This course is designed to provide new employees with an overview of the university, its culture, values, policies, procedures, and resources. By the end of this orientation, the new staff should:

• have a good understanding of what it means to be a part of the Africa International University community and
• how they can contribute to its mission and vision.

The "Data Management with Microsoft Excel" course is designed to equip staff with the essential skills and knowledge to effectively manage and manipulate data using Microsoft Excel. The course will cover various techniques and functionalities of Excel that enable efficient data organization, analysis, and reporting. By the end of this short course, participants will be able to:

• clean and transform data
• perform calculations
• use Excel's built-in functions, and
• create visually appealing charts and tables.

This short course is designed to provide staff members with the knowledge and skills to effectively use Microsoft Teams to collaborate with their colleagues, work remotely, and share securly.

 By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Use Microsoft Teams for real-time collaboration such as working on documents simultaneously without the need to send multiple emails back and forth
• Organize communication using chats and group chats with other staff members and even accross departments
• Customize a work space on Microsoft Teams to work on specific projects and tasks
• Integrate with other tools such as OneNote, Planner, Microsof Forms, Approvals, Draw.io
• Organize meetings, audio/video conferences with other team members and conduct teaching and learing with it as well

This course is designed to provide staff members with the knowledge and skills to identify and prevent cybersecurity threats. 

Course Objectives:

• Understand common types of cyber attacks and how they occur
• Create and manage strong passwords
• Understand the importance of regular software updates and how to keep software up-to-date
• Identify potential cybersecurity incidents and follow appropriate reporting procedures
• Safeguard against physical security threats
• Understand the importance of data backup and recovery

By the end of this course which is based on the book "Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook"  you should be able to:

• Tailor the Outlook environment to the specific needs of your working environment 
• Understand tips and tricks for setting up and managing appointments and events
• Customize the content getting printed in Outlook calendars
• Explore best practices and steps for sharing an Outlook workspace with coworkers
• Implement the Rules section that will be beneficial for daily routines
• Create a time-management system that you can implement to organize and control your inbox