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WELCOME TOWELCOME TOOFFICE SYSTEMS OFFICE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYDAILY FLEX ENTRY DAILY FLEX ENTRY PROGRAMPROGRAM

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Why Daily Flex Entry?Why Daily Flex Entry?

• Gain new skills quickly!• Allows flexibility• Allows time for recreation and family time• Works with your changing job hours• Permits flexibility to work around other

scheduled classes• Makes progressing at a faster pace

available• Allows students to start later in the

semester or finish earlier in the semester

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Who should enroll?Who should enroll?

• Working students• Busy students• Non-traditional

students• Fast-track students• Students interested in

general, medical, and legal fields

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Daily Flex Entry LabDaily Flex Entry Lab

• Lab Hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

• Spring Creek Lab is also open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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• Attend class around your other classes or work schedule—You decide.

• You may complete class before the end of the semester.

• All work is due before Finals Week.

When do you attend When do you attend class?class?

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How many hours should How many hours should you attend class?you attend class?

• A 3-credit hour course requires 64 hours to complete.• 16-weeks requires 4 hours per week • 12-weeks requires 5.5 hours per week• 8-weeks requires 8 hours per week• 6-weeks requires 10.5 hours per week

• Check with your instructor about 2- and 1-credit hour course requirements.

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What about times when What about times when the DFE lab is not open?the DFE lab is not open?

• College Open Labs are available at hours when the DFE lab is not open. Check each campus lab for the schedule.

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How many courses may How many courses may you take?you take?

• 12-credit hours or more (as many or as few as you need)

• Work on these courses concurrently

OR• Complete one course

then enroll and start another.

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What courses are What courses are offered?offered?

• Keyboarding• Word Processing• Desktop Publishing• Proofreading/

Editing• Records

Management

• Accounting• Legal

Transcription• Speed &

Accuracy• Microsoft Office

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Are any courses offered Are any courses offered online?online?

• COURSES THAT ARE ONLY ONLINE:• Business Correspondence and

Communications

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Courses That Are Offered Courses That Are Offered ONLINE And On Campus:ONLINE And On Campus:

• Integrated Software Applications• Proofreading and Editing• Intermediate Keyboarding• Speed and Accuracy Building• Word Processing—Word 2007• Computer Applications—MS Word

Productivity• Introduction to Keyboarding

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How do you get help?How do you get help?

• The Office Systems Technology instructors are available to help you in any Office Systems Technology class.

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May you work at home?May you work at home?

• Yes, if you have the appropriate software.

• There will be times that students are required to be in class. Be sure to check with your instructor for details.

• Most Daily Flex Entry tests must be taken on campus.

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Where is the best place Where is the best place to work—at home or on to work—at home or on

campus?campus?• You will receive individual instruction

in the lab to help you understand any problem that you are having.

• You are also required by The State of Texas to complete a certain number of hours in the classroom if you are not registered for an online class.

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How do I contact my How do I contact my instructor?instructor?

• You will be given handouts of the instructor’s phone and e-mail addresses as well as lab coverage hours. These will be on the website also.• Linda Thompson, CPC, 972-548-6815

• lthompson@ccccd.edu

• Mary Jane Tobaben, SCC, 972-881-5170• mtobaben@ccccd.edu