BUSINESS/ BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
Certificate of Completion - Word Processing
Certificate of Completion - Desktop Publishing
Prepared by Martha Racine Taylor, Professor of Business, Mendocino Coast Campus
A. Mission and Relationship to the College(s)
Describe how the activities and goals of your program relate to the mission statement and
strategic plan of the college.
The Certificates of Completion, Word Processing and Desktop Publishing, correlate with
two of the three primary missions of College of the Redwoods:
1. Associate Degree and Certificate Programs. The District will offer rigorous, highquality educational programs leading to the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science
Degree, Certificates of Achievement, or Certificates of Completion.
2. Professional and Technical Education. The District will provide high-quality
professional and technical programs that will allow students to obtain skills necessary to
enter or advance in the workforce or to be better prepared for further education. These
programs will be continuously articulated with the private and public sectors and with
other institutions of higher education.
College of the Redwoods Strategic Plan (2004-2007) identifies five broad-based strategic
drivers that guide the planning process for the District. These strategic drivers are: Access;
Curriculum; Economic Vitality; Inclusiveness and Diversity; and Outreach and Marketing.
Access. Required courses for the Certificate of Completion, Word Processing and the
Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing are offered in classrom lecture and lab settings,
as well as online. Course sections are scheduled both during the day and in the evening. The
college also provides individualized lab courses and online courses to meet the needs of the
students. Periodically students are surveyed so that adjustments can be made in scheduling
classes.
Curriculum. The curriculum for these programs is also required for the Associate in Science
Degree, Office Professional, and most of the courses are also required for the A.S. Degree,
Computer Support Specialist and the Certificate of Achievement, Medical Office Business Skills.
Curriculum for these programs was developed and has been recently updated by College of the
Redwoods faculty in conjunction with its district Occupational Advisory Committee. Most
specialized courses required for the Certificate of Completion, Word Processing and the
Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing have been updated within the past two years.
Economic Vitality. The Certificates of Completion, Word Processing and Desktop Publishing
assist local employers by providing employees who have the necessary skills to fill specialized
office positions. The vitality of these programs is evidenced by a 2007-2008 grant from the
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA). The principal activity that this
grant supports is the development of articulated career pathways with local high schools. The
grant involves five business and business technology certificate and A. S. degree programs
offered on the Mendocino Coast campus. This grant provides $18,500 for supplies and
materials, including new computer equipment and software, and $1,500 for other outgo, which
includes staff development activities. (The VATEA grant proposal and budget are included in
the appendix to this document.)
These programs also serve the needs of the Hispanic community, which comprises more than
25 percent of the residents of the Mendocino Coast. There is currently a demand for bilingual
Spanish/English office support personnel in local business offices. Evidence for this demand is
mostly anecdotal, based on informal conversations with employers, but population trends in the
area seem to support the assumption that students who already speak Spanish and combine
their language skills with computer skills will have an advantage in the job market.
Population trends were included in the College of the Redwoods CR 2020 Master Plan. The
master plan incorporates the results of a scan to uncover external conditions that should bear
on institutional planning. The scan was conducted with the assistance of Dr. Chuck McIntyre,
Computer-Aided Planning. The following are some findings of his research:
“Trend: Unlike central and southern California, four-fifths of the North Coast’s
population is non-Hispanic white. Like the rest of California, however, most
current and future North Coast population growth will be among people of color,
with whites decreasing in number. Compared to California generally, the North
Coast has relatively more whites and more Native Americans, and fewer
Hispanics, Asian, and Blacks. Most North Coast growth through 2020 is
projected for Hispanics (+21,000), Native Americans (+6,200), and persons of
more than one racial identification (+3,600).
Through 2020, growth in the Hispanic population will be largest in Mendocino;
growth in the Native American population will be largest in Humboldt County.”
Outreach and Marketing. Martha Racine Taylor, the principal instructor in the Business
Technology program, Sarah Cleary-Ives of the CRMC Counseling Office, and Marcia Williams
of the Financial Aid office, provide outreach to a variety of locations in the Mendocino Coast
area in order to make community members and potential students aware of the program. These
individuals communicate with students and teachers and provide them with brochures, class
schedules, and information regarding the Word Processing and Desktop Publishing programs
and other Business Technology degrees and certificates offered at College of the Redwoods.
Each year, tours of the Mendocino Coast campus are arranged for local high school students,
including special populations, such as students in the migrant education program. These tours
include the classrooms and labs where courses for the Certificates of Completion, Word
Processing and Desktop Publishing are offered and provide opportunities for faculty to promote
this program. The most recent tour of the campus was held on May 4, 2007. It was cosponsored by Safe Passage Family Resource Center in Fort Bragg and attended by Hispanic
students and parents from the Fort Bragg High School district. Information on this program and
other Business Technology programs at CRMC will be available to students during outreach
events at Mendocino High School on November 29, 2007 and at Fort Bragg High School on
December 6, 2007. High school students and their parents will attend two financial aid events
planned for January 10 and February 7, 2008, at College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast
campus. These events are held in the computer lab and information about business certificates
and A.S. degree programs is available. CRMC faculty and staff are currently developing an
outreach schedule for the Spring 2008 semester.
