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Advanced Computing and New Technology for Managers

Who should attend: 
First Line Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders
5 days
Course aims: 
This course is ideal for managers looking to expand their knowledge and skill of computing and the internet.  Participants will learn new functions within the Microsoft Office 2000 and XP, as well as consolidate their understanding of Microsoft Excel and using it for managerial analysis.
Course benefits: 
  • Gain an in-depth knowledge and skills of computing and internet
  • Develop greater functionality and enhanced presentation outputs from Microsoft Word
  • Use of many of Microsoft Excel’s intermediate and advanced functions
  • Gain a complete understanding of using Excel for data analysis, organisation and summarisation
  • Develop understanding of the use and application of Microsoft Access database
  • Develop a professional multimedia presentation
  • Learn the 10 Top Tips for using and surfing the internet
  • How to use computers as effective management tools
Course outline: 
  • Create, manage and integrate files with Microsoft Windows
  • Customising Microsoft Word and formatting a document
  • Using proofing tools and templates
  • Tables, macros, styles, headers and footers, page numbers
  • Object linking and embedding
  • Manipulating a Spreadsheet
  • Formatting a Spreadsheet
  • Extending the functionality of a Spreadsheet
  • Using graphs to represent data
  • Advanced editing of graphs, including trends
  • Summarise large workbooks
  • Use analysis tools to forecast figures based on a range of scenarios and use consolidation to bring together information
  • Microsoft Access design and use
  • Tables, editing, searching, sorting, queries and mail merging
  • Working with Microsoft PowerPoint - title bar, menu, toolbar, designing a Presentation
  • Review internet applications, World Wide Web, Email, Newsgroup
  • 10 Top Tips for searching and surfing the internet successfully
  • Using computers as effective management tools
  • This lists above are by no means exhaustive, however they show some of the main features covered by this course. We would also tailor the course to relate to individual participants learning needs.