10106102Introduction to Office Professions
Course Information
Description
Concentrates on the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to succeed in the Administrative Professional program and to grow personally and professionally. Topics include mentoring, career success, campus resources, skills portfolio, core abilities, internship requirements, professional organizations, personality traits, values and work environment preferences, and self-assessment of present career skills.
Total Credits
1
Prior Learning Assessment
  • Transfer Credit (includes Certifications)
  • Experiential-Portfolio
Course Competencies
  1. Acquaint self with program, course, and students
    Assessment Strategies
    by providing information as requested
    Criteria
    you introduce yourself to students
    you include reasons why you chose the program
    you include your thoughts on the future of this profession

  2. Access Campus Resources
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting findings as specified by instructor
    Criteria
    findings include an identification of the student resources available in the college
    findings are presented according to instruction specifics

  3. Explore professional organizations
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a summary as specified by instructor
    Criteria
    you write a summary or prepare a presentation on what you learned from (a) speaker(s) and/or researching websites of organizations

  4. Explore the administrative assistant profession with a mentor
    Assessment Strategies
    by preparing a keyed report on visits #1, #2, and #3
    by giving a short oral presentation or online discussion on visits #1, #2, and #3
    by submitting written thank-you note to instructor
    by completing an evaluation of the mentor program
    Criteria
    you contact your assigned mentor
    you email your instructor on mentor visit date and time and questions to be covered
    you meet with your mentor at least three times
    you prepare a keyed report on meeting with your mentor using proper format as given on handout
    your report includes date, time, and place of meeting and what you learned from the meeting
    you give an oral presentation or participate in an online discussion, highlighting information gathered
    you evaluate the mentor program
    you write a thank-you note to your mentor

  5. Examine the Office of the Future
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting an ACTION skills evaluation
    by reviewing information and providing your refection and insight
    Criteria
    you write a short one-page summary providing key points and your insights after viewing information
    you complete the ACTION skills quiz and interpret your results

  6. Compile documents for Skills Portfolio
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting work samples to instructor with reflective statement
    Criteria
    you collect work samples from various courses
    you write a reflective statement for each work sample

  7. Analyze Core Abilities
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a core abilities form
    Criteria
    you analyze your current level of core abilities
    you cite examples of where core abilities have been learned
    you identify ways to develop core abilities

  8. Outline Internship Requirements
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting the internship requirements assignment
    Criteria
    you identify the requirements of an internship

  9. Plan Future Program Sequence
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting your advisement report
    by submitting a course schedule for the next semester and any future semesters
    by showing you have contacted your advisor
    Criteria
    you provide a copy of your advisement report
    you provide a copy of your planner course schedule
    you provide documentation that you have met with your advisor

  10. Examine values and work environment preferences
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a work values form
    by writing a one-page evaluation of your results
    Criteria
    you analyze your work values using distributed form
    you analyze the different work values identified on the form

  11. Assess present career skills
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a career skills form
    Criteria
    you analyze your skills necessary to your career
    you complete a career skills form analyzing your current skills