B. Program Description, Curriculum, and Information
The Certificate of Completion, Word Processing prepares students for entry-level office
support positions which require intermediate to advanced skill in the use of word processing
applications and proficiency in transcribing and formatting business documents such as letters,
memos, and reports, from handwritten drafts or audio recordings. Students also acquire skill in
editing written material to find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
The Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing, prepares students for office support
positions in which skills in page design, photo editing, and desktop publishing are required in
addition to proficiency in word processing at an intermediate or advanced level. Students are
also proficient in formatting business documents and editing written material. Positions for
desktop publishers exist in offices associated with the printing and publishing industries, graphic
arts studios, newspapers and magazines.
Note: These certificates represent partial completion of the requirements for the A.S. Degree,
Office Professional, A.S Degree, Computer Support Specialist, and the Certificate of
Achievement, Medical Office Business Skills.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Certificate of Completion, Word Processing
Program Student Learning Outcome (SLO)
Statements
Attain industry-level proficiency in keyboarding.
Demonstrate proficiency in basic and advanced
features of Microsoft Word.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate in
writing at a level necessary for successful
employment in business.
Edit written material for errors in punctuation,
misspellings, errors in capitalization and
number usage, and grammatical errors such as
subject and verb agreement, pronoun usage,
voice and tense of verbs, and placement of
modifiers
Use a transcription machine and a word
processing program to produce "mailable"
printed documents from audio input.
Format business letters, memos, and reports.
Course (s) where SLOs are
presented
BT112
BT16 and BT17
BUS152 or ENGL 150
BUS 152
BT 162
BT 16, BT 17, and BT 162
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing
Program Student Learning Outcome (SLO)
Statements
Attain industry-level proficiency in keyboarding.
Demonstrate proficiency in basic and advanced
features of Microsoft Word.
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of desktop
publishing software and photo editing software
to create camera-ready documents.
Communicate in writing at a level necessary for
successful employment in business.
Edit written material for errors in punctuation,
misspellings, errors in capitalization and
number usage, and grammatical errors such as
subject and verb agreement, pronoun usage,
voice and tense of verbs, and placement of
modifiers
Use a transcription machine and a word
processing program to produce "mailable"
printed documents from audio input.
Format letters, memos, and reports using
standard business styles.
Course (s) where SLOs are
presented
BT112
BT16 and BT17
BUS 63 & 63L
BUS152 or ENGL 150
BUS 152
BT 162
BT 16, BT 17, and BT 162
2.
Program-Specific Criteria and/or Admissions Guidelines (as applicable to program)
Math and English placement examinations are required of all students. Some courses
have math or English prerequisites.
3.
Outline the curriculum as it is being implemented for a full-time student completing
a degree or certificate in this program. The outline should include course number, course
title, units, lecture hours, and lab hours for each semester for the complete curriculum.
Certificate of Completion, Word Processing
Course
Number
BT16
BT112
BUS152
BT17
BT 162
Course Title
Word
Processing I
Keyboarding
Skill
Development
Business
English
Word
Processing II
Machine
Transcription
Lecture Lab
Hours
Units Hours
Suggested
Semester
4.0
3.0
3.0
1st
1.0
0.0
3.0
1st
3.0
3.0
0.0
1st
4.0
3.0
3.0
2nd
1.0
0.0
3.0
2nd
Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing
Course
Number
BT16
BT112
DM 70A
BUS152
BT17
BUS 63/63L
BT 162
Lecture Lab
Suggested
Course Title
Units Hours
Hours
Semester
Word
Processing I
4.0
3.0
3.0
1st
Keyboarding
Skill
Development
1.0
0.0
3.0
1st
Intro to Adobe
Photoshop
0.5
0.0
1.5
1st
Business
English
3.0
3.0
0.0
1st
Word
Processing II
4.0
3.0
3.0
2nd
Desktop
Publishing
4.0
3.0
3.0
2nd
Machine
Transcription
1.0
0.0
3.0
2nd
All of the courses in the Certificate of Completion, Word Processing have been updated in
the last two years. Below is a table summarizing the courses and their last update:
Course
BUS-152
BT-112
BT-16
BT-17
BT 162
Course Title
Business English
Keyboarding Skill Development
Word Processing I
Word Processing II
Machine Transcription
Last
Update
2007
2005
2005
2005
2007
Next
Update
2012
2010
2010
2010
2012
Most of the courses in the Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing have been updated
in the last two years. Below is a table summarizing the courses and their last update:
Course
BUS-152
BT-112
BT-16
BT-17
BT 162
BUS 63/63L
DM 70A
Course Title
Business English
Keyboarding Skill Development
Word Processing I
Word Processing II
Machine Transcription
Desktop Publishing
Intro to Adobe Photoshop
Last
Update
2007
2005
2005
2005
2007
1995
2003
Next
Update
2012
2010
2010
2010
2012
2007
2008
C. Program History
1. What have been the major developments, activities, changes, and/or projects in your
discipline over the past 2 or 4 years (longer if no recent review exists)? (This does not need
to include curriculum updates, addressed above.)
The Certificate of Completion, Word Processing and the Certificate of Completion,
Desktop Publishing have been offered on all campuses for several years. These certificates
were developed for Cal Works students and other students who need to acquire a specific skill
in two semesters. The required courses for these two certificates of completion also fulfill some
of the requirements for the Associate in Science Degree, Office Professional, the Associate in
Science Degree, Computer Support Specialist, and the Certificate of Achievement, Medical
Office Business Skills.
