Administrative Office Systems Legal Assistant I Short Term Certificate

Program Overview

This program provides foundational skills in Microsoft Word, writing, and criminal justice. It includes courses in word processing, writing essentials, and an introduction to criminal justice. The program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in various fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

This program includes the following courses:

• AOS 105: Introduction to Microsoft Word (5 credits)
• Course Description: Develop beginning through intermediate word processing skills in Microsoft Word and associated technologies.
Create, edit, format documents and tables; use themes and building blocks, illustrate documents with graphics, merge data sources and documents. Interactive training and skill-based assessments are completed in a virtual environment; projects are based on real-world business situations. Integration with cloud computing. Touch keyboarding skills is recommended. This class may include students from multiple sections.
• AOS 135: Writing Essentials (5 credits)
• Course Description: Develop writing skills with a step-by-step approach to identify and use parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, and numbers correctly; write effective sentences and paragraphs.
Results of digital self-diagnostic exercises create individualized study plans and learning paths. Touch keyboarding skills is recommended. This class may include students from multiple sections.
• CJ& 101: Introduction to Criminal Justice (5 credits)
• Course Description: Traces historical development of courts, corrections, and law enforcement to understand structure and process of the criminal justice system.
Examine roles, responsibilities, and perspectives of its participants. This class may include students from multiple sections.

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