The Business Administration Diploma is designed to prepare students for the demands of today's fast-paced business environment. Its objective is to expose students to a vast array of business knowledge, management and administration skills, and practical tools that will assist them in dealing with situations within a business-related career.
Courses focus on professional skills required by today's employers, including knowledge of how businesses utilize technology, e-commerce, business correspondence, office procedures, project management, and employment success strategies.
This program provides students with:
- A solid foundation in basic principles of a business environment, including current computer applications, marketing, accounting and business law.
- An introduction to the most relevant aspects of business management and administration.
- Professional skills in high demand by employers. These skills include: teamwork, communication, customer service, leadership, research and problem solving.
- A solid knowledge of business practices and principles. It also develops the student's ability to relate and apply this knowledge to current social and economic conditions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and accounting.
Please note that the focus of this program is to train individuals for entry-level support and/or management trainee positions. It will also provide the skills to progress into management-level careers, given the proper combination of skills, experience, and personal attributes. Students are required to take some elective courses from prescribed study areas.
Career Opportunities:
This program provides the student with a range of business knowledge and skills, which cross several disciplines, resulting in a well-rounded and highly skilled employee.
Graduates of this program are prepared for a variety of entry-level administrative and management trainee positions in a broad range of employment settings, specializing in those areas of interest, experience, and greatest ability. Careers in accounting and finance, marketing, production and operations, human resources, and general administration are available to those students who possess the proper combination of business skills, experience, personal ability, and aptitude.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Administering, directing, and coordinating day-to-day business operations
- Implementing efficient working processes, schedules, and procedures
- Conducting research on the Internet
- Preparing progress and other reports and analyses
- Integrating and managing database information for dissemination to staff and clients
- Composing and providing information via the telephone, postal mail, and e-mail
- Training staff in job duties and company policies
- Operating/troubleshooting new office technologies
- Supervising and evaluating departmental administrative staff
- Providing information as required by law relating to ongoing business transactions
Program Outline:
| Business Administration Integrative Project |
| Basic Bookkeeping Level 1 |
| Basic Bookkeeping Level 2 |
| Business in the Electronic Age |
| Business Financial Management |
| Business Correspondence Level 1 |
| Business Correspondence Level 2 |
| Grammar Essentials for Business Writing |
| Employment Success Strategies |
| Human Resource Management |
| Introduction to the Internet |
| Introduction to Personal Computers |
| Job Search and Resume Writing |
| Introduction to Keyboarding |
| Keyboard Skill Building Level 1 |
| Office Procedures Level 1 |
| Office Procedures Level 2 |
| Microsoft Outlook Level 1 |
| Project Management Fundamentals Level 1 |
| Microsoft Powerpoint Level 1 |
| Pratical Applications (2 sets) |
| Thought Patterns for a Successul Career |
Please Note: Actual course selections may vary by campus and are made at the time of enrollment.
Program Length:
- 51 Weeks (25 hours per week)
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