CAWT 130 - Medical Office Procedures - Maral Markarian

Introduction

My name is Maral Markarian. I am you instructor for the CAWT 130 - Medical Office Procedures course. 

This course uses Canvas and Connect for all activities Please log into Canvas before the end of the first day of class as you are required to post one time to the attendance forum to state your presence. Further instructions about the course will be outlined in the Modules section of Canvas. Read all the information posted in Modules in Canvas. Read all Announcements in Canvas.

If you have any questions regarding this course, you may e-mail me at maral.markarian@canyons.edu Please do use your student e-mail for all electronic communications. (Please do not use your personal e-mail address).

The course will be 100% online. There will be no face-to-face meetings. Students may e-mail me at maral.makarian@canyons.edu to request an appointment. 

Course Description

Introduces administrative medical office procedures, including medical ethics, legal responsibilities, and appropriate communications skills, and use of medical office software for completing such tasks as patient registration, records, appointment scheduling; billing and collection is also examined.

What to Expect in this Course

This course requires considerable time commitment and organization. Although you may set your own hours, students must stay active in the course and communicate regularly with peers and instructor. Students should also check their student e-mails and announcements in Canvas regularly. 

The course requires a subscription through Cengage Unlimited (purchased from the COC bookstore, or through the Cengage website), a reliable browser/internet connection, a computer (desktop or laptop).

All assignments must be completed on a computer/laptop (MAC or PC); iPad, Chromebook, tablets etc. are not ideal and may prove to be problematic.

Students will read the assigned chapters and complete their corresponding assignments using MindTap through Cengage. 

Types of Assessments

Students will read the assigned chapters and complete their corresponding assignments using MindTap through Cengage. Discussions will be done in Canvas.

Textbook Information

Administrative Medical Assisting 9e
Authors: Linda L French and Lisa H. Turner

Student must subscribe to Cengage Unlimited to be able to access the e-book and be able to complete assignments. All assignments (except for discussions) will be done in Cengage (MindTap platform).

The code to join the course through Cengage is sold at the college bookstore, or directly from Cengage. 

More pertinent information about the code and textbook will be provided in Canvas. 

(Note - The same textbook will be used for the Medical Office Finances class)

Other Relevant Course Information

Degree and Certificate Information:

This class is required to obtain the Certificate of Achievement Medical Office Administrative Assistant. 

Additional Resources

Canvas

This course can be accessed on the first day of class via Canvas at https://coc.instructure.com. Log into Canvas using your CanyonsID single sign-on:

• CanyonsID Username is your COC student email address (Ex: username@my.canyons.edu)
• CanyonsID Password is your COC student email password

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Last updated: 10/15/2025 Sub#: 290 Sub ID: 82647