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BS Virtual Office Information Management
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Information technology and management careers are transforming at an astounding pace. Virtual workplaces, electronic correspondence, and global markets have revolutionized all businesses and industries, at home and abroad. As advances in technology continue, business minded individuals need to be prepared to use technology to advance within their chosen career field. This program of study is designed to prepare students for administrative, support, and supervisory positions in business or industrial settings, professional offices, public institutions, and government agencies. Students will become proficient in state of the art technology and equipment, workplace procedures and management, document processing and design, communication skills and decision making. Students will gain an understanding of the impact of technology on office routines and procedures and the skills necessary to utilize technology to become efficient employees that assume leadership roles within the chosen career field.

In addition, students will develop the interpersonal, decision making and analytical skills required in dealing with workplace problems and situations. This program combines a well-balanced academic program with expert administrative and computer instruction to give students the diversified educational training and background needed to hold positions of responsibility and importance in many areas of the business world. Prior to entry into the program, students are required to have an approved SmartPhone or Laptop computer.  The College will offset phone data charges for some courses. 

Skills You'll Learn
1 Demonstrate and assess the utilization of current technologies in the management of the virtual workplace and/or business environment
2 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key business processes including financial, managerial, marketing and human resource functions as it relates to the global economy
3 Demonstrate higher-level office administration, managerial, organizational, interpersonal and technical skills required to successfully create, and assess the implementation of required office procedures.
4 Demonstrate an advanced level of competence in computertechnology applications, hand-held devices, and the use of the internet to access, evaluate and recommend efficient means to complete high-level managerial administrative and organizational tasks
5 Demonstrate ability to utilize current business related technologies and internet resources to identify creative solutions and alternatives to improve professional managerial productivity
6 Employ information literacy skills through the effective use of technology and information resources to accomplish a goal.
7 Pursue new learning opportunities within their community and career for personal and professional growth
8 Develop thinking processes and utilize learning strategies to understand their metacognative abilities
9 Transfer knowledge from life lessons and formal instruction to new situations as evidence of relational learning
10 Demonstrate proficient mathematic and communication (written and oral) skills as required in the workplace.
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Jobs in Virtual Office
Virtual Business Specialist Office & Administrative Support Supervisors $22.50 Median Hourly Salary
Virtual Executive Assistant Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants $20.03 Median Hourly Salary
Source: O*Net Median Wages
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Student Consumer Information for this Program

Related Occupation SOC* Code and Website Link
Office and Administrative Support, all others 43-9199.00

CIP: 52.0499
Cost**
Tuition: $62,280.00
Fees: $415.00
Room & Board: $0.00
Books & Supplies: $6,700.00
On-Time Completion Rate: N/A (New Program started June 2011)
Normal Time to complete program: 4 Years
Median Title IV Debt: $0.00
Median Private Debt: $0.00
Number of students completing program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010: 0
Number of students completing with any student loan debt: 0

*Standard Occupational Code
**completed using Sept 2011 tuition rate. Completing program within normal time. Two years used for AAS, 2.5 years used for Nursing degrees, and 4 years for BBA/BS.
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