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Business Information
2 to 5 Semester Program Options
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Master Instructors: Campbell, Ketterman, Larson, StroudSee Faculty Information
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Four certificate options, one Advanced Technical Certificate, three Associate of Applied Science Degrees and a Bachelor of Applied Technology Degree are available.
For Program Information Packets, use this link, where there are descriptions of each program in general, course descriptions, lists of course sequences, and the cost of books, tools, uniforms, fees, and other expenses.
Business Information graduates perform a wide variety of administrative and office management skills needed in business. They may work in medical, legal, accounting, or other administrative office settings.
Accounting clerks perform a combination of calculating, posting, and verifying duties involving financial data. They utilize computers and work with database or spreadsheet programs to maintain accounting records. The program offers a Technical Certificate and an Associate of Applied Science degree this area of interest.
Administrative office assistants are frequently responsible for planning travel, meetings, and other executive support duties. Employment opportunities are available in offices both large and small including banks, insurance, education, real estate, and government. The program offers a Certificate in Administrative Information Technology - Basic; and a Technical Certificate and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Administrative Office Technology.
Legal office assistants typically complete tasks in a legal setting which may include court/conference reporting repsonsibilities that range from scheduling trials and recording court business to legal work for an individual attorney. The program offers a Technical Certificate and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Legal Office Technology.
Assistants in a medical office environment may schedule appointments, greet patients, process insurance claims, transcribe medical reports, plan medical meetings and operate business equipment. Work opportunites are available in hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, government agencies, insurance companies, or similar environments. The program offers an Advanced Technical Certificate in Medical Office Technology.
Helpful High School Courses
English, mathematics, computer applications, keyboarding, bookkeeping, desktop publishing, and economics/business courses.A grade of "C-" or better in all courses of a chosen option is required for graduation. If a "C-" or better is not achieved in a required class, the student may repeat the class only one time.
Certificate: Administrative Information Technology - Basic
(2 semesters)
BI 110 Introduction to Administrative
Information Technology 1 cr
BI 121 Digital Input and Transcription 3 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
TGE 158 Job Search 2 cr
TOTAL: 18 crTechnical Certificate: Accounting Clerk
(2½ Semesters)Required Courses:
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 149 Accounting Clerk Office Applications 3 cr
BI 151 Office Procedures and Interpersonal Skills 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
TOTAL: 34 crTechnical Certificate: Administrative Office Technology
(3 Semesters)Required Courses:
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 121 Digital Input and Transcription 3 cr
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 145 Advanced Document Processing 3 cr
BI 151 Office Procedures and Interpersonal Skills 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
BI 176 Desktop Publishing/Multimedia 3 cr
BI 177 Principles of HTML and XML 3 cr
TOTAL: 44 crTechnical Certificate: Legal Office Technology
(2 to 3 Semesters)Required Courses:
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 121 Digital Input and Transcription 3 cr
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 145 Advanced Document Processing 3 cr
BI 152 Legal Terminology and Office Procedures 3 cr
BI 153 Legal Document Processing 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
TOTAL: 40 crAdvanced Technical Certificate: Medical Office Technology
(3 Semesters)Required Courses:
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 155 Medical Document Processing 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
HO 106 Medical Terminology 2 cr
HO 111 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 4 cr
OR
PNUR 111 Structure and Function of the Human Body 4 cr
HO 202 ICD 9-CM Coding 3 cr
HO 203 Medical Office Procedures 4 cr
HO 204 Medical Transcription 4 cr
HO 205 CPT Coding and Alternative Care Records 3 cr
TOTAL: 48 cr
