Course Content and Outcome Guide for OS 250
- Date:
- 08-AUG-2012
- Posted by:
- Michael Passalacqua
- Course Number:
- OS 250
- Course Title:
- Creating a Virtual Office
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 20
- Lab hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
- $6
Course Description
Covers all aspects of creating an office for a virtual assistant. Develop an individual business plan, analyze office needs for furniture and equipment, create a marketing plan, establish a fee rate range, identify software requirements, plan a company website, and create a file management system. Recommended: CAS 246. Audit available.Intended Outcomes for the course
- Create a home office for the virtual assistant
- Select equipment and software for home office
- Use critical thinking skills to identify a niche
- Create a working business and market plan
- Plan a company web site
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Grading of this class will be based on completion of research project(s). May also include objective examinations or other assessment methods.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
· Office setup and layout
· Software Needs
· Business Plan
· Marketing Plan
· Website Plan
· Financial Concerns
Skills
· Develop individual business plan
· Analyze office needs for furniture and equipment
· Create a marketing plan
· Establish a fee rate range
· Identify software requirements
· Plan a company website
· Create file management system