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Basic Office Skills Certificate

Get the foundational office skills necessary to update your skills or to seek employment in today's modern office environments.

Curriculum Credits
Microsoft Office-Beginning      3
Business Information Management     3
Document Formatting      3
Proofreading & Editing      3
Total Credits       12
   

Course Descriptions:
Microsoft Office-Beginning - 3 credits
10103106   
      
Develops introductory skills in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Windows Explorer, Internet, and computer concepts through demonstrations and lab exercises.

Business Information Management - 3 credits
10106140 
        
Following commonly used ARMA rules, the student will apply basic filing methods to paper and database filing systems. Methods to permanently archive data will also be covered.

Document Formatting - 3 credits
10106157

The competencies for this course cover formatting styles of business letters, business and academic reports, memos, tables, business meeting documents, itineraries, legal documents, and business forms. The course also includes drill work for improving keying speed and accuracy.

Proofreading & Editing - 3 credits
10106160   
      
This course is designed to sharpen proofreading and editing skills. Competencies cover detecting and editing errors in keying, spelling, capitalization, plurals, possessives, punctuation, numbers, grammar, sentence structure, and formatting. Documents will also be edited for clarity, conciseness, and completeness.

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