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Fall Semester 2023 Catalog

Business Technology, Diploma

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus and fully online

Entrance Dates:

Fall & Spring

Length of Program: Three Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 42

Program Description: The Business Technology program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of positions in today's technology-driven workplaces. The program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes the use of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications software. Students are also introduced to accounting fundamentals, electronic communications, internet research, and electronic file management. The program includes instruction in effective communication skills and terminology that encompasses office management and executive assistant qualification and technology innovations for the office. Graduates of the program receive a Business Technology Diploma.

Employment Opportunities: Graduates of this program find employment as administrative and executive office professionals in government, business, medical, legal, educational, and technical areas. With the ongoing expansion of business in the CSRA, there is a continual need for highly skilled administrative professionals and office support personnel. Opportunities will continue to be best for those office and administrative support workers who show leadership and team building skills and who are able to multitask, communicate well, and keep abreast of technological advances. Employment of office and administrative support supervisors and managers is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2030. Continuing advances in technology should increase office and administrative support workers productivity and allow a wider variety of tasks to be performed by people in professional positions.

Curriculum Outline

Basic Skills Courses, 9 credits

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

Occupational Courses, 33 credits

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

 

BUSN 2200OFFICE ACCOUNTING

4

OR

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

 

BUSN 1240OFFICE PROCEDURES

3

BUSN 1450COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL

4

BUSN 1460KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENTATION FORMATTING

4

BUSN 1470PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

3

BUSN 2150SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

3

BUSN 2190BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROOFREADING AND EDITING

3

XXXX XXXXGUIDED ELECTIVES*

6

*See program advisor for guided elective options.

 

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown. 

Augusta Blended and Online Program, Fall Entrance

PROGRAM NAME: Business Technology

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta  Blended and Online Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

BUSN 1240OFFICE PROCEDURES

3

 

Year 1 Spring Semester

BUSN 1450COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL

4

BUSN 1460KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENTATION FORMATTING

4

BUSN 2150SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

3

XXXX XXXXGUIDED ELECTIVE*

3

*See program advisor for guided elective options.

Year 1 Summer Semester

BUSN 2200OFFICE ACCOUNTING

4

OR

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

 

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

BUSN 1470PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

3

BUSN 2190BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROOFREADING AND EDITING

3

XXXX XXXXGUIDED ELECTIVE*

3

*See program advisor for guided elective options.

Fully Online, Spring Entrance

PROGRAM NAME: Business Technology

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Fully Online Program

Year 1 Spring Semester

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

BUSN 1240OFFICE PROCEDURES

3

 

Year 1 Summer Semester

BUSN 1450COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL

4

BUSN 1460KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENTATION FORMATTING

4

BUSN 2150SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

3

XXXX XXXXGUIDED ELECTIVE*

3

*See program advisor for guided elective options.

Year 1 Fall Semester

BUSN 2200OFFICE ACCOUNTING

4

OR

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

 

PSYC 1010BASIC PSYCHOLOGY

3

BUSN 1470PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

3

BUSN 2190BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROOFREADING AND EDITING

3

XXXX XXXXGUIDED ELECTIVE*

3

*See program advisor for guided elective options.