Using Microsoft Word, students are taught keyboard touch control and techniques. Simple letters, memos, manuscripts, tables and other personal and business communications are covered.

This course focuses on the development of speed and accuracy in keyboarding. Students are exposed to more advanced business letters and documents.

Using Microsoft Word, students are taught how to create and customize documents; format text and paragraphs; use themes, SmartArt and styles, manipulate text; control pagination; work with visual content; structure and organize content using Quick Parts, tables and lists; calculate with equations; modify tables and charts; insert and format references and captions; merge documents and data sources; compare and merge document versions; insert, modify and delete comments; prepare documents for sharing, control document security and create web pages.

Introduces students to the fundamentals of web development with an emphasis on good design practices and effective troubleshooting techniques. Web design software tools are used to create and manage dynamic web sites. Topics include formatting text with CSS, working with images, hyperlinks, tables, forms, creating web page layouts, and publishing a web site and social networking tools.

This course is an advanced integration of Microsoft Office using Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, the internet and social networking with an emphasis on advanced business applications using critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.

Cooperative work experience placements must be approved by the academic division.

Provides students with an opportunity to explore business procedures and practices used in the 21st century workplace. Topics include international business practices, technology, electronic customer service, conflict resolution, Internet research, personnel training and professional growth and various business communication competencies with an emphasis on using Microsoft Office.

Variable subject content that is determined by the academic division.

Cooperative work experience placements must be approved by the academic division.