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Office Administration (O Ad)

1. Typewriting (2)
Not reconiniciided for students ,~,itli one or more sciiiesters of high school type- -,vritiiig. DeN,clopiiieiit of typewriting techniques and their applications to practical usage. (4 lab hours)

2. Typewriting (2)
Prerequisite: 0 Ad 1 or equivalent. Review of keyboard; use of the typewriter as a cotiiniunication tool; refinement of type\vriting techniques with personal and business applications. (4 lab hours)

4. Office Production (3)
Prerequisite: 0 Ad 1, or equivalent. Nlodern office production standards, planning, layout, execution; use of offset, mimeograph, and fluid duplicators; electric typewriters; advanced problems. (2 lecture, 2 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.

116. Office Appliances for Business Teachers (3)
Not open to students with credit in O Ad 4. For students working toward a standard secondary credential in business and those wishing to teach business subjects in junior colleges. Operation of all modern business machines.

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

189T. Topics in Office Administration (1-3; max total 6 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: 3 units in office administration or pemission of instructor. Seminar in special areas of office administration: communications, management, records management, secretarial science.

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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