The instructors responsible for the Certificate of Completion, Word Processing and the
Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing have continued to stay abreast of changes in the
workplace and have updated curriculum, textbooks, and software to reflect those changes.
Recent changes and improvements to the curriculum include:
1.
Reclassification of some Business (BUS) classes to Business Technology (BT) and
the elimination of separate lab sections. The following classes have been reclassified:
• BT 16 - Word Processing I (formerly BUS 16/16L)
• BT 17 - Word Processing II (formerly BUS 17/17L
• BT 112 - Keyboarding Skill Development (formerly BUS 12)
• BT 162 – Machine Transcription (formerly BUS 162)
2.
Updating all course outlines required for the certificate (2005-2007). New and improved
textbooks and simulation packets are used where applicable.
3.
Extended use of online delivery for BT 112 – Keyboarding Skill Development, BT 16 –
Word Processing I, and BT 17 – Word Processing II.
4.
Grant funds have been used for replacement of outdated computer equipment and the
district routinely upgrades to the latest application software.
2. What were the recommendations from your last program review (if any) and how has
your discipline responded to those recommendations?
Due to the gap in time since last Program Review, no recommendations are available.
(Last Program Review was done in 1996, and these programs did not exist at that time.)
5. Discuss any collaborative efforts you have undertaken with other programs
(instructional or non-instructional) at College of the Redwoods District and offer an
assessment of success and challenges, and potential changes in collaborative efforts.
The possibility of discontinuing these two programs has been discussed with Business
Technology faculty at the Eureka and Del Norte campuses.
6. Discuss any activities or projects you have undertaken with other educational
institutions, the community, or business/industry.
Martha Racine Taylor, the Mendocino Coast faculty member responsible for this program, has
established a 2 + 2 Tech Prep program with Fort Bragg High School that gives students
prerequisite credit for some courses in the Word Processing and Desktop Publishing programs.
A copy of this agreement has been placed in the appendix to this review. As described in
Outreach and Marketing on page 2, this faculty member has participated in a variety of outreach
activities involving local high schools.
D. Measures of Effectiveness:
1.
Quality of Education
a.
Results of certifying, licensing, or registry examinations for each of the last
five years (or list not applicable): Not applicable to this program. No licensing
b.
Faculty Qualifications:
is required.
Minimum qualifications: Office Technology or Business Education
(1)
Is there one full-time faculty member whose primary assignment is
responsibility for this program?
Yes ⌧ No (2)
Are minimum faculty qualifications according to standards set by
accrediting/approval bodies met?
Yes ⌧ No
(a)
State Chancellor’s Office
(b)
External Accrediting/approval organizations
External licensing is not applicable to this program
a.
Yes No
⌧
Student Outcomes Assessment: Attach course- and program-level
outcomes and assessment reports for each of the last four years. (See
Instructional Program Review Appendix A, pp. 48-49). Program-level
outcomes should include information from graduate/alumni and
employer surveys.
Current data and assessment reports are not available but will be compiled in the next
year. The following are examples of the methods used to measure course and program
SLOs::
Course
BT112
Keyboarding Skill
Development
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Proficiently use a personal
computer, word processor, or any
other machine with a similar
keyboard.
2. Improve keyboarding speed and
accuracy on weekly progress
check timings.
3. Use correct technique while
keyboarding the alphabetic and
numeric keys by touch.
4. Use the keypad with speed and
accuracy on ten-key drills and
speed assessments on computers
or calculators.
Method of Assessment
•Progress Check Timings are
given at regular intervals
during the skill building class
to assess students’ speed
and accuracy progress using
the keyboard and the ten-key
pad.
•Pretest-Practice-Posttest
format is used to assess
students’ attainment of
individual keyboarding goals
for each lesson.
•Assess students’ keyboarding
technique while sitting at the
keyboard utilizing standard
keyboarding technique check
list.
Course
BT16
Word Processing I
Course Learning Outcomes
Apply word processing technology to
complete academic or personal tasks.
Demonstrate the use of menus and
dialog boxes.
Demonstrate word formatting and
editing techniques.
Prepare, edit, and print documents
using the features of the software.
Prepare memos, letters, and multi-page
reports.
Utilize the onscreen and online help
system to research features and
functions in order to increase efficiency
in using the application.
Create tables to organize information.
2.
Method of Assessment
•Complete assignments, case
studies, internet projects, and
assessments covering basic
concepts covered in the text.
•Complete writing activities,
which give students the
opportunity to practice their
writing skills along with
demonstrating an
understanding of the
important Word features they
have mastered in the text.
•Complete Internet projects,
which require students to
conduct research over the
Internet on various topics.
Students then use Word to
write a brief report in which
they summarize the
researched topic using some
of the basic Word concepts
covered in the unit.
•Complete web-based
performance/proficiency
exams with 90% accuracy.
•Complete chapter quizzes
covering chapter concepts.
•Complete laboratory skills
demonstrations.
•Observation of students’ inclass assignments.
Vitality
Attrition and Retention
Data specific to these programs is not available at this
time. All courses in these programs also serve as requirements for other Business and
Business Technology programs.
a.
b.
Enrollment and Graduate Projections Accurate data is not available at this time
because enrollment forms do not list these program as majors. Estimated number of students
currently working toward the Certificate of Completion Word Processing is 6. Estimated number
of students currently working toward the Certificate of Completion Desktop Publishing is 5.
c.
Total number of 2006-2007 graduates by ethnic group and gender.
