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Office Administration (O Ad)

1. Basic Typing (2)
Development of typewriting techniques and their applications to practical usage. Students with one or two semesters of high school typewriting should enroll in Off Ad 2. (5 lab hours)

2. Intermediate Typing (1)
Prerequisite: Off Ad 1 or equivalent. Students with more than one year of high school typing should enroll in Off Ad 4. Review of keyboard; development of typewriting technique and its application to business situations. (3 lab hours)

4. Office Production (3)
Prerequisite: Off Ad 1, or equivalent. Modem office production standards, plan- ning, layout, execution; use of offset, mimeograph, and fluid duplicators; electric typewriters; advanced problems. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

14. Transcribing Machines (1)
Prerequisite: Off Ad 4 or equivalent. Instruction and practice in use of recording and transcribing machines. (3 lab hours)

15. Duplicating Machines (1)
Prerequisite: Off Ad 4 or equivalent. Instruction and practice in use of mimeograph, offset, fluid process duplicating machines, mimeoscope. (3 lab hours)

16. Machine Calculation (2)
Basic operations in use of rotary and electronic calculators; programming of desk computer. (4 lab hours)

23. Gregg Shorthand (4)
Prerequisite: adequate typewriting ability. Mastery of theory; proficiency in reading, writing and transcribing shorthand.

103. Principles of Office Management (3)
Office management in business and industry; organization and control of office services; selection, training, and supervision of personnel; utilization of the computer and peripheral equipment in the office; improvement of office efficiency; office planning and layout; equipment and supplies.

105. Business Communication (3)
Prerequisite: 3 units of English composition and junior standing. Business communication theory; analysis of communication alternatives; effective business writing and dictating; case studies.

107. Information Retrieval Systems (3)
Records organization, management, and control; basic principles and procedures of information storage and retrieval; impact of data processing on the records area.

112. Advanced Shorthand (3)
Prerequisite: O Ad 23 or one year high school Gregg or equivalent. Review of theory and development of proficiency in writing and transcribing shorthand notes; speed and endurance in writing and transcribing shorthand notes.

114. Transcription (3)
Prerequisite: OAd 112 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently). Transcription from shorthand and machine dictation; development of production standards for office transcription.

121. Office Services and Procedures (3)
Prerequisite: O Ad 114 or equivalent. Duties and responsibilities of executive secretarial positions.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures-Independent Study.

199. Supervised Work Experience (1; max total 4)
Open only to office administration majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supervised work experience in business and industry; analyzed in weekly class meeting.

200 Series. Graduate courses are listed under Business, below.

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*Not more than 6 units of credit in typewriting/keyboarding will be allowed toward any degree.
**Not more than ten units of credit in shorthand will be allowed toward any degree.

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