Introduction to computer use and G Suite for beginners

Bucharest 18 June 2019 - 24 June 2019

Trainer: Dana-Maria Boldeanu

Details

The program aims to acquire basic concepts and techniques for exploring the Windows 10 operating system, the practical use of WORD application from Microsoft Office, as well as getting started with the complex cloud computing, productivity and collaboration Google's suite of apps, G Suite, which lets you connect and work in an intelligent way from anywhere with your team, favoring end-users in the economic field to work professionally with these introductory concepts.

Participants in this course will be allocated 16 credit points related to continuing professional training for damage finding specialists.

The course can be accessed only once in the professional training program for the damage assessment specialists.

Target group

The direct beneficiaries of the program are persons working in the financial and banking field (in the field of insurance, private pensions and financial investments, related or similar activities, as well as risk management, human resources management and management of the organization) with limited or no experience in exploring Windows operating system, using Microsoft Word 2016 and the G Suite services, provided by Google.

Course objectives

The program provides the opportunity to acquire basic skills in modeling economic and financial issues by managing Windows folders and files, document management using Microsoft Word 2016, and working with a complex cloud computing collaboration and e-mail solution provided by Google's G Suite tool.

Subjects

Module 1: Ways to explore Windows’s operating system (desktop/laptop)

Details

- General presentation of the operating system WINDOWS 10

- Files and folders explorer

- End of module case study

Module 2: Formatting and organizing a Word document using headers

Details

- Ways to format a Word document

- Use, modify, and apply styles for document title and title chapters

- Numbering chapters

- Generate table of contents

- Using the navigation panel

- Track Changes options – Reviewing Pane

- End of module case study

Modulul 3: Mail merge technique for generating circular letters

Details

- Prepare the main document

- Select and edit the mailing list

- Add custom content to the letter

- Examining the results

- Completing the master document merge with the data source

- Print or e-mail circular letters

- End of module case study.

Module 4: E-mail, communication and collaboration complex tool from Google – G Suite – part I

Details

- Describing the functionalities of the Google "cloud" solution - G Suite

- Ways of using most recent version of Chrome browser

- Managing G Suite services: Calendar, Gmail and Drive

- Create Gmail account and access Google Drive

- Folders management

- End of module case study.

Module 5: E-mail, communication and collaboration complex tool from Google – G Suite – part II

Details

- Create and import files

- Documents with real-time co-editing – Google Docs

- Advanced, fast online spreadsheets – Google Sheets

- Easy surveys and forms – Google Forms

- Managing together beautiful presentations – Google Slides

- Managing Google Drive app on desktop

- End of module case study.

A PowerPoint presentation and Microsoft Word 2016 files with specific examples represent the teaching support. Chrome browser will be used to exemplify G Suite features. The following references have been used for the program’s support:

References:

Boldeanu Dana, Geambaşu Cristina, Gheorghe Mirela, Oancea Mirela, Tudor Cătălin, Şova Robert, Tehnologii Office cu Aplicabilitate în domeniul financiar-contabil, Editura ASE, 2012, ISBN 9978-606-505-542-1
Faithe Wempen, Word 2016 In Depth, Editura Que, 2015
Joan Lambert, “Microsoft Word 2016 Step By Step” Microsoft Press, 2015
http://office.microsoft.com
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us
https://gsuite.google.com/

Trainer

Dana-Maria Boldeanu is associate professor at the Management Information Systems Department within the Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems – Bucharest University of Economic Studies Management Information Systems. She has over 15 years of experience in teaching and research in specializations: Professional Spreadsheets, Business databases, Business Intelligence, Project Management and Business Services Industry. She obtained the professional qualification of Microsoft Office Specialist certification in 2016 from Microsoft through Learning Solution Training in Romania and also has ITIL® Foundation Certificate (2016) in service management through EXIN/Axelos Global Best Practice. She graduated in 2012 from “Research and Teacher Education for Business & Economics (EDU-RES)” interdisciplinary master program at the Faculty of International Business and Economics. From 2009 Dana Boldeanu is a member of the organizing committee of Accounting and Management Information Systems (AMIS) International Conference and starting with 2014 she is a member of the program committee of IBIMA Conference.

Between 2007 and 2009 she was trainer for ECDL Romania at the National Institute for Administration for: Module 1 and 2 (Computer Essentials), Module 4 and 5 (Excel, Access). She was active since 2002 in numerous research projects gained by competition and financed by the National Research Council or with structural and EU funds. For 2009 Dana-Maria Boldeanu is CEO of Centre for Advanced Services on Electronic Services (E-CAESAR), a non-profit association with researches focus on e-services. She was involved in setting up the research centre, acquiring projects and partnerships, working as leader or member in several projects.