Course details
Programme Aims:
The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) qualification is Microsoft’s official certification in the Microsoft Office desktop applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access). Earning MOS certification differentiates candidates in today's competitive job market by broadening employment opportunities and providing an industry recognised benchmark of achievement. Successful candidates receive a digital certificate and transcript, as well as the official MOS logo for personal use.
The MOS certification is a globally recognised qualification that enables individuals to prove their skills in Microsoft Office and help fill the growing demand for qualified, knowledgeable people in the workplace. MOS certified individuals report increased competence and productivity with Microsoft Office applications as well as increased credibility with their employers, co-workers and clients.
Entry Requirement
No prerequisites apart from basic computing skills.
Examinations
A 50 minute online test will be taken by the candidate on completion of each module.
Course Content
MOS is the Microsoft Office Specialist certification programme which includes Word 2013, Excel 2013, PowerPoint 2013, and Access 2013. The syllabus incorporates GMetrix which is the leading online learning / practice test software for MOS certification. It is an essential part of the complete MOS training solution, incorporating Skills Analysis, Online Action Learning (live in the application) and Practice Test features. This allows the candidate to access the online courseware from anywhere in their own time to practice.
The course will be offered in two parts. The first part will consist of Modules 1 and 2 and will be offered in semester 1, running from September 2014 to January 2015. The second part will consist of Modules 3 and 4, running from January 2015 to May 2015.
Module 1: Microsoft Word 2013
- Create and Manage Documents
- Format Text, Paragraphs, and Sections
- Create Tables and Lists • Apply References
- Insert and Format Objects
Module 2: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
- Create and Manage Presentations
- Insert and Format Shapes and Slides
- Create Slide Content
- Apply Transitions and Animations
- Manage Multiple Presentations
Module 3: Microsoft Excel 2013
- Modify cell contents and formats
- Insert and modify rows and columns
- Summarise data using a formula
- Format or modify text by using formulas
- Create, format and modify charts
Module 4 Microsoft Access 2013
- Structure a Database
- Create fields and modify field properties
- Attach documents to and detach from records
- Create and modify queries
- Manage and maintain Database
Course Location
About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the ftheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers ctheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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