Course Catalog: Academic Year 2009-2010

This is the course catalog for the current bulletin year. Click on a letter below to view the course subjects that begin with that letter.

All of the community colleges in Iowa are participating in a joint project to develop common numbers for all of our courses. Because of this initiative, all of our course subject names and most of our course numbers at DMACC changed effective fall semester, 2006. This page will help you find the new course subject names and the new numbers

Note: If and how DMACC courses transfer to other colleges and universities is determined by the receiving institution.

Accounting (credit) | Administrative Assistant | Aging Services Management | Agriculture - Animal Science | Agriculture - Farm Management | Agriculture - Horticulture | Agriculture - Mechanics | Agriculture - Precision Ag | Agriculture - Vet Tech | Agriculture-Agronomy | American Sign Language | Anthropology | Apparel Merchandising | Arabic - Foreign Language | Architectural Millwork | Architectural Technologies | Art (credit) | Associate Degree Nursing | Auto Tech ASEP (GM) | Auto Tech CAP (Chrysler) | Automotive Technology | Aviation (credit) | Aviation Maintenance | Biology (credit) | Bioprocess Technology | Building Maintenance (credit) | Business | Business Computer Application | CET-Civil Engineering Tech | Chemistry | Chinese - Foreign Language | Coaching Officiating | Collision Repair/Refinish | Communication | Computer Aided Drafting | Computer Networking | Computer Programming | Computer Science | Construction | Criminal Justice | Dental Assistant | Dental Hygiene | Diesel | Diesel - Caterpillar | Dietary Management | Drama - Film and Theatre | Early Childhood Education | Economics | Education (credit) | Electrical Technology | Electronics | Emergency Medical Serv- credit | Engineering | English (credit) | Environmental Science | ESL - Non-intensive | Finance | Fire Science ( credit) | Ford ASSET | French - Foreign Language | Geography | German - Foreign Language | Global Studies (credit) | Graphic Design (credit) | Graphic Technologies (credit) | Health Sciences | Heating and Air Conditioning | History (credit) | Hospitality, Culinary and Mgt | Human Services (credit) | Humanities | Industrial Technology | Intercollegiate Physical Educ | Interior Design | Interpretation and Translation | Interpreting | Italian - Foreign Language | Japanese - Foreign Language | Journalism | Land Surveying | Literature | Management (credit) | Manufacturing | Marketing (credit) | Mathematics (credit) | Medical Assistant (credit) | Medical Lab Tech | Medical Transcription | Mortuary Science | Music-applied (credit) | Music-general (credit) | Optometric/Ophthalmic Assist | Paralegal | Pharmacy Tech (credit) | Philosophy | Phlebotomy | Physical Ed and Health - General | Physical Education Activities | Physical Education Training | Physical Science | Physics | Political Science | Practical Nursing | Psychology | Railroad Operations | Reading | Religion | Respiratory Therapy (credit) | Sociology | Spanish - Foreign Language | Speech | Student Development | Surgical Technology | Telecommunications Technology | Viticulture | Welding (credit) | Wind Energy and Turbine Tech |

Course: Administrative Assistant

ADM 105 - Intro to Keyboarding
Credits: 1 (includes lab)
Basic instruction on a personal computer to learn the touch system for the alphabetic keyboard, number keyboard and ten-key numeric pad.

ADM 131 - Office Calculators
Credits: 1 (includes lab)
Electronic calculator operations. Emphasis on speed and accuracy. Includes topics in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; also the use of constants, chain computations and prorations.

ADM 138 - Data Entry
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Competency based course to give students an introduction to current practices, equipment and various job related applications in data entry. The main focus is on speed and accuracy in entering data in a terminal. Recommend keyboarding skills of at least 30 NWPM.

ADM 154 - Business Communication
Credits: 3
Principles and procedures of effective business communication. The student is required to be computer- literate as computer software programs are used to develop communication skills for office correspondence and presentations. Recommend keyboarding skills of at least 25 NWPM. Prerequisite: ADM 157, BCA 212

ADM 157 - Business English
Credits: 3
The fundamentals of proofreading, grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, capitalization, abbreviations, and number usage.

ADM 162 - Office Procedures
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
Office Procedures is the integration of knowledge and skills needed to function in an office environment. Topics include telecommunication techniques, components of customer relations and various responsibilities of the administrative assistant. Prerequisite: ADM 157, BCA 133

ADM 164 - Administrative Office Appl
Credits: 3 (includes lab)
This course incorporates simulated office activities into realistic workplace integration. Students use integration software to complete specialized tasks. Workplace basic skills including interpersonal skills, communication, teamwork, creative thinking and problem-solving will be developed. Prerequisite: ADM 162, BCA 213

ADM 168 - Veterinary Office Procedures
Credits: 2 (includes lab)
Integration of knowledge and skills needed to function in a veterinarian office environment. Topics include ethics, customer relations, telecommunications techniques, scheduling and management software, and compliance.

ADM 208 - Legal Terminology
Credits: 3
Provides training in spelling, defining and pronouncing terms common in the legal field.

ADM 215 - Medical Office Procedures
Credits: 3
This course presents basic administrative skills in a medical facility. Study includes identification of medical specialties, medical law, ethics and professionalism. Administrative skills and responsibilities are studied to include telephone techniques, appointment scheduling and management of medical records. Government regulatory agencies for health care facilities are identified, to include HIPPA and mandate reporter. Students are introduced to medical office computerized management software. Prerequisites: HSC 120 and BCA 137.

ADM 259 - Professional Development
Credits: 3
Designed to make students aware of their personal strengths and identify areas for improvement. Concentrates on helping students develop marketable personal and professional skills. Presents strategies to assist students in maintaining employment and in demonstrating a professional image and work behavior.

ADM 265 - Supervised Practical Exp.
Credits: 2
Practical experience through on-the-job training in an approved business setting. Tasks will be consistent with students' career objectives, skills and knowledge. (P/F) Prerequisite: ADM 157, BCA 133, 212 Corequisite: ADM 937

ADM 300 - CPS Review Sec. I Econ & Law
Credits: 1
Section I assists students to pass Part 1 of the Certified Professional Secretary Examination by reviewing economic, accounting and business law fundamentals. In addition to one hour of credit, students will be awarded 1.5 CEUs.

ADM 305 - CPS Review Sec. II Office Sys
Credits: 1
Section II assists students to pass Part 2 of the Certified Professional Secretary Examination by reviewing office technology, administration and communication. In addition to one hour of credit, students will be awarded 1.5 CEUs.

ADM 310 - CPS Review Sec. III Management
Credits: 1
Section III assists students to pass Part 3 of the Certified Professional Secretary Examination by reviewing behavioral science in business and human resource management. In addition to one hour of credit, students will be awarded 1.5 CEUs.

ADM 937 - Prof Office Careers Seminar
Credits: 1
An examination of topics relevant to the office internship experience, sharing work place problems encountered and the solutions found to those problems. Prerequisite: ADM 157, BCA 133, 212. Corequisite: ADM 265

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