Excel basics are covered in this two-week course. Topics include learning formulas and functions, mastering auto fill, editing worksheets, creating charts and graphs, using auto calculate, auditing, and working with multiple worksheets and templates simultaneously.

Gain intermediate skills to maneuver around your computer, strengthen your keyboarding skills and become proficient in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Publisher. Understanding these software applications will give you the edge to be a powerful asset on any office professional team.

Many factors contribute to becoming an effective office professional. This course helps you further develop your skill set. You will focus on effective customer service, efficient organizational skills both electronically and manually, and how to use software applications to your advantage. In addition, this course will teach proper conflict-resolution tactics, team-working skills, resumé writing and interviewing skills.

Become skilled at research practices and understand what it takes to be an asset to any team. This includes learning how to effectively write business letters and emails, speak clearly and concisely, and manage timelines to meet the needs of your employer or the business.

Expand your knowledge of day-to-day accounting practices and become comfortable applying these basics in your role as an office professional.

Discover the importance of being a member of a project team or committee. Learn how to complete assignments with specific deliverables or perform a detailed task or function. Being a team member means ensuring your assigned responsibilities satisfy the project's objectives and goals, and that they are completed on time and within budget, if applicable.

Put your newly learned skills to the test in a work practicum.

The Health Care Aide comprehensive final exam is written after successful completion of all Health Care Aide courses.

Prerequisite: HLTH 2009

Improve your reading comprehension and increase your reading speed. Learn how to use a dictionary to find the definitions of new words. Build a personal dictionary of the spelling, meaning, and part of speech of new words. Develop your ability to identify characters, plot, dialogue, and setting in a novel study.

Explore the concepts of character, plot, setting, conflict, and resolution in short stories and through a novel study. Learn to summarize and respond to readings on varying topics and of various lengths. Learn through individual, group, and computer-assisted instruction.

Learn to identify plot, conflict and resolution, climax, setting, theme, characterization, and point of view in various fictional short story selections. Explore the concepts of theme, prediction, background information, making connections, visualization, questioning, and figurative language through a novel study. Learn through individual, group, and computer-assisted instruction.

Develop your ability to write complete sentences by focusing on capitalization and punctuation rules. Learn spelling rules and develop your grammar skills. Improve your writing fluency, and develop the ability to edit your own sentences. Learn to put two to three sentences together in paragraph format.

Develop your ability to plan, draft, and edit your writing. Learn to write "compare and contrast" and informative paragraphs. Improve your academic vocabulary, spelling, and grammar skills through both individual and group instruction.

Further develop and refine your writing skills while applying skills and strategies learned in previous Critical Writing courses in order to plan, draft, and edit three-paragraph persuasive essays. Learn how to include background information, a thesis statement, and a projected plan in your writing. Some students may go on to five-paragraph essays depending on individual ability. Explore the structures of "compare and contrast" and "cause and effect" paragraphs. Improve your academic vocabulary, spelling, and grammar skills through both individual and group instruction.

Improve your reading, writing, listening, speaking, and/or grammar skills through individualized instruction. Work both with an instructor and in a small group to develop skills essential to achieving your personal language goals. This course is designed for students whose math skills are significantly higher than their language skills.

Develop your communication and interpersonal skills while working as a member of a team. Explore themes that may include the environment, social responsibility, financial literacy, and career planning. Complete projects that develop your research, interview, and presentation skills. Enhance your Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Publisher skills.

Develop your ability to work in a team while proposing, planning, and leading a field trip for the class. Make connections with the community and learn more about Edmonton. Enhance your Microsoft PowerPoint skills.

Develop your communication and interpersonal skills while working as a member of a team. Explore themes that may include academic success, intercultural communication, and Canadian history and citizenship. Complete projects that develop your research, interview, and presentation skills. Enhance your Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or Publisher Skills. Improve your physical health through weekly field trips to the YMCA.

Develop your mathematical ability through a modularized program developed by the instructor to meet your individual needs. Topics covered include whole number addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (Modules one to three)

Develop your mathematical ability through a modularized program developed by the instructor to meet your individual needs. Topics covered include a review of multiplication and division operations and an introduction to fractions. (Modules four to six)

Develop your mathematical ability through a modularized program developed by the instructor to meet your individual needs. Topics include fractions, decimals, integers, simple equations, rations, proportions, percent, and measurement. (Modules seven to nine)