OFFICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS: LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OPTION
Associate of Applied Business A.A.B.
Preparing legal documents for court action or any correspondence involving legal acts, rights, offenses and ethics requires a precise understanding of form and terminology. Accuracy is vital for the legal administrative assistant. The legal administrative assistant program combines training and practice in office procedures, while teaching the nomenclature of law. Included is a basic introduction to terminology, office procedures, law and ethics and computer technology.
The Legal Administrative Assistant Option prepares students to move into entry-level and mid-level management positions once they have gained employment experience. Graduates of the program may obtain the following positions: legal researcher, victim advocate, bailiff, transcriber, or legal administrative assistant. The student learns professional conduct, typing and speedwriting skills, writing skills, legal terminology, legal transcription, and computer software operations.
Course |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
COM 203 |
Business Communication |
3 |
CS 205 |
Computer Literacy & Office Automation |
4 |
EDT 211 |
Keyboarding |
3 |
EDT 212 |
Advanced Keyboarding/DPT |
3 |
EDT 220 |
Basic Word/Information Processing |
3 |
EDT 221 |
Intermediate Word/Information Processing |
3 |
EDT 222 |
Advanced Word/Information Processing |
3 |
ENG 101 |
Academic Writing and Reading (requires placement test) |
4 |
ENG 102 |
Writing in Academic Discourse |
4 |
Electives |
General Education electives:Area I, II, III, IV, V, VI |
12 |
TAD 200 |
Business Law |
4 |
TOA 101 |
Professional Development I |
1 |
TOA 102 |
Professional Development II |
1 |
TOA 103 |
Professional Development III |
1 |
TOA 104 |
Professional Development IV |
1 |
TOA 105 |
Professional Development V |
1 |
TOA 106 |
Professional Development VI |
1 |
TOA 111 |
Speedwriting I |
3 |
TOD 112 |
Speedwriting II |
3 |
TOA 115 |
Business/Office Correspondence |
3 |
TOA 200 |
Software Applications |
3 |
TOA 210 |
Job Search/Portfolio Development |
4 |
TOA 223 |
Word Processing Simulations |
3 |
TOA 224 |
Office Procedures I |
3 |
TOA 225 |
Office Procedures II |
3 |
TOA 226 |
Office Procedures III |
3 |
TOA 230 |
Records Management |
3 |
TOA 231 |
Office Management |
3 |
TOA 233 |
Machine Transcription I (Legal) |
3 |
TOA 235 |
Calculator Applications |
3 |
TOA 241 |
Beginning Desktop Publishing |
3 |
TOA 251 |
Legal Terminology |
3 |
Total Quarter Hours: 101
For academic advising, please call Student Services at 419-586-0300.
Faculty Contact Information:
Roger Fulk
254 Dwyer Hall
or 185 Andrews Hall
419-586-0337/0313
roger.fulk@wright.edu |
Admission Information:
Students need no special coursework to enter the A.A.B. in Office Information Systems: Legal Administrative Assistant option.
Page last modified: September 1, 2010 |
