POFT 1070 Administrative Assistant Series - 140 hours - includes all the courses listed below
Course Description: Study of current office procedures,
duties, and responsibilities applicable to an office environment. Required Book: E-Z Business Math, Calvin Goozner, Thomas P. Walsh, ISBN-10: 0764142593, ISBN-13: 978-0764142598 - used for Business Math course - see below.
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The program is a series of 13 continuing education classes. Students can register for the entire series or for individual courses.
List of individual courses:
ITSW 3091 Windows and File Management - 8 hours
Course Description: Learn how to find missing files, delete, copy and move files, work with the recycle bin, organize, maintain and troubleshoot your hard disk, add and remove items from your start button, work with the start-up group, create desktop icons and other shortcuts to your favorite programs and documents. Learn how to best organize your computer's file system. Create, delete, and rename folders. Learn the ins and outs of file extensions. Prerequisites:
None.
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POFT 3014 Keyboarding - 8 hours
Course Description: Introduction to the computer keyboard. Topics include
the home keys, alphabetic keys, symbol keys, body position, and various
keyboarding techniques. Emphasis is placed on learning touch-typing. Prerequisites:
None.
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POFI 1024 Word Introduction - 8 hours
Course Description: Instruction in terminology, computer operation, editing
functions, formatting, and special text options. Create, edit and print
documents such as letters or reports using this popular software program.
The course covers spell checking, underlining, bolding and centering text,
copying and pasting text, and printing documents. Prerequisites: Familiarity
with the PC.
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POFI 1042 Word Intermediate - 8 hours
Course Description: A study of production techniques including search
and replace functions, headers and footers, spelling checker, mail merge,
file functions, and printer set-up. Enhance your word processing skills
by expanding your knowledge of formatting techniques, table creation,
file management, using Find, Replace, and Go To, AutoCorrect, AutoText,
mail merge, envelopes, labels, text boxes, graphics and OLE. Prerequisites:
Word Introduction or equivalent experience.
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TECM 1091 Business Math – 16 hrs
Course Description: Instruction in analytical and problem-solving skills
for business applications. Includes typical business scenarios and case
studies for “real life” experience for the students. Prerequisites:
High school or equivalent instruction in basic arithmetic – addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division. Required Book: E-Z Business Math, Calvin Goozner, Thomas P. Walsh, ISBN-10: 0764142593, ISBN-13: 978-0764142598 .
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ITSW 1022 Excel Introduction - 8 hours
Course Description: Designed to provide a thorough understanding of concepts
that assist in designing worksheets for a variety of numerical reporting,
budgeting and forecasting tasks. Instruction in terminology, machine use,
program parameters, display characteristics, formatting features, mathematical
functions, and printing. Gain skills to build, manage, save, retrieve,
format, chart and print worksheets. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the
PC.
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ITSW 1046 Excel Intermediate - 8 hours
Course Description: Topics include enhancing worksheets, advanced formatting
techniques, advanced functions, database management, customizing charts,
drawing pictures, linking. Instructions in moving and copying, cell contents;
sorting mathematical, statistical, and financial functions; date and time
arithmetic; report generation; and built-in graphics support. Prerequisites:
Excel Introduction or equivalent experience.
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ITSW 1053 Access Introduction - 8 hours
Course Description: Learn how to design and complete a working database
system using this popular software. Instruction in program parameters,
data dictionary, optional field characteristics, calculations, constant
default values, designing data entry forms, database organization, and
report generation. Topics include creating tables, forms, queries and
reports. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the PC.
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ITSW 1037 PowerPoint Introduction - 8 hours
Course Description: Learn how to create a business presentation using
electronic slide show – manual or automatic – with transitions,
graphic slides, handouts, and instructor’s notes. Creating an initial
outline, creating slides, using various screens and views, Autolayout,
Wizards for Autocontent and Look, creating a simple text slide, formatting
and proofing text, utilizing PowerPoint objects, animation, printing a
presentation and creating and running a slide show. Prerequisites: Familiarity
with the PC.
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ITNW 1007 Internet - 8 hours
Course Description: Introduction to the Internet including E-mail, World
Wide Web (WWW), and how to perform basic research to address company/business
needs. Topics include accessing and navigating the Internet, covering
concepts, terms, tools, and services such as Internet Service provider
(ISP’s), newsgroups, and chat rooms. Learn how to browse and search
the Internet successfully using popular browsers and search tools. Prerequisites:
Familiarity with the PC.
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ITSW 1014 Data Entry – 8 hrs
Course Description: An introduction to computers, terms, and concepts
including data processing and data storage. Prerequisites: Keyboarding
POFT 1014 or equivalent experience.
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ITSW 1021 Practical Business Applications – 24 hrs
Course Description: Instruction in program parameters for component modules
including word processing, database, and spreadsheets. Includes formatting,
file functions, printing, screen formats, data manipulation, record selection,
indexing, sorting, moving, and copying. Includes creating business letters,
reports, invoices, and resumes.
Prerequisites: Introduction and Intermediate word processing, spreadsheet
and database courses, or equivalent experience.
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POFT 1091 Business Communications – 20 hrs
Course Description: Introduction to a practical application of basic
language usage skills with emphasis on fundamentals of writing and editing
for business. Also covers telephone techniques, time management, communications
skills, dealing with difficult people, ethics, dress code, and interviewing
skills.
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