Essential Desktop Applications

2.0 credits · Undergraduate

Provides skills in the use of personal computers that run the Windows operating system. Covers fundamental technical concepts and time saving techniques for Windows, and Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Emphasizes hands-on experience and development of PC-based solutions and strategies by using examples that address human resource and other practical real-world issues. Students will take the industry-recognized Microsoft test to gain certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in Excel. The skills developed in this course are useful prerequisites for several elective courses in human resource management and essential in the 21st-century workplace. NOTE: due to the extensive coverage of Excel materials, the Access and PowerPoint material will be scheduled as optional special workshops outside standard class time. The use of a Macintosh operating system cannot be supported in this class.