| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
101 |
BUSINESS OFFICE PROCEDURES |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 101 is an in-depth study of general office procedures, including the selection of office supplies; processing of mail; use of postal services; receptionist and telephone techniques; handling travel arrangements; preparation of office documents; banking procedures; payroll, insurance, and tax records; and job preparation. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: STV 31, STV 33, or CABOT 205, or equivalent and CABOT 102, ENGL 100, or ESL 141, or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Winter. |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
102 |
ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS |
4.0 Units |
CABOT 102 is a course designed to help secretarial and business students achieve proficiency in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Lecture 4 hours. Recommended Preparation: ESL 133 and 136 and keyboarding skill at the rate of 25 words per minute or concurrent enrollment in a keyboarding course. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
103 |
BUSINESS VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 103 is designed to develop skill in the acquisition and proper use of English vocabulary used in business communications. Both general and specialized vocabularies specific to business professions are covered. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: ENGL 100 or ESL 141, or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
104 |
FILING METHODS AND SYSTEMS |
1.0 Unit |
CABOT 104 covers principles and procedures for establishment and use of various traditional and electronic filing systems. This includes practice in alphabetic, numeric, geographic, and subject filing methods and covers principles and procedures for storage and retrieval, retention, and transfer and disposal of records. Lecture 0.5 hour/Laboratory 1.5 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 102 and ENGL 100 or ESL 141. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
105 |
INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 105 is an entry-level writing course for students completing programs in business. The course prepares students to accomplish tasks and solve problems through the written word. Techniques are covered for creating effective documents in appropriate styles and formats. These documents include business letters, memos, e-mail messages, telephone messages, and other written communications typically generated by an employee in an entry-level position. In addition, short original essays responding to a review of rhetorical works in the fields of business and economics are prepared. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: CABOT 102. Recommended Preparation: STV 33, ENGL 100 or ESL 141, and keyboarding skill at rate of 30 wpm. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
110 |
COLLEGIATE BUSINESS MATHEMATICS |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 110 is a course in applied routine mathematical tasks typically performed by entry-level clerical employees in today's business offices. Students learn to select and apply appropriate procedures to solve problems arising in various business situations. Emphasis is on real-world business math applications in such areas as payroll, cash and trade discounting, and both simple and compound interest. This course offers students a solid preparation for entering courses in accounting, retailing, banking, and marketing. Completion of this course is intended to increase students' success on pre-employment exams for entry-level civil-service-type office positions (e.g. county, city, state, and school district) as well as for an array of private industry office positions. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: None. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. (C-ID BSOT 115X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
205 |
KEYBOARDING & DOCUMENT PROCESSING I |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 205 develops the basic skill of keyboard techniques to give the foundation for advanced training in keyboarding. Training is given in the preparation of memorandums, personal letters, business letters, simple tabulation, outlines, and manuscripts. Note: Students who can type at least 35 words a minute should enroll in CABOT 210. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: STV 11 and ENGL 100 or ESL 141. Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 110X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
210 |
KEYBOARDING & DOCUMENT PROCESSING II |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 210 is a continuation of CABOT 205, providing refinement and development of technique with increased emphasis on accuracy and speed. The course provides a detailed study of business letters, special office forms, tabulated reports, manuscripts, resumes, and letters of application. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: STV 12 or CABOT 205 and ENGL 100 or ESL 141. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 120X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
260 |
BEGINNING MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS |
4.0 Units |
CABOT 260 provides students with the necessary skills and training to create, enhance, manipulate, and manage files in four different software programs. Some of the topics for this course consist of: creating a document with a table, a chart, and a watermark, working with large worksheets, data tables, amortization schedules, and hyperlinks, designing, maintaining, and querying databases, and creating slide shows with embedded visuals. Lecture 4 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently with CABOT 260.) Course Typically Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
265 |
MICROSOFT WORD I |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 265 provides students with beginning features and functions of Microsoft Office Word, a word processing software program. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) core certification exam in Word. Some of the topics for this course consist of: creating and editing a word document, creating a research paper, using a wizard to create a resume, creating a cover letter with a table, and creating a document with a table, a chart, and a watermark. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Recommended preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent and CABOT 205 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer. Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 111X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
266 |
MICROSOFT WORD II |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 266 provides students with advanced features and functions of Microsoft Office Word, a word processing software program. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) expert certification exam in Word. Some of the topics for this course consist of: creating a professional newsletter in multiple columns with a table, using imported graphics, creating an online form with combo boxes and check boxes, working with tables of contents and indexes, and generating form letters, mailing labels and envelopes with mail merge. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Prerequisite: CABOT 265 or STV 100, or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall (Every Other Year). Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 121X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
270 |
MICROSOFT EXCEL I |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 270 provides students with instruction in beginning features and functions of Microsoft Office Excel, a spreadsheet software program. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) core certification exam in Excel. Some of the topics for this course consist of: creating a worksheet with an embedded chart: working with financial functions, data tables, amortization schedules, and hyperlinks, and creating static and dynamic Web pages. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 112X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
275 |
MICROSOFT ACCESS I |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 275 provides students with instruction in beginning features and functions of Microsoft Office Access, a database software program. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) core certification exam in Access. Some of the topics for this course consist of: creating a database using design and datasheet views, querying a database, maintaining a database, and creating reports and forms. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall (Every Other Year). Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 113X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
280 |
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT I |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 280 provides students with instruction in beginning features and functions of Microsoft Office PowerPoint, a presentation software program. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) core certification exam in PowerPoint. Some of the topics for this course consist of: using a design template and auto layouts to create a presentation, using outline view and clip art to create a slide show, using embedded visuals to enhance a slide show, and creating a presentation on the Web. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 114X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
285 |
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 285 introduces students to the beginning features and functions of Microsoft Office Outlook. This course prepares students for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exam in Outlook. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Spring (Every Other Year). Transfer Credit: CSU. (C-ID BSOT 106X) |
| COMPUTER APPLICATION & BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES |
286 |
MICROSOFT PUBLISHER |
3.0 Units |
CABOT 286 introduces students to the beginning features and functions of Microsoft Office Publisher, a desktop publishing program. Students create flyers, brochures, newsletters, letterheads, forms, and other publications that incorporate text, graphics, illustrations, and photographs. Lecture/Demonstration 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: CABOT 208 or equivalent. Course Typically Offered: Fall (Every Other Year). Transfer Credit: CSU |
