Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

BUS. 244 Doing Business in Latin America . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 245 Introduction to Customs Brokerage . . . . . 1.5BUS. 246 Doing Business in China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BUS. 249 Intro to International Logistics forCustoms Brokers & Freight Forwarders . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 258 Customs Broker Services andRegulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 261 Customs Admissibility, Classification,Value & Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 279 Import/Export Management. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 670 Internship in International Trade . . . . . . . . 1-4BUS. 680SB Study Abroad in China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR INLEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTThis can be one of the most dynamic careers in theadministrative field. This program is designed to developthe skills and knowledge associated with the practice oflaw. Career opportunities are available with small andlarge legal firms, legal departments of large corporations,and government agencies dealing with the legal system.Students develop an understanding of typical civil andadministrative procedures and learn about case docketingand calendaring management. Students also learnhow to use the Internet for legal research, prepare correspondence,and legal documents including CaliforniaJudicial Council forms. Organizational and communicationsskills are developed along with competency withlegal terminology and drafting of legal documents.Required Core CoursesUnitsBUS. 401 Business Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS./LEGL 443 Law Office Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS./LEGL 445 Law Office Management . . . . . . . . . . 3CAOT 214 Word Processing I: Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 215 Word Processing II: Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2CAOT 222 Business Presentations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 225 Spreadsheets I: Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1LEGL 252 Principles of Civil & AdministrativeProcess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Plus a minimum of 9 units from the following:ACTG 194 Introduction to QuickBooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1BUS. 103 Intro to Business Information Systems. . . . . 3BUS. 107 Dealing with Difficult People . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1BUS. 115 Business Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5-3BUS. 400 Business English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 670 Business Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 101 Computer Keyboarding Skill Building . . . . 1.5CAOT 223 Business Presentations II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 226 Spreadsheets II: Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2CAOT 230 Database Applications I: Access . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 231 Database Applications II: Access . . . . . . . . 2CAOT 301 Maximizing Your Employment Potential. . . . 1LEGL 245 Legal Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LEGL 250 Legal Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LEGL 305 Judicial Process in California. . . . . . . . . . . . 3COMM 130 Interpersonal Communications . . . . . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA . . . . . . . . 26Plus General Education and other requirementsfor the Associate degree (refer to Associate DegreeRequirements).LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATERequired CoursesUnitsBUS. 401 Business Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS./LEGL 443 Law Office Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS./LEGL 445 Law Office Management . . . . . . . . . . 3CAOT 214 Word Processing I: Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 215 Word Processing II: Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2CAOT 222 Business Presentations I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 225 Spreadsheets I: Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1LEGL 252 Principles of Civil & AdministrativeProcess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Plus a minimum of 9 units from the following:ACTG 194 Introduction to QuickBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . 1BUS. 103 Intro to Business Information Systems. . . . . 3BUS. 107 Dealing with Difficult People . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1BUS. 115 Business Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5-3BUS. 400 Business English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 670 Business Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 101 Computer Keyboarding Skill Building . . . . 1.5CAOT 223 Business Presentations II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 226 Spreadsheets II: Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2CAOT 230 Database Applications I: Access . . . . . . . . 1CAOT 231 Database Applications II: Access . . . . . . . . 2CAOT 301 Maximizing Your Employment Potential. . . . 1LEGL 245 Legal Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LEGL 250 Legal Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LEGL 305 Judicial Process in California. . . . . . . . . . . . 3COMM 130 Interpersonal Communications . . . . . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR INMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTThrough this program, students are prepared to workin a variety of settings including public and private medicalclinics, hospitals, medical research groups, and cityand state health departments. Students learn medical terminology,anatomy, transcription, and word processing.Employment opportunities are in both full- and part-timecategories and have high potential for advancement, anoption for working at home, and flexible hours.Among the skills mastered are medical terminologyand medical transcription. Students learn a variety ofreport formats. These include Chart Notes, Reports ofOperation, Discharge Summaries, and ConsultationReports. Students will learn patient assessment techniquesand diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.D E G R E E S / C E R T I F I C AT E S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u105