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Accounting Clerk Office Technology
(4 to 4½ Semesters)
Required Courses:
BI 115 Practicum 3 cr
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 149 Accounting Clerk Office Applications 3 cr
BI 151 Office Procedures and Interpersonal Skills 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records Management 3 cr
ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting I 3 cr
ACCT 202 Principles of Accounting II 3 cr
MANT 240 Legal Environment 3 cr
MATH 107 Intermediate Algebra 3 cr
MATH 143 College Algebra 3 crGeneral Education Requirements:
Goal 1 6 cr
Goal 3 3 cr
Goal 11 ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr
OR
ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr
Goal 12 3 cr
Goals 2-12 1 cr
TOTAL: 68 crAssociate of Applied Science Degree: Administrative Office Technology
(4 to 4½ Semesters)Required Courses:
BI 115 Practicum 2 cr
BI 118 Business Communications 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 121 Digital Input and Transcription 3 cr
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 145 Advanced Document Processing 3 cr
BI 151 Office Procedures and Interpersonal Skills 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
BI 176 Desktop Publishing and Multimedia 3 cr
BI 177 Principles of HTML and XML 4 cr
BI 179 Web Site Design Authoring Tools 3 cr
BI 187 Web Graphics and Animations 4 cr
MANT 240 Legal Environment 3 crGeneral Education Requirements
Goal 1 6 cr
Goal 3 3 cr
Goal 12 3 cr
Goals 2-12 4 cr
TOTAL: 72 cr
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Legal Office Technology
Semesters)Required Courses:
BI 115 Practicum 1-3 cr
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 cr
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 cr
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 cr
BI 121 Digital Input and Transcription 3 cr
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 cr
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 cr
BI 144 Document Processing 3 cr
BI 145 Advanced Document Processing 3 cr
BI 152 Legal Terminology and Office Procedures 3 cr
BI 153 Legal Document Processing 3 cr
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 cr
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 cr
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 cr
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 cr
MANT 121 Essentials of Management 3 cr
MANT 240 Legal Environment 3 cr
PARA 110 Introduction to Paralegal Studies 3 cr
OR
PARA 210 Fundamentals of Legal Research and Analysis 3 crGeneral Education Requirements:
Goal 1 6 cr
Goal 3 3 cr
POLS 101 Introduction to American Government 3 cr
Goal 12 3 cr
Goals 2-12 1 cr
TOTAL: 66-68 crCourses
BI 110 Introduction to Administrative Information Technology 1 credit. This course is designed to introduce general organizational and administrative office skills, address professional dress, etiquette, ethics, and human relations skills in the workplace, and explore careers in the field of administrative information technology. F, S, Su
BI 115 Practicum 1-3 credits. On-the-job experience through internships, cooperative training, externships, workstudy, or other on-site work experience modalities. Graded P/NP. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. F, S, Su
BI 116 Professional Leadership Development 1 credit. This course is designed to integrate the Business Professionals of America (BPA) student organization into the Office Technology curriculum. Emphasis is on developing leadership, professionalism, poise, dependability, patriotism, and skills competency. F
BI 118 Business Communications I 3 credits. This course is designed to develop and reinforce skills in grammar, sentence structure, spelling, word usage, vocabulary, and punctuation. short compositions for use in the business environment using reference materials will be emphasized. Topics relating to communicating in the workplace will be discussed. F, S
BI 119 Business Communications II 3 credits. This course is designed to provide communication skills necessary to speak and write clearly in business environment. The course will focus on proofreading, editing, composition, oral and listening communications, basic research, and employment methods. PREREQ: BI 118 must be completed with a "C" grade or better. F, S
BI 120 Concepts of Accounting 3 credits. Course in the basics of accounting and the accounting cycle. Includes exercises in journalizing, posting, closing procedures and financial statement generation. F, S
BI 121 Digital Input and Transcription 3 credits. This course utilizes current digital input devices (digital recorders, speech recognition, personal digital assistants, and handwriting tablets) as well as standard transcription equipment to produce and manage business information. The course emphasizes punctuation, word study, spelling, formatting, and proofreading skills. PREREQ: BI 118, BI 119, and BI 144 or permission of the instructor. F, S, S
