Administrative Assistant

This course prepares you to work more collaboratively and constructively with colleagues in a modern office setting. By acquiring core soft skills through practical, and professional strategies, you will develop powerful communication, conflict resolution, creative problem solving, and process management skills.

Whether youre a beginner or simply want to refresh your skills, this course is the perfect introduction to the Office Suite. Create professional looking documents with Word, functional spreadsheets with Excel, and dynamic presentations with PowerPoint. Mandatory Prerequisite: Basic computer skills or equivalent. Note: Textbook is optional and is available at the Langara Bookstore.

This introductory course combines management and accounting into a computer-based information system. Explore the different types of hardware and software necessary to an organizations effective work environment. Explore ways to successfully obtain and process information to enhance business performance by integrating network topologies, files and database methods. Learn to make sound decisions and solve problems by taking a closer look at each stage of the life cycles of information systems for successful implementation.

This course introduces the fundamentals of interpersonal and group interaction including written, verbal, and non-verbal communication. We look at options in presentation preparation and delivery techniques, awareness of tone, consideration of audience, and selection of indirect and direct message organization.All final exams conducted on campus, in person.

Develop the skills you need to successfully manage projects - on time and on budget. Learn how to analyze risks, define tasks, develop a project scope, build teams, and create resource plans. Conclude with a peak at Microsoft Project and discover how to effectively use this tool to administer and organize your complex projects.

Enhance the functionality of your excel spreadsheets with nested functions, If statements, VLookup, Pivot tables, and charts. Increase efficiency by linking cells, worksheets, and workbooks. Analyze data using subtotal functions and advanced filters. Enrich data analysis visually using conditional formatting. Incorporate workbook security features and more.Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent. Note: Optional textbook available at the Langara Bookstore.