Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson

 

 

Business Systems Technology

Jackson, Lexington, Humboldt, and online

 

 

 

Instructors: Annette Holcomb (Jackson), Wendy Hopper (Lexington), and Karen Welch (Humboldt)

 

 

 

 


 

 

The Business Systems Technology program is designed to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for success in today's computerized office. Students are offered an opportunity to experience extensive hands-on training with up-to-date office equipment and computer software.  Students may select a major area of interest leading to a diploma from those listed. Within each major area, students also have the opportunity to develop the skills needed for two different certificate levels of training. Each major is designed to require 12 months for completion.  Approximate length of training time for each individual level of certification is listed.  Regardless of the major area selected, students will receive up-to-date instruction, realistic work simulations and experience on today's most widely used office equipment.

 

 


Levels of Training

 

 

General Office Assistant

432 hours/4 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Certificate

 

Information Processing Support

864 hours/8 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Certificate

By the end of this level, students are prepared to sit for the

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, & Outlook.

 

Accounting Assistant

1296 hours/12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diploma

 

Administrative Assistant

1296 hours/12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diploma

 

Legal Administrative Assistant

1296 hours/12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diploma

 

Medical Administrative Assistant

1296 hours/12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diploma

 

Medical Coding & Health Information Technician

1296 hours/12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diploma

 


Course Outline

 

Orientation

Presentation Software

Safety

Calculator Operations

Technology Foundations

Business Writing

Operating Systems

Machine Transcription-Legal or Medical

Keyboarding

Business Procedures-Legal or Medical

Records Management Legal or Medical Terminology

Professional Development

Medical Coding and Insurance

Business Mathematics

Business Law

Accounting I

Payroll

Computerized Accounting

Word Processing

Ethics

Databases

Desktop Publishing

Spreadsheets

Employability Skills