ILRHR 2660 - Essential Desktop Applications

Fall, Spring, Summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Course fee: $35. Enrollment limited to: 22 students. Preference given to ILR students.

C. Homrighouse.

Provides skills in the use of personal computers that run the Windows operating system. Covers fundamental technical concepts and time-saving techniques for Windows, and Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Emphasizes hands-on experience and development of PC-based solutions and strategies by using examples that address human resource and other practical real-world issues. Students will take the industry recognized Microsoft test to gain certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in Excel. The skills developed in this course are useful prerequisites for several elective courses in human resource management and essential in the 21st-century workplace.