There were no graduates in this program in 2006-2007
d.
Indicate the number and percent of graduates from the most recent
graduating class who are employed in positions related to the program major or continuing
in a higher degree program. This data is not currently available, but a survey instrument is
being developed to collect information from previous graduates and employers.
e.
Indicate the beginning mean and median annual salary for graduates of the
program employed full-time, as collected from alumni survey and program
advisory meetings. This data is not currently available, but a survey instrument is being
developed to collect information from previous graduates and employers.
3.
Efficiency
a.
Describe current student population in terms of enrollment by ethnic group
and gender. Because there is no definitive separation of this student population from other
students taking business and business technology courses, no data on ethnic group or gender
is available.
b.
Composition of enrollment for selective admissions programs: Not applicable;
these are not selective admissions programs.
c.
Faculty Staffing Pattern
No faculty member (full-time or part-time) is employed exclusively to offer classes in the
Certificate of Completion, Word Processing or Desktop Publishing program. Martha Racine
Taylor, the full-time faculty member in charge of this program, teaches a combination of
business and business technology courses that fulfill requirements for the AS Degree in General
Business, the AS Degree and Office Professional, and the Certificate of Achievement, Medical
Office Business Skills, as well as the Certificates of Completion in Word Processing and
Desktop Publishing. She also teaches BUS, BT, and SPAN courses not related to this program.
Part-time faculty also teach classes required for this and other programs. There are no teacher
load units dedicated exclusively to the Certificates of Completion in Word Processing and
Desktop Publishing
d.
Please rate the resources indicated in the table below with respect to how
they support this program. Feel free to supplement the resource categories in the extra
space provided. The four rating categories are defined as follows:
Resources
a) Faculty
Full-time
Associate
b) Support Staff
Clerical
Technical
Instructional Support
Other Personnel
c) Current Expenses
Office Supply Expenses
Instructional/lab supply
Expenses
d) Equipment
e) Library Resources
f) Facilities
g) Professional Development
Rating
Adequate Minimally Inadequate
Not
Adequate
Applicable
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
*If any component is rated Inadequate or Minimally Adequate, please explain. Include
recommendations for reducing or eliminating the limitations.
b) Support Staff
There is no technical support staff currently employed on the Mendocino Coast Campus.
After the recent resignation of the full-time technical support employee, the
administration has decided to rehire, but the position has been reduced to less than halftime.
Technical support staff install hardware and software and maintain the networks and
individual workstations on campus.
There is no instructional support staff on the Mendocino Coast Campus. Instructors
must rely on work-study students, who are sometimes available to assist in computer
classes.
Instructional support staff assist instructors in the classroom by answering student
questions during hands-on lab classes. They also do some photocopying, proofreading,
and recordkeeping.
Equipment Mendocino Coast: Computer equipment needs to be upgraded. About half of the
35 computers in the main PC lab are outdated and will not run the latest software. Purchase of
12 new PCs and 2 new network laser printers will be possible during the fall 2007 semester
using $18,500 in VATEA grant funds.
Facilities Del Norte: The Computer Lab on the Del Norte Campus is currently housed in a
portable classroom, which has been leased from the Del Norte Unified School District. It is a
temporary facility to be used for a short time. There are currently no long-term plans to build a
permanent Computer Lab on the Del Norte Campus.
Equipment Del Norte: All equipment in the Computer Lab has been purchased with PLE and/or
VTEA funds. The PLE funds are no longer available; Del Norte did not receive VTEA funding for
the 2007-08 year. Therefore, funds are not available to upgrade or replace computer equipment.
Summary and Recommendations
1.
Summary
Program Strengths
•
Dedicated Faculty – The program employs full-time and associate faculty who are actively
engaged with students, colleagues, and community on and off campus.
•
Tech Prep – Agreement allows local high school students to get prerequisite credit for
specific skills they have learned while in high school
•
Computer Lab – Access to equipment and software.
•
Self-paced Lab Classes Self-paced classes are offered in a lab setting in which students
use computers equipped with Microsoft Office software to complete their assignments.
•
Online Courses – Online courses provide training to those who cannot attend traditional
class on campus.
•
Flexible Scheduling – Provides day, evening, and sometime weekend class offerings.
Provides an open lab with flexible hours where students can complete self- paced courses.
Program Weaknesses
•
•
Course Sequence - Courses listed in degrees and certificates may not be offered
consistently for students to accomplish defined goals in a timely manner.
Lack of Commitment to program by Administration – Administration tends to cancel
class sections with low enrollment.
2. Recommendations for program improvement generated by self-study. (List by number
and use these numbers in the Quality Improvement Plan.)
1. Implement strategies to ensure that classes are offered consistently and do not get
cancelled for low enrollment.
2. Update the 2 + 2 agreement with Fort Bragg High School.
Quality Improvement Plan
Certificate of Completion, Word Processing
Certificate of Completion, Desktop Publishing
Year: 2007
Field
Recommendation # (from self-study
report or from review-team report)
Recommendation
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcome
Estimated Cost(s)
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
External Accreditation
Recommendations (if applicable)
What to include
1
Implement strategies to ensure that
classes are offered consistently and do not
get cancelled for low enrollment.
Strategies include offering more online
sections, lab classes, and classes required
for more than one degree or certificate.
Spring 2008
Spring 2009
Offer more online sections, lab classes,
and classes required for more than one
degree or certificate.
