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Business and ManagementBUSINESS and MANAGEMENTDiane Gahagan, Director, Educational Programs & Workforce Development / Catherine Vesey, Assistant Director, Educational ProgramsOffice AdministrativeAssistant CertificateProgramJoin the field where qualified applicants arein demand! Skilled administrative assistants,secretaries, and office support personnel arevital to a successful management team.Learn the communication techniques andoffice computer skills you need to succeedin today’s market.Prerequisite: English fluencyREQUIRED COURSES• BS-409 Business Writing• BS-415 Public Speakingfor Business and Beyond• BS-700 Office Procedures andOrganizational Skills• CP-951 Word: MOS Exam PrepELECTIVE COURSESTake one elective:• CP-950 Excel: MOS Exam Prep• CP-952 Access: MOS Exam Prep• CP-953 PowerPoint: MOS Exam Prep# These classes are designed to developexpert level skills.Proficiency Exam offered by independenttester is suggested, but not required for thiscertificate.* Not offered this semesterBS-409, Section TU21-QCBusiness WritingAlways express yourself clearly. That’s thesecret to successful business reports, letters,and memos. Learn to write in simple, precise,and readable language. 20 hrs.Prerequisite: English fluency• Tuesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.October 13 - December 15$265 • 10 sessions • Tom McCreightBS-415, Section TU21-QCPublic Speakingfor Business and BeyondGood public speaking skills give you a solidedge, and they pay off for life! Classes focuson: managing the jitters; guidelines foreffective presentations; speech titles,introductions, openings, transitions, andclosings; the use of humor and quotations;visual aids and props; positive bodylanguage; conducting a question and answersession; and public speaking Do’s andDon’ts. 18 hrs.• Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.October 13 - December 8$260 • 9 sessions • Denise MillerBS-700, Section MO21- QCOffice Proceduresand Organizational SkillsThis course examines many of the currentoffice responsibilities and focuses on theskills needed to handle them. Learn effective methods of managing, organizing andretrieving information. Office etiquette,communication, maintaining files, handlingmultiple schedules and prioritizing tasks arecovered. 10 hrs.• Monday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.October 19 - November 16$150 • 5 sessions • Roseann ScaturroCP-951, Section SA11-QCWord: MOS Exam PrepLearn to create, format, edit and printdocuments. Work with tool bars, filemanagement and input techniques. Conquergraphics and tables, mail merge, charts,forms, templates, etc. No previous Wordknowledge is required. After sixty hours ofinstruction, you’ll be well prepared to takethe Expert Exam and to reap the benefitsfor your hard work. 54 hrs.• Saturday, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.October 17 - February 13, 2010$760 • 18 sessions • TBACP-952, Section TR21-QCAccess: MOS Exam PrepLearn how to create and use databases withthis powerful application. Databases canhelp us organize and sort information in amanner that makes it useful to us.Topics include: Use of the tools, views,defining fields and records, using the reportwizard, querying, database maintenanceworking with Excel tables, hyperlinks andmuch, much more. 54 hrs.• Tuesday & Thursday, 6:15 - 9:15 p.m.November 3 - January 14, 2010$760 • 18 sessions • TBACP-953, Section WE21PowerPoint: MOS Exam PrepExplore the full range of capabilities ofPowerpoint by working through variousprojects involving hands-on computeractivities and case problems. By the end ofthis course students will understand how todesign and create professional qualitypresentations. No previous knowledge ofPowerpoint required.Topics include: Using a design template,different views and slide shows, use of clipart, enhancing presentations with the use ofembedded visuals, and creating apresentation with interactive OLE documents.45 Hours.• Wednesday, 6:15 - 9:15 p.m.October 28 - February 24, 2010$630 • 15 sessions • TBACP-950, Section FR21-QCExcel: MOS Exam PrepLearn the essential features involved inplanning a worksheet. Understand formatsand design charts and graphs. Learnadvanced features and techniques of thespreadsheet program including differentanalyses, multiple worksheets, data tables,macros, sorting and filtering as worksheetdatabase, template creation, and embeddingand linking excel worksheets to a Worddocument. After sixty hours of instruction,you’ll be well prepared to take the ExpertExam and to reap the benefits for your hardwork. 54 hrs.• Friday, 6:15 - 9:15 p.m.October 23 - February 20, 2010$760 • 18 sessions • TBAAlso of InterestCP-200, Section WE21-QCTyping for Speed and AccuracyA great course for beginners. An expertteacher guides beginners in basic typingskills on the computer, and helps improvespeed and accuracy. We use a computertutorial program and a self-paced textbookfor adults, available at the College bookstore.18 hrs.• Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.September 30 - December 2$240 • 9 sessions • TBA6QUEENS COLLEGE / CUNY CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMTO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL (718) 997-5704 EMAIL: CEP@QC.CUNY.EDU WWW.QC.CUNY.EDU/CEP