Administrative Management Technology: Software Specialist

  What is Administrative Management Technology: Software Specialist?

The administrative management technology: software specialist program is designed to prepare students for the fast-growing software specialist, office support and customer service career areas. Graduates receive an associate of applied business degree.

This program includes an optional paid internship component to give students on-the-job training related to course work. Students in the program will attend classes on a full-time basis and work in a software specialist-related position for 20 hours a week for one year. Through this program students learn the fundamentals in class, while gaining necessary real-world work experience.

  Success Factors

Students who are successful in this area are those who are highly skilled in business computer software applications and who have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  Career Possibilities

Software specialists are employed by corporations, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies and various industries.

  Majoring in Administrative Management Technology: Software Specialist

These career-oriented, associate of applied business degree programs offer the necessary course work for proficiency in administrative management technology. Raymond Walters College (RWC) has up-to-date microcomputer equipment and software  to provide you with a realistic setting in which to prepare for the high-technology office.

An internship program, designed to provide an opportunity for on-the-job training, is available as an elective for full-time, second-year students.

All administrative management technology programs can be completed entirely through evening study. Office information technology courses must be repeated if the student receives a grade of "C-" or lower.

  Curriculum

This curriculum information is intended as a general information guide for students considering enrollment in this program. These online tools are designed to assist you, but are not a substitute for planning with an academic or faculty advisor.

If you are currently confirmed or enrolled, you can check your degree requirements online. If you are considering transferring to this major from another school use the Course Applicability System (CAS) to see how credits you have earned will apply to this major at UC. For course descriptions by college, click here.

FRESHMAN YEAR

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
English Composition I, II, III	28ENGL101,102	6
Social Sci., Historical Perspectives or Humanities	28SOSC, 28HIST, 28 PSYCH, 28SOC	3
Business English	28ENGL178	3
Microcomputer Office Applications	28OATN179	3
Customer Service	28OATN161	3
Windows	28OATN225	3
Microcomputer Office Databases	28OATN180	3
Fundamentals of Word Processing	28OATN211	3
Business Math	28OATN175	3
Workplace Technologies	28OATN199	3
Voice Recognition Technology	28OATN187	3
Office Presentation Graphics	28OATN288	3
Microcomputer Office Spreadsheets	28OATN181	3
Task Management	28OATN293	3
Business Communications	28OATN273	3
Total		48

Summer

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
Seminar I for Internship Program	28OATN235	3
Total		3

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
Intermediate Composition	28ENG 289	3
Social Sciences, Historical Perspectives or Humanities	28SOSC, 28HIST, 28PSYCH, 28SOC	9
Electives or Seminar II, III	28OATN236, 237	6
OIT Portfolio* or Seminar IV	28OATN238, 28OATN280	3
Microcomputer Office Accounting I, II	28OATN121, 122	6
Desktop Publishing I, II	28OATN296, 297	6
Management of Office Systems	28OATN289	3
Web Page Coding	28OATN295	3
Web Page Graphics	28OATN260	3
Software Apps.  Integration	28OATN226	3
Web Page Editor Software	28OATN261	3
Fund. of Office Networks	28OATN198	3
Total		51(54)

*Students need to keep all work completed in OIT classes.

Note: Office information technology courses must be repeated if the student receives a grade of "C-" or lower.

  Admission Requirements

Open Admission

Department Requirements: 

• Keyboarding speed of 45 wpm
• RWC placement test

               

  Accreditation

The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.