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2020-21 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Office Option, Business Office Technology, A.S.*


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Program Design

The Office Option, Business Office Technology, associate degree program provides students with the skills necessary to excel in the office environment. Students become proficient in keyboarding, word processing, computerized communications, and office applications and procedures. Students are encouraged to develop individual areas of interest through elective courses and through part-time and summer employment.

Today’s administrative professionals use technology to originate, access, manage and manipulate information. In addition, they function independently in initiating office communications, accessing and tracking records and information, and problem solving the various details of the day-to-day office operations. As members of management teams, they are able to assume responsibility and work independently to exercise initiative and judgment, and to adapt to new concepts and products.

Curriculum

Students may enroll in this program full- or part-time.

Learning Outcomes


Upon successful completion of all Business Office Technology - Office Option degree program requirements, graduates will

  1. Create and modify standard types of business communications in both printed and electronic forms.
  2. Demonstrate strong interpersonal and human relations skills required for success in a professional setting.
  3. Execute business office procedures used in today’s technological work environment.
  4. Perform and analyze office accounting tasks and activities.
  5. Acquire up-to-date technology skills in the following areas: word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, personal information management, web technologies, and speech recognition.
  6. Demonstrate keyboarding and data-entry speed and accuracy using industry accepted standards.
  7. Organize and maintain project files and databases.

In addition, the graduate will complete the comprehensive learning outcomes identified with the General Education Core.

Business Office Technology Requirements


Total Minimum Credits Required: 61


Notes:


*Becoming Connecticut State Community College

A merger of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges is underway. As a part of this merger, modifications will be made to academic programs. Students who do not complete their programs by the end of the Spring 2023 term will be matched with the Connecticut State Community College (CT State) program that most closely aligns with ​the student’s Spring 2023 program and is offered at the current Manchester Community College location. The College is committed to students completing their education with a minimum of disruption. Further details can be found and will be updated on the Frequently Asked Questions page: www.ct.edu/ctstate/academics.

 

Students may elect to substitute BOT* 296: Cooperative/Work Experience  for any equivalent BOT or CSA credit course with prior departmental approval.

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