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The office : procedures and technology
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Edition:
5th ed.
Publication Information:
Mason, OH : Thomson South-Western, 2007
ISBN:
9780538443548

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THE OFFICE: PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGY is a comprehensive office procedures text for high school students, which provides essential skills for success in today's business world. The text is designed to teach knowledge and skills that are needed in a variety of careers where workers communicate, manage information, use technology, handle records, work with others, and solve problems in an office setting. The activities in the text are task-oriented, requiring students to apply knowledge and skills learned to complete an assignment or solve a problem. The text has three types of feature boxes in each chapter: Online Resources, providing information on our product Web site that relates to the chapter and professional organizations such as ARMA; Workplace Connections provide comments from fictional business employees related to material presented in the chapter; and Focus On... offering information on current topics of special interest.


Table of Contents

Part 1 The Office In the Business World
1 The Office in a Changing Business World
2 Office Competencies
Part 2 Communicating Effectively
3 Communicating in the Office
Part 3 Managing Information to Enhance Productivity
4 Information, A Vital Business Resource
5 Communicating in Written Form
6 Communicating Via Presentation
7 Processing and Understanding Financial Information
Part 4 Managing Time, Tasks, and Records
8 Time and Work station Management
9 Meetings and Travel
10 Records Management Systems
11 Managing Records
Part 5 Mail and Telecommunications Systems
12 Processing Mail
13 Telephone Systems and Procedures
14 Telecommunications Systems
Part 6 Personal and Career Development
15 Planning and Advancing Your Career
16 Working with Others