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Overview
Program Description
This fully online, asynchronous program is designed to help
students gain valuable skills related to office administration
across all work environments. After completing this program,
students will be prepared to conduct oneself professionally;
schedule and coordinate tasks, and proficiently use information
technologies to support communication with internal and external
stakeholders. Upon successful completion of this program, a student
can transfer all these courses into either the Office
Administration - General certificate (OAG1), Office Administration
� Health Services diploma(OAM4), or Office Administration �
Executive diploma program (OAE3) (admission requirements
apply).
Courses
Program Requirements
| Level 1 | ||||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| ADMN-1014 | Administrative Documentation 1 | 4View More Details about ADMN-1014 | ||
| Keyboarding speed, accuracy, and technique, combined with word processing proficiency, are essential skills required to work in any type of business environment. Students will learn how to type starting from the home-row position and then progress to learning the alphabetic, numeric, and symbol keys. In addition, introductory word processing concepts and commands will be applied to the production and formatting of administrative documents. Students will apply proofreading techniques to type error-free business letters, flyers, tables, and reports. | ||||
| ADMN-1013 | Office Procedures & Strategies | 4View More Details about ADMN-1013 | ||
| Students will be required to prioritize and complete a variety of tasks that are indicative of the type of work they will be required to complete in today's office environment. Students will gain confidence in adapting to changing office environments, problem solving strategies, and providing exceptional administrative support. Students will learn the importance of customer service, telephone techniques, mail processing, and time management. A strong emphasis will be placed on learning electronic and manual records management, managing an Outlook account, and preparing for employment. | ||||
| COMP-1100 | Spreadsheet Design & Production | 3View More Details about COMP-1100 | ||
| This 14-week course is designed to equip students with the fundamental skills needed to proficiently navigate and design spreadsheets using industry-standard software. Through a combination of independent study and collaborative group work, participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of spreadsheet design principles and practical applications. Specifically, students will learn to design, build, and navigate basic spreadsheets for a variety of uses; apply and update formatting tools such as themes and cell styles; create and edit formulas depending on a variety of mathematical operations; master basic and intermediate functions such as SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, COUNTA, IF; sort and filter data; and determine which charts are appropriate to create, edit, and format based on data selection. Students will also learn the basics of cell addressing; inserting and editing graphic elements to enhance their spreadsheets; as well as how to use LOOKUP functions and the basic What-If analysis features. | ||||
| COMP-3019 | Principles of Dynamic Presentations | 3View More Details about COMP-3019 | ||
| This course focusses on acquiring effective presentation skills for the workplace. Students will explore presentation design and public speaking theory through applied experiential activities to build effective presentation design and speaking skills that can be applied in large corporate environments, small businesses, and office meeting environments. Students will learn to analyze a prospective audience, create credibility, improve influence, cultivate their natural presence, and regulate presentation apprehension and nervousness. Students will deliver informative and persuasive style presentations and will learn to give effective feedback through constructive criticism techniques. Students will learn popular presentation software and technology tools to support both face-to-face and virtual presenting. | ||||
| MATH-1143 | Fundamental Mathematics for Business | 3View More Details about MATH-1143 | ||
| This course provides the basic mathematical concepts which prepare students for success in their future courses, in particular focusing on computer applications and accounting. Topics are presented in the context of real world applications which students will encounter in the workplace. | ||||
| Program Residency | ||||
| Students Must Complete a Minimum of 5 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program | ||||
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