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Microsoft Project 2013: Part 1
Course Specifications
Course Number:
091110
Course Length:
1 day
Course Description
Overview:
Welcome to Microsoft® Project 2013. This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project Professional 2013 so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.
Course Objectives:
Target Student:
Students taking this course are responsible for managing projects in a work environment. This includes creating and maintaining project plans.
This course is also for anyone seeking to become a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Microsoft Office Project 2013.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic project management knowledge and skills. The following course can help you in meeting this requirement: Project Management Fundamentals (Second Edition).
You should also have basic knowledge and skills for using any current Windows® operating system—preferably Windows 8. The following Logical Operations course can help you meet this requirement: Microsoft® Windows® 8 and Office 2013: Making the Transition.
Finally, you should have competency in using other Microsoft Office applications—preferably Office 2013. You can take any of the Office 2013 course offerings from Logical Operations.
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz or greater x86/x64 processor with SSE2 instruction set.
- 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit).
- Hard disk with 2 GB available disk space.
- Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX10 graphics card and 1024 x 576 minimum resolution.
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device).
- 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access (optional).
- Internet access.
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver.
- Projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen.
Software
- Windows® 7, Windows 8, Windows Server® 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 with .Net 3.5 or greater
- Internet Explorer® 8, 9, or 10; Firefox® 10.x+, Safari® 5 (Mac), or Chrome™ 17.x.
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Microsoft® Project Professional 2013 (32-bit version recommended to ensure compatibility with other software)
Course Content
Lesson 1: Starting a Project
Topic A: Project Management 101
Topic B: Navigate and Customize the Project 2013 Interface
Topic C: Add Tasks to a Project
Topic D: Add Resources to a Project
Topic E: Save a Project
Lesson 2: Working with Project Calendars
Topic A: Manage Project Time Frames
Topic B: Change Working Time
Lesson 3: Working with Project Tasks
Topic A: Manage Project Tasks
Topic B: Add Summary Tasks and Milestones
Lesson 4: Working with Project Resources
Topic A: Manage Project Resources
Topic B: Allocate and Level Work Resources
Lesson 5: Delivering a Project Plan
Topic A: Print Project Views
Topic B: Share Projects
Topic C: Export Projects
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