SECRETARIAL AND BUSINESS EDUCATION
SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES AND RESOURCES
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1. OFFICE AND SECRETARIAL SKILLS
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
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STUDY COURSES
CHRISTIAN LIGHT EDUCATION
BUS CLE-01 Keyboarding
Course Content: (CLE course using the textbook: Century 21: Keyboarding, Formatting and Document Processing). [Comment: It covers basic skills necessary for both personal and business typing, basic techniques for keyboard operation and skills building, arranging and centering copy, manuscripts, personal and business letters, outlines and reports. Much opportunity is given for straight copy typing, making rough drafts, and doing statistical typing. Computer-related skills are included. This is somewhat of a traditional typing practice book which can in many cases be better accomplished with the use of computer-based typing tutor programs.]
Credits: 2
BUS CLE-02 Computer Literacy I
Course Contents: (CLE Computer Literacy I Lightunits 1-5) [Comment: This is a simple general computer orientation course covering such topics as: advantages and limitations of computers, their increased use in every area of work, the effect they are having on lifestyles, the history of computer development, the binary number system, what computer programs do, how programs are written, database software, networking, peripherals, the DOS system, defining one's computer needs and acquiring a computer, etc.]
Credits: 2
Tapes and Videos
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of tapes and videos available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
(Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of computer programs available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
Typing Tutor 5.0 for Windows
Kriya Systems, Inc., published by Simon & Schuster Software, USA. [Comment: This excellent typing tutor takes you through a series of step-by-step lessons to full touch-typing. Good for beginners as well as for touch-typists who wish to improve their speed. Can be installed for either Qwerty or Dvorak keyboard layouts.]
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2. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
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STUDY COURSES
CHRISTIAN LIGHT EDUCATION
BUS CLE-01 CLE Accounting
Course Content: (CLE Course Accounting 1, Century 21 Accounting by Swanson, Ross and Hanson) [Comment: This is a first-year accounting course. Students learn to keep various kinds of books for business purposes, such as sole proprietorship, a partnership, and a corporation. Students learn to use journals and ledgers to keep accurate records of various business activities, including sales and purchases by cash and credit. Also included are payroll records; special entries needed to close a fiscal period; making financial reports; inventory; handling petty cash and voucher systems. One exercise is for the student to keep books for a family. Also, students may wish to look into commercially available computer software used in accounting (such as Quicken for Windows).]
Credits: 4
BUS CLE-02 CLE Record Keeping
Course Content: (CLE Course, Practical Record Keeping and Bookkeeping textbook) [Comment: This is an introductory bookkeeping course that concentrates on basic procedures for routine business activities. It also covers business vocabulary, business math, problem-solving techniques, and short job simulations. This training is appropriate for small or family-operated businesses. Student and teacher manuals accompany the textbook.]
Credits: 4
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3. PUBLIC RELATIONS
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
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Tapes and Videos
(Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of tapes and videos available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
Talk with Confidence (video, 60 minutes)
[Comment: Four helpful classes, each 15 minutes long, on the do's and don'ts of positive communication. It is a good idea in video classes to take a break between each section or class, as an instructional video usually has a lot of information packed in, more than one can absorb in one sitting.]
Be Prepared to Speak (video, 26 minutes)
[Comment: This is a class on how to prepare a speech. It would be useful, too, for those preparing to give seminars.]
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of computer programs available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
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4. SALES AND MARKETING
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
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Tapes and Videos
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COMPUTER PROGRAMS
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of computer programs available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
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