This course introduces students to the history of Indian Residential Schools. Various theoretical concepts and litigation involved in the implementation and dismantling of Indian Residential Schools within Canada are explored to gain a historical understanding of the Indian Residential School System (IRS) within Canada. This course examines the effects of the system within a legal and contemporary framework for Aboriginal Canadians.

This course will help students develop editing, proofreading and writing skills for effective business communications. Upon completion, students will write and speak according to Standard English usage principles of word choice, spelling, sentence construction, grammar, punctuation and pronunciation. Successful completion of the course will help students communicate with the style that contributes to advancement in careers requiring excellent communication skills. The course will also focus on the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy through proven individualized skill building drills.

The course will sharpen writing, teamwork, and interpersonal communication skills to help students succeed in the business world. It applies the principles covered in OA1030, Business Communications I, to the techniques of functional writing. Students will learn a range of successful practices and guidelines derived from situational and audience analysis. The course will also focus on the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy through proven individualized skill building drills.

This course focuses on the core skills necessary for production of professional business documents. Students will learn Word core level skills including: creating, printing and editing documents, formatting characters, paragraphs, documents and sections; maintaining documents; writing tools; manipulating tabs and text within documents; merging; and special formatting features.

This course covers expert level concepts and techniques of Microsoft Word through lectures, demonstrations, and hands on practical applications. Emphasis will be placed on the production of professional business documents such as long documents, fill-in forms, merged documents including multi-page merged letters, and desktop publishing documents. Students will be expected to produce these professional business documents in a timed environment. Students will master the software concepts required to gain the Microsoft Certification--Word.

This course is an introduction to office finance and provides students insights and a deeper understanding of the financial, administrative, and clerical services required for positions in public and private business offices.

This course provides opportunities to explore emerging technologies. Emphasis is placed on identifying, researching, and presenting current technological topics for class consideration and discussion. Upon completion, students will be able to understand the importance of keeping abreast of technological changes that affect the office professional.

This course is intended to familiarize the student with the comprehensive use and professional application of computers in daily office activities. Students will be expected to develop a core level knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access. This course also introduces the current operating system, computer terminology, electronic file management and business math concepts.

This course covers expert level concepts and techniques of PowerPoint and Outlook through lectures, demonstrations, and hands on practical applications. Students will master the software concepts required to gain the Microsoft Office Certification in PowerPoint and Outlook. This course will also provide training in remote working technologies such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Adobe Acrobat.

This modularized course covers the essential fundamentals of working in a professional office. Students will be introduced to the competencies and procedures required in a business environment. Upon completion, students should be able to display skills and decision-making abilities essential for functioning in the total office context.

This course focuses on the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy through proven individualized skill building drills

This course focuses on the development of keyboarding speed and accuracy through proven individualized skill building drills.

This course provides an opportunity for the student to work in a supervised office environment and apply skills and knowledge learned in the program. A minimum of 135 hours of office practicum, over one semester, is required. Students will complete an orientation to office information systems prior to the practicum. Students will work full or part-time shifts in a professional office with an experienced office manager. The office manager will act as supervisor and the student will follow the supervisor's work rotation.

This course covers expert level concepts and techniques of Microsoft Excel through lectures, demonstrations, and hands on practical applications. Students will learn how to prepare and format a worksheet, maintain and enhance workbooks, advanced formatting, formulas and data management, and managing and integrating data. Students will be prepared to successfully challenge the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Certification Exam and attain this globally recognized certificate directly from Microsoft.

This course begins your career path as a professional bookkeeper and introduces you to basic bookkeeping principles, procedures and concepts as applied to a service business. The bookkeeping cycle, including journals, ledgers and preparation of financial statements is covered. The course will present accounting principles in a clear and comprehensive classroom and lab format. Realistic and practical applications ensure that the basics of financial bookkeeping are learned, rather than memorized.

This course continues you along your career path as a professional bookkeeper and introduces you to basic bookkeeping principles, procedures and concepts as applied to a merchandising business. Bookkeeping for merchandising activities, cash control concepts and reporting petty cash, sales and receivables, cost of goods sold, inventory, property, plant and equipment, natural resources, intangibles, current liabilities, long-term liabilities and payroll are covered. The course will present accounting principles in a clear and comprehensive classroom and lab format. Realistic and practical applications ensure that the basics of financial bookkeeping are learned, rather than memorized.

This course will familiarize students with the use and application of computers in daily office activities. Students will be introduced to concepts and functions of software to meet changing industry needs.

This course will familiarize students with the use and application of computers in daily office activities. Students will study intermediate level concepts and functions of software to meet changing industry needs.

This is an introduction to Sage 50 Accounting (formerly Sage Simply Accounting), an integrated accounting software program designed for the needs of small business. Students will complete practical applications involving basic to advanced concepts in the general journal, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, orders, quotes, deposits, tax remittances and bank reconciliations. Students will be expected to complete modules requiring conversion and set-up of paper records to Simple Accounting. Upon completion of the course students will have the skills to work in an office that uses all the basic applications of Sage accounting.

This is a comprehensive course teaching accounting concepts in a software environment. Students will use QuickBooks Premiere to go through step-by-step basics to complex tasks for service and merchandising businesses. Students will be exposed to subsidiary journals, accounting ledgers, and audit trail concepts. You will know QuickBooks and be able to use it in the workplace including advanced features such as year-end procedures. tracking time, job costing, integration with Excel and Outlook and other.