Gordon State College Continuing & Professional Education

If you work with large amounts of data and need to create engaging reports with that data, then you need to learn Crystal Reports. As data analysis becomes increasingly important in business, knowing how to use Crystal Reports, SAP's widely-used business intelligence application, is critical. This course will teach you to use Crystal Reports and create custom SQL statements to analyze data and create reports that convey clear messages. You will learn to format reports, to fil...ter and group data, to use formulas, to create summary reports and charts and to export reports. You will then learn how to use sections to improve formatting, how to create sub reports, how to work with custom groups, and how to create report alerts. Finally, you will learn more advanced features of Crystal Reports and will receive a thorough introduction to SQL, including how to work with databases, how to perform simple and advanced SELECTs, and more. By the end of the course, you will know how to connect to a data source and how to select subsets of the data to import into Crystal Reports to analyze. You will be able to create useful reports, manipulate their look and feel, and export them in a variety of shareable formats. Direct link to course: https://careertraining.ed2go.com//trainin/crystal-reports/

Our NEW Written Communication for Business Suite includes: 1) Effective Business Writing 2) Business and Marketing Writing 3) Writing Essentials... Sign up today to get ahead in the business world of communication. https://www.ed2go.com//written-communication-for-business/ Syllabus EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING I. Writing as Problem Solving II. Why Write and Who is Your Reader? III. Benefits You Can Offer Your Reader IV. Sequencing Your Ideas and How to Write Your Ending V. Revising, Formatting, Editing, and Proofreading VI. What Words to Take Out VII. What Words to Put In VIII. Strategies for Good Spelling and Punctuation IX. One Easy Grammar Lesson X. Getting the Tone Right XI. When You Have to Say No XII. Email Etiquette BUSINESS AND MARKETING WRITING I. The Role of Business and Marketing Writing II. The Ins and Outs of Image III. Writing Approaches and Strategies IV. Media V. Putting It All Together: Writing Project VI. Complete and Incomplete Sentences VII. Word Choices VIII. internal Communication IX. Banishing the Bureaucracy X. Editing, Proofreading and Evaluating XI. Putting It All Together: Editing Project XII. Marketing Ethics WRITING ESSENTIALS I. Writing: Your Dynamic New Tool II. Words: Picking the Right One III. Spelling: Tips and Practice IV. Usage: Which Word Goes Where V. Sentences: Writing Them Effectively VI. Ending Punctuation: When, Where, and Why VII. Commas: Mastery at Last! VIII. Semicolons, Colons, and All the Rest: A Quick Review IX. Paragraphs: How They Help You Communicate X. Formatting: Tools and Tips to Help Your Content Shine XI. Writing for Electronic Media: Quirks and Characteristics XII/ Putting It All Together: Writing Well!

Art is a matter of interpretation, so explore your expression and creativity with this informative class, taught by A.P. Henry. In these sessions, you will be drawing with pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, then watercolor and acrylic painting in consecutive and intertwined orders. Direct link to register for course: https://aceweb.gordonstate.edu/wconne/ace/CourseStatus.awp

Our popular AKC Canine Good Citizen class begins one week from today. Have you registered, yet? https://aceweb.gordonstate.edu/wconne/ace/CourseStatus.awp

GSC McDonough is partnering with the Henry County Library System to offer an info session for our students and faculty on the benefits of having a library card ...membership. Not only is it FREE, but there are several free digital resources available including audio books, e-books academic resources, and magazine subscriptions. Learn more about these benefits and more next Wednesday! #publiclibrary Henry County Library System See more

Did you know that Continuing and Professional Education with Gordon State College offers customized business training to local businesses and industry? The following is an example of workshops we can offer you through virtual learning, or face-to-face on the beautiful Gordon campus, or at the location of your choice. Contact us with your unique vision of how we can assist you in achieving your goals for excellence. [email protected] 678-359-5123

This course provides a foundation in practical knowledge of blockchain. Beginning with an understanding of blockchain technology and its intended purpose, the course progresses into blockchain architecture. You will review the enterprise implementation and practical use of blockchain, such as in banking, healthcare, and government applications. Throughout the course, you will also learn how blockchain evolved from its beginnings with cryptocurrencies and the role it plays in the trading, distribution, and other transactions that occur with cryptocurrency. Direct link to course and registration: https://www.ed2go.com//online-cou/blockchain-fundamentals/