SVCC Catalog 2017-2018

Description of Courses 123
AST 107 Editing/Proofreading Skills (3 Cr)
Develops skills essential to creating and editing business
documents. Covers grammar, spelling, diction,
punctuation, capitalization, and other usage problems.
Lecture 3 hours per week. College reading and writing
competence required.
AST 114 Keyboarding for Information Processing
(1-2 Cr)
Teaches the alphabetic and numeric keys: develops correct
techniques and competency in the use of computer
keyboards. May include basic correspondence and report
formats. Lecture 1-2 hours per week. College reading
or enrollment in developmental English required.
AST 141 Word Processing I
(3 Cr)
Teaches creating and editing documents, including line
and page layouts, columns, fonts, search/replace, cut/
paste, spell/thesaurus, and advanced editing and formatting
features of word processing software. Prerequisite
AST 101 or equivalent. Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
College reading and writing competence required.
AST 144 Word Processing I Laboratory (Specify Software)
(1 Cr)
Provides supplemental instruction in AST 141. Should
be taken concurrently with AST 141, in appropriate curricula,
as identified by the college. Laboratory 2 hours
per week.
AST 205 Business Communications (3 Cr)
Teaches techniques of oral and written communications.
Emphasizes writing and presenting business-related
materials. Lecture 3 hours per week. College reading
and writing competence required.
AST 234 Records and Database Management(3-4 Cr)
Teaches filing and records management procedures
using microcomputer database software. Incorporates
both manual and electronic methods for managing information.
Lecture 3-4 hours per week. Prerequisites:
demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination
or successful completion of ENF 1 or ENF 2
AST 236 Integrated Software Applications (Specify
Software)
(3 Cr)
Teaches specialized integrated software application on
the microcomputer. Emphasizes document production
to meet business and industry standards. Prerequisite
AST 101 or equivalent. Lecture 2-4 hours per week.
Competency in Microsoft Word required.
AST 242 Medical Insurance and Coding (3 Cr)
Teaches coding for medical services rendered within a
medical office setting utilizing current coding books for
maximum reimbursement. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 243 Office Administration I
(3 Cr)
Develops an understanding of the administrative support
role and the skills necessary to provide organizational
and technical support in a contemporary office
setting. Emphasizes the development of critical-thinking,
problem-solving, and job performance skills in a
business office environment. Prerequisite AST 101. Lecture
3 hours per week. College reading and Microsoft
Word competency required.
AST 244 Office Administration II
(3 Cr)
Enhances skills necessary to provide organizational and
technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes
administrative and supervisory role of the office
professional. Includes travel and meeting planning,
office budgeting and financial procedures, international
issues, and career development. Prerequisite AST 243 or
equivalent. Lecture 3 hours per week. College reading
competence required.
AST 245 Medical Machine Transcription (2-4 Cr)
Develops machine transcription skills, integrating operation
of transcribing equipment with understanding of
medical terminology. Emphasizes dictation techniques
and accurate transcription of medical documents in
prescribed formats. Prerequisite AST 102 or equivalent.
A laboratory co-requisite (AST 246) may be required.
Lecture 2-4 hours per week. College reading and writing
competency required.
AST 247 Legal Machine Transcription (3 cr.)
Develops machine transcription skills, integrating operation
of transcribing equipment with understanding of
legal terminology. Emphasizes dictation techniques and
accurate transcription of legal documents in prescribed
formats. A laboratory co-requisite (AST 248) may be required.
Prerequisite AST 102 or equivalent. Lecture 2-4
hours per week.
AST 271 Medical Office Procedures I (3 Cr)
Covers medical office procedures, records management,
preparation of medical reports, and other medical documents.
Co-requisite AST 102 or equivalent. Lecture 3
hours per week. College reading and writing competency
required.
AST 298 Seminar and Projects
(3 Cr)
Requires completion of a project or research report