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134 COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES

102 110 206
ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS COLLEGIATE BUSINESS MACINTOSH BASICS
4.0 Units MATHEMATICS 1.0 Unit
CABOT 102 is a course designed to help 3.0 Units CABOT 206 provides students with a basic
secretarial and business students achieve CABOT 110 is a course in applied routine introduction to the Macintosh Operating
proficiency in grammar, punctuation, mathematical tasks typically performed System. Topics covered include managing
and sentence structure. Lecture 4 hours. by entry-level clerical employees in today’s the desktop using a mouse and pull-down
Prerequisite: CABOT 103. Recommended business offi ces. Students learn to select menus, creating and manipulating folders,
Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 191 or ESL and apply appropriate procedures to solve fi les, and windows, and other standard
141, and keyboarding skill at the rate of 25 problems arising in various business situ- operations used in every Macintosh applica-
words per minute or concurrent enrollment ations. Emphasis is on real-world business tion. The course includes an introduction to
in a keyboarding course. Course Typically math applications in such areas as payroll, word processing, Internet applications and
Off ered: Fall/Spring. cash and trade discounting, and both simple multimedia integration using Apple Creativ-
and compound interest. This course off ers ity Apps. Note: This course is Pass/No Pass
103 students a solid preparation for entering only. Lecture 1 hour. Prerequisite: None.
BUSINESS VOCABULARY courses in accounting, retailing, banking, Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
DEVELOPMENT and marketing. Completion of this course
3.0 Units 208
is intended to increase students’ success on
CABOT 103 is designed to develop skill in pre-employment exams for entry-level civil- WINDOWS BASICS
the acquisition and proper use of English service-type offi ce positions (e.g. county, 1.0 Unit
vocabulary used in business communica- city, state, and school district) as well as for CABOT 208 provides students with a basic
tions. Both general and specialized vocabu- an array of private industry offi ce positions. introduction to the Windows environment.
laries specifi c to business professions are Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: None. Course Topics covered will include the skills neces-
covered. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. sary to manage the desktop, to use the
Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL mouse and pull-down menus, to create and
151. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. 162 manipulate folders, fi les, and windows, and
LEGAL OFFICE PROCEDURES other standard operations used in every
104 3.0 Units Windows application. Note: This course is
FILING METHODS AND SYSTEMS CABOT 162 is a course off ering specialized Pass/No Pass only. Lecture 1 hour. Prereq-
1.0 Unit
training in preparation of legal paperwork uisite: None. Course Typically Off ered:
CABOT 104 covers principles and proce- and forms, development of specialized Fall/Spring.
dures for establishment and use of various vocabulary and spelling, familiarization
traditional and electronic fi ling systems. with law offi ce routines, and other legal 209
This includes practice in alphabetic, numeric, procedures. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended ADVANCED WINDOWS
geographic, and subject fi ling methods and Preparation: CABOT 210 or equivalent, 1.0 Unit
covers principles and procedures for storage CABOT 101 and concurrent enrollment in CABOT 209 reviews the fundamental skills
and retrieval, retention, and transfer and or completion of CABOT 265 or equivalent. taught in CABOT 208 and continues with
disposal of records. Lecture 0.5 hour/Labora- Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. more advanced features. Topics covered
tory 1.5 hours. Recommended Preparation: Transfer Credit: CSU include modifying the desktop work envi-
CABOT 102 and eligibility for ENGL 120 ronment, customizing with control panel,
or ESL 151 Course Typically Off ered: Fall/ 205 and advanced fi le and document manage-
Spring. KEYBOARDING & DOCUMENT ment. Note: This course is Pass/No Pass only.
PROCESSING I Lecture 1 hour. Recommended Preparation:
105 3.0 Units CABOT 208 or OBT 80 or equivalent. Course
INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE CABOT 205 develops the basic skill of Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
CORRESPONDENCE keyboard techniques to give the founda-
3.0 Units 210
tion for advanced training in keyboarding.
CABOT 105 is an entry-level writing course Training is given in the preparation of KEYBOARDING & DOCUMENT
for students completing programs in busi- memorandums, personal letters, business PROCESSING II
ness. The course prepares students to accom- letters, simple tabulation, outlines, and 3.0 Units
plish tasks and solve problems through the manuscripts. Note: Students who can type CABOT 210 is a continuation of CABOT
written word. Techniques are covered for at least 35 words a minute should enroll in 205, providing refi nement and development
creating eff ective documents in appropri- CABOT 210. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended of technique with increased emphasis on
ate styles and formats. These documents Preparation: OBT 11 and Eligibility for accuracy and speed. The course provides
include business letters, memos, e-mail ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Transfer Credit: CSU. a detailed study of business letters, special
messages, telephone messages, and other offi ce forms, tabulated reports, manuscripts,
written communications typically generated resumes, and letters of application. Lecture 3
by an employee in an entry-level position. In hours. Recommended Preparation: OBT 12
addition, short original essays responding or CABOT 205 or equivalent and eligibility
to a review of rhetorical works in the fi elds for ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Course Typically
of business and economics are prepared. Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU.
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: CABOT 102.
Recommended Preparation: OBT 33 and
Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL 151 or the
equivalent, and keyboarding skill at rate of 30
wpm. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.

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