Program Overview
Office Administration Diploma Program
Overview
The Office Administration Diploma Program at EPIC College of Technology is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to succeed in today's job market. This career-focused program is specifically designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to excel in office administration roles.
Program Details
- Duration: 34 weeks
- Lessons: 139
Curriculum
The program consists of 13 modules, each covering a specific aspect of office administration:
- 1. Business Communication Skill
- Lesson 1.1: Foundation of business communication
- Lesson 1.2: The writing process
- Lesson 1.3: Memos, letters, emails, and brief messages
- Lesson 1.4: Report structure
- Lesson 1.5: Spoken communication
- Lesson 1.6: Giving speeches and oral presentations
- Lesson 1.7: Project proposals
- Lesson 1.8: Negotiation and persuasion skills
- Lesson 1.9: Ethics of documentation
- Lesson 1.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 2. Employment Success Strategies
- Lesson 2.1: Resumes
- Lesson 2.2: Cover letters
- Lesson 2.3: Job search essentials
- Lesson 2.4: Interview essentials
- Lesson 2.5: Interview follow-up
- Lesson 2.6: Open up
- Lesson 2.7: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 3. Financial Accounting Fundamentals
- Lesson 3.1: Accounting and business environment
- Lesson 3.2: Recording business transactions
- Lesson 3.3: Measuring business income: the adjusting process
- Lesson 3.4: Completing the accounts cycle
- Lesson 3.5: Merchandising operations and the accounting cycle
- Lesson 3.6: Accounting for merchandise inventory
- Lesson 3.7: Mid-term review
- Lesson 3.8: Mid-term exam
- Lesson 3.9: Accounting information systems
- Lesson 3.10: Internal control and cash
- Lesson 3.11: Receivables
- Lesson 3.12: PP&E, goodwill, and intangible assets
- Lesson 3.13: Current liabilities and payroll
- Lesson 3.14: Course overview & exam preparation
- Lesson 3.15: Exam
- 4. MS Office Access Level I
- Lesson 4.1: Database essentials
- Lesson 4.2: Create database tables
- Lesson 4.3: Work with tables/database records
- Lesson 4.4: Modify tables and fields
- Lesson 4.5: Create forms
- Lesson 4.6: Create reports
- Lesson 4.7: Use control in reports and forms
- Lesson 4.8: Create and modify queries
- Lesson 4.9: Creating flexible queries
- Lesson 4.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 5. MS Office Excel Level I
- Lesson 5.1: Overview
- Lesson 5.2: Using backstage
- Lesson 5.3: Working with Microsoft Excel
- Lesson 5.4: Formatting cells and ranges
- Lesson 5.5: Formatting worksheets
- Lesson 5.6: Managing worksheets and workbooks
- Lesson 5.7: Working with data
- Lesson 5.8: Using basic formulas and functions
- Lesson 5.9: Printing
- Lesson 5.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 6. MS Office Access Level II
- Lesson 6.1: Working with advanced filters
- Lesson 6.2: Advanced charting
- Lesson 6.3: Using auditing tools
- Lesson 6.4: Using scenarios & goal seeking
- Lesson 6.5: Solving problems
- Lesson 6.6: Using automatic formatting & style
- Lesson 6.7: Using advanced formulas and securing workbooks
- Lesson 6.8: Creating charts and pivot tables
- Lesson 6.9: Adding pictures and shapes to a worksheet
- Lesson 6.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 7. MS Office Outlook
- Lesson 7.1: Getting to know Outlook
- Lesson 7.2: Email basics
- Lesson 7.3: Advanced email tools
- Lesson 7.4: Managing email messages
- Lesson 7.5: Automating message processing
- Lesson 7.6: Working with contacts
- Lesson 7.7: Advanced contact management
- Lesson 7.8: Calendar basics
- Lesson 7.9: Managing meetings
- Lesson 7.10: Advanced calendar management
- Lesson 7.11: Managing tasks
- Lesson 7.12: Categories and Outlook data files
- Lesson 7.13: Managing notes options
- Lesson 7.14: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 8. MS Office PowerPoint
- Lesson 8.1: PowerPoint essentials
- Lesson 8.2: Working with text
- Lesson 8.3: Designing a presentation
- Lesson 8.4: Adding tables to slides
