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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)

2EC. Intermediate Typing (1)
To be taken concurrently with OAd 2. Exercise in English compostion.

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)

4EC. Office Production (1)
To be taken concurrently with OAd 4. Exercise in English compostion.

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.

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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