COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
OVERVIEW
Accounting is an important tool of business.
Computerized Accounting certificate holders
use accounting and office software to
perform a variety of tasks including basic
accounting data entry.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The Computerized Accounting certificate is
ideal for students who:
❚ Have experience in accounting or
bookkeeping and desire training on
current software
❚ May already have college-level training,
but wish to obtain or update accounting
software skills
❚ May lack experience, but seek basic skills
with a minimal time investment
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STUDENT PROFILE
As a student of the Computerized Accounting
Certificate program, you should:
❚ Be organized, accurate, and detail
oriented
❚ Possess good communication skills
❚ Be comfortable using computers and 10key calculators
❚ Enjoy working alone and with others
PREPARATION FOR ADMISSION
The following experiences will help
you prepare for this certificate:
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Accounting, bookkeeping
Consumer math
English/basic grammar
Keyboarding
Basic computer skills
OUTCOMES
Employers will expect you, as a
Computerized Accounting certificate holder,
to be able to:
❚ Work under supervision with current
accounting software applications.
❚ Use word processing and spreadsheet
programs to perform basic office tasks.
❚ Assist in processing payrolls.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Computerized Accounting Certificate holders
can seek many opportunities in part-time
and entry-level office and accounting
positions.
CURRICULUM
Number Course Title
10101101 Financial Accounting 1
10101106 Computerized Accounting ▲
10101124 Payroll Systems and Accounting ▲
10103123A MS Access A
10103124 MS Excel
10103128 Introduction to Computers
10103129 Introduction to MS Office
OVERVIEW
The Ethical Leadership certificate is a
series of three courses designed to acquire
and improve your skills in creating and
maintaining a legal, ethical, and diverse work
environment. Areas covered include diversity
and change management, legal issues for
supervisors, and ethics.
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CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
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This course requires a prerequisite and/or corequisite.
Please refer to the course description section toward
the back of this catalog.
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
Credits
OFFERED AT SUPERIOR
❚ Looking for a basic understanding of
ethics and legal issues
❚ Able to relate on-the-job experiences to
the course material
❚ Able to make judgments and decisions
❚ Able to get along well with people
❚ Able to work under pressure and handle
multiple tasks
❚ Able to study on your own for at least 6
to 8 hours per week
SPECIAL FEATURE
The certificate is designed to give you
guidelines so you will have, and be willing to
act on, a definite sense of ethical standards.
The certificate will also encourage you to
examine ethical dilemmas from different
perspectives and to develop a habit of
conscious reflection.
PREPARATION FOR ADMISSION
The following experiences will help you
prepare for this certificate:
STUDENT PROFILE
You should consider an Ethical Leadership
certificate if you are:
OUTCOMES
Employers will expect you, after completion
of this certificate, to be able to:
❚ Working toward obtaining a Supervisory
Management Associate Degree
❚ Interested in learning more about
diversity and change
❚ Justify corporate social responsibility.
❚ Recommend a framework for dealing
with different cultures, morals/ethics.
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Communication skills
General business concepts
Prior work experience
Keyboarding and basic computer skills
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❚ Critique the identification, analysis, and
recommend action/solution to a
business-related ethical dilemma.
❚ Assess the “value” of advertising to
society.
❚ Recommend methods of balancing
“reasonable” consumer safety with a
producer’s profit motive.
❚ Recommend methods of balancing
employees’ right to privacy with
employers’ rights in today’s information/
knowledge-based business.
CAREER OUTLOOK
After completing the Ethical Leadership
certificate, you will be ready to work with
and understand today’s diverse workplace
and legal and ethical decision making.
CURRICULUM
Number Course Title
Credits
10196134 Legal Issues for Supervisors
10196169 Diversity and Change Management
10196199 Ethics
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CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
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