FALL 2018 CLASS SCHEDULE

Knowledge of English is necessary for the completion of classes in the Computer Applications and Office Technologies Department.
STUDENTS WHO FAIL TO ATTEND THE FIRST CLASS MEETING MAY FORFEIT THEIR PLACE IN CLASS.
­Please note:  Indicated classes are split into Lecture and Lab sessions.  You must be registered in to both sections in order to be enrolled in the course.

­ CAOT 1—COMPUTER KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS I – 3 UNITS
Students develop fundamental skills in the operation of a computer keyboard to attain a minimum typing speed of 30 gross words a minute with a maximum of three errors.  Students also develop skills in the operation of the numeric keyboard and learn to prepare business documents such as memos, business letters, and short reports.

­ CAOT 2—COMPUTER KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS II (CSU) – 3 UNITS
Advisory:  CAOT 1 with a grade of “C” or better OR the ability to key 30 words a minute for three minutes with three or fewer errors.
Through the practice of drills and exercises, students continue to improve keyboarding techniques, speed, and accuracy; and develop basic keyboarding speed and accuracy from 30 words per minute for 3 minutes to 40 words per minute for 5 minutes with no more than one error per minute.  Students are introduced to the basic functions of the current version of Microsoft Word as well as to the creation of the following types of business documents: e-mail/memos, letters, reports, and tables.

CAOT 31—BUSINESS ENGLISH (CSU) – 3 UNITS
Students will learn fundamental English language skills as they relate to written and oral communication in business.  Parts of speech; noun plurals and possessives; very tenses, voices, and agreement; pronoun usage; comparative and superlative forms of adjectives; capitalization; punctuation; and other related topics will be emphasized in lectures, student exercises, and tests. Students will develop competency in sentence structure, paragraph organization, and effective methods of writing style.

CAOT 32—BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (CSU) – 3 UNITS
Prerequisite:  English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
PROOF OF ELIGIBIITY MUST BE ON FILE AT THE ASSESSMENT CENTER.
Note:  Ability to type recommended.  Course required for all CAOT and Business majors.
Students apply the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, e-mails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations.  Planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports are emphasized.  This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills and the ability to type is recommended.

CAOT 34—BUSINESS TERMINOLOGY (CSU) – 2 UNITS
Advisory:  Basic computer knowledge and ability to keyboard.
Note:  Required of all CAOT majors.
Students will learn vocabulary concepts that emphasize the spelling and definition of words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.  Students will develop an understanding of common business and technology terms.  The course will stress vocabulary development and expansion.

­ CAOT 39—WORD PROCESSING: KEYBOARDING AND OPERATIONS – 3 UNITS
(Microsoft Word 2016)
The course prepares students to become proficient in the use of word processing software on Windows-based computers.  Students will create, format, and edit business documents using both the beginning and intermediate operations of Microsoft Word 2013.

CAOT 55—CAREER SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE – 3 UNITS
Advisory:  Basic English skills, which include reading and speaking.
Students learn the important skills needed to survive in today’s work force, such as workplace etiquette, customer service, records management, and job search techniques.  Among other soft skills, they learn about proper attitude, appropriate dress, and business protocols.

CAOT 63—COMPUTER APPLICATIONS LABORATORY 2 – 1 UNIT
Corequisite: Simultaneous enrollment in another CAOT course.
Note:  Open entry/exit.  Graded on a credit/no credit basis only.
Students develop competency in the intermediate-level subject areas taught in the Computer Applications and Office Technologies Department.  This course is designed as an aid to students who need additional time and practice to increase their knowledge and skills in any intermediate-level computer applications and office technologies course.  Students have an opportunity to achieve goals set forth in the student learning outcomes with the assistance of CAOT instructors and tutors.
Note:  See instructor in BUS 3210 for add card and/or syllabus during the first week of the semester.  CAOT students may enroll in this class online.

CAOT 64—COMPUTER APPLICATIONS LABORATORY – 1 UNIT
Corequisite: Simultaneous enrollment in another CAOT course.
Note:  Open entry/exit.  Graded on a credit/no credit basis only.
Students develop competency in the subject area taught in the Computer Applications and Office Technologies Department.  Students who need additional time and practice to increase their knowledge and skills in any computer applications and office technologies course are advised to enroll.
 Note:  See instructor in BUS 3210 for add card and/or syllabus during the first week of the semester.  CAOT students may enroll in this class online.

