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NOS226 Accounts Receivable -
Computerised
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS 118, NOS124
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to operate a computerised
Accounts Receivable software package.
NOS227
Accounts Payable
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOSI18, NOS124
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to operate a computerised
Accounts Payable software package.
NOS230
Organisational Behaviour
54 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: NOSI19, NSW8672E
Aims & Objectives
Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to enable them to understand how
organisations work and be able to provide advice on the management of change within
organisations.
NOS233 Audio Transcription -
Introduction
10 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: NOS116
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to operate audio transcription
equipmenttotranscribe simple paragraphs from oral dictation.
NOS234
Payroll - Computerised
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS118 or NOS143
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to operate computerised payroll
software to calculate a payroll and produce accounting data and reports.
NOS235 Desktop Publishing -
Introduction
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS118 or NOS143
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the basic skills and knowledge to use a desktop publishing
software package.
NOS244
Electronic Mail
10 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS118 orNOS143
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to carry out routine electronic mail
handling.
NOS250
10 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS143
Aims & Objectives
Introduction to the Internet
Familiarise the participant with the Internet and provide a basic knowledge of its
significance in the office environment.
NOS251
Presentation Applications
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS143 or NOS118
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with knowledge and skills to produce presentation material and/
or office documents using a computer presentation software package.
NOS304
50 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS214
Aims & Objectives
Word Processing - Advanced
Operators
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to use a word processing package
to design and develop documents, reports and worksheets.
NOS305
Text Production
40 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: NOSI16, NOS211
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to produce simple usable business
documents using any keyboard equipment.
NOS314
Spreadsheet Operations
20 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil· Assessment: Assignments, Class exercises
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the knowledge and skills to complete business tasks and
create documents using a spreadsheet software package.
NOS319
Desktop Publishing for Operators
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NOS214 or NOS222
Aims & Objectives
Provide the participant with the skills and knowledge to produce usable documents
using a desktop publishing software package.
NSW8673A financial Institutions and
Markets
54 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Content
This module examines the nature and role offinancial institutions and markets within
the Australian financial system. It reviews the current structure and role of Australia's
financial system, the range and diversity of financial instruments used and the role of
the Reserve Bank in a deregulated financial system. Upon completion ofthe module,
students should be able to:
Outline the historical development of Australian banking and financial institutions,
with emphasis on the evolution of the Reserve Bank.
Outline the structure and role of the financial system in Australia.
Explain the structure and functions of Australian financial markets.
Identify and describe the various types of financial facilities and instruments in the
marketplace.
Define the role and functions of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Describe the nature and purpose of prudential/regulatory supervision of banks and
non-bank financial institutions.
Explain the economic importance ofthe measurement and control of money
supply.
Examine the case for and against deregulation of the financial system.
NSW8673B
Commercial Banking and
finance
54 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NSW8673A. This subject may also be undertaken
concurrently.
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to specify and analyse the range of practices relevant to
the management offinancial institutions, particularly banks. The module focuses on
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