ILRID 2660 Essential Desktop Applications
Course description
Provides skills in the use of personal computers that run the Windows operating system. Covers fundamental technical concepts and time-saving techniques for Windows, and Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Emphasizes hands-on experience and development of PC-based solutions and strategies by using examples that address human resource and other practical real-world issues. Students will take the industry-recognized Microsoft test to gain certification as a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in Excel. The skills developed in this course are useful prerequisites for several elective courses in human resource management and essential in the 21st-century workplace.
NOTE: due to the extensive coverage of Excel materials, the Access and PowerPoint material will be scheduled as optional special workshops outside standard class time.
The use of a Macintosh operating system cannot be supported in this class.
Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: HADM 1740, HADM 2740.
Summer 2025: Ithaca campus
| Section ID: | ILRID 2660 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1236 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 1 |
| Class dates: | June 2-20, 2025 |
| Mode of instruction: | In person |
| Days / times: | M-F 9 AM - 10:50 AM |
| Location: | See the University Roster for class locations. NetID required. |
| Final exam/project due: | Friday June 20, 9 AM - 10:50 AM (see Final exams) |
| Credit: | 2 |
| Grade: | Graded (no audit) |
| Instructor: | Homrighouse, C. (cmg4) |
| Fee: | $35 |
| Max. enroll: | 22 |
| Restrictions: | Precollege enrollment limited to: commuter students. |
| To enroll: |
This course is open to all registrants, including undergraduates and precollege students. |