Business - Office Technology
15 courses · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Spring 2026
OT 054A Beginning Keyboarding A
- Units
- 1.5
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 27 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
An individualized beginning keyboarding course taught on the computer. Touch typing is developed for the alphabet, punctuation, symbols, and top row number keys. Speed will be built to a minimum of 20 words per minute. Students may test out of OT 054A if they can meet a minimum of 20 wpm with proper technique.
OT 054B Beginning Keyboarding B
- Units
- 1.5
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 27 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- OT 054A (Beginning Keyboarding A) or Instructor consent.
- Transfers to
- CSU
An individualized keyboarding course taught on the computer. Touch typing is developed for the alphabet, punctuation, symbols, and top row number keys. Speed will be built to a minimum of 30 words per minute. Materials studied include production of documents such as correspondence, memos, and tables in standard formats. Students may test out of OT 054B with a minimum grade of C in CIS 066 Microsoft Word or equivalent and have acceptable proof of typing from a government or educational institution showing a minimum of 30 wpm with 4 errors or less.
OT 055A Intermediate Keyboarding/Word Processing A
- Units
- 1.5
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 27 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- OT 054B (Beginning Keyboarding B) or Instructor recommendation.
- Advisory
- CIS 066 (Microsoft Word)
- Transfers to
- CSU
A keyboarding course using a computer with units of study including skill building, correspondence, reports, compositions, tables, special projects, and business forms. Speed will be built to a minimum of 35 words per minute.
OT 055B Intermediate Keyboarding/Word Processing B
- Units
- 1.5
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 27 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- OT 055A (Intermediate Keyboarding/Word Processing A) or Instructor Recommendation
- Transfers to
- CSU
An individualized keyboarding course using a computer with units of study including skill building, correspondence, reports, compositions, tables, special projects, and business forms. Speed will be built to a minimum of 40 words per minute.
OT 056 Business Grammar and Proofreading
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture weekly, 36 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Prepares students for professional work in an office with a heavy emphasis on business grammar and proofreading.
OT 060 Adminstrative Medical Assistant
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Iintroduces the student to the responsbilities of an Administrative Medical Office Assistant including: HIPPA (legal and ethical considerations), interpersonal-skills, scheduling appointments in person and by telephone, records and file management, written communications, and financial duties.
OT 061 Health Insurance
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Introduces health insurance claims processing and reimbursement issues. Discusses the major health care insurance programs and the impact of federal regulations. The course introduces the use of diagnosis and procedures coding. Teaches the student how to accurately complete a claim.
OT 100 Skill Building on the Computer Keyboard
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 2 hours lecture weekly, 36 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Ability to touch type at 20 wpm
An individualized skill-building keyboarding course taught on the microcomputer. Speed and accuracy skills are enhanced on the alphabet, punctuation, and numbers. The unit of study includes identifying the specific needs of the individual and then assigning diagnostic drills, skill-development practice and pre- and post-testing. The skill building goal will be to increase typing speed or straight copy 3- to 5-minute timed writings between 5 to 10 words per minute above the starting rate with an accuracy level of not more than one error per minute.
OT 101 Study of Human Diseases for Medical Assistants
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
A study of the pathological process, imparting basic knowledge to paramedical personnel. The student will study the basic concepts, terminology, etiology and characteristics of pathological processes. Diseases are classified according to both causative agents and the body system to which they relate.
OT 151 Office Systems & Procedures
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
An advanced level course designed to complete the training of Office Technology program students in office systems and procedures. Course should be taken during the student's final semester of the program or as a refresher for experienced business students.
OT 158 Medical Office Computer Applications
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Corequisite
- NURS 111 (Medical Terminology)
This course navigates through the operations of a web-based Electronic Health Record/Total Practice Management program.
OT 162 Ten-Key
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1 hours lecture weekly, 18 contact hours total
An individualized course offering the fundamentals of operating the ten-key microcomputer number keypad. The touch system of operation and continuous speed and accuracy development are emphasized throughout the course.
OT 163 Introduction to Diagnostic Coding
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- OT 101 (Study of Human Diseases for Medical Assistants) and NURS 111 (Medical Terminology)
- Advisory
- BIO 016 (Introduction to Human Biology) and BIO 016L (Human Biology Laboratory)
Introductory course in the basic principles of coding disease and procedures using the INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) and the ICD-CM coding handbook for the entry-level coders. Current ICD-CM books only will be utilized in this course. The accuracy of coding using the ICD-CM manual is the focus of this course. The impact of coding on reimbursement will be discussed.
OT 164 Intermediate ICD-PCS Coding
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- NURS 111 (Medical Terminology) and OT 101 (Study of Human Diseases for Medical Assistants)
Explore the guidelines, conventions, and process for selecting procedural codes for inpatient claims. The course will focus on Prodcedural Coding System (PCS) coding in compliance with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) guidelines for coding and reporting using the International Classification of Diseases, Procedure Coding System (ICD-PCS). ICD-PCS is a procedure classification published by the United States for classifying procedures performed in hospital inpatient health care settings.
OT 166 Current Procedural Coding
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- NURS 111 (Medical Terminology) and OT 101 (Study of Human Diseases for Medical Assistants)
- Advisory
- OT 063 and OT 064 with a minimum grade of C
The principles and mechanics of coding professional services rendered using the CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT-IV) coding system.