QuickBooks Level 1

Overview: Students will learn how to set up a QuickBooks company; enter account opening balances; create and customize company lists; set up inventory; sell products; invoice for services; process customer payments; work with bank accounts, enter and pay bills; set up an internet connection; and use online services. 

            Lesson 1: Getting Started

      Course Introduction

      Using the Navigator

      Setting up QuickBooks on a Network

      Learning Common Business Terms

      Exiting QuickBooks

             

            Lesson 2: Setting Up a Company

      Creating a QuickBooks Company

      Using the Chart of Accounts

      Entering Account Opening Balances

            

            Lesson 3: Working with Lists

            Creating Company Lists

            Working with the Customer:Job List

            Working with the Employee List

            Working with the Vendor List

            Adding Customized Fields

            Managing Lists

 

            Lesson 4: Setting up Inventory

        Entering Products into Inventory

      Ordering Products

      Receiving Inventory

      Paying for Inventory

      Manually Adjusting Inventory

 

            Lesson 5: Selling Your Products

        Creating Invoices

        Making Cash Sales

 

            Lesson 6: Invoicing for Services

        Setting Up a Service Item

      Changing the Invoice

      Creating a Service Invoice

      Entering Statement Charges

      Creating Billing Statements

           Lesson 7: Payment Processing

     Receiving Payments for Invoices

      Making Deposits

      Printing Statements


            Lesson 8: Working with Bank Accounts

       Writing a QuickBooks Check

      Using Bank Account Registers

      Entering a Handwritten Check

      Transferring Money between Accounts

      Reconciling Checking Accounts

 

                Lesson 9: Entering and Paying Bills

        Handling Expenses

        Using QuickBooks for Accounts Payable

        Entering Bills    

        Paying Bills

 

QuickBooks Level 2

Overview: Students will learn how to customize forms; work with credit card transactions, work with Asset, Liability and Equity accounts; create and customize reports and graphs; track and pay sales tax; manage payroll, complete job estimates, time tracking and costing; and create customized letters and forms.  

            Lesson 1: Customizing Forms

      Customizing an Invoice

      Modifying a Purchase Order Template

      Printing Invoices

            Lesson 2: Using QuickBooks’ Other Accounts

      QuickBooks’ Other Account Types

      Tracking Credit Card Transactions

      Working with Asset Accounts

      Working with Liability Accounts

      Understanding Equity Accounts     

            Lesson 3: Creating Reports

      Creating QuickReports

      Customizing QuickBooks

      Memorizing QuickReports

      Running Preset Reports

      Customizing Preset Reports

      Memorizing Report Settings

      Exporting a Report to Microsoft Excel

      Printing Reports

            Lesson 4: Creating Graphs

      Creating QuickInsight Graphs

      Creating a New Graph

      Using QuickZoom with Graphs

      Working with the Sales Graph

      Customizing Graphs

      Printing Graphs

            Lesson 5: Tracking and Paying Sales Tax

      Using Sales Tax in QuickBooks

      Setting Up Tax Rates and Agencies

      Determining What You Owe

            Lesson 6: Doing Payroll with QuickBooks

      Using Payroll Tracking

      Setting Up for Payroll

      Setting Up Employee Payroll Information

      Writing a Payroll Check

      Printing Paycheck Stubs

      Tracking Your Tax Liabilities

      Paying Payroll Taxes

      Printing Forms 940 and 941

MS Project Fundamentals

 

 

Performance-Based Objectives


 

Course Content

Lesson 1: The Project Management Life Cycle

Topic 1A: What is a Project?

Topic 1B: The Project Management Life Cycle

Topic 1C: The Role of the Project Manager
 

Lesson 2: Setting Up for Success

Topic 2A: The Meaning of Success

Topic 2B: What Happens in the Initiation Phase?

Topic 2C: Project Definition and Scope

Topic 2D: Putting Together a Statement of Work

Topic 2E: The Project Charter
 

Lesson 3: The Project Team

Topic 3A: The Teamwork Challenge

Topic 3B: Selecting Team Members

Topic 3C: The Team Charter
 

Lesson 4: Risk Management

Topic 4A: Project Risk
 

Lesson 5: Project Plans

Topic 5A: The Work Breakdown Structure

Topic 5B: Work Package Sequencing
 

Lesson 6: The Project Schedule

Topic 6A: The Scheduling Process

Topic 6B: Time Estimates
 

Lesson 7: The Project Budget

Topic 7A: What is a Budget?

