ACC Continuing Education

With nearly 90% of web traffic coming from search engines, the most important thing you can do to increase your web site's traffic is to increase your search engine ranking. Learn proven, step-by-step strategies to achieve the highest possible position with the major search engines. Prerequisite: Completion of the Introduction to WWW Authoring and XHTML course or equivalent HTML experience.

This course provides a foundation in a practical knowledge of blockchain. Beginning with an understanding of blockchain technology and its intended purpose, the course progresses into blockchain architecture. You will review the enterprise implementation and practical use of blockchain, such as in banking, healthcare and government applications. Throughout the course, you will also learn how blockchain evolved from its beginnings with cryptocurrencies and the role it plays in the trading, distribution, and other transactions that occur with cryptocurrency.

Master the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Excel 2010, including data analysis tools, database techniques, and advanced methods for using PivotTables.

You will learn how to harness the power of Excel's data analysis tools and AutoFilter commands and how to create macros that eliminate repetitive tasks. Set yourself apart from the casual Excel user by adding VLOOKUP, INDEX, and MATCH, and other intermediate functions to your professional skill set. In addition, you will learn to create macros that let you manipulate data with the push of a button. You'll also discover how to use Goal Seek and Solver and apply them to real-world problems. Software requirements: PC: Windows 10 or later operating systems. Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible. Microsoft Excel, a subscription to Office 365, or Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019. Suggested prerequisite: Excel Introduction or basic understanding of Microsoft Excel uses and functions.

This course will introduce you to the program's basic functions and uses. Through hands-on lessons, you will learn numerous shortcuts to quickly and efficiently set up worksheets. You will also learn how to use the function wizard to calculate statistics, future values, and more. In addition, you will get tips on sorting and analyzing data, creating three-dimensional workbooks, and automating frequently-repeated tasks with macros and buttons. Software requirements: PC: Windows 10 or later operating systems. Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible. Microsoft Excel, a subscription to Office 365, or Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019.

Get started with Google Workspace by learning the basics of nine key Google apps: Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Contacts, Calendar, Meet, and Chat.

This course will introduce students to various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) and how we interact with AI as consumers in applications like chatbots and recommendation engines. Students will see how AI provides analytics in business and consider industries that may be transformed or even disrupted by AI implementations. Includes review of neural networks, machine learning, AI applications such as natural language processing, forecasting, and robotics as well as the AI development process and some of the ethical factors in AI deployment.

This online, self-paced course will introduce you to Microsoft Excel 2019 and teach you basic Excel skills. Learn how to create a spreadsheet using several time-saving functions, how to work with numbers, names, dates, or other important data, how to use macros and buttons, and how to sort and analyze your data. By course completion, you will know how to best organize large sets of data into a spreadsheet with this powerful business productivity tool.

Learn the fundamentals of computer networking in terms you can easily understand; learn why networks have become so important, how software and hardware makes networking possible, and how networks function.

Learn why you are at risk and what you can do to protect your personal and business data from the outside world. This course will bring you up to speed on the fundamentals of PC and network security. You will understand and explore the vulnerability of operating systems, software, and networks; you will find out why, where and how viruses, worms, and blended threats are created; you will learn a safe way to handle files and data across the internet through a virtual private network. Suggested prerequisite: A familiarity with general computing terminology, an understanding of any operating system you are using (Mac, Windows, or Linux) and an ability to locate programs and change settings.

Covers typical hardware and operating system problems encountered by technicians and teaches troubleshooting techniques to decipher basic and more advanced problems. The course also shows how to maintain and optimize a Windows PC.

Learn how to manage your email, calendar, and contacts, and how to streamline and automate your work with keyboard shortcuts, rules, Search Folders, and Quick Steps. Also learn about the redesigned Contacts section of Outlook (now called People). You'll discover how Outlook can connect to your social networks, and discuss the pros and cons of making those connections.

Learn how to create multimedia presentations for just about any audience. Create and display slides filled with formatted text, video, audio, animation, special effects, charts, outlines, video clips, images, and links to the Web. Work with task panes and the clip organizer, use the Design Gallery Live and Template Gallery Web sites; save your presentations in HTML so they can be shared with others over the Web. Also, learn how to use some of the features exclusive to PowerPoint 2003, including the PowerPoint Viewer, the Package-for-CD feature, and the Reference task pane.

This class extends CSS positioning used on web pages, essentially eliminating the need for tables based layouts. Learn how to build and implement multiple style sheets for your site and style forms and create rollovers with CSS. Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Using Cascading Style Sheets or equivalent knowledge.

In this course, you will learn to use Windows 11, a powerful new operating system, including customizing your desktop, managing files and folders, and navigating the web with the latest Microsoft Edge browser.

Wireless networking is a hot topic. Learn how wireless devices make connections, how the connections actually work, and how you can plan, deploy, and connect to wireless networks yourself. Prerequisite: ITNW 5028 Introduction to Networking or equivalent experience.

Learn to use the word processor. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to add, move through, and edit text, move words from one part of your document to another, work on two or more documents simultaneously, change the size or appearance of text, change margins and tab settings, automatically center, right align, justify, and indent text; run the integrated grammar and spelling checker; use the thesaurus; save, retrieve, copy, organize, and print your documents.

Create professional-quality documents efficiently and effectively. This online course will teach you how to use Microsoft Word 2019, the widely-used word processing software by Microsoft Office/Office 365. Through hands-on lessons and modules, you will learn how to use a number of shortcuts and time-saving techniques to create complex documents, create and organize tables, manipulate graphics, and merge spreadsheets. Software requirements: Windows 10 or later operating systems. Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible. Microsoft Word, a subscription to Office 365, or Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019. Suggested prerequisite: Word 2019 Introduction or basic familiarity with Microsoft Word's word processing and editing.