Managing Information Effectively
Course Specifications
