Develop beginning skills using the Microsoft Office suite. Basic features of Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint are covered. Microsoft Word hands-on activities will focus on basic document creation, formatting, and editing. Microsoft Excel activities will focus on spreadsheet design, creation, revision, formatting, and printing a workbook. Problem-solving for Excel solutions is also emphasized. Microsoft Access activities will introduce fundamental relational database design and management. Microsoft PowerPoint activities provide the learner with experience planning, creating, editing, viewing, and printing PowerPoint presentations. Basic computer literacy and keyboarding skills are strongly advised.

Skill development in the operation of electronic calculator and computer 10-key as it applies to business operations. Functions include: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, memory, percentages, and interest calculations to solve typical business problems. Speed and accuracy by touch method emphasized.

This course is designed to follow the successful completion of BCA 15 and will provide students with an intermediate understanding of Microsoft Excel. Analyzing data, working with multiple worksheets and functions, pivot tables, resolving conflicts, tracking changes, data validation, chart formatting, templates, and macros are covered. Problem-solving for Excel solutions is also emphasized.

This course is designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel. Financial and what-if analysis, data tables, scenario management, importing and exporting data, enhancing with Visual Basic, sub-routines, modifying default settings, and problem-solving tools are covered. Problem-solving for Excel solutions is also emphasized.

This course is designed to follow the successful completion of BCA 15 and will provide the student with an intermediate understanding of database design and management. Advanced queries, table design, custom forms and reports, as well as integration of Access with the web and other programs are covered.

This course is designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of database design and management. Action queries, table relationships, and automating tasks with macros are covered. Visual Basic for Applications is introduced to enhance database construction and functionality.

This course is designed for those with very little computer experience. Learners practice file management, email, instant messaging, Internet browsing and searching. This course includes a brief introduction to industry standard Microsoft Office (word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation) application programs and the Windows operating system. Use of proper computer terminology and identification of fundamental hardware and software applications is reinforced.

Acquire basic beginning level of keyboarding and document formatting skills.

This course is designed to follow the successful completion of BCA 15 and will provide the student with an intermediate level of understanding of word processing with Microsoft Word, including complex document creation, mail merge, columns, formatting, plus integration with other applications, and collaborating on documents using Microsoft Word. Themes, templates, and styles are also covered.

This course is designed to provide the student with an advanced level of understanding of word processing with Microsoft Word, including the creation of templates, macros, advanced table formatting, and use of long documents and subdocuments. Customizing and automating work and online forms are also covered.

This course introduces personal management software and use of Microsoft Outlook functions. Topics include management of e-mail, organization of contacts, creation and scheduling of events using the calendar, and creating and managing tasks for personal and business use. Customization of Outlook features is also covered.

This course is designed to provide the learner with a basic understanding of Adobe Acrobat. Topics include creating portable document files (PDF), working with PDF files, annotation and editing of files plus interactive forms. Distribution and management of PDFs is also covered.

The Records and Information Management course is designed to provide instruction in the systematic control of records and information from creation or receipt through processing, distribution, organization, storage, retrieval, and ultimately, through disposition. Learners will practice indexing, coding, and managing business information and records and will review regulatory compliance requirements. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards are covered. Students are introduced to using computer databases to apply records management principles.

This course is designed to follow the successful completion of BCA 15, and builds on a fundamental skill set to feature the use of PowerPoint as a tool for designing, producing, and controlling visual elements to build and deliver effective presentations. Creating templates, publishing, customizing, and protecting presentations as well as inserting audio, video, and animations and integrating with other programs is included. This course focuses on design and effective delivery methods which are explored through project presentations.

Designed to enhance workplace skill improvement and placement opportunities for the novice computer user. Offers an introduction to the basics of computer hardware, software, and operating systems. Provides an overview of the Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications, and the Internet.

This is a pre-beginning level keyboarding course designed to introduce effective keyboarding skills with an emphasis on building correct touch-typing techniques for alphanumeric, symbol, and punctuation keys. A foundation for keyboarding speed and accuracy is developed, and the successful completion of this class results in a minimum keyboarding speed of 15 net words per minute on a two-minute timed writing.