CCSF Catalog Office Technology Courses

WDPR 391A. Beginning Word Processing - Word for Windows (1.5)
Lec-3, lab-3 (8 wks.) P/NP available
PREREQ.: WDPR 79 or the ability to type at least 35 words per minute with no more than one error a minute.
Advise: ESL 72 or 150 or placement in ESL 82 or 160
Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed WDPR 391.
Experience creating, formatting, editing, and printing documents on the IBM Personal or compatible computer using Word for Windows. Features covered include the spelling and grammar checkers, page numbering, and creating tables with the table feature. CSU

WDPR 391B. Advanced Word Processing - Word for Windows (1.5)
Lec-3, lab-3 (8 wks.) P/NP available
PREREQ.: WDPR 391A
Not open to students who have enrolled in or completed WDPR 391.
Explore Word for Windows' sophisticated document preparation features on the IBM Personal Computer or a compatible computer. Create documents using headers and footers, footnotes, merge features, macros (automatic keystroke repetition), style sheets, newspaper and parallel columns, sorting, and other features as time permits. CSU

WDPR 431. Desktop Publishing - PC PageMaker (3)
Lec-2, lab-3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P/NP available
Hands-on experience using PageMaker (on IBM-PC compatible computers) to design and build a publication. Students work with graphics and text, design pages, and handle common business and technical writing applications. CSU

NONCREDIT COURSES:

SECY 9341. Business Math With Spreadsheets I (45-90 hrs)
Advise: HSEN 2267, ESLN 3500
Use of spreadsheet software to make common business calculations such as discounts, commissions, markup, credit charges, simple and compound interest, and present value.

SECY 9346. Effective Business Communication (90 hrs)
Advise: Basic knowledge of word processing. Completion of business English strongly recommended.
Students will learn skills and strategies to become more effective writers. These skills provide students with the necessary foundation for continued development and advancement in their careers through improved written communication.

SECY 9348. Business English (90 hrs)
Advise: ESLN 3800
Development of written communication skills: punctuation, business vocabulary, capitalization, composition of business correspondence, spelling, proofreading, and use of office reference materials.

SECY 9354. Business Machines/10 Key (90 hrs)
Emphasis on developing speed and accuracy on the 10-key keypad. Practice in the efficient and effective use of function keys for business computations.

SECY 9374. Keyboarding - All Levels (180 hrs)
Advise: ESLN 3500
Keyboarding techniques for formatting business and personal correspondence, including manuscripts, letters, memoranda, rough drafts, tabulating, proofreading, composing, and speed and accuracy development. Upon completion of each module, student may proceed to the next level.

SECY 9375. Clerical Keyboarding (180 hrs)
Advise: HSEN 2287; ESLN 3400
Prepares students for entry-level clerical employment. Includes keyboarding for accuracy and speed, instruction in formatting office correspondence, practice in simulated office keyboarding tasks, and operation of the ten-key calculator by touch.

SECY 9377. Keyboarding Laboratory (90 hrs)
Allows students to practice and upgrade skills. Preparation for employment testing.

SECY 9388. Keyboarding For Computers (45 hrs)
Advise: ESLN 3400
Students will acquire basic knowledge of the keyboard to interact more efficiently with desk top computers, computer terminals, or electronic communication systems. Instruction covers introduction to the keyboard and development of basic keyboarding skills.

SECY 9392. Secretarial Office Practice (90 hrs)
Advise: SECY 9374; ESLN 3600
Students produce standard office documents using electric or electronic typewriters. Students learn to accurately type and transcribe documents. Includes composing typical office correspondence, producing statistical reports, and accurately assessing personal productivity.

SECY 9399. Office Technology - Laboratory (180 hrs)
Advise: ESLN 3300; TRST 4601
Multi-skills laboratory for self-paced training in a variety of traditional office skills on a variety of automated office systems. Beginning modules provide instruction in basic keyboarding, basic production typing, and 10-key calculation; intermediate modules instruction in filing, spelling, computer literacy, and production typing; and advanced modules training in statistical keyboarding, automated keyboarding systems, and word processing.

SECY 9400. Job Preparation (45 hrs)
Techniques in acquiring and keeping a job, preparing a resume. locating job openings through newspaper want ads and other sources, and preparing for job interviews.

SECY 9407. Computer Keyboarding: The Numeric Keypad (15 hrs)
Emphasis on the development and mastery of the numeric keypad on the computer keyboard. Students will learn numeric key location; develop speed and accuracy by touch. This course is useful for data entry accounting, administrative and office support positions requiring numeric input.

WOPR 9486. Word Processing - Beginning (45 hrs)
Advise: TRST 4601; ESLB 3821; SECY 9374
In this hands-on course, students learn how to create, edit, save and print business documents. Covers formatting procedures (such as changing margins, line spacing and tab stops) and emphasizing text (such as underlining and centering). Techniques for handling multi-page reports are introduced.

WOPR 9990. Word Processing (Multi-Level)
Advise: SECY 9348; SECY 9374
Identification and use of equipment typical of a word processing center. Operation of text-editing equipment to create, store, edit, and print various types of documents suitable for personal use.

WOPR 9991. Word Processing - Level 1 (15 hrs)
Advise: TRST 1300; ESLB 3821; SECY 9388
Introduces basic concepts and components of word processing applications through actual practical experience with word processing and software.

WOPR 9993. Word Processing - Level 2 (15 hrs)
Advise: WOPR 9991
An overview of the intermediate features of word processing: create, edit, and print out a document. Outlines, headers and footers, page numbers, simple macros and columns.

WOPR 9994. Word Processing - Level 3 (15 hrs)
Advise: WOPR 9993
Advanced features and techniques of word processing including sorting, styles, tables, borders, calculating, and mail merge.

WOPR 9995. Word Processing - Intermediate
Advise: WOPR 9486
Special word processing features to create, revise and print business documents. Topics cover moving and copying text, indenting paragraphs, changing format for part of document (margins, line spacing, tab stops) and hyphenation. Additional topics include using a spelling checker and backing up documents. Techniques for controlling page ends in multipage reports are introduced. Hands-on practice.

WOPR 9996. Word Processing - Advanced
Advise: WOPR 9995
Techniques for formatting complex multi-page business documents. Entering and revising header and footer text and page numbering systems. Personalized form letters and setting up complex tabulations included. Hands-on practice.

WOPR 9997. Word Processing - Special Topics
Advise: WOPR 9996
In this hands-on course students concentrate on: (a) advanced features that are specific to a particular word processing system (b) features that are useful for document processing in a specific industry (e.g. legal).