19 courses with the subject AST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AST 101Keyboarding I3
(s) Teaches the alpha/numeric keyboard with emphasis on correct techniques, speed, and accuracy. Teaches formatting of basic personal and business correspondence, reports, and tabulation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 101 Develops keyboarding and document production skills with emphasis on preparation of specialized business documents. Continues skill-building for speed and accuracy. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 107Editing/Proofreading Skills3
(s) Develops skills essential to creating and editing business documents. Covers grammar, spelling, diction, punctuation, capitalization, and other usage problems. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 101 or equivalent Teaches creating and editing documents, including line and page layouts, columns, fonts, search/replace, cut/paste, spell/thesaurus, and advanced editing and formatting features of word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 141 or equivalent This course will prepare students to take the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Word 2013. Teaches advanced software applications. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 147Presentation Software- PowerPoint1
(s) Introduces presentation options including slides, transparencies, and other forms of presentations. Lecture 1 hour per week.
AST 101 or equivalent Teaches production of business documents using word processing, databases, and spreadsheets. Emphasizes document production to meet business and industry standard. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 234Records and Database Management3
(s) Teaches filing and records management procedures using microcomputer database software. Incorporates both manual and electronic methods for managing information. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.
AST 101 or equivalent Teaches specialized integrated software application on the microcomputer. Emphasizes document production to meet business and industry standards. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 101 Develops an understanding of the administrative support role and the skills necessary to provide organizational and technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes the development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and job performance skills in a business office environment. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 243 or equivalent Enhances skills necessary to provide organizational and technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes administrative and supervisory role of the office professional. Includes travel and meeting planning, office budgeting and financial procedures, international issues, and career development. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 101 or equivalent and experience in using a word processing package. Introduces specific desktop publishing software. Teaches document layout and design, fonts, type styles, style sheets, and graphics. Lecture 3 hours per week.
AST 290Coordinated Internship in Administrative Support Technology1-5
(s) May be repeated for credit. On-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio maximum 1:5 hours. Variable hours.
AST 297Cooperative Education in Administrative Support Technology1-5
(s) May be repeated for credit. Supervised on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms coordinated by the faculty advisor. Is applicable to all occupational-technical curricula at the discretion of the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. Variable hours.
AST 299Supervised Study in Administrative Support Technology1-5
(s) May be repeated for credit. Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. Variable hours.
