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Prerequisites: OIT 227 and basic typing or departmental approval. (Must be able to set up letter into appropriate business format and type insurance forms accurately.) A basic study of Blue Shield of Michigan, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance carriers. Completion of insurance forms and use of various coding manuals pertaining to medical office procedures. [24-24-48] Lab Fee
OIT 241 General Machine Transcription I 2 CR
Prerequisites: ENGL 120 or 151, keyboarding skills of at least 45 wpm, familiarity with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. Machine transcription is a fusion of skills that combines the subskills of keyboarding, oral and written communication, listening, and decision making. This open entry course will provide an introduction to the operation of the equipment; a review of basic English, spelling, and transcription skills; and provide practice in applying the cognitive skills of spelling, punctuation, and grammar to the transcription of letters and memos. Lab Fee
OIT 242 General Machine Transcription II 2 CR
Prerequisites: OIT 241, prior transcription experience or instructor approval, ENGL 120 or 151, keyboarding skills of at least 45 wpm, familiarity with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. This open entry course will build on the skills acquired in OIT 241 and will provide intermediate English and transcription skills. Longer, more complex documents will be introduced. Lab Fee
OIT 243 Legal Machine Transcription I 2 CR
Prerequisites: OIT 241 or departmental approval, PARA 110 or a legal terminology background, ENGL 120 or 151, keyboarding skills of at least 45 wpm, and familiarity with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. This open entry course will provide a basic study of legal transcription techniques; the formatting of legal documents; and the subskills of keyboarding, oral and written communications, listening, and decision making, which are necessary to work in a legal environment. Lab Fee
OIT 244 Legal Machine Transcription II 2 CR
Prerequisites: OIT 241 and 243, PARA 110 or legal terminology background, ENGL 120 or 151, keyboarding skills of at least 45 wpm, familiarity with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. This open entry lab course will build on the legal transcription skills learned in OIT 243 and introduce students to intermediate transcription skills needed in working in different legal specialty environments. Lab Fee
OIT 245 Medical Machine Transcription I 2 CR
Prerequisites: OIT 241, 227 or medical terminology background, ENGL 120 or 151, keyboarding skills of at least 45 wpm, familiarity with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. This open entry course will provide a basic study of medical transcription techniques; the formatting of medical documents; and the subskills of keyboarding, oral and written communication, listening, and decision making, which are necessary to work in a medical environment as a transcriptionist. Lab Fee
OIT 246 Medical Machine Transcription II 2 CR
Prerequisites: OIT 227 or medical terminology background, OIT 241 and 245, ENGL 120 or 151, keyboarding skills of at least 45 wpm, familiarity with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. This open entry course will build on the medical transcription skills acquired in OIT 245 and introduce students to intermediate medical transcription skills needed to work in different medical specialty
environments. Lab Fee
NOTE: The course descriptions for the Cooperative Education course electives within the Office Technology Program (OIT) can be found under the Information Technology (IT) course descriptions within this section of the catalog.
PARALEGAL (PARA)
PARA 110 Introduction to Paralegalism 3 CRThis course provides the student with an introduction to the general concepts and terminology of the legal and paralegal professions. Topics include the United States’ legal and court systems, legal analysis and research, legal ethics and professional responsibility, licensure and regulation, and a survey of the major procedural and substantive areas of law. The course includes a survey of paralegal employment and career options, and introduces the student to the skills required of paralegals—including preparing documents and pleadings, organizing and managing information, interviewing, and investigating. This course is required prior to enrollment in PARA 120.
PARA 120 Basic Legal Research and Writing 4 CR
Prerequisite: PARA 110 (grade of “C” or better). This course introduces the student to the law library, legal sources, the process of conducting legal research, and the basic principles and techniques of legal writing. Topics include the study and use of legal research techniques and tools such as digests, case reporters, statutory compilations, loose-leaf services, legal encyclopedias, court rules, administrative codes, treatises, form books, jury instructions, and citators. The student will use finding tools and secondary sources to locate primary authority (Michigan and federal law), brief cases, analyze information and legal materials, review various types of legal documents, use proper citation form, shepardize, and use the Internet and computer-assisted legal research databases to conduct research and gather information. The student will access a computer-assisted legal research database and conduct research using a computer. This course includes the preparation of pleadings, agreements, memoranda, correspondence, forms, and legal documents. Lab Fee
PARA 201 Paralegal Internship 1-3 CR
Prerequisites: sophomore standing and coordinator approval. This course provides the student with a coordinated internship placement under the field supervision of an attorney, paralegal, or other legal personnel. This course is designed to broaden the educational experience of the student through directed work and observational assignments in selected legal settings. In addition to 32 to 96 hours of field work, depending on the number of credit hours taken, the student must attend required related seminars.
PARA 202 Paralegal Internship 1-3 CR
Prerequisites: sophomore standing and coordinator approval. This course is a continuation of PARA 201 and provides the student with an additional coordinated internship placement under the field supervision of an attorney, paralegal, or other legal personnel. This course is designed to broaden the educational experience of the student through directed work and observational assignments in selected legal settings. In addition to 32 to 96 hours of field work, depending on the number of credit hours taken, the student must attend related required seminars.
PARA 220 Cooperative Education 3 CR
Prerequisite: sophomore standing and coordinator approval. This course provides the student with law-related employment experience in a legal setting under the field supervision of an attorney, paralegal, or other legal personnel. In addition to 200 hours of field work, the student must attend related required seminars.
PARA 221 Cooperative Education 3 CR
Prerequisite: sophomore standing and coordinator approval. This course is a continuation of PARA 220 and provides the student with additional law-related employment experience in a legal setting under the field supervision of an attorney, paralegal, or other legal personnel. In addition to 200 hours of field work, the student must attend required related seminars.