Des Moines Area Community College.

Continuing Education

Business Administration and Management

Administrative Assistant Applications
Cost: $89
Gain the skills and knowledge you'll need to prepare for the Certified Administrative Professional exam and begin a rewarding career as an administrative assistant.  Understand the fundamentals of business law, contracts, and the principal-agency relationship; discover ethics and organizational politics; and understand the basics of international business.  Learn about key management functions such as planning, control, motivation, etc. This course may help you prepare for the internationally recognized Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) exams offered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals.

Administrative Assistant Fundamentals
Cost: $89
This course will help you discover and master the essentials of managerial and staff support, information and records management, communications technology, travel and meeting coordination, space planning, and office ergonomics.  You’ll become an indispensable member of your team by identifying opportunities and implementing solutions to turn your office into a high productivity machine.  This course may help you prepare for the internationally recognized Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) exams offered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals.

Building Teams That Work
Cost: $89
You will learn the components of a successful team and the stages of its development. You'll master the skills you will need to effectively manage projects, make decisions, and solve problems in a team setting. Plus, you'll have a chance to learn the pitfalls of unhealthy group interaction and minimize any of its effects on your team.

Fundamentals of Supervision and Management
Cost: $89
Learn how to be an effective manager or supervisor.  Master the basics of business and organizations, learn the people skills required to motivate and delegate, and learn tools for solving problems and resolving conflicts.

Fundamentals of Supervision and Management II
Cost: $89
Learn how to be an effective manager or supervisor.  Master the basics of communicating effectively, and learn tools for developing your own interpersonal skills.

High Speed Project Management
Cost: $89
With accelerated schedules driving many technology projects today, the smart project manager must rapidly retool their skill set. This course offers a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds. Learn to meet and win challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.

Project Management Applications
Cost: $89
Learn the same powerful tools and techniques that experienced project management professionals rely on everyday.  You’ll increase the probability of success by mastering:  Earned Value Performance Measurement, Gantt Charts, Network Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure, and Cost-Volume Analysis.  You’ll become proficient at recruiting project team members and you’ll understand the stages of team development.

Project Management Fundamentals
Cost: $89
Gain the skills you'll need to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management. If you're organized, perceptive, detail-oriented, and an excellent communicator, you just might have what it takes to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management. If you're new to project management, this course will provide you with the essential information you'll need to prepare for and complete your first project. If you're an experienced project manager, this course will make you more valuable to your employer by increasing your skills and competencies.