Selected Educational Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate into simulated activities higher level office administration skills as follows:
- decision-making
- communication
- data management
- spreadsheet creation
- computerized accounting
- presentation
- word processing
- desktop publishing
- web design
- project management
- Students will demonstrate an acceptable level of competence in workplace skills.
- Program graduates will report an adequate level of their perceived competence with the following computer technology applications:
- operating system software
- word processing software
- e-mail and messaging software
- database software
- spreadsheet software
- presentation software
- desktop publishing software
- computerized accounting software
- webpage design software.
Examples of Outcome Assessments
- Students will be assessed on their performance on simulated activities in ACED 4160 (Administrative Office Procedures).
- Program interns will be assessed on their practicum experience through direct observation using a rating scale by the job site supervisor. Program interns and job site supervisors will complete a post-practicum survey designed to identify program strengths and weaknesses. Students who document experiential learning credit will be assessed through an e-portfolio that they will submit before the end of their final semester instead of through the internship.
- Program graduates will respond to a survey relating their perceptions about their preparation for using a variety of computer/technology applications.
Requirements for the B.S. Degree with a Major in Office Administration and Technology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 60 | |
| Core Areas A-E (See VSU Core Curriculum) | 42 | |
| Area F Requirements | ||
| ACED 1100 & ACED 2000 | Introduction to Business and Beginning Keyboarding | 6 |
| ACED 2000 | Beginning Keyboarding | 3 |
| ACED 2400 | Computer Technology for the Workplace | 3 |
| or CS 1000 | Introduction to Microcomputers and Applications | |
| Area F Electives | ||
| Select 9 hours from the following: | ||
| Principles of Accounting I | ||
| The Environment of Business | ||
| Survey of Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
Other advisor-approved technology- or business-related elective | ||
| All courses in Area F must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. | ||
| Major Course Requirements | 60 | |
| ACED 2050 | Communications for the Workplace | 3 |
| ACED 2300 | Intermediate Keyboarding | 3 |
| ACED 2700 | Desktop Publishing | 3 |
| ACED 3000 | Office Calculations and Recordkeeping | 3 |
| ACED 3101 & ACED 3150 | Computerized Office Accounting and Computer Systems for the Office | 6 |
| ACED 3150 | Computer Systems for the Office | 3 |
| ACED 3400 | Applied Computer Technology | 3 |
| ACED 3610 | Web Design and Multimedia | 3 |
| ACED 4020 | Virtual Office Technology | 3 |
| ACED 4050 | Workforce Development and Management | 3 |
| ACED 4070 | Advanced Document Processing | 3 |
| ACED 4160 | Administrative Office Procedures | 3 |
| ACED 4820 | Project Management for Technical Professionals | 3 |
| ACED 4300 | Practicum in Adult and Career Education | 3 |
| or ACED 2940 | Basic Admin Office Tech Skills | |
| Guided Electives | 18 | |
| Students need a total of 39 hours of course work at the 3000-4000 level in the Major and Guided Electives; | ||
| Basic Admin Office Tech Skills | ||
| History and Philosophy of Career Education | ||
| Multicultural Workforce Issues | ||
| Interm Admin Office Tech Sklls | ||
| Practicum in Adult and Career Education | ||
| Health and Safety in the Work Environment | ||
| Contemporary Skills for the Workplace | ||
| Technology, Work and Performance | ||
| Accounting Principles for Entrepreneurs | ||
| Principles of Accounting II | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Applied Business Statistics | ||
| The Environment of Business | ||
| Free Enterprise Education | ||
| Human Communication | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Algorithmic Problem Solving | ||
| Principles of Programming I | ||
| Survey of Economics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Grammar and Style | ||
| Professional Writing | ||
| Technical Writing and Editing | ||
| Fundamentals of Personal Finance | ||
| Financial Management | ||
| Health and Wellness for Life | ||
| Introduction to Paralegalism | ||
| Legal Research I | ||
| Legal Research II | ||
| Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal | ||
| Consumer Law | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| The Law of Real Property Transactions | ||
| Management and Organization Behavior | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| International Management | ||
| Introduction to Marketing | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| Marketing of Services | ||
| Reflective Seminar I: Self as Learner | ||
| Reflective Seminar II: Self in Context | ||
| Reflective Seminar III: Transforming Self, Self-Transformation | ||
| Introduction to Public Administration | ||
| Public Administration and Public Policy Formation | ||
| Government Organization and Administrative Theory | ||
| Public Personnel Administration | ||
| Public Finance Administration | ||
| Intergovernmental Relations | ||
| Quality Management in Public Administration | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
or other advisor-approved electives | ||
| Total hours required for the degree | 120 | |
