BIT - Administrative Assistant

The curriculum prepares students for business positions such as administrative assistant, secretary, executive assistant, and office assistant. Employees in these types of positions perform a variety of administrative tasks including document processing, using computer applications such as presentation graphics and spreadsheets, scheduling appointments, researching and organizing information, and arranging meetings and travel.

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared to take the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exams in Word, Outlook, and Excel.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Based on Enrollment, Retention, and Success data in the Business Information Technology programs from Fall 2016 through Spring 2021 available from the college's Equity Dashboard at this link:

https://pasadena.edu/institutional-effectiveness/data-dashboards/equity-dashboard.php

we project that 25 - 30 students will complete this Administrative Assistant Certificate annually.

Goals: The goal of the program is to prepare students for business positions such as administrative assistant, secretary, executive assistant, and office assistant. Employees in these types of positions perform a variety of administrative tasks including document processing, using computer applications such as presentation graphics and spreadsheets, scheduling appointments, researching and organizing information, and arranging meeting sand travel.

 

Objectives: The Objectives are to have the student achieve the following Student Learning Outcomes for this program, which are:

1. Develop work habits to function as a team member with people of diverse experiences and backgrounds in a workplace.
2. Apply standard business English to oral and written communications in support of a business office, including the production and design of complex electronic and paper-based correspondence and documents.
3. Determine appropriate information technology tools to access, manage, integrate, and create information.
4. Formulate solutions to business problems by using the internet current and emerging computer applications, records management, and standard business procedures.
5. Demonstrate self-management and self-awareness in terms of workplace responsibility and productivity; demonstrate the ability to competently use a wide variety of office systems, including computers, web-based workspaces, and video conferencing.

 

Administrative Assistant (26 units total)
Semester I (9 units)
BIT 25	Survey of Computer Technology In Business (3.0 Units)
BIT 107	Business Software-Windows (1.0 Units)
BUS 009	Introduction to Business (3.0 Units)
BIT 11	Business Document Processing (2.0 Units)
Semester II (9 units)
BIT 122	Internet Research for Business (1.0 Units)
BIT 106	Business Software-Introduction to Microsoft Office System (3.0 Units)
BIT 108	Microsoft Outlook And Productivity Tools (1.0 Units)
BIT 115	Business Records Skills (1.0 Units)
BUS 112	Business English (3.0 Units)
Semester III (8 units)
BIT 124	Administrative Business Procedures (3.0 Units)
BIT 117	Collaborative Web-Based Workspaces (1.0 Units)
BIT 133	Business Software-Microsoft Excel (2.0 Units)
BIT 128	Business Software-Microsoft Word (2.0 Units)

 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
BIT 25 BIT 11 BUS 09 BIT 107	Survey of Computer Technology in Business Business Document Processing Introduction to Business Business Software-Windows	3.0 2.0 3.0 1.0	S1
BIT 106 BIT 122 BIT 108 BIT 115 BUS 112	Business Software-Introduction to Microsoft Office System Internet Research for Business Microsoft Outlook and Productivity Tools Business Records Skills Business English	3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0	S2
BIT 117 BIT 133 BIT 128 BIT 124	Collaborative Web-Based Workspaces Business Software-Microsoft Excel Business Software-Microsoft Word Administrative Business Procedures	1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0	S3

No active inventory records need to be made inactive or changed in connection with the approval of the review of this existing program. This program does not replace any existing program in the college inventory.

This is a 2-year review and no changes to the program are proposed based on our research; that is, we have reviewed the program against information at the Chancellor's office and compared the program to similar programs at California Community Colleges similar to Pasadena City College as follows: Chancellor’s Office Link: https://ictdmsector.org/business-applications/ Long Beach City College https://www.lbcc.edu/biw Santa Rosa Junior College https://portal.santarosa.edu/srweb/SR_ProgramOfStudy.aspx?MajorCertID=1721 Cerritos College https://www.cerritos.edu/uploads/BCOT/General_Office.pdf Citrus College http://catalog.citruscollege.edu/disciplines/office-technology/administrative-office-occupations-certificate-achievement/#requirementstext Irvine Valley College http://academics.ivc.edu/bus/cim/pages/degree.aspx

We project annual enrollments to mimic those of the 2019- 2021 academic year as shown in the link below from our Office Of Institutional Effectiveness https://pasadena.edu/institutional-effectiveness/data-dashboards/equity-dashboard.php