Implementation of this recommendation
will make it possible for most students to
complete the programs in two semesters
by providing better access to the courses.
No additional cost
Martha Racine Taylor
No funding necessary
None
Recommendation # (from self-study
report or from review-team report)
Recommendation
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcome
Estimated Cost(s)
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
External Accreditation
Recommendations (if applicable)
2
Update the 2 + 2 agreement with Fort
Bragg High School
Spring 2008
Fall 2009
Meet with Fort Bragg High School
Business instructors and revise current 2 +
2 program to reflect recent curriculum
changes at CR and FBHS. For example,
BUS 16/16L and 17/17L have been
changed to BT 16 and BT 17. Some high
school courses listed in the agreement are
no longer offered or have changed
significantly.
The program will be improved by offering
high school students a n accurate list of
courses at FBHS that fulfill prerequisites at
College of the Redwoods.
None
Martha Racine Taylor
N/A
None
APPENDIX
Information Sciences Department – Mendocino Coast
VATEA Application 2007-2008
4/18/2007
Theme: Developing and Articulating Career Pathways
College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast campus proposes to partner with local high
schools and employers to develop strong, integrated career pathways.
The Workforce Strategy Center in Brooklyn, New York, defines Career Pathways as “a
particular framework or process by which regions can better align publicly supported systems and
programs to build a knowledge workforce. A career pathways system is a series of connected educational
and training programs and support services that prepares and enables individuals, often while they are
working, to secure a job and advance over time to successively higher levels of education and
employment in a specific industry or occupational sector. No single organization can implement career
1
pathways—the model is based upon partnerships.”
In August 2002,The Workforce Strategy Center published a 52-page document entitled
“Building a Career Pathways System: Promising Practices in Community CollegeCentered Workforce Development” This document clearly states the need for career
pathways and lists sectors of the population who will benefit from their development.
“There is a clear need—and opportunity—to develop a large scale, flexible and open system that can
offer the education and training required for high-wage, high-demand jobs to all who need them: welfare
recipients, unemployed and underemployed workers, at-risk youth, and anyone else with little skills or
2
education who wants to better his or her job prospects”.
Although this project focuses on developing career pathways that are articulated with
local high schools, it will also serve other sectors of the community, such as adult reentry students, unemployed workers, welfare recipients, and displaced homemakers.
The ultimate goal of each career pathway is employment in a specific vocational area.
Students who follow identified career pathways are aware of the steps to their goals and
the training and education needed to reach them.
The Information Sciences Department at College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast
currently offers the following certificates and degrees:
• AS Degree – Office Professional
• AS Degree and Certificate of Achievement -- General Business
• Certificate of Achievement – Medical Office Business Skills
• AS Degree and Certificate of Achievement – Graphic Communications
• Certificates of Completion – Word Processing and Desktop Publishing
We propose to identify specific career pathways in the information sciences area and
articulate our AS degree and certificate programs with preparatory courses offered at
1
“Career Pathways, a Definition” Workforce Strategy Center,
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/toolkit/Career_Pathways_Definition_7.7.06.pdf
2
Building a Career Pathways System: Promising Practices in Community College-Centered Workforce
Development (Section One “The Career Pathways Model”) published by Workforce Strategy Center
(August 2002), page 6.
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/promising_practices.pdf
local high schools Determining which high school courses form part of specific career
pathways and articulating them with college courses will provide clearly delineated
career pathways for high school students entering College of the Redwoods. The
college will also explore the possibility of giving credit by exam for selected courses. To
inform high school students of local educational opportunities and career pathways,
College of the Redwoods faculty and staff will participate in local high school career
events and college nights. These activities will be performed in conjunction with our
educational partners, Fort Bragg High School, Mendocino High School, Mendocino
County Regional Occupational Programs (ROP).
College of the Redwoods and high school faculty will evaluate and improve course
content to provide “real-world” classroom experiences using the most up-to-date
equipment, materials, and software. Teamwork and project-based experiences will be
included in all courses to better simulate on-the-job situations. Linking certain
vocational classes with related academic classes will be done to enhance and improve
students’ educational experience. Faculty and staff will work with local employers and
business owners to provide relevant employment opportunities and internships for our
students.
Representatives of both Fort Bragg and Mendocino School Districts have expressed a
desire to work with College of the Redwoods to strengthen and articulate career
pathways. Fort Bragg High School has demonstrated its dedication to vocational
programs by working directly with local businesses to provide internships. In addition,
FBHS has partnered with Cisco Systems to establish a Cisco Networking Academy,
which prepares high school students for Cisco Networking certification. Both high
schools offer a variety of information science and graphics courses through ROP.
Cisco Systems has provided Fort Bragg High School with state-of-the-art network
technology, and the district has recently upgraded its instructional computer
equipment.3 High school students transferring to College of the Redwoods expect the
same level of technology, but the college has not been able to upgrade most of the
computer equipment used in information science classes. Our computers are not
equipped to run the Vista operating system and most will not run the new 2007 versions
of the software used in IS classes. We are requesting funds for equipment upgrades in
this proposal to equip our technology-based classrooms with current hardware, with the
eventual goal of aligning vocational education with industry needs.
The Information Sciences department at College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast
also proposes to strengthen ties with local employers. Planned outreach activities
include working with representatives of local employers, including both businesses and
government agencies, to improve services to their existing employees. These services
3
Cisco Systems Customer Case Study: “School District Improves Communications, Education, and
Safety”
http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps379/c1042/cdccont_0900aecd804e5258.pdf
may include short courses and workshops targeted to industry-specific and job-related
topics.
