BIM 103: The Administrative Professional

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Class Program
Business Information Management
Credits 2 Lecture Hours 22
This course is an introduction to the administrative professional career.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Describe the skills, knowledge, attitude, and work traits that employers expect of an administrative professional
  2. Discuss the importance of records management and retention
  3. Discuss the coordination of and confidentiality in handling business information
Institutional Outcomes
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, professionalism, and/or workplace specific skills.
Course Content Outline
  1. Module 1: Being a Professional
    1. Qualities of the professional
    2. Responsibilities of employees and employer
    3. Business etiquette
  2. Module 2: Managing Business Information
    1. Records Management & Retention
    2. Coordinating and applying office procedures to complete tasks
Department Guidelines
The syllabus must contain evaluation/grading guidelines, class environment/expectations/rules, course learning outcomes, and a disability services statement. A schedule must be provided to students that contains content covered (text chapters, topics, etc.), tentative test dates (to include final date/time). If an LMS or similar site is used for the course, it must be created following the Quality Matters (QM) principals outlined in the QM workbook questions. These documents should be reviewed with the BIM instructor at least two weeks prior to class start.