BI 123 Business Mathematics 3 credits. Review of basic mathematics with emphasis on application problems in common business situations. F, S
BI 131 Shorthand I 3 credits. Introduction to the principles of shorthand, including the shorthand alphabet, brief forms and phrasing. Develops the student's ability to read shorthand and to take dictation at a minimum of 50 words per minute. D
BI 132 Shorthand II 3 credits. Puts shorthand theory to work to build speed and accuracy in dictation and transcription. Student should achieve a minimum speed of 80 words per minute. PREREQ: BI 131. Student must have completed or be enrolled in BI 144. D
BI 140 Keyboard Skill Development 1 credit. This is a course is designed to enhance student's keyboarding skills and to challenge students to high keyboarding speeds.. Emphasis is on mastering the keyboard, developing good keyboarding techniques, and building keyboarding skills in speed and accuracy. PREREQ: 25 nwam. F, S, Su
BI 141 Keyboarding 1 credit. This is a tutorial class covering the keyboard and basic typing skills. Develops the student's ability to type at a minimum rate of 25 nwam. F, S, Su
BI 144 Document Processing 3 credits. This course builds basic word processing competencies. Emphasis is placed on learning word processing functions, developing basic formatting skills, and learning document production such as letters, memos, reports, and table functions. Participants will develop competency with hands-on experience utilizing word processing software. PREREQ: 25 nwam. F, S, Su
BI 145 Advanced Document Processing 3 credits. This course emphasizes advanced word processing proficiency and focuses on productivity and mailability in document production. Emphasis is also placed on work habits and communication skills. PREREQ: BI 140 and BI 144. F, S
BI 149 Accounting Clerk Office Applications 3 credits. Advanced business accounting concepts, principles, and practices. Emphasis on reinforcing previous accounting knowledge, partnership accounting, financial statement analysis, payroll procedures, and present and future values of money. Manual and computerized methods of accounting. PREREQ: BI 118, BI 120, BI 123, BI 144 and BI 170. S
BI 150 Medical Terminology with Anatomy and Physiology 3 credits. This course is a comprehensive approach to the structures and functions of body systems with an emphasis on anatomy, pathological, surgical and diagnostic medical terms and abbreviations. F, S
BI 151 Office Procedures and Interpersonal Skills 3 credits. This course prepares student for office duties and responsibilities, develops interpersonal skills, and explores career opportunities. PREREQ: "C" or better in BI 118; and BI 144, BI 173, and BI 174. S, Su
BI 152 Legal Terminology and Office Procedures 3 credits. Prepares students to handle legal dictation and transcription, to set up legal files and business records, to execute legal forms and to follow through on procedures relating to a wide variety of actions. This course is offered in the spring semester only. PREREQ: "C" or better in BI 118. PREREQ OR COREQ: BI 119 and BI 145. S
BI 153 Legal Document Processing 3 credit. Students will become familiar with the U.S. and Idaho court systems in the preparation of forms and legal documents. Students will follow a lawsuit from before it is filed through litigation, trial, judgment, and appeal. Terminology will be utilized in handling legal dictation and transcription. PREREQ OR COREQ: BI 152. S
BI 170 Introduction to Computers 3 credit. This course is designed to provide the student with basic concepts, vocabulary, and working knowledge required to use a computer. The class will consist of weekly lectures/labs utilizing computers to understand concepts, operating systems, and software application such as word processing, database, spreadsheets, E-mail/Internet, and integrated projects that are used in the business environment. PREREQ: 25 nwam. F, S, Su
BI 171 Computerized Accounting 3 credits. This course is designed to offer the student the opportunity to experience hands-on microcomputer bookkeeping procedures, generate reports, and analyze financial statements. PREREQ: BI 120, BI 140, BI 144, and BI 170, or permission of instructor. F, S
BI 173 Spreadsheets 3 credits. This course is designed to acquaint users with the process and skills of using personal computers and application software to create and format spreadsheets for the use of data computation and manipulation, database and file management, spreadsheet analysis, graphs. PREREQ: BI 170 and BI 144, or permission of instructor. Typing speed of 25 nwpm is imperative. F, S, Su