CAOT 65—COMPUTER APPLICATIONS LABORATORY 3 – 1 UNIT
Corequisite: Simultaneous enrollment in another CAOT course.
Note:  Open entry/exit.  Graded on a credit/no credit basis only.
Students develop competency in the advanced-level subject areas taught in the Computer Applications and Office Technologies Department.  This course is designed as an aid to students who need additional time and practice to increase their knowledge and skills in any advanced-level computer applications and office technologies course. An opportunity to achieve goals set forth in the student learning outcomes with the assistance of CAOT instructors and tutors is provided.
Note:  See instructor in BUS 3210 for add card and/or syllabus during the first week of the semester.  CAOT students may enroll in this class online.

­ CAOT 78—MICROCOMPUTER ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ELECTRONIC OFFICE (CSU) – 3 UNITS
(QuickBooks)
Advisory:  Basic computer knowledge, ability to keyboard, and knowledge of introductory accounting principles.
Students apply the principles of accounting using software applications.  The students will create business transactions, such as invoices, payments, bank reconciliation, and prepare professional-level financial statements, and financial reports.  This course is designed for students who already have an accounting background.

­ CAOT 79—WORD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS – 3 UNITS
(Advanced Microsoft Word 2016)
Recommended Preparation: CAOT 39 and CAOT 2.
Students use Microsoft Word for Windows 2016 to develop competency in the expert features of desktop publishing, electronic forms, mail merge, tables, charts, outline, indexes, tables of contents, comments, revision marks, and integration of other Microsoft Office programs. Use of good judgement and personal style in formatting, layout, and design is emphasized.

­ CAOT 82—MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE SURVEY IN THE OFFICE (CSU) 2 – 3 UNITS
(Microsoft Office 2016:  Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, And Windows 10)
Students examine information systems and their role in business.  Information systems, database management systems, networking, e-commerce, ethics and security, computer systems hardware and software components are evaluated.  Students apply these concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to business problems.

­ CAOT 85—MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS:  SPREADHSEET (CSU) – 3 UNITS
(Microsoft Excel 2016)
Designed for learning spreadsheet applications using a Windows-based computer and Microsoft Excel 2016.  Develops competency in creating, editing, formatting, and printing worksheets and charts.  Emphasizes analyzing data; using formulas and functions; preparing pie, bar, column, and line charts; creating, sorting, subtotaling, filtering, and summarizing databases; and linking worksheets.  Stresses accounting applications and simplifying accounting procedures.

­ CAOT 92—COMPUTER WINDOWS APPLICATION (CSU) – 2 UNITS
(Microsoft Windows 10)
Provides an in-depth study of a Windows operating system, Windows 7.  Covers the Windows 7 environment, Windows 7 desktop, folder and file management, personal information management and communication, developing a personal work environment, and customizing the computer using the control panel.

­ CAOT 96—ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE SURVEY FOR THE OFFICE AND THE WEB – 3 UNITS
Introduces Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator as they apply to use in business offices. Provides hands-on instruction on a wide variety of tools and techniques for creating highly professional documents that include text, images, and graphics. Covers the basic vocabulary specific to these programs. Students should have basic keyboarding skills and computer knowledge.

­ CAOT 100—WINDOWS-BASED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS – 3 UNITS
Students engage in a hands-on introduction to software applications in a Windows environment for the computer novice.  Hardware basic, operating systems, basic Windows operations, applications software, document creation with word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheet applications (Microsoft Excel), and basic Internet applications are studied.

­ CAOT 108—PRESENTATION DESIGN FOR THE OFFICE (CSU) – 2 UNITS
(Microsoft PowerPoint 2016)
Provides an overview of presentation design principles. Uses PowerPoint software to create presentations incorporating PowerPoint 2010 templates, fonts, graphics, transitions, sound, and animation. Students will learn to outline presentations, create dynamic slides, and develop slide shows based on business topics.

­ CAOT 110—MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS:  – 3 UNITS
(Microsoft PowerPoint 2016)
Students use the latest version of Microsoft Office PowerPoint to create presentations that incorporate PowerPoint templates, fonts, tables, charts, images, SmartArt, WordArt, transitions, animation, sound, and movies. Students will learn to organize and outline presentations, create dynamic slides, develop slide shows, and deliver presentations based on a variety of business topics. In addition, students will learn to save PowerPoint presentations as Web pages and incorporate them into Web sites.

­ CAOT 113—INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP FOR THE OFFICE (CSU) – 3 UNITS
(Adobe Photoshop CC)
Emphasizes the introductory concepts of Adobe Photoshop to edit images and learn about using digital equipment to create images for using with Adobe Photoshop.  Students use various features of the program—selection tools, layers, channels, masks, painting tools, etc.—to complete specific office-based projects.  Covers the vocabulary specific to Adobe Photoshop.