Maricopa Community Colleges  AMX175   19936-19994 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/27/99  
AMX175      19936-19994 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Corporate Customer Service
Overview of corporate collections and credit analysis. Case set-up procedures for handling billing disputes, past-due accounts, delinquency charges, and fraud. Prerequisites: Departmental Approval.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AMX175   19936-19994 Corporate Customer Service
1. Explain the importance of good customer service and the functions of the Customer Service Representative and Credit Analyst. (I)
2. List the types of stop duns. (II)
3. Describe how to place a permanent and temporary stop dun on an account. (II)
4. State the method by which a specific billing dispute is referred to Customer Service, and refer a dispute on-line through the computerized file system. (III)
5. List all steps necessary to activate a dispute case and identify special procedures. (IV)
6. Identify the different types of billing disputes. (IV)
7. Describe process for write-offs, misposts, and adjustments on accounts. (V)
8. Define the term fraud. (VI)
9. Identify the type of charge and fraud claimed by a cardmember. (VI)
10. Explain the procedure to activate a fraud case and order a record of charges for support of the charge. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AMX175   19936-19994 Corporate Customer Service
    I. Introduction to Corporate Collections
        A. Importance of Good Customer Service
          1. The Financial Picture
          2. Customer Relations
        B. The Customer Service Representative Functions
        C. The Credit Analyst Functions
      II. Stop Dun Procedures
          A. Types of Stop Duns
            1. Computerized File System Stop Dun
              a. Permanent - Until Resolved
              b. Temporary - 15 Days Auto Lifting
            2. Non-Computerized File System Stop Dun
              a. Permanent - Until Resolve
              b. Temporary - 15 Days Auto Lifting
          B. Stop Dun Indicators
          C. Closing a Stop Dun
          D. Issuing a Stop Dun
            1. Initial Stop Dun
            2. Stop Dun Maintenance
          E. Correcting Errors on Temporary Stop Dun
          F. Canceling a Permanent Stop Dun
        III. Billing/Payment Disputes
            A. Cardmember Inquiries
            B. Common Cardmember Disputes
              1. Cardmember Claim to Have Paid
              2. Misposts
              3. Billing Questions
              4. Disputes Involving Airline Tickets
            C. Computer Procedures
              1. Case Information Addition
              2. Service Establishment Dispute
              3. Airline Dispute
              4. Merchandise Dispute
            D. Referrals
          IV. Case Activation Procedures
              A. Dispute Description
              B. Activating the Case on the Computer
                1. Locate Charge
                2. Select Menu
                3. Enter Information
              C. Case Types
              D. Opening a Case
                1. Single Case
                2. Multiple Airline Cases
              E. Special Procedures
                1. Fraud
                2. Charge Transfer
                3. Cardmember No Longer Disputing
                4. Airline
                5. Miscellaneous
              F. Second Request Referral
              G. Service Establishment Bankruptcy
              H. Ordering Record of Charges
            V. Account Notations
                A. Delinquency Charges
                B. Write-Off Policies
                C. Mispost Remits
                D. Credit Balance Transfer Policies
                E. Adding Case Notes
              VI. Fraud Overview
                  A. Fraud Definition
                  B. Fraud Identification
                  C. Fraud Case Activation
                  D. Interdepartmental Communication
                  E. Ordering Record of Charges
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