BI 174 Records and Database Management 3 credits. This is an introductory course to the increasingly comprehensive field of records management. Emphasis is placed on principles and practices of effective records management for manual and computerized records systems. PREREQ: BI 144 and BI 170. F, S, Su
BI 175 Computer Applications I 3 credits. This course is designed to allow students to complete simulated projects utilizing a variety of computer applications. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. F, S, Su
BI 176 Desktop Publishing and Multimedia 3 credits. This course introduces the use of Corel Suite, Corel Draw, Adobe, and presentations software to format documents including brochures, business cards, newsletters, advertisements, letterheads, web pages, etc. Students will also obtain skills in creating presentations utilizing various multimedia technology. PREREQ: BI 170 or permission of instructor. F, S, Su
BI 177 Principles of HTML and XML 4 credits. This course is designed to provide students with the vocabulary and concepts required to develop a Web site. Students will be able to create, link, and validate XML documents to cascading style sheets, design XML schemas, and utilize Javascript to create cookies, etc. PREREQ: BI 170 or permission of instructor. F
BI 179 Web Site Design Authoring Tools 3 credits. This course emphasizes planning and publishing professional web sites using software such as Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks integrated features. Students produce integrated professional web sites with database functionality. Advanced features of Fireworks will be utilized to create, modify, and optimize static and animated graphics. PREREQ: BI 177 or permission of instructor. S
BI 181 Cascading Style Sheets Fundamentals 3 credits. This course will provide students with an in depth knowledge of how cascading style sheets interact with HTML and HTML authoring tools to design appealing, innovative Web sites. Students will create style sheets that are cross-platform compatible and match display devices such as handheld computers, cellular phones, etc. PREREQ: BI 177 and BI 179. F
BI 183 Web Site Dynamics and Scripting: Flash 4 credits. This course utilizes software such as Macromedia Flash to produce low-bandwidth animations and complex Web sites. Students will synchronize animation and sound, create custom cursors, track user interactions, and develop dynamic and interactive Web sites by utilizing ActionScript and streaming content. PREREQ BI 176, BI 177, and BI 187. S
BI 184 Introduction to Multimedia and Animation 3 credits. Prepares students with the necessary skills to develop graphic animation, edit images, and create audio files. Students will utilize these skills along with Web design principles in Web based multimedia presentations. PREREQ: BI 176 and BI 178. S
BI 185 Digital Media Applications 3 credits. Course encompasses beginning and intermediate concepts of digital media. Students will create high quality animation, sound, and video utilizing current digital media technology. Basic procedures for managing media, i.e., importing and exporting, converting file types, and controlling file sizes are covered. PREREQ: BI 176 and BI 187. F
BI 186 Web Design Internship 6 credits. Capstone course designed for students to utilize the three stage development cycle: innovation, creation, implementation. Students will have required field experience working in a team with entities such as the Idaho Small Business Development Center and the Idaho Virtual Incubator in the designing and implementation of Web sites. PREREQ: BI 181, BI 185, and MART 242. S
BI 187 Web Graphics and Animation 4 credits. Course utilizes software such as Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator to perform complex image editing, optimize graphics, create slices for rollovers and animation for Web sites within a page layout or multimedia presentation. Students will utilize techniques for creating complex multilayered vector graphics, textures for backgrounds, and special effects with type. F
BI 201 Office Resources Management 3 credits. Tools for supervising people and technology in the rapidly changing office. Students will improve promotability in the office environment by learning to use management and presentation software, troubleshoot and do basic computer and network maintenance, and improve quality and productivity in the office. PREREQ: BI 151 or permission of instructor. F
BI 298 Special Topics 1-8 credits. This course is designed to address the specific needs of individuals. It will enable the students to upgrade their technical skills through part-time enrollment in units of instruction that are currently available through the program's full-time employment curriculum. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. D
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