CHA 277 - Office Applications 1

2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn to use both Google applications and Microsoft Office applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and email to build the skills needed for entry level employment in an office setting. Topics to be covered include email and other correspondence; spreadsheets; charts; manipulation of documents including the adjustment of margins, inserting page numbers, addition of headers and footers, and basic formatting; and how to send and share documents.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. create and format business emails using Gmail and Outlook, including a signature;
2. create and format a business letter using Google Docs and Microsoft Word;
3. demonstrate how to adjust the format of a document, including margins, page numbers, headers, and footers;
4. attach documents to emails in Gmail and Outlook;
5. create and format a memorandum using Google Docs and Microsoft Word;
6. demonstrate the basic functions of Google Forms, including collecting and organizing data;
7. create a spreadsheet with specific data using Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel;
8. demonstrate how to perform basic functions in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, including sorting, highlighting alternate rows, freezing rows, and filtering;
9. create a table using Google Docs and Microsoft Word; and
10. create a presentation in Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint.