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248 SHORT TERM VOCATIONAL
55
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
(Previously OBT 55)
0 Units
STV 55 prepares students for office tasks that
require the use of office equipment. Students
who have successfully completed the neces-
sary competencies will be assigned in-house
job shadowing where they will interact with
co-workers and ‘learn-by-doing’ in a real-
world setting under the direct supervision
of an instructor. Lecture/Demonstration 32
hours. Recommended preparation: ESL 30
or equivalent.
60
PATHWAYS TO HEALTH CAREERS
0 Units
STV 60 is designed to give those students
interested in health careers the opportunity
to explore the basic concepts surrounding
professions related to this field. Some of the
basic concepts encompassed in this course
include roles in health careers, having
compassion for individuals in other cultures,
and customer/patient service. Lecture 64
hours. Recommended preparation: ESL 30
or equivalent.
61
ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL
ASSISTING
(Previously OBT 61)
0 Units
STV 61 provides the participant with a
comprehensive understanding of all medi-
cal front office duties. Emphasis is placed on
mastering medical terminology, handling
problem situations involving patients over
the phone or in person, learning basic billing 70
and transcription techniques and medical
software. Lecture 352 hours. Note: Student
should be able to keyboard at a minimum
rate of 20 wpm and perform alpha/numeric
filing. Recommended preparation: ESL 30
or equivalent.
62
DENTAL FRONT OFFICE
(Previously OBT 62)
0 Units
STV 62 provides the participant with a
comprehensive understanding of dental
front office duties. Emphasis will be on
mastering dental terminology, handling
problem situations involving patients either
over the telephone or in person, learning
basic billing and transcription techniques
and dental software. Lecture/Demonstration
70 hours, Laboratory 30 hours. Note: Student
should be able to keyboard at a minimum
rate of 20 wpm and perform alpha/numeric
filing. Recommended preparation: ESL 30
or equivalent.
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63
MEDICAL CLINICAL ASSISTING
(Previously OBT 63)
0 Units
STV 63 provides the student with a compre-
hensive understanding and mastery of clini-
cal back office procedures. Students gain the
skills needed to hold a variety of roles in a will familiarize students with computer
medical practice setting, including check-
ing blood pressure, injections, and drawing
blood. Lecture 264 hours. Recommended
preparation: STV 61, ABSE 20, and ESL 30.
64
HOME CAREGIVER/AIDE
0 Units
STV 64 provides workforce preparation for
personal care assistance in the home. This
course is specifically for noncredit students
who are seeking training in the health field
for immediate entry- level employment.
Furthermore, this course equips students
with foundational health skills to enter into 0 Units
more advanced health career programs.
Lecture 96 hours. Recommended prepara-
tion: ESL 30 or equivalent.
65
BASIC REVIEW FOR CALIFORNIA
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
0 Units
STV 65 provides basic review for those
students interested in taking the California
Certified Medical Assistant Examina-
tion. This course covers the basic, clinical
specialty, and administrative specialty
components of the examination. Lecture 96
hours. Recommended preparation: ESL 30
or equivalent.
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
(Previously OBT 70)
0 Units
STV 70 provides an introduction to computer
concepts for students with no previous expo-
sure to computing. The course focuses on the
microcomputer (PC). Lecture/Demonstra-
tion 16 hours. Recommended preparation:
ESL 30 or equivalent.
Noncredit Continuing Education
71
COMPUTER BASICS/ESL
LEARNERS
(Previously OBT 71)
0 Units
STV 71 is a computer literacy course espe-
cially created for ESL students. The course
vocabulary and will cover an introduction
to keyboarding and educational software
programs, using the Internet, e-mail, and
word processing applications. Students
should become more confident in using a
computer so they can continue their educa-
tion in basic computer business classes and
improve their independent computing skills.
Lecture 64 hours. Recommended prepara-
tion: ESL 10 or equivalent.
80
WINDOWS
(Previously OBT 80)
STV 80 provides students with a basic intro-
duction to the Windows environment. Topics
covered include managing the desktop, the
mouse, managing files (creating folders,
deleting, moving, and copying files, etc.),
and learning system information. Lecture/
Demonstration 16 hours. Recommended
preparation: ESL 30 or equivalent
90
MICROSOFT EXCEL
(Previously OBT 90)
0 Units
STV 90 provides students with a basic intro-
duction to spreadsheet software using Micro-
soft Office Excel. This is a beginning level
course that teaches the student how to create
a worksheet, use formulas and functions,
insert charts, and more. Lecture/Demonstra-
tion 48 hours. Recommended preparation:
ESL 30 and STV 70 or equivalent.
91
MICROSOFT ADVANCED EXCEL
(Previously OBT 91)
0 Units
STV 91 introduces spreadsheet software
using Microsoft Office Excel. This is an
intermediate level course that teaches the
student advanced formatting techniques, use
of templates and workspace, and advanced
functions. Lecture/Demonstration 48 hours.
Recommended preparation: ESL 30 and
STV 90.