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Introduction to the concepts and skills required for using computer applications for business. This course includes hardware concepts, the operating system, and the most frequently used office applications: word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, web browser, and email.

This course will survey contemporary e-commerce apps, marketplaces, and platforms that facilitate entrepreneurial business success. Topics include planning, marketing, and managing business products and services with specific e-commerce apps. Through hands-on projects and case studies, students will integrate business models with practical skills needed to develop effective e-commerce strategies, analyze market opportunities, and implement best practices for the digital marketplace.

Overview of industry standard mobile apps and tools used to perform, transform, and manage business processes, services, operations, and functions. Topics include building an effective mobile business strategy, improving productivity, enhancing customer experience, promoting a business through mobile operations, and utilizing mobile apps for communications, productivity, planning, organizing, billing, payments, sales, marketing, and mobile e-business applications.

This course provides in-depth coverage of the concepts and techniques required to use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets to express, analyze, and solve business-related problems, and to assist in the preparation for the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel certification exam.

This course provides in-depth coverage of the concepts and techniques required to use Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets to express, analyze, and solve business-related problems, and to assist in the preparation for the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel certification exam.

Supports reference, communications, teamwork, foundations and technology competencies for library support staff; introduces the general student to effective strategies for search, research and resource evaluation on the Web.

Provides an overview of the paraprofessional's role in the library technical and access services units of a library. Surveys the philosophy of practice, service functions and personnel categories employed in cataloging, acquisitions, serials, systems, and access (circulation) services. Focuses on technical skills needed to work in these library departments in a paraprofessional capacity and on current trends and issues.

Addresses major cataloging and technology competencies for library support staff. Employs current tools and techniques for description, access, classification, library catalogs and discovery systems in a modem library. Explores emerging library systems and technologies for cataloging.

Build competencies needed to work as a library technician through supervised work experience. Workplaces include all types of libraries and in both public or technical service areas. Highly recommended for advanced students with no library work experience or those seeking advancement. Focus: skill building; workplace safety, interpersonal skills, and communication; goal clarification; network development. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.

Addresses major foundations, access, technology, and reference competencies for library support staff. Surveys historical and contemporary resources and the functions and organization of libraries. Emphasis on catalogs, discovery systems, databases, and the evaluation and documentation of resources.