As part of this project, information science faculty will continue to learn more about
career pathways through research and staff development opportunities. The Workforce
Strategy Center’s latest publication, The Career Pathways How-to Guide, provides a
step-by-step guide for building career pathways on the local level and gives many
examples of career pathways projects that are up and running.4 This report and others,
along with workshops and conferences related to career pathways, will help prepare us
for this project.
As shown in the cost summary form, we propose to spend $1,500 on staff development
and $18,500 on computer equipment upgrades to take the first step toward providing a
state-of-the-art learning environment for our students.
4
Jenkins, Davis and Spence, Christopher, The Career Pathways How-to Guide, published by Workforce
Strategy Center October 2006, http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/WSC_howto_10.16.06.pdf
VTEA Title I-C
Application Budget Summary Across Vocational Programs
Section IV Part C
California Community Colleges
Vocational and Technical Education
200
COMPLETE AND SUBMIT BUDGET SUMMARY FORMS IDENTIFYING VTEA 1C CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURE TOTALS BY ACROSS VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY DISTRICT/COLLEGE.
District/College Redwoods
Program Title:
Agreement: 07-C01-
MCIS Developing and Articulating Career Pathways
Federal Funds (Enter dollar amount only - Rounded off to the nearest whole dollar
Line
No.
Acct. No.
Object of Expenditure
1
2
3
4
1000
2000
3000
4000
5
6
7
5000
6000
7000
Instructional Salaries
Non-Inst. Salaries
Employee Benefits
Supplies & Materials
Other Operating Expenses &
Services
Capitol Outlay
Other Outgo
Total Expenditures
Note:
Administration
(not to exceed
5%)
Direct Program Expenditures
Final Report expenditures for 2007-08 will be reported according to the following categories:
(A) Curriculum
Development/Instruction
(B) Professional Development
(C) Counseling/Direct Service to Students
(D) Other: You must provide a description of programs/services funded
(E) Administration (not to exceed 5%)
$18,500
$1,500
$20,000
TO
$
$0
$
2 + 2 ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
College of the Redwoods and Fort Bragg High School
Articulated Program Area: Business – Office Technology
To provide for articulated programs that build on past learning experience and that eliminate the
unnecessary duplication of learned competencies for which credit has been granted, it is mutually
agreed to by the above educational entities that the following course(s) or program(s) will be
articulated with a ratio of not less than 2.5 high school credits per 1 college semester unit.
Secondary Course
College Course Equivalent
Course Title and Number
Credits
Course Title and Number
Unit
Typing 1/Keyboarding
10
Bus 12 Keyboarding Skill Development
& Bus 114 – Microcomputer Keyboarding
2.5
Typing II/Word Processing
10
Bus 16&16L – Beginning Word Processing
4.0
Office Occupations
10
Bus 17&17L Intermediate Word Processing
4.0
Accounting (1 year)
10
Bus 180 – Basic Bookkeeping
3.0
Marketing/Management (1 year)
10
Bus 192 – Electronic Calculators
1.0
College of the Redwoods agrees to grant credit to students who satisfactorily demonstrate the
competencies in the course(s) as specified on Addendum 1, which becomes part of this
agreement and who meet the conditions specified below (additional conditions may be stipulated
by articulating faculty in the program area):
1.
The student has completed the course listed above with a grade of B or better, or
as listed on Addendum 1, and has demonstrated competencies as specified on
Addendum 1.
2.
The student must enroll at College of the Redwoods within two (2) years from
completion of the secondary program.
3.
College credit for the course(s) articulated will be awarded after all conditions have been
met and the student submits an Application for Credit to the Office of Admissions and
Records.
This agreement will become effective Fall term, 19 99 . It is also agreed that the content and
scope of this agreement and any supporting documents shall be reviewed annually and modified
as necessary.
Secondary Instructor
Date
College Instructor
Date
Department Chairperson
Date
Division Dean
Date
Principal
Date
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Date
cc:
High School Instructor, Principal; Community College Instructor,
#____________________________________________
Tech Prep Coordinator, Admissions & Records, Academic Affairs
Agreement
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 1
Core competencies for Typing 1/Keyboarding
Secondary School:
Fort Bragg High School
Textbook:
Century
21
Processing___________________________
Keyboarding
and
Information
Grade Required from Secondary School Course: B
Certification Test (if applicable):
Competencies (please list):
Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
1.
Operate the letter keyboard by touch at a minimum rate of 25 to 30 gross words a minute.
2.
Operate the figure row of the main keyboard by touch.
3.
Operate the symbol keys in the top row with only limited visual help.
4.
Use the spacebar to space between letters.
5.
Use the Return or Enter key to end paragraphs or insert blank lines.
6.
Use the Shift keys and the Caps Lock key to key upper case letters.
7.
Determine how many times to space after different marks of punctuation.
8.
Operate the Tab key, set and clear tabs.
9.
Identify the parts of a microcomputer.
10.
Key words, sentences, and paragraphs without time-wasting pauses and with good keyboarding
technique.
