Course objectives:

• Introduce students to the essential features of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Focus on practical skills development and hands-on learning.
• Teach students to create professional documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Develop proficiency in using Microsoft Office tools for various tasks, including document creation, data analysis, and presentations.
• Provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to create a professional resume and statement of purpose.

Expected outcome:

• By the end of the course, students should understand the essential features of Microsoft Office Suite and be able to use the tools efficiently to create professional documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Students should be able to create a professional resume and statement of purpose using Microsoft Word and other tools covered in the course.
• Students should be proficient in using Excel to analyze data and create reports, including building charts and graphs to represent data.
• Students should be able to create professional presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and deliver them confidently.

Summary: 

Introduction to Microsoft Office is an 8-week course that focuses on developing practical skills and hands-on learning for essential features of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The course aims to teach students how to create professional documents, spreadsheets, and presentations and to develop proficiency in using Microsoft Office tools for various tasks, including data analysis and presentations. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to use Microsoft Office tools efficiently to create professional documents and presentations. They should be proficient in Excel to analyze data and create reports. The final deliverables of the course include producing a resume/statement of purpose and a real-world document or presentation.