- Lesson 8.5: Using charts in a presentation
- Lesson 8.6: Creating SmartArt graphics
- Lesson 8.7: Adding graphics to a presentation
- Lesson 8.8: Using animations
- Lesson 8.9: Securing and sharing a presentation
- Lesson 8.10: Delivering a presentation
- Lesson 8.11: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 9. MS Office Project Level I
- Lesson 9.1: Project basics
- Lesson 9.2: Establishing resources
- Lesson 9.3: Resources and task assignments fundamentals
- Lesson 9.4: Refining your project schedule
- Lesson 9.5: Fine-tuning tasks
- Lesson 9.6: Fine-tuning resources
- Lesson 9.7: Project information: sorting, grouping, and filtering
- Lesson 9.8: Project schedule formatting fundamentals
- Lesson 9.9: Customizing and printing project information
- Lesson 9.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 10. MS Office Word Level I
- Lesson 10.1: Understanding words
- Lesson 10.2: Basic editing
- Lesson 10.3: Character formatting
- Lesson 10.4: Paragraph formatting
- Lesson 10.5: Managing text flow
- Lesson 10.6: Creating tables
- Lesson 10.7: Working with themes and quick parts
- Lesson 10.8: Working with page backgrounds, headers, and footers
- Lesson 10.9: Sharing documents
- Lesson 10.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 11. MS Office Word Level II
- Lesson 11.1: Enhanced editing
- Lesson 11.2: Using illustrations and graphics
- Lesson 11.3: Proofing documents
- Lesson 11.4: Applying references and hyperlinks
- Lesson 11.5: Protecting and sharing documents
- Lesson 11.6: Using advanced options
- Lesson 11.7: Using Word HTML features
- Lesson 11.8: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 12. Office Administration Procedure
- Lesson 12.1: Understanding office environment
- Lesson 12.2: Developing professional skills
- Lesson 12.3: Issues in the offices
- Lesson 12.4: Time management
- Lesson 12.5: Telecommunications skills
- Lesson 12.6: Processing mail
- Lesson 12.7: Records management
- Lesson 12.8: Records management
- Lesson 12.9: Banking and accounting procedures
- Lesson 12.10: Scheduling appointments and receiving visitors
- Lesson 12.11: Making travel arrangements
- Lesson 12.12: Planning meetings and conferences
- Lesson 12.13: Developing oral presentations
- Lesson 12.14: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
- 13. Employment Success Strategies
- Lesson 13.1: Goals
- Lesson 13.2: Self-awareness
- Lesson 13.3: Personal self-management
- Lesson 13.4: Stress management
- Lesson 13.5: Learning
- Lesson 13.6: Active reading
- Lesson 13.7: Interdependence
- Lesson 13.8: Studying smarter
- Lesson 13.9: Next steps
- Lesson 13.10: Course overview, exam preparation, and final exam
About EPIC College of Technology
EPIC College of Technology is an educational institution founded in 2011, offering diplomas, certificates, and courses for various industries where educational qualifications and student practical experiences are required.
Program Outline
Outline:
The Office Administration Diploma Program at EPIC College of Technology is a 27-week program designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to succeed in today's job market. The program is very "computer software based" so in addition to the theory, students learn and use the Microsoft Office applications in use in today's modern, technology focused, office environments. The program covers the following modules:
- Business Communication Skill
- Employment success strategies
- Financial accounting fundamentals
- MS Office Access level I
- MS Office Excel level I
- MS Office outlook
- MS Office PowerPoint
- MS Office project Level I
- MS Office Word Level I
- MS Office Word Level II
Careers:
Graduates of the Office Administration Diploma Program are prepared for administrative careers that require a high degree of competency in office procedures needed in a dynamic office environment of modern businesses, public institutions, and government organizations. Office Administrators ensure effective workflow in organizations by providing executives and team leaders with support they need.