Fairhaven Baptist College Catalog 2020-2021

BU 106 Introduction to Design Concepts
Instruction that provides students with a basic understanding of the field of graphic design.
Students will learn the fundamental principles and elements of graphic design, typographic
layout, and begin training in desktop publishing software.
Fall semester, three hours.
BU 107 Basic Document Processing
After an introduction to Windows 10 and the use of Windows Explorer, students will use
Word 2016 to create a color flyer, a letter with a table, and a newsletter. Prior knowledge
of Word 2016 will be reinforced with creating practical documents used in a church office
such as a puzzle worksheet, verse tokens, a black and white flyer to be stuck in doors, a
weekly schedule, a brochure, and a letter about an upcoming event.
Fall semester, three hours.
BU 206 Church Office Management
This course equips the administrative assistant with the ability to communicate effectively
through letters and other types of business communications. Students will learn the
principles of good writing, which include composing proper sentences and paragraphs.
They will also learn how to plan and prepare various types of messages as well as edit
and proofread the final copy. As well as communicating effectively, students will learn
the correct way to organize those communications so that they may be retrieved quickly
when needed. They will learn to apply the rules of filing as set up by ARMA International.
Identical to MI 206.
Spring semester, three hours.
BU 207 QuickBooks
Building on principles learned in Bookkeeping, students will learn to use the QuickBooks
program by setting up and maintaining a company within a practice file. Prerequisite BU
104.
Fall semester, three hours.
BU 209 Advanced Document Processing
Using Word 2016, students will create a form letter with labels, envelopes, and a directory;
a reference document with a table of contents, lists, tables, and an index; and a template
for an online form. Prior knowledge of Word 2016 will be reinforced with creating practical
documents used in a church office such as a devotional booklet and form letters using
various data sources.
Fall semester, three hours.
BU 210 Computer Applications
This course provides extensive practice in Microsoft 2016 Access, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Students will see how an Access database can be used to send visitor letters, how Excel
can be used to keep church and bus totals, and how all Excel, Access, and Word can be
used to organize an all-church canvass.
Spring semester, three hours.
BU 212 Editing, Proofreading, and Transcription
This class will introduce students to proofing and editing tools that will enable them to locate,
identify, and correct mistakes in written texts either by hand or electronically. Students will
then learn to effectively produce transcription relevant to church office use.
Spring semester, three hours.
BU 213 Business English
This course equips the Christian secretary with the ability to communicate effectively through
letters and other types of business communications. Students will learn the principles of
good writing, which include composing proper sentences and paragraphs. They will also
learn how to plan and prepare various types of messages as well as edit and proofread
the final copy.
Fall semester, three hours.
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