Business Technology

Business Technology
Certificate Program

This one-year Business Technology Certificate Program has been prepared for and is open to those who have an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree. The program consists of Accounting, Business and Business Technology courses.

Successful conclusion of the program leads to a certificate for 30 credit hours of college study in the Business Administration field.

The Business Technology program prepares students for positions such as office manager, administrative assistant, and business manager.

Below is a list of courses required for this certificate or degree program. To print out a checklist of these courses to keep for future reference, click on the year you began your studies at NCC.

For example, if you are a new student, select 2004-2005. However, if you started your studies within this program in previous years, click on the appropriate year since requirements might have changed.

Note: You are only responsible for those course requirements in place at the time you started your studies.

Download Check Sheets:
 2000-01 BOT Cert
2002-03 BOT Cert
2003-04 BOT Cert
2004-05 BOT Cert
2005-06 BOT Cert




 

Required Courses                                                        Semester


                                                                                        Hours
 ACC 113         Principles of Financial Accounting                     3
ACC 117         Principles of Managerial Accounting                  3
ACC 125         Accounting Computer Applications I                 3
BBG 101         Introduction to Business
          or
Business Elective (except BBG 114)                                         3
Accounting or Business Elective                                                3
BOT 167         Business Computing Concepts                          3
BOT 264         Word for Business                                            3
BOT 265         Excel for Business                                             3
BOT 266         PowerPoint & Publisher for Business                3
BOT 296         Cooperative Work Experience*
  or
BOT 267         Access & Crystal Reports for Business              3

                                                                                    Total  30

 

* May be waived at the discretion of the coordinator for a student currently working in a permanent position.  Depending on the work experience, the coordinator and student can select BOT 267 as a  substitute.



Program Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of all Business Technology Certificate program requirements, graduates will:

1. Read, understand and prepare standard types of business communications.
2. Possess appropriate skills in the following software applications: operating system, word processing, spreadsheet, database management, integrated office applications, desktop publishing and presentation graphics and other software appropriate for the office environment.
3. Understand and develop skills required in speed dictation of business correspondence, preparing forms, documents, and transcribed material.
4. Employ appropriate office procedures.
5. Understand and perform office accounting tasks.
6. Demonstrate speed and accuracy in keyboarding skills.
7. Have gained appropriate cooperative education experience in this field.