2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQXOST 1314C INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT OFFICE3 cr. hrs.Exposes the student to the fundamentals of Microsoft OfficeManager, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, as wellas object linking and embedding. Instructor demonstrationwill be coupled with intensive hands-on laboratory activities.Prerequisite: CGS 1100C or Instructor’s approval.Lab Fee. (OA)OST 1435 LEGAL TERMINOLOGY 3 cr. hrs.Common legal vocabulary involved in the broad, generalprinciples of substantive law. (OA)OST 1713C WORD PROCESSING - MICROSOFT WORD3 cr. hrs.This course is an introduction to the concepts of word processingin the modern office and discussion of theory,terms, and the total word processing environment. Thecourse includes instruction and guidance in: creating andediting documents, using the spell checker and thesaurus,formatting documents, text enhancements, switch features,and merging documents. This course also includesan introduction to macros and desktop publishing. Prerequisite:OST 1100C or Instructor’s approval. Lab Fee. (OA)OST 1731C INTRODUCTION TO MS WORD 1 cr. hr.Presents basic word processing principles including creating,formatting, saving, and printing documents usingMicrosoft Word. Graphics, tables, styles, templates, wordprocessing tools (spell check, thesaurus, grammarchecker), and Internet web page construction are also included.Students will gain extensive hands-on experienceusing MS Word. Prerequisite: CGS 1100 or Instructor’sapproval. Lab Fee. (OA)OST 1811C INTRODUCTION TO MS PUBLISHER 1 cr. hr.Basic desktop publishing concepts including creating, formatting,saving, and printing documents using MicrosoftPublisher. Basic layout and design principles, publishingtools, and page construction will be discussed. Studentswill gain extensive hands-on experience using MS Publisherto create newsletters, booklets, pamphlets, cards,mailings, and web pages. Prerequisite: CGS 1100C orInstructor’s approval. Lab Fee. (OA)OST 1828C INTRODUCTION TO MS POWERPOINT1 cr. hr.This course will cover presentation software principles includingcreating, saving, enhancing, and printing presentationfiles using Microsoft PowerPoint. Students will bothcreate and present PowerPoint slide presentations. Classwork may include individual and group activities. Studentswill gain extensive hands-on experience using MS Power-Point. Prerequisite: CGS 1100C or Instructor’s approval.Lab Fee. (OA)OST 1835C INTRODUCTION TO MS ACCESS 1 cr. hr.This course will cover basic relational database principlesincluding creating, saving, maintaining, and printing databasefiles using Microsoft Access. Students will learn howto create Access tables, queries, forms, and reports. Studentswill gain extensive hands-on experience using MSAccess. Prerequisite: CGS 1100C or Instructor’s approval.Lab Fee. (OA)OST 1949 CO-OP EDUCATION TRAINING ASSIGNMENTIN OFFICE SYSTEMS TECH 1-3 cr. hrs.A first hands-on learning activity (paid or non-paid) directlyrelated to the students academic major/career objective.(TR)OST 2214C MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION II 3 cr. hrs.Practice in and transcribing into mailable form and the furtherdevelopment of skills in the use of dictation/transcriptionequipment. Prerequisite: OST 1221C. Lab Fee. (OA)OST 2256 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION 3 cr. hrs.This course introduces students to the profession and tothe role of the medical transcriptionist. Emphasis is placedon business English proficiencies as related to medicalcommunications and the machine transcription of variousmedical documents, proofreading, editing and research.Prerequisites: OST 1221C and OST 2257. Lab Fee. (OA)OST 2257 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3 cr. hrs.Basic principles of medical word building orient studentsto the body as a whole (i.e. levels of organization, planes,body cavities and directional terms.) The course also introducesstudents to body systems, their related terms andpharmacology. Corequisite: OST 2461. Lab Fee. (OA)OST 2321C OFFICE MACHINES3 cr. hrs.Use of print and display calculators, dictation and transcribing,and other types of office equipment. Lab Fee. (OA)197