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Administered by Department of Business Education and Office Information Systems
Effective Fall, 2002
90.101 Introduction to Business (3) - Provides a study of business and its environment organization, operation and interrelationships with government and society. Business majors develop a broad base for further study in a specific area in business, while other majors become familiar with the American enterprise system and the functions and issues facing business today. Prerequisite: Not open to business administration degree students with 6 or more semester hours in business.
90.333 Business Communications and Report Writing (3) - Applies theories and principles of effective communication to solve common business problems. Psychological and organizational strategies are used in writing business reports and other documents. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
90.341 Principles of Selling (3) - Includes a study of selling as a profession, preparation for successful selling, steps and procedures associated with the sales process and special selling topics. Students apply sales principles and techniques while conducting sales presentations. Prerequisite: junior standing.
90.350 Valuing Diversity in Business (3) - A study of the challenges and opportunities presented to businesses in the United States by an emerging multicultural society. Explores cultural heritage, values, beliefs and prejudices and the effects of privilege and oppression upon individuals organizations and businesses, as well as possible solutions.
90.402 Instructional Strategies and Assessment in Business, Computer and Information Technology (3) - This course emphasizes a variety of instructional strategies and assessment techniques for teaching business, computer and information technology courses. Prerequisites: senior level, schedule semester prior to student teaching.
90.403 BCIT Field Experience (1) - Initiates an awareness of the teaching and learning atmosphere of the professional teacher in the classroom. Students provided opportunities to undertake the responsibilities assigned to a classroom teacher, including assuming some of the teaching role competencies. Must be scheduled the semester prior to student teaching. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education.
90.404 Professional Semester in BCIT (12) -Includes orientation experiences to observe the operation of a school and specific classes as well as 16 weeks of participatory teaching experiences correlated with classroom studies under full-time supervision. Must be scheduled concurrently with 90.406.
90.406 Clinical Studies in BCIT (3) - Presents seminars on principles of education for business, computer and information technology teachers, instructional strategies forf teaching business subjects, assessments and problems of classroom teaching. Classroom discussions closely correlated with the experiences of 90.404. and the four domains of the conceptural framework for professional practice.
90.431 Independent Study in Business (1-3) -Topic and outline of project must be approved by the department chairperson and dean of the college. Prerequisite: Open to seniors only.
90.432 Internship in Business (1-6) - Provides students with opportunities to acquire practical experiences in work situations in office systems. Prerequisites: Approval by department chairperson; GPA of 2.50 and 80 semester hours earned.
90.460 Business and Office Workshop (1-3) - Students acquire an awareness and understanding of the knowledge pertaining to the professional development and improvement of business skills, the enhancement of business and office education as a professional responsibility and their role in the business world.
90.498 Special Topics in Business Education and Office Systems (1-3) - A study of the aspects of business education or office systems. Not available as a regular course offering.
90.560 Business and Office Education Workshop (1-3) - Addresses those educational ideas and experiences that encourage, support, and guide participants to acquire an increased understanding of the accumulated knowledge pertaining to the development of business skills, enhancement of business education as a profession, and determination of a business and office personnel's responsibility and role in the business world.
90.564 Business Education Program Management and Development (3) - Studies basic management and curriculum theory as it applies to business education program administration and supervision. Course approached from the perspectives of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
90.581 Seminar in Business Education (3) - Investigates and evaluates completed research in business education on particular topic area(s). Students submit written reports which are used as the basis for class discussions.
90.590 Master's Thesis in Business Education (6)
90.599 Special Topics in Business Education and Office Systems (3) - Studies current or advanced topics in the field of business teacher education and/or office systems not normally presented in other courses.
Administered by Department of Business Education and Office Information Systems
Effective Fall, 2002
94.221 Office Systems Concepts (3) - An overview of office systems-technology, people and procedures within organizational and environmental contexts. Major technologies that support information creation, storage, retrieval, manipulation and distribution are covered.
94.222 End User Project Management (3) - Presents the student with an opportunity to use project management tools and an office suite to design, implement and evaluate end-user solutions for an office information systems environment.
94.302 End User Solutions Development (3) - Presents the student with an opportunity to develop application solutions for business office suites using Object Oriented Macro Language (OOML), a programming language supported by many popular business applications. The use of OOML greatly increases the productive value of these office suites.
94.330 Telecommunications (Spring only) (3) - An introduction to telecommunications in the business environment. Emphasis on application of telecommunications to facilitate information interchange in whatever form the information takes: data, voice, text and image. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
94.340 Network Design and Administration (Spring Only) (3) - Provides a comprehensive and practical knowledge of network management and enhancement. Students get practical experience working with software, hardware, customizing user environments, implementing technology security and enhancing and troubleshooting the computing environment. Prerequisite: 92.150, junior standing and permission of department.
94.405 Training and Development in Office Systems (Fall only) (3) - Application of theories of learning and instructional development to the education and training of employees in office systems. Topics include instructional design, technology and the implementation, evaluation and management of training in an organizational environment. Prerequisite: Senior standing or 64 credits.
94.407 Information and Office Environment Management (Fall only) (3 ) - Provides acceptable practices in the management of information and the office environment. Students will develop an understanding of the information life cycle, the importance of an ergonomically designed work environment and how information serves as a critical organizational asset. Topics include: records management systems, human factors in the office environment (ergonomics), workflow and spatial design and layout. Prerequisites: 94.221, 94.302, 90.333, senior standing.
94.4XX (Proposed) Managing Information Security (3) - An overview of information systems Security involving the following areas: Information Forensics, Surveillance, and Audit Trails, Management of Information Security, Computer law and Criminology, Public Policies and Standards, Intellectual Property Protection and Digital Copyrighting, E-commerce and Web Based Services Security, Database Confidentiality and Protection, Consumer Privacy, and Information Authentication
94.500 Office Systems and Information (3) - An overview of office systems - people, technology, and procedures within organizational and environmental contexts. Provides an understanding of the evolving role of the office as a key information systems center.
94.510 Office Systems Applications (3) - Discusses applications of office automation technologies to enhance productivity of office employees from support personnel to managers. Hands-on experience includes comparative and selective techniques for hardware and software, as well as an evaluation of appropriate training materials for support personnel.
94.520 Administrative Communications (3) - Provides application of communication skills for those professionals who work in environments with automated information and communication systems. Topics include: oral and written reports, systems-related documents (reports, proposals, procedures) - , research methods, and information technology.
94.530 Telecommunications (3) - Introduction to telecommunications in the business environment. Topics include: telephony, data codes, protocols, network architectures, local area networks, communications media, hardware, and software. Management issues and practical applications are an integral part of the course. Emphasizes the application of telecommunications to facilitate information interchange in whatever form the information takes: voice, data, text, and image.
94.540 Training and Development (3) - Applies theories of learning and instructional procedures to education and training of employees in office systems. Topics include: instructional design, strategies, technology, and implementation, evaluation, and management of training with the organizational structure.
94.550 Integrated Office Systems (3) - Capstone course of office systems curriculum. Includes a synthesis and an application of concepts related to current office systems topics. Students should enroll in this course during the last semester of the degree program. Prerequisite: 94.500, 94.540 or consent of the instructor.