University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
BSED Courses
Offered by Department of Business Administration/Business Education
College of Business and Technology
- BSED 110 - Notetaking 1 - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
Notetaking is designed for the student who wants to learn an easy and fast shorthand system for personal or professional use. Speedwriting, an alphabetic shorthand system based on the letters of the alphabet, is taught. F.
BSED 111 - Notetaking II - 3 hours- Prereq: BSED 110 or knowledge of a shorthand system
Development of dictation-taking ability from 80-100 wpm and skill in transcribing notes into mailable documents. Sp.
BSED 120 - Beginning Keyboarding - 3 hours- Prereq: none
Beginning course in touch method of keyboarding. Those who have had more than one semester of keyboarding in high school should not take this course. Development of skill to operate a keyboard with reasonable speed and accuracy and to format basic personal and basic documents. F.
BSED 121 - Office Information Processing - 3 hours- Prereq: BSED 120 or one year of high school keyboarding
Special emphasis on speed, skill building, business communications, and formatting skills. F.
BSED 160GS - Personal Money Management - 3 hours- Prereq: none
Fundamentals of personal finance: budgeting, banking, life insurance, accident, health, and casualty insurance, investments, taxes, and social security. F, Sp.
BSED 205 - Records Management and Imaging Technologies - 3 hours- Prereq: none
Stresses the principles underlying the effective management of records. Combines technical aspects of record techniques with sound principles of management. Special emphasis is given to the systems approach along with the updating of information and technology. Sp.
BSED 213 - Administrative Office Procedures and Technologies - 3 hours- Prereq: Sophomore standing, BSED 121* or 1 year of high school keyboarding
Explores office operations and procedures. Stresses technical skills needed by office workers. F.
BSED 220 - Professional Information Processing - 3 hours- Prereq: BSED 121*
Offers advanced instruction on how to produce high-quality business documents in the medical, marketing, legal, and accounting offices. Skill building for speed and accuracy.
BSED 302 - Automated Office Systems - 3 hours- Prereq: typing ability
This course examines new and emerging office technologies. Hands-on experience in learning basic and advanced WordPerfect and desktop publishing. F, Sp.
BSED 313 - Business Systems and Office Procedures II - 3 hours- Prereq: BSED 213*
A continuation of BSED 213, emphasizing office procedures and skills needed by office workers. Sp.
BSED 314 - Information Technology: Networking - 1 hour- Prereq: BMIS 181, BMIS 182, keyboarding skills.
This course will present information and provide skills needed by education majors to supervise and maintain networked computer lab systems.
BSED 315 - Information Technology: Presentation Software - 1 hour- Prereq: BMIS 181, BMIS 182, keyboarding skills.
Students will develop expertise in utilizing presentation software as a communication tool.
BSED 316 - Information Technology: Telecommunications - 1 hour- Prereq: BMIS 181, BMIS 182, keyboarding skills.
This course will provide an overview of what type of information is available on Internet, how you can assess this information, and how use of the Internet can be incorporated in classroom and business environments.
BSED 320 - Business Communications - 3 hours- Prereq: ENG 101
Current trends in business correspondence. Evaluation and writing of business letters and business reports. Management's responsibilities in business communications. Some sections use computer applications. F, Sp.
BSED 399 - Business Apprenticeship Program - 1-3 hours- Prereq: none
The Business Apprenticeship Program is designed to provide students with a variety of experiences which will facilitate competency in their chosen field of study. Students who plan to teach will assist faculty members in preparing bibliographies, in research, in translations, in aiding classroom discussions, in preparing special lectures and programs, in grading and preparing examinations. Must be approved by Department Chair. F, Sp.
BSED 470 - Vocational-Business Methods - 4 hours- Prereq: none
Principles, procedures, and techniques for teaching business education. This course is taken just prior to student teaching. Course meets five days a week, the first six weeks only. F, Sp.
BSED 475 - Internship - 3 hours- Prereq: none
A work experience program planned for students preparing for employment in business, industry and teaching. The learning situation is supervised by the academic department and personnel of selected industries. Work experience approved by the Department.
BSED 492 - Administrative Management - 3 hours- Prereq: none
Successful practices and techniques of office administration are presented. Information management concepts, leadership, human resources, ergonomics, and office automation are stressed. Sp.
BSED 499 - Special Problems in Business - 3 hours- Prereq: Permission of instructor
Independent investigations of business problems. Topics to be investigated may be tailored to meet the needs of the student. A case study course designed (1) to integrate the knowledge acquired in other courses in business administration, and (2) to emphasize analysis and decision-making. Must be approved by Department Chair. F, Sp.
* This course is the immediate prerequisite. Other preparation is required prior to this immediate prerequisite.
