Technology — Sales and Office Administration Technology — Office Occupations SALES AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM The sales and office administration program is designed to prepare men or women for employment in the major area of sales and office administration. The training in preparation for this field includes buying, office manager, merchandise clerk, sales manager, credit manager and/or advertising office manager. Students supplement their work in theory with practical on-the-job training in local business establishments. (Example Only) Distributive Core Classes (Sales and Retailing Classes) Credits Dist. Educ. 114 4 Dist. Educ. 160 3 Dist. Educ. Dist. Educ. 120 140 Dist. Educ. 250 5 Dist. Educ. 238 3 Dist. Educ. 189 3-9 26-32 Office Administration Core Classes (Office Management) Education Optional Classes The following classes may be substituted for the core classes. Credits Dist. Educ. 218 3 Dist. Educ. 236 3 Dist. Educ. 256 5 Dist. Educ. 170 3 Dist. Educ. 171 3 17 Remedial Business Education Classes Office Adm. Office Adm. Office Adm. Office Adm. Office Adm. Office Adm. 103 123 150 325 351 . 352. Credits 3 Students who do not have the basic skills in shorthand may take Accounting 201 or Business Law 320. One of these two courses could take the place of Office Adm. 123. Office Adm. 355 3 Data Processing 101 4 33 AREA OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS This program is offered to students preparing to enter the field of Office Administration and Business Education. The intent of the course is to prepare the student for entry level employment or entry into regular coursework. Training is provided for the following job titles: General Clerk, Transcribing 308 Machine Operator, Typist, Clerk-Typist, Stenographer, and General Office Clerk. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 00054. Elementary Typing—Development of sustained typing power, control of figures and symbols, improvement of techniques. A speed of at least 30 words per minute should be attained. (1-5) 00055. Intermediate Typing—Review of keyboard, business letters, tabulated reports, improvement of basic skills and intensive speed building. A speed of at least 40 words per minute should be attained. (1-5) 00056. Advanced Typing—Manuscripts, special drills in letter arrangement and business forms. A speed of 50 words per minute should be attained. (1-5) 00057. Hy-Speed Longhand (ABC Shorthand)-A method of fast writing based on the English alphabet; abbreviations, omissions, and blending letters; dictation and transcription. (1-5) 00058. Business Machines—Practical experience using rotary calculators in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, etc. (1-9) 00059. Business English—Use of memos, letters, reports, etc., in applying the fundamental principles of effective business communication. (1-5) 00060. Office Procedures—Practical integration in all secretarial skills, training in office techniques, organization, and routine. (1-9) OO068. Record Keeping — Bookkeeping—Classification of accounts, interpretation of accounting data and of financial records as related to top-level secretarial work, employer's personal record keeping, payroll, petty cash, income tax reports, budgets, and notes. (1-9) 00071. Beginning Personal Shorthand I—Introduction to theory of Gregg Shorthand system with emphasis upon reading and writing fluently. (1-5) 00072. Beginning Personal Shorthand II—Use of the entire shorthand theory in practice dictation. A speed of at least 70 words per minute should be attained. (1-5)