In today’s job market, computer literacy is the key to workplace success. This course is designed to equip individuals with concrete and applicable knowledge on programs such as MS Word and MS Excel, as well as broad and basic knowledge on browsers, emails, file management and more.
Course will start with introduction of everyday computer basics to cope in the rapidly evolving world of the Internet and find out about computer hardware, software, using MS Windows, various browsers for the Internet, email, and file management. Participants will gain an overview of networks, and learn how to bookmark web pages and save files.
The second part of the course will then familiarize students with crucial skills in MS Word and MS Excel through exercises such as creating simple documents, spreadsheets, sample resumes and budget sheets, using various formatting such as bullets and numbering, set margins and make font changes as well as basics of math functions, copy and paste functions, margins, and linking.
Please Note:
This is a hands-on class, with each student working at an individual PC computer.
School Notes: You MUST have and input a valid California address and US phone number when signing up for Santa Monica College in-person courses, or you may be rejected from the course. If you do not have a valid US address and phone number, your enrollment will not be accepted.
Students with any valid US address may enroll in online/remote classes.
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Santa Monica College's Community Education Office operates from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and holidays. Please bring your CourseHorse purchase confirmation with you to class. Your Classroom information is noted in the Special Notes. If you do not have a classroom on your purchase receipt, please reach out to [email protected].
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