Description

Office Skills Courses from Gatlin International

Our general office skills courses are designed to meet the educational needs of those who currently work in an office environment as well as those seeking to learn basic practices in a variety business areas.

Project Management Skills

The project management learning module provides students with an introduction to the basics of project management from a management perspective. Over the course of this module, students are introduced to modern project management techniques, the project management life cycle, and project management best practices.

Budgeting Basics

Students are introduced to the basics of the budgeting process. This is a highly informative office skills course and covers a wide range of office skills including how to prepare a budget and how to manage that budget within the hierarchical organizational structure.

Students also become acquainted with the various components of a business budget and how to prepare, organize, and structure the budget using financial statements.

Introduction to MS Office Excel

The Excel skills module teaches students to use Microsoft Excel for scheduling, listing, and formulating data.

They also learn how to utilize Excel spreadsheets for a variety of uses including bookkeeping and accounting functions and for collecting and organizing information within the office environment.

Essentials of Business Grammar

This is an essential area for anyone working in an office environment.  Unfortunately, it is one that is overlooked in most office skills courses. Over the course of this module, students learn the basic elements of grammar as well as how to compose, edit, proofread and format basic documents for daily use within an office environment.

Effective Business Communication Skills

Persuasive communications skills are essential for selling the products or services of the business, for obtaining financing and for running the daily operations of the office.

Over the course of this module, students are provided the opportunity to gain confidence as they improve their business communication skills.

Enrolling in our office skills courses is quick, easy and 100% secure using our online registration process. And our open enrollments policy means you can get started learning right away from the comfort of your own home, as you schedule permits.  Simply click on the registration button to get started. You may also Chat Live with one of our knowledgeable agent to learn more about our office skills courses.

Browse other online business courses from Gatlin International, including:

Advanced Strategies in Human Resource Management

Management and Leadership Studies

Operational and Strategy Principles for Business Owners and Managers

Communication and Writing Skills

Accounting and Bookkeeping Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gatlin International LLC
24A Ainslie Place
Edinburgh Scotland
EH3 6AJ
UK
Tel: (+44) 0131 208 3480

Outline

1. Budgeting Essentials
2. Project Management
3. Grammar Essentials
4. Persuasive Communication
5. Introduction to Excel

Demo

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Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

150.00 hours

Duration of Access

Students will have 6 months to complete the program.  

Instructor

Katherine Pang, PhD, JD, LLM, MBA, MEd, MS

Dr. Pang has instructed, facilitated, and led numerous business skill courses including team building, building effective groups, and similar courses for several manufacturing companies including Weir SPM, Turbomeca, as well as the City of Arlington along with numerous top 100 law firms.

Dr. Pang served as a faculty member at the University of Texas at Tyler and has been an adjunct faculty member in the law and business/ schools of many universities including the Stern School of Business at New York University, the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas, Pepperdine University, USC, Golden Gate University, the University of California, Irvine, Regent University, and Northeastern University. Dr. Pang received her B.A. from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School, her M.Ed from the University of Texas, her MBA, MS (Psychology), and her Ph.D in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M – Commerce. Dr. Pang also has two theology degrees.

Dr. Pang has over 20 years of entrepreneurial and operational experience in professional services, manufacturing and education oriented companies. Dr. Pang has served as founder, president, CEO, COO and CFO of several companies over the last 15 years. Prior to forming Corporate Growth Strategists, Dr. Pang was recruited to serve initially as COO/CFO and General Counsel for a Dallas-based CNC precision and assembly manufacturing company to effectuate a restructure of corporate obligations and operations. The successful reduction in corporate indebtedness and the substantial increase in cash-flow flowing from operational and financial changes resulted in Dr. Pang’s promotion to interim CEO and General Counsel for a period of 12-months. Dr. Pang has also served as COO and General Counsel for Technology Training Services Corporation a technology training company delivering services in Europe under Unites States Government contracts. Dr. Pang was also the Manager, Firmwide Practice Section Development, Training and Forms for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Pang has over 20 years of experience in the design, development and delivery of educational courses and professional development and training content. She has been the CEO and Founder of three companies in the field of applied skills, active learning both in an ILT, CBT and Web-Based environment. Dr. Pang has served as an SME for over 65 business and law-related courses. In addition, Dr. Pang serves in a consulting capacity for various institutions and organizations in designing and developing curricula, adopting new technologies, integrating technology with instruction and implementing training and professional education programs. Dr. Pang has served as an SME for over 100 business and law-related courses. In addition, she has served in a consulting capacity for various institutions and organizations in designing and developing curricula, adopting new technologies, integrating technology with instruction and implementing training and professional education programs.

Dr. Pang has been a speaker at numerous e-learning conferences, including the MEC 2001 Conference sponsored by Arizona State University, the 2001 Conference on Training and Knowledge Management sponsored by Generation 21 Learning Management Systems; E-Learn 2005 and Online Educa Berlin 2005, AACE/ED Media 2006, E-Learn 2006, E-Learning Guild 2006, CELDA 2007, Learning Conference 2008 at University of Illinois, Chicago, EduComm 2008 in Las Vegas, DevLearn 2008 in San Jose, among numerous other professional conferences.

Prerequisites/Audience

The General Office Skills program is geared towards anyone who works in an office environment and who is seeking to learn basic general practices in a variety of business areas. 

Requirements/Materials Included

This program must be taken on a PC. There are no specific computer requirements other than an Internet connection (a high-speed or broadband Internet connection is highly recommended). In addition, you'll need to have Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, Flash Plug-in, and a QuickTime plug-in on your computer (all are available through free downloads).

The following textbooks will be provided to each student upon registration: 

• Budgeting for Managers
• Grammar Essentials