Supporting performance objectives 42 and 53 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on endorsing checks are included in this packet. (The packet is the seventh in a set of nine on performing computational clerical activities--CE 016…

Supporting performance objective 11 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on preparing a day's schedule for an employer are included in this packet. (This packet is the first in a set of four on coordinating and performing activities for…

Supporting performance objective 12 of the V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States) Secretarial Catalog, both a set of student materials and an instructor's manual on scheduling employer's trips are included in this packet. (The packet is the second in a set of four on coordinating and performing activities for the employer--CE…

Many large Japanese-owned multinational corporations have established successful subsidiaries in the United States, but distinct ethnic and cultural differences have caused communication problems between Japanese managers and American laborers and business people. Many top executives of the Japanese subsidiaries are sent to the United States on a…

Designed to serve as a supplement to published materials currently available, this word processing instructional/learning materials guide is divided into five major sections: word processing equipment, dictation techniques, case problems in word processing, career opportunities in word processing, and phases in establishing an instructional word…

This instructional package, one of four designed for regular vocational students, focuses on the vocational area of medical assistant. Contained in this document are forty-seven learning modules organized into nine units: review for competency; third-party billing; patient teaching; skill building; bookkeeping; interpersonal relationships; medical…

Thirty-seven employers of clerical personnel were surveyed to determine necessary skills, education, and experience for the positions of clerk/receptionist, clerk/stenographer, secretary, and administrative assistant. The results suggest that at least a high school diploma, typing speed, and one-two years of experience are considered necessary by…

Secretarial Practice is a finishing course for persons taking a vocational stenographic curriculum sequence or a three-unit sequence in either stenography or machine transcription. The syllabus discusses in detail the course objectives (definition of terms, general objective, selected specific objectives, syllabus organization and human…

A suggested secondary business curriculum for future entrepreneurs should include a foundations course in the private enterprise system and courses in accounting, distributive education, data processing, and perhaps business law, leading to a capstone course in small business management. Some career possibilities are also noted. (MF)

The authors describe a farm business analysis program in Ohio conducted for young and adult farmers and the farm wives by full-time adult educators who are teachers of vocational agriculture. The program includes keeping inventories and cash records, interpretation of computer analysis, and implementation of improvements identified through the…

Briefly comments on the need to implement bilingual business programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Specific need areas are noted. (SH)

Discusses the development of a curriculum in business ownership and management for secondary business education programs in Arkansas. Content was determined from community small businesses, the Small Business Administration, and an advisory committee. The curriculum concentrated on generic skills varying instructional strategies to localize…

Provides a rationale and outlines a procedure for writing a research proposal in business writing classes. (DF)

This paper is divided into three parts. The first part considers a range of options from which self-employment can be created; the second part considers the personal, social, and economic changes involved in going out on your own; the third part reviews the key steps involved in starting up. (SSH)