Microsoft Office Application Specialist, Short-Term Certificate 1

MICROSOFT OFFICE Suggested Semester Sequence Course Title Credit APPLICATION SPECIALIST, Hours Summer Start SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATE Select one of the following: 3 ACCT-1011 Business Math Applications ACCT-1020 Applied Accounting This short-term certificate provides knowledge and skills in preparation Select one of the following: 3 for the Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook MOS (Microsoft IT-1010 Introduction to Microcomputer Office Specialist) exams. Students enrolled in this certificate program will Applications acquire competencies in advanced word processing, spreadsheet design IT-101H Honors Introduction to Microcomputer and use, presentation software, email application features including Applications calendaring, and database maintenance. Credit Hours 6 Program contact: Learn more (http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/business- First Semester management/business-technology/microsoft-office-specialist-short- BT-1201 Word Processing 3 term-certificate.html) BT-2040 Emerging Workplace Technology 3 This certificate will be automatically awarded when the certificate BT-2210 Presentation Software 2 requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the certificate, BT-2300 Business Database Systems (Access) 3 please notify the Office of the Registrar at RegistrarOffice@tri-tag">c.edu. Credit Hours 11

Learn more (http://catalog.tri-c.edu/archives/2017-2018/pathways/ Second Semester business/business-technology) about how certificate credits apply to the BT-2200 Advanced Word Processing 3 related degree. BT-2220 Business Spreadsheet Applications (Excel) 3 Credit Hours 6 Gainful Employment Disclosure (http://www.tri-c.edu/about/disclosure/ Microsoft_Office_Specialist/Gedt.html) Total Credit Hours 23

Students must be able to touch type at a combined speed and accuracy rate of 25 wpm. Typing placement test available in Campus Assessment Centers. Students who do not achieve appropriate score on placement test must complete BT-1000 Keyboarding and Document Formatting course and pass with a minimum grade of C prior to entrance to this certificate program. Program Learning Outcomes This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

1. Determine and use various workplace application software to develop, document, and manage office projects, procedures and systems.

2. Build, edit and maintain spreadsheet solutions in Microsoft Excel to automate manual or outdated processes.

3. Build and maintain databases in Microsoft Access in order to track and manage data.

4. Design, create, maintain, and enhance presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint in order to deliver ideas and information.

5. Create, edit, enhance and review documents in Microsoft Word.

6. Utilize calendaring and task features in Outlook.

Microsoft Office Application Specialist, Short-Term Certificate 1