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The Associate in Arts (AA) Degree Concentration in Business
Information Systems -- Executive Assistant is a good match if you're interested
in transferring to a four-year institution for a degree in business education.
The curriculum for this program blends business-related topics with core
education courses such as science, math, and humanities/fine arts.
Your job responsibilities as an executive assistant involve a
variety of clerical tasks such as word processing, dictation, filing,
correspondence, record maintenance, and appointment scheduling. As an
executive assistance, you typically work for only one or two key employees
rather than as part of the general office support staff.
This AAS program combines general liberal arts courses and
business-related topics with a heavy emphasis places on office computer
applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, database management, and
desktop publishing.
Most administrative assistants work in a traditional office
setting as part of the general support staff. Your responsibilities are
similar to those of an executive assistant and may also include some
bookkeeping, depending on the size of the organization.
The BIS - Medical Information Specialist is an AAS degree
program that blends administrative skills and medical knowledge for work in both
large and small hospitals, clinics, and medical offices. In addition to
general business and computer application courses, you are trained in medical
terminology, medical transcription, records management, medical coding and
billing, and office management procedures.
As a medical information specialist, your job is to ensure
that complete and accurate records are kept for each patient. Your
responsibilities may include organizing, analyzing, and maintaining medical
information, preparing statistical reports, coding patient medical information,
and providing data to regulatory agencies.
The BIS - Office Information Technology specialist is an AAS
degree program that prepares you to work within a management information system
(MIS) department as a support service provider to in-house users of computer
hardware and software. You take a broad range of computer-related courses,
including computer operating systems, computer networks, office application
software, Internet use, and PC hardware maintenance and upgrading. These
courses are complemented with general education and business-related courses.
You may want to consider the BIS - Office Assistant program if
you have little or no experience or education in the business or computer
information systems area. This certificate program prepares you for work
in a traditional office where you job responsibilities may include greeting and
receiving visitors, answering the telephone, and making appointments. You
may also be required to do word processing, file handle the mail, distribute
messages, or perform simple bookkeeping tasks.
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