Topic 7B: Creating a Preliminary Budget

Topic 7C: Budget and Schedule Balancing
 

Lesson 8: Project Tracking and Control

Topic 8A: Moving the Project Forward

Topic 8B: Monitoring for Project Progress

Topic 8C: Earned Value Analysis

Topic 8D: Getting Back on Track
 

Lesson 9: Project Reports

Topic 9A: Communications Overview

Topic 9B: Project Performance Reports

Topic 9C: Project Change Requests
 

Lesson 10: Project Close-out

Topic 10A: Elements of Close-out

Topic 10B: Evaluation of People and Projects

 

 

 

 

Project Level 1

 

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Project File

Topic 1A: Create a Project File

Topic 1B: Create and Assign a Project Calendar

Topic 1C: Add Tasks to the Project File

Topic 1D: Add a Project Summary Task

Topic 1E: Add a Recurring Task

Topic 1F: Enter Task Duration Estimates

 

Lesson 2: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

Topic 2A: Outline Tasks

Topic 2B: Link Dependent Tasks

Topic 2C: Identify Deliverables in the Project File

Topic 2D: Constrain Tasks

Topic 2E: Set a Task Deadline

 

Lesson 3: Creating and Assigning Resources

Topic 3A: Create Resources

Topic 3B: Create a Resource Calendar

Topic 3C: Assign Resources

Topic 3D: Assign Additional Resources to a Task

Topic 3E: Resolve Resource Conflicts

 

Lesson 4: Finalizing the Project Schedule

Topic 4A: View the Critical Path

Topic 4B: Shorten the Project Duration

Topic 4C: Set a Baseline

Topic 4D: Display Project Summary Information

 

 

Project Level 2

 

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exchanging Project Schedule Data with Other Applications

Topic 1A: Import a Task List from an Excel File into a New Project Schedule

Topic 1B: Create a Custom Import Map

Topic 1C: Export Project Cost Data into Excel

Topic 1D: Copy a Picture into a Word Document

Topic 1E: Save Project Information as a Web Page

 

Lesson 2: Updating a Project Schedule

Topic 2A: Enter Task Progress Information

Topic 2B: View Task Progress

Topic 2C: Split a Task

Topic 2D: Reschedule a Task

Topic 2E: Filter Tasks in a Project Schedule

Topic 2F: Save an Interim Project Schedule

Topic 2G: Create a Custom Table

Topic 2H: Add Custom Columns to a Table

Topic 2I: Hyperlink Documents to Tasks

 

Lesson 3: Creating Custom Reports

Topic 3A: Create a Custom Report

Topic 3B: Modify a Custom Report's Header and Footer

Topic 3C: Add a Picture to a Report

Topic 3D: Modify a Custom Report's Margins

Topic 3E: Print a Custom Report

 

Lesson 4: Re-using Project Schedule Information

Topic 4A: Create a Project Schedule Template

Topic 4B: Create a Custom Combination View

Topic 4C: Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans

Topic 4D: Share Resources

Topic 4E: Create a Master Project Schedule

 

Adobe Illustrator Level 1

 

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating Simple Shapes

Topic 1A: Create a New Document

Topic 1B: Customize the Workspace

Topic 1C: Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools

Topic 1D: Draw Basic Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool

 

Lesson 2: Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes

Topic 2A: Format Objects

Topic 2B: Manipulate Objects

Topic 2C: Insert Type

 

Lesson 3: Creating Logos Using Custom Paths

Topic 3A: Draw Paths with the Pen Tool

Topic 3B: Modify Existing Shapes

Topic 3C: Duplicate Objects

Topic 3D: Apply Graphic Styles

 

Lesson 4: Enhancing Logo Type

Topic 4A: Apply Gradients to Type

Topic 4B: Flow Type on a Path

Topic 4C: Apply an Envelope to Type

 

Lesson 5: Manipulating Body Type

Topic 5A: Import Body Type

Topic 5B: Format Type with Styles

Topic 5C: Find and Replace Text

Topic 5D: Fix Spelling Errors

Topic 5E: Insert Typographic Characters

 

Lesson 6: Creating an Advertisement

Topic 6A: Import a Graphic

Topic 6B: Align Objects

Topic 6C: Apply Spot Colors

Topic 6D: Wrap Text

Topic 6E: Export a File

 

Lesson 7: Organizing Assets with Adobe® Bridge

Topic 7A: Customize the Adobe Bridge Workspace

Topic 7B: Append Metadata to Assets