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KB Office Administration: Relevant Topics

Office Administration Collection Development KnowledgeBase
General Selection Notes

All three OAD programs are at the diploma level and are highly practical; therefore, GEN-AC and PROF materials should be purchased whenever possible and ADV-AC works should be avoided.

Electronic sources are preferred over print, but quite a few office administration resources are only available in print.

OAD-Related Call Numbers

Call Number Subject
BF637.C45 Interpersonal Communication
HE7551-HF7553 Electronic Mail Systems
HF5381 - HF5383 Vocational Guidance / Career Development
HF5415.5 Customer Service
HF5520-HF5541 Office Equipment and Supplies / Electronic Office Machines
HF5546 - HF5548.6 Office Organization & Management
HF5548.4.M523 Microsoft Excel
HF5549-HF5549.5 Personnel Management / Employment Management (including Mentoring & Career Development)
HF5601 - HF5689 Accounting / Bookkeeping
HF5691 - HF5716 Business Mathematics / Commercial Mathematics
HF5717 - HF5746 Business Communication (incl writing & Presentations) / Records Management
HM1166-1169 Interpersonal Communication
KE183 Legal Dictionaries / Terminology
KEO167 Legal Support Staff in Ontario
P93.5-93.53 Visual Communication (including Microsoft PowerPoint)
PE1095 - PE1483 English Grammar
QA75.9.D26 -QA76.9.D3 Databases / Microsoft Access
QM - QP Human Anatomy & Physiology
R121 - R123 Medical Dictionaries / Terminology / Abbreviations
R410 - R415 Economics of Medical Care / Medical Care Plans
R722-R722.32 Medical Directories
R728.8 Medical Administrative Assistants / Medical Transcription
R864 Medical Records
RA410-RA415 Economics of Medical Care / Medical Care Plans
RK60.G39 Administrative Dental Assistants
T385 Microsoft PowerPoint
TK5105.73 - TK5107 Electronic Mail
Z49 - Z51 Typewriters / Typewriting / Keyboards / Keyboarding
Z52 - Z52.5 Word Processing / Microsoft Word
Z53 - Z102 Shorthand / Stenography / Phonography
Z244.6 - Z253.532 Desktop Publishing / Layout / Microsoft Publisher

OAD Topics

Executive / General Office Administration

  • accounting software
  • business documents and correspondence - preparation and formatting
  • business interpersonal communications and human relations skills
  • business math (accounting and bookkeeping)
  • business vocabulary
  • calendar software
  • database software (Microsoft Access)
  • email software
  • human resources management (basic)
  • keyboarding
  • office procedures and duties
  • office career and professional development
  • PDF software (Adobe Acrobat Pro)
  • presentation software (Microsoft PowerPoint)
  • project management / project life cycle
  • spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel)
  • transcription of dictated material
  • web page creation
  • writing proofreading and editing (with proper grammar, punctuation and spelling)
  • word processing (Microsoft Word)
     

Health Sciences Office Administration

INCLUDES ALL OF THE SUBJECTS IN THE EXECUTIVE / GENERAL LIST PLUS:

  • anatomy / body systems (basic)
  • medical documentation and preparation / patient chart preparation
  • medical health billing
  • medical reference sources
  • medical terminology and abbreviations
  • medical office procedures and duties
  • processing doctor's orders
  • triage / clinical secretarial tasks / diagnostic testing
  • medical transcription / medical style

 

Legal Office Administration
INCLUDES ALL OF THE SUBJECTS IN THE EXECUTIVE / GENERAL LIST PLUS:

  • legal and court system in Canada
  • court reporting and transcription
  • immigration and refugee law case file management (process/documents)
  • law office operation, conduct and management
  • legal accounting
  • legal document writing (including correspondence and job search documents) 
  • legal marketing strategy
  • legal software and computer applications (e.g., PC law)​​​​​​​