An alternative method of teaching office management is described which uses a project approach to train students in decisionmaking strategies or participative management activities in order to facilitate the transition from the classroom role to an actual job situation. (TA)

Described is the content of the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) Examination and how candidates can prepare for the two-day examination. Included are five teaching suggestions to help students pass the office procedures section of the test, and information on certification criteria and the value of the CPS rating. (MS)

School managers can make the difference in a successfully automated school office. Before any equipment is considered, administrators need to identify problems, set goals, and select the best alternative. (MLF)

This document contains the occupational duty/task lists for three occupations in the business and office managerial series. Each occupation is divided into seven duties. A separate page for each duty in the occupation lists the tasks in that duty along with its code number and columns to indicate whether that particular duty has been taught and to…

Examination of the transition to automated offices revealed that the prospect can be anxiety-producing for potential users, most users did not receive adequate training, lack of training may cause equipment underutilization, administrators are often not prepared to manage the change, and most experienced job satisfaction after automation. (MSE)

Student organization cocurricular activities may be integrated into office procedures classes to help students attain competency and employability. The article notes how organization activities, such as records management, travel arrangements, time management, and taking minutes of meetings, are related to school and job activities. (MF)

As one of a series of curriculum guides for office education programs in Texas, this guide contains 11 units of instruction on secretarial and office administration. Each of the units contains these components: unit outline, performance chart for rating students, notes to the instructor, unit overview (content of unit with illustrations as…

This document establishes a set of performance expectations based on current practices in administrative support occupations. It is designed to assist individuals, training providers, employers, management personnel, and professional organizations in matching knowledge, abilities, and interests to knowledge and skills required for success in…

This model curriculum guide for a two-year postsecondary office occupations course is intended to define and develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by office professionals to integrate the office resources of people and technology. The curriculum guide is organized in three sections. The introductory section describes the Professional…

This Administrative and Office Technology Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) is one of a series of competency lists, verified by expert workers, that have evolved from a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from throughout Ohio. This…

This instructor's guide, one of three volumes designed for use in implementing an administrative assistant simulation for students enrolled in a postsecondary-level office applications laboratory, includes 20 jobs or tasks that are likely to be required of an administrative assistant working at an independent insurance agency that is both a sales…

This curriculum guide contains the information required to present a postsecondary-level 10-week office systems course for students who have already completed 3 quarters of course work toward an office assistant diploma. The document begins with a course rationale, list of 10 suggested teaching strategies, and list of 9 course objected that are…

This curriculum for a medical assistant program is designed for students interested in caring for the sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of the family, physicians, and credentialed nurses. The curriculum is divided into 12 units: orientation to medical assisting; principles of medical ethics; risk management; infection…

This guide, which was written as an initial step in the development of a systemwide articulated curriculum sequence for all vocational programs within the Metropolitan Nashville Public School System, outlines the suggested scope and sequence of a 2-year program in clerical skills. The guide consists of a course description; general course…

This handbook contains computer-related, classroom-tested ideas that were contributed by business education teachers and administrators to fuse computer information into computer and noncomputer courses. An alphabetical listing of contributors identifies the category/categories in which their enrichment idea can be found. The contributions are…