Microcomputer Expert User

Certificate: Computer Technology
Credit Requirements: 21 Semester Credit Hours

The Microcomputer Expert User program trains students to the level of expert in all applications in the Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft FrontPage. It prepares students to take the Microsoft Office Expert Specialist certification exam. This exam provides a benchmark to validate users’ skills in using Office. It measures their Office skills and proves their ability to get the most out of Office. A Microsoft Office Expert Specialist designation distinguishes a worker from his/her peers as truly knowledgeable in using Microsoft Office products and makes that individual more competitive in a tight job market.

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or the TTC placement test.

Recommended Sequence of Courses


First Semester

 

CPT 172

Microcomputer Database

3

 

CPT 102

Basic Computer Concepts

3

 

ACC 245

Accounting Applications

3

 OR

CPT 174

Microcomputer Spreadsheets

3

Total 9


Second Semester

 

IST 227

Internet Operations and Management

3

 

CPT 207

Complex Computer Applications

3

 

CPT 179

Microcomputer Word Processing

3

 

ARV 219

Multimedia Techniques

3

Total 12