Introduces learners to the basic concepts of using Microsoft PowerPoint with hands-on, project based activities. Learners will develop foundational skills by applying concepts explored to create new presentations, adding and formatting slides, navigating a slide show, inserting images/backgrounds, adding transitions, adding animations and working with charts, WordArt and tables.

Introduces learners to the basic concepts of using Microsoft Excel with hands-on, project based activities. Learners will develop foundational skills by applying concepts explored to effectively utilize the functions and features of Microsoft Excel including creating worksheets, entering/editing data, selecting cells/ranges, creating basic charts, formatting entries and creating/modifying basic formulas.

Expands learner’s proficiency using advanced functions and features of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Basic Microsoft Outlook functions and features will also be introduced. Learners will further develop advanced skills with hands-on, project-based activities leading up to the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associate Certification exams as capstones in the course. This will provide learners not only with college course credit but also globally industry recognized credentials and digital badging for the Microsoft Office Specialist Associate Level Certifications.

Introduces learners to the basic concepts of using Microsoft Word with hands-on, project based activities. Learners will develop foundational skills by applying concepts explored to start Word, create a new document, create business letters, flyers, brochures, research papers, resumes, work with SmartArt, apply basic formatting and more.

Examines the intermediate level Microsoft Word skills which build upon the basic Microsoft Word concepts. Learners will demonstrate their ability to perform a number of hands-on, project based Word intermediate level activities including but not limited to creating and managing multipage documents, formatting text, paragraphs and sections, creating tables and lists, mail merge, creating a newsletter, sharing documents, and inserting/formatting objects.

Examines the intermediate level Microsoft PowerPoint skills which build upon the basic Microsoft PowerPoint concepts. Learners will demonstrate their ability to perform a number of hands-on, project based PowerPoint intermediate level activities including but not limited to customizing slide masters/presentations, project collaboration, adding animation, formatting tables/charts, adding media and enhancing SmartArt.

Examines the intermediate level Microsoft Excel skills which build upon the basic Microsoft Excel concepts. Learners will demonstrate their ability to perform a number of hands-on, project based Excel intermediate level activities including but not limited to working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, creating, sorting and querying a table, importing data, working with SmartArt, images and screenshots, and financial functions.