is required for each additional 0.5 units. All students are required to attend the first course meeting, a mid-semester meeting, and a final meeting. Additionally, students who have not already successfully completed a Work Experience course will be required to attend weekly orientations while returning participants may meet individually with the instructor as needed. Students may take up to 16 units total across all Work Experience course offerings. This course may be taken up to four times when there are new or expanded learning objectives. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester.
BUSTEC 299 Experimental Offering in Business Technology
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
BUSTEC 300.1 Keyboarding/Applications: Beginning
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or BUS 310; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces touch typing of alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys. It covers keyboarding techniques, speed-and-accuracy development, and essential computer-keyboarding information. This course is specifically designed for the beginning typist as well as those who have been typing for a long time using improper technique. This course is not open to students who have previously completed the first module of BUSTEC 300.
BUSTEC 300.2 Keyboarding/Applications: Document Formatting
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 300.1 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or BUS 310; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides beginning to intermediate document formatting and skill development for academic, employment, personal, and businesses purposes. This course builds upon skills learned in BUSTEC 300.1 to provide students with additional computer keyboarding skills in the creation and modification of word processing documents. It covers use of an office-level word processing program to create and format business correspondence, academic reports, business reports, and tables. English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading are reinforced throughout. Timed writing tests are used to increase keyboarding speed and accuracy. This course is not open to students who have previously completed the second module of BUSTEC 300.
BUSTEC 300.3 Keyboarding/Applications: Advanced Document Formatting
- Units:1
- Hours:12 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:BUSTEC 300.2 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or BUS 310; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides advanced skill development of documents for business, academic, employment, or personal use. This course builds on skills learned in BUSTEC 300.2. This course includes enhancing proofreading proficiency, reinforcing communication skills, increasing speed and accuracy, and using features of a current office-level word processing program to create a variety of business documents with advanced formatting. This course is not open to students who have previously completed the third module of BUSTEC 300.
BUSTEC 305 Introduction to Business Information Technology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course prepares business professionals to use office systems, technologies, and sustainable procedures to support today's digital work environments. Topics include the use of business-related hardware and software, business communication, electronic calendars, project management, records management, business document preparation, cloud-based applications, information storage, and team collaboration. Critical thinking, problem-solving, administrative procedures, and information processing technologies are used to complete assignments and activities applicable in a business environment. Skills learned will provide a foundation in information and communications technology used in administration and management positions. This course is not open to students who have previously taken BUSTEC 110.
BUSTEC 310 Introduction to Word/Information Processing
- Units:3
- Hours:36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 100.1 or 300.1 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a review of basic word/information processing and introduces intermediate and advanced formatting for correspondence, tables, reports, newsletters, and other business-related documents. It emphasizes formatting and document production techniques to produce professional business documents used in today's workplace. Intermediate and advanced word processing topics include tables, columns, themes and styles, merge, graphics, macros, collaboration, and templates.
BUSTEC 313 Web-based Conferencing and Presentations for the Business Professional
- Units:2
- Hours:36 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUS 310 and CISA 340
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course develops business presentation skills indispensable in today's job market. Topics include data evaluation, content planning and organizing, visual aid development, and methods of presentation including web (video) conferencing and podcasting. Strategies for interviews, meetings, training, and group presentations typically found in a business environment are explored.
BUSTEC 332 Integrated Business Projects
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 310, CISA 315, and CISA 320
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course applies office administration skills and procedures using a suite of software. Course content integrates word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and communication software to create, format, revise, share, and maintain business documents and data. Hands-on business projects require use of current office systems and incorporate problem-solving skills and real world business simulations.
BUSTEC 350 Virtual Careers and Technologies
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course explores careers in a virtual environment and identifies techniques and technologies needed by virtual workers. Specific topics include types of virtual environments, technologies and skills needed in a virtual office, ways to establish and manage a virtual career, effective communication, and job opportunities. This course also examines issues for career preparation in a virtual environment.
BUSTEC 499 Experimental Offering in Business Technology
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.