Office Systems. Curriculum Guide for BEOS 621, Improvement of Instruction in Business Subjects.

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 based on competency requirements listed in the report of the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills. Presented next are a course outline and outlines, objectives, and activities for each of the course's four units, which deal with the following topics: information processing (information processing systems, telecommunication systems, organization and technology); document distribution (processing mail, reprographics); administrative support functions (travel, meetings, appointment scheduling, manners and ethics); and simulation (job planning, office setup/tasks, business reports, employment portfolios). Concluding the guide are PowerPoint slides for each unit. Appendixes contain examples of assignments, activities, lesson plans, handouts, and tests. Contains 27 references and 39 pertinent website addresses. (MN)