Office Administration Diploma - Online

Program Description

Keyano College's Office Administration Diploma is now available online. Study from home using your own Internet service provider to access courses from Keyano College, Red Deer College, and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).Complete a minimum of eight required courses plus one option course to complete the second-year diploma.

These courses offer the flexibility to study at home. As you work through a course, your instructor will be available to answer any questions, explain concepts, and provide continuous support and feedback. These are not correspondence courses, but rather on-line courses where you are continuously guided and supported by a qualified instructor.

Admission Requirements

You may enroll in the diploma program if you have:

Recently completed an Office Administration Certificate, or

Completed Office Administration Certificate courses which are pre-requisites for diploma courses, or

You may have acquired the Office Administration Certificate level of knowledge and skills through a combination of work experience and/or training. This may be enough to allow you entry directly into the online Office Administration Diploma program. You would be responsible for the prior knowledge and prerequisite knowledge. The diploma courses do require the prerequisite Office Administration Certificate courses or extensive experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access. In addition, the expectation would be that you would have a high level of understanding with respect to document formatting, human relations, business communications and office procedures. You should have a keyboarding speed in excess of 45 wpm. If you believe that your experience has given you the above skills, and you would like to apply for an entrance assessment, please forward your resume and a current detailed job description to (780) 791-4952 (Attention: Student Advisor – Online Diploma Program). To be considered for entrance directly into the online diploma program, you MUST APPLY as per step one below.

Application and Registration

1. Apply for admission to the program through Keyano College at the following site.

http://keyano.ca/future-student/registration

2. Once admitted, you may register on the eCampus Alberta web site.
- Select the course(s) you are interested in.
- Be sure to select a Partner, the college nearest you that will provide learning services to you during your studies. These services include access to facilities and learning technology, financial and educational counseling, library and information services.

http://www.ecampusalberta.ca/

3. Your instructor will contact you prior to the course start date and get you started learning online.

Program Structure

Required Courses:

OA 215 Microsoft Word Expert (Keyano College)

OA 216 Excel Expert (Keyano College) or OADM 201…Electronic Spreadsheets (Red Deer College)

OA 220 Presentations & PowerPoint (Keyano) or OADM 395…Professional Presentations II (SAIT)

OA 231 Office Automation (Keyano College)

OA 233 On-The-Job Training (Keyano College)

OA 280 Microsoft Access Expert (Keyano College)

OADM 325 Supervision (SAIT)
OADM 390 Business Reports and Proposals (SAIT)

Option Courses - one option course required:

OADM 200 Desktop Publishing (Red Deer College)

OADM 220 Automated Accounting (Red Deer College)

VA 170 Web Design (Red Deer College)

eCampus Alberta—Office Administration Diploma Course Schedule and Fees
Term	Year	Course Code	Course Name	College	Start Date	Tuition
Winter	2012	OA 233	On the Job Training II	Keyano College	January 4, 2012	$568.34
		OADM 200	Desktop Publishing	Red Deer College	January 5, 2012	$402.50
		OADM 220	Automated Accounting	Red Deer College	January 5, 2012	$402.50
		OADM 325	Supervision	SAIT	January 6, 2012	$470.00
		OADM 395	Professional Presentations II	SAIT	February 1, 2012	$470.00
		VA 170	Web Design	Red Deer College	January 5, 2012	$402.50
Spring	2012	OA 231	Office Automation	Keyano College	May 7, 2012	$568.34
		OA 233	On the Job Training II	Keyano College	continuous	$568.34
		OADM 201	Electronic Spreadsheets	Red Deer College	May 1, 2012	$402.50
		OADM 390	Business Reports and Proposals 3	SAIT	April 2, 2012	$470.00
Fall	2012	OA 215	Microsoft Word Expert	Keyano College	September 5, 2012	$571.34
		OA 216	Microsoft Excel Expert	Keyano College	September 5, 2012	$571.34
		OA 219	Web Page Design	Keyano College	September 5, 2012	$571.34
		OA 220	Presentations & Microsoft PowerPoint	Keyano College	September 5, 2012	$571.34
		OA 280	Microsoft Access Expert	Keyano College	September 5, 2012	$571.34

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