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 2
College Courses Required For
Course Number & Title:
Typing 1/Keyboarding
Bus 16 & 16L – Beginning Word Processing
The student must complete the courses listed above with a grade of B or better to be
granted credit for
Bus 12 – Keyboarding Skill Development (1 unit)
and
Bus 114 – Microcomputer Keyboarding (1.5 units).
These courses have been articulated by instructors from the designated high school
adult school/ROP and College of the Redwoods and have been reviewed and approved
by an authorized representative from the appropriate business and/or industry.
Articulating Faculty
Secondary Instructor Signature
College Instructor Signature
4 units
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 1
Core competencies for Typing II/Word Processing
Secondary School:
Fort Bragg High School
Textbook: Century 21 Keyboarding and Information Processing
Grade Required from Secondary School Course: B
Certification Test (if applicable):
Competencies (please list):
Perform the following tasks, using a word processing program on an IBM compatible computer:
start the computer and format a disk
launch a word processing program
create and save a document, retrieve a document, print a document
use Insert and Delete keys to make corrections
format characters and paragraphs
use preset tabs and indent key
set and clear left, right, center, and decimal tabs
change line spacing and margins
check spelling and grammar; use the thesaurus
use autotext (keyboard macros)
insert headers & footers
insert date and time automatically
insert page numbers, page and section breaks
move and copy text
Format the following types of business documents:
LETTERS
personal/business letters in block format
business letters in block, modified block, and simplified format, two-page letters
simplified and standard memoranda
letters with special features and notations
determine proper placement and spacing for letters of different lengths
identify parts of personal and business letters
address & print large and small envelops
fold letters and insert into envelopes
REPORTS
unbound and leftbound reports
references and internal citations
reports with footnotes and endnotes
reports with long quotes
title pages
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 2
College Courses Required For Typing II/Word Processing
Course Number & Title
Bus 17 & 17 L – Intermediate Word Processing
The student must complete the courses listed above with a grade of B or better to be
granted credit for
Bus 16 & 16L – Beginning Word Processing
These courses have been articulated by instructors from the designated high school
adult school/ROP and College of the Redwoods and have been reviewed and approved
by an authorized representative from the appropriate business and/or industry.
Articulating Faculty
Secondary Instructor Signature
College Instructor Signature
4 Units
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 1
Core competencies for Word Processing/Office Occupations
Secondary School:
Fort Bragg High School
Textbook: Century 21 Keyboarding and Information Processing
Grade Required from Secondary School Course: B
Certification Test (if applicable):
Competencies (please list):
Perform the following tasks, using a word processing program on an IBM compatible computer:
Create and format a table
Use formulas in a table
Format text in columns
Create and apply styles
Use templates and wizards
Prepare form letters using Mail Merge
Add graphics to a document
Format text in text boxes
Use the drawing toolbar
Use the outline feature
Use the index and table of contents feature
Create a web page and hyperlinks
Format the following types of business documents:
TABLES & FORMS
centered tables with multiple columns
tables with centered column heads
tables within letters, memos, and reports
ruled and boxed tables
preprinted invoices and purchase orders
custom business forms
determine proper spacing within tables
REPORTS
reports containing tables
topical outlines
reports with indexes and tables of contents
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 2
College Courses Required For
Word Processing/Office Occupations
Course Number & Title: Bus 53 – Managing Office Information Systems
3 Units
The student must complete the courses listed above with a grade of B or better to be
granted credit for
Bus 17 & 17L – Intermediate Word Processing
These courses have been articulated by instructors from the designated high school
adult school/ROP and College of the Redwoods and have been reviewed and approved
by an authorized representative from the appropriate business and/or industry.
Articulating Faculty
Secondary Instructor Signature
College Instructor Signature
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 1
Core competencies for Accounting
Secondary School:
Fort Bragg High School
Textbook: Century 21 Accounting 5th Edition, South-Western Publishing
Grade Required from Secondary School Course: B
Certification Test (if applicable):
Competencies (please list):
1. Define accounting describe duties of an accounting clerk, general bookkeeper, and an
accountant.
2. Define and identify asset, liability, and owner’s equity.
3. Record business transactions in columns with changes in assets, liabilities, and owner’s
equity.
4. Prepare a balance sheet, an income statement, and a statement of owner’s equity.
5. Record business transactions with all five elements of the fundamental accounting equation.
6. Determine balances of T accounts with entries on both sides of the accounts.
7. Record in T accounts transactions with changes in assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, revenue
and expense accounts for a service business.
8. Prepare a trial balance.
9. Recognize the effects of transpositions and slides on account balances.
10. Record a group of transactions in a two-column general journal.
11. Post entries from a two-column journal to general ledger accounts.
12. Correct entries using the ruling method and the correcting entry method.
13. Define a fiscal period and a fiscal year.
14. List classifications of accounts in all columns of a ten-column worksheet.
15. Journalize and post closing entries.
16. Define: accrual basis, cash-receipts/disbursements basis, modified cash basis.
17. Describe the procedure for depositing checks and reconcile a bank statement.
18. Record journal entries directly from a bank reconciliation.
19. Record journal entries to establish and reimburse a petty cash fund.
20. Complete petty cash vouchers and petty cash payment records.
21. Record journal entries to establish a change fund.
22. Record journal entries for transactions involving cash short and cash over.
23. Prepare a schedule of depreciation using: straight-line method, sum-of-the-years’ digits
method, and double-declining balance method.
