CAOT DEPARTMENT - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Today, I want to share with you the courses of the CAOT Department and a description of the courses.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 001 - COMPUTER KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS I (CSU) - 3 UNITS
Students develop a salable skill-computer keyboarding by touch; minimum speed at the end of course, 30wpm accurately; formatting of letters, memos, tables, and simple reports using word processing software.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 002 - COMPUTER KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS II (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: Computer Keyboarding I or equivalent. Students master the keyboard (letters, numbers, and symbols) by touch. Minimum speed at end of course of 40 accurately; formatting of mailable advanced letters, tables, reports, memos, and desktop published documents using Microsoft Word.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 003 - COMPUTER KEYBOARDING III (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: Completion of CAOT 2 AND CAOT 84 or equivalent. (Students who do not meet these prerequisites should enroll in either CAOT 2 OR CAOT 9 AND CAOT 84, Microsoft Word.) Speed and accuracy development in business document production using the advanced features of MS Word. Includes composing at the keyboard and timed productions. Minimum speed at end of course of 50 wpm.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 014 - MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS: POWERPOINT (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: CAOT 82. Develops proficiency in the operation of Microsoft PowerPoint. Provides an overview of presentation design principles. Develops the skill to create, modify, and retrieve various presentation, the skill to integrate PowerPoint with other programs, the skill to use PowerPoint templates, fonts, graphics, transitions, sound, and animation. Students will learn to outline presentations, create dynamic slides, and develop slide shows based on business topics. Prepares students for certification exam.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 020 - MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES (CSU) - 5 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: CAOT 2 or CAOT 31 with a satisfactory grade equivalent. ADVISORY: CAOT 44. Students learn proficiency  in typing medical documents, case histories, medical reports, history and physicals. Additionally, students learn about medical ethics and sensitivity training for the medical office, privacy laws, telephone etiquette, medical filing and handling of confidential documents, scheduling appoints in a variety of medical facilities and medical insurance.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 031 - BUSINESS ENGLISH (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: English 28 and 67 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent. Required of all CAOT majors. Students learn English grammar and punctuation rules; practice in writing sentences and paragraphs.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 032 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: CAOT 1 or CAOT 31 with satisfactory grades or better. Comprehensive knowledge and application of office skills and procedures for the automated office; development of attitudes for success on the job.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 043 - OFFICE PROCEDURES - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: CAOT 2 and CAOT 31 with satisfactory grades or better. Comprehensive knowledge and application of office skills and procedures for the automated office; development of attitudes for success on the job.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 044 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (CSU) - 3 UNITS
Students develop an understanding of medical terminology through a study of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes and body systems. Students' emphasis is also given to spelling, pronunciation, and definitions.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 064 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (CSU) - 1 UNIT
CO-REQUISITE: CAOT 1. Students in Computer Applications and Office Technologies classes receive additional time on computers to work with all the software that is offered in the Department. Students must complete a minimum of 32 hours per semester.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 079 - WORD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: CAOT 84 and CAOT 31 with satisfactory grade or equivalent. Students develop further skill in preparing a variety of business documents on a personal computer. Includes advanced techniques using Microsoft Word. Covers formats for letters, memos, reports, tables, outlines, form documents, graphics, desktop publishing, and merged documents. Prepares student for certification exam.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 082 - MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE SURVEY IN THE OFFICE (CSU) - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: CAOT 1 and CAOT 98 with satisfactory grades or equivalent. Introduces students to the use of the microcomputer and commercially available software used in business office. Course provides hands-on introduction to word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics, desktop publishing, and presentation design software.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 084 -MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS: WORD PROCESSING (CSU) - 3 UNITS
ADVISORIES: ESL Level 5B and completion of CAOT 1 with satisfactory grade or equivalent. Use basic and advanced commands in Microsoft Word or other word processing software, to create, format, edit, save, and print documents including letters, tables, reports, and merge documents. Use desktop publishing features to create newsletter, brochures, fliers, and resumes.

COMPUTER APPLICATION OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 085 - MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS: SPREADSHEET (CSU) - 3 UNITS
Use basic and advanced functions of Word including desktop publishing features to produce business documents.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 088 - MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS: DESKTOP PUBLISHING (CSU) - 3 UNITS
Provides information and hands-on training in using a laser printer and Desktop Publishing software program on an IBM microcomputer.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 093 - LEGAL DOCUMENT PRODUCTION - 2 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: CAOT 2 and CAOT 84 with satisfactory grades or equivalent. CO-REQUISITE: Law 2 Students produce legal documents and judicial forms using a computer. Emphasis is placed on the standards used in legal procedure for various areas of law.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 097 - INTERNET FOR BUSINESS - 3 UNITS
This course is designed to prepare students to use the Worldwide Computer Network, Internet. The course emphasizes the features of the Internet, including Electronic Mail, File Transfer Protocol, Internet Explorer, and other services and utilities.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 098 - MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS: INTRO TO WINDOWS - 3 UNITS
Students prepare to work in the Windows environment. Emphasizes the feature of Windows, including changing and creating icons, opening and closing windows and other application, responding to dialog boxes, and working with directories and file structure.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 126 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING/BILLING - 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: CAOT 44. ADVISORIES: English 28 and 67. Students learn the complexities of insurance procedures encountered in today;s medical facilities. The student will be introduced to the process of claims submission for a variety of third party insurance carriers, such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicaid, Medicare. TRICCARE/CHAMPVA, Workers' Compensation. Basic rules for CPT Procedural Coding as well as ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding are also presented, as are managed healthcare concepts.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 385 - DIRECTED STUDY - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (CSU) - 3 UNITS
In this course students pursue directed study in Computer Applications and Office Technologies on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising instructor.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 931 - COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - CAOT (CSU) - 3 UNITS
The internship course will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. The work-site will be approved by the Department Chair. Students must work 150 hours paid or 120 hours non-paid.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 941 - COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - CAOT (CSU) - 4 UNITS
Students receive credit for approved internships with an employer in the field of Computer Applications and Office Technologies under the direction of the Cooperative Education Director. The internship course will assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes and career awareness. The work-site will be approved by the Department Chair. Students must work 300 hours paid or 240 hours non-paid.

My reason for posting these classes, as I mentioned in my last post, these classes have helped me so much in my other classes. I have took most of these classes and I really learn how to integrate these skills in so many ways.