Rutgers School of Business - Camden

Certificate in Admistrative Assistant Skills

For individuals who have previously worked in an office support environment and wish to enhance organizational, technical and people skills, or who wish to move into an Administrative Assistant or Business Support position. This program will provide you with structured, formalized training in the day-to-day skills demanded in today's workplace.

Includes courses in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access (choose 2002, 2003 or 2007 version)

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Core Courses

Course Module #

Course Title

43051 Achieving Success Without Authority: Focusing on Results
43052 Achieving Success Without Authority: Personal Accountability
43302 Administrative Assistant Skills: Enhancing Your Skills
43303 Administrative Assistant Skills: Excelling as an Admin Assistant
43301 Administrative Assistant Skills: Understanding Basic Skills
45272 Advanced Business Communication: Business Writing for Results
45273 Advanced Business Communication: Effective Business
45271 Advanced Business Communication: Guidelines for Effective Communication
45252 Business Etiquette: Communicating in Today's Workplace
45251 Business Etiquette: Office Protocol
45107 Business Writing - The Fundamentals
45108 Business Writing - Writing Effective Proposals
45231 E-mail Etiquette: E-mail in the Workplace
45232 E-mail Etiquette: Using E-mail to Communicate Successfully
45233 E-mail Etiquette: Writing Effective E-mail Messages
46601 Essentials of Business Law: The Legal Environment
44104 Excellence in Service: Fundamentals for Employees
45104 Grammar Skills - An Introduction to Basic Grammar
45106 Grammar Skills - Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling
45105 Grammar Skills - Writing Effectively
KE2K3C  Microsoft Excel 2003 Core Skills
KE2K3E  Microsoft Excel 2003 Expert Skills
KP2K3C  Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Core Skills
KP2K3E  Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Expert Skills
KW2K3C  Microsoft Word 2003 Core Skills
KW2K3E  Microsoft Word 2003 Expert Skills
43001 Organizational Skills: Managing Information
43004 Organizational Skills: Time Management
45283 Telephone Skills: Effectively Managing Inbound and Outbound Calls
45282 Telephone Skills: Handling Difficult Calls
45281 Telephone Skills: Professionalism Through Basic Skills

Electives: Choose 4 in collaboration with your Advisor, for a total of 35

48641 Budgeting: Creating and Analyzing a Budget
46611 Business Code of Conduct - Bribery and Kickbacks
46615 Business Code of Conduct - Confidentiality and Company Assets
46616 Business Code of Conduct - Conflicts of Interest
46612 Business Code of Conduct - Insider Trading
46614 Business Code of Conduct - Sarbanes Oxley Act
46610 Business Code of Conduct: Ethical Responsibility
43044 Career Development: Developing a Career Strategy
43045 Career Development: Excelling in Your Career
43046 Career Development: Professional Networking
45203 Communicating with Difficult People: Communicating with Your Manager
45202 Communicating with Difficult People: Handling Difficult Co-Workers
45201 Communicating with Difficult People: Working with Difficult Employees
48601 Financial Management: Accounting Fundamentals
16491 Information Access Best Practices
KA2K3C  Microsoft Access 2003 Core Skills
KA2K3E  Microsoft Access 2003 Expert Skills
KO2K3C  Microsoft Outlook 2003 Core Skills
KO2K3E  Microsoft Outlook 2003 Expert Skills
16490 Network Security Fundamental Structures
15472 QuickBooks Pro 2005 - Basic Accounting
15471 QuickBooks Pro 2005 - Setting Up
16489 Workplace Security Principles and Policies
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Total study time: Approximately 160 hours, including required interaction with your Advisor and written assignments

Tuition: $1949.You may save significantly if registering for more than 1 Certificate.
Course content, availability and tuition subject to change at any time.

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