24. Prepare the adjusting entry for bad debts.
25. Write off an uncollectable account using allowance method and specific charge-off method.
26. Calculate total earnings based on an hourly, piece-rate, or commission basis.
27. Determine deductions from a table of employee income tax withholding.
28. Complete a payroll register and journalize the payroll entry from the payroll register.
29. Maintain employees’ individual earnings records.
30. Journalize entries for deposit of federal income taxes and FICA taxes.
31. Journalize entries for payment of employer’s state and federal unemployment taxes.
32. Complete employer’s quarterly federal tax return, Form 941 and prepare W-2, W-3 and Form
940.
33. Calculate the worker’s compensation insurance premium and prepare the entry for the
payment.
34. Record transactions in sales journals and post to accounts receivable ledger and general
ledger.
35. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable, record & post to ledger sales returns and
allowances.
36. Post from sales invoices to an accounts receivable ledger.
37. Record transactions in a cash receipts journal & post to general ledger & accounts receivable
ledger.
38. Determine cash discounts according to credit terms, record cash receipts with discounts
deducted.
39. Record transactions in a cash payments journal and a check register.
40. Prepare adjustments for merchandise inventory, record in a worksheet, and journalize.
41. Prepare a classified income statement and balance sheet.
42. Compute working capital and current ratio.
43. Journalize the closing entries for a merchandising firm.
44. Determine which adjusting entries should be reversed and journalize the reversing entries.
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 2
College Courses Required For Accounting
Course Number & Title: Bus
Units
1A - Accounting
3
The student must complete the courses listed above with a grade of B or better to be
granted credit for
Bus 180 - Basic Bookkeeping
These courses have been articulated by instructors from the designated high school
adult school/ROP and College of the Redwoods and have been reviewed and approved
by an authorized representative from the appropriate business and/or industry.
Articulating Faculty
Secondary Instructor Signature
College Instructor Signature
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 1
Core competencies for Marketing/Management
Secondary School:
Fort Bragg High School
Textbook: Solving Business Problems Using a Calculator, 5th Edition, by Mildred Polisky
Grade Required from Secondary School Course: B
Certification Test (if applicable):
Competencies (please list):
Use a calculator to perform the following functions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
31.
32.
Touch addition and subtraction of whole numbers
Touch addition and subtraction of dollars and cents
Repeat addition or subtraction
Add and subtract numbers in both columns and rows
Estimate multiplication and division answers without using calculator
Multiply both whole and decimal numbers
Divide both whole and decimal numbers
Multiply and divide with a constant factor and by three or more factors
Solve problems with mixed operations
Add and subtract multiplication products to the memory function
Change fractions to decimals and use them in calculations
Change percents to decimal equivalents
Find percentage, rate, and base
Solve word problems using the percentage formula
Find amounts and percents of increase or decrease.
To find discount amounts.
Use the discount's complement to find amount due.
Find net prices and series discount amounts using discounts' complements.
Use a table to find the single complement of a series discount.
Extend invoices and find net amount due.
Use quantity pricing (grosses, dozens, hundreds, thousands, reams, quires, and tons).
Audit (check) the extensions and other amounts on invoices
Compute mark-on based on cost and selling price
Find markdowns and reduced prices
Find deductions in net pay for salaried employees
Find regular pay, overtime rates, overtime pay, and gross pay for salaried and hourly workers
Find commission & gross pay using straight-commission, salary-plus-commission, salary-plus bonus
Calculate simple interest on mortgages, loans, and credit card balances
Find true amount of annual interest rate on installment loans
30.
Find down payment, installment price, and percent of list price that an installment charge represents.
Prorate using percents and ratios
Identify the International System of Units (SI units - metric) and convert between SI units and units of the U.S.
Customary System (USCS).
College of the Redwoods
2 + 2 Articulation Agreement Addendum - 2
College Courses Required For Marketing/Management
Course Number & Title
Bus 94 – Business Math
Or Bus 35 – Marketing
3 units
3 units
The student must complete the courses listed above with a grade of B or better to be
granted credit for
Bus 192 – Electronic Calculators
These courses have been articulated by instructors from the designated high school
adult school/ROP and College of the Redwoods and have been reviewed and approved
by an authorized representative from the appropriate business and/or industry.
Articulating Faculty
Secondary Instructor Signature
College Instructor Signature
April 1, 2008 12:20 PM
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Take these classes at
Take these classes at
Fort Bragg High School:
College of the Redwoods:
Typing 1 /Keyboarding
Bus 16 & 16L – Beginning Word Processing
Bus 12 - Keyboarding Skill Development and
(10 units)
(4 units)
Bus 114 – Micro-Keyboarding (2.5 units)
Typing II/Word Processing
Bus 17 & 17L – Intermediate Word Processing
Bus 16 & 16L – Beginning Word Processing
(10 units)
(4 units)
(4 units)
Office Occupations
Bus 53 – Managing Office Information Systems
Bus 17 & 17L – Intermediate Word Processing
(10 units)
(3 units)
(4 units)
Accounting
Bus 1A – Accounting
Bus 180 – Basic Bookkeeping
(10 units)
(4 units)
(3 units)
April 1, 2008 12:20 PM
Receive additional credit for these classes:
C:\DOC\MR\FORMS\#3-2STEP
Marketing and Management
Bus 94 – Business Math or (3 units)
Bus 192 – Electronic Calculators
(10 units)
Bus 35 – Marketing (3 units)
(3 units)
April 1, 2008 12:20 PM
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