BTE 225 Integrated Application for Business Productivity

5 credits

This course is designed to give understanding of the integration of word processing, desktop publishing, database, and spreadsheet technology by using simulations to produce documents. The simulations represent actual work in an office. Students exhibit time management while prioritizing documents received and processed. The student’s portfolio demonstrates skill level and competencies met in various coursework.

Prerequisites: BTE 111, BTE 112, BTE 124, BTE 114, or instructor permission.

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Organize workload
Create business documents used in today’s industry
Evaluate own work
Recognize proofreading notations
Set priorities
Handle confidential information
Utilize information-processing tools to solve problems
Compose professional correspondence
Generate professional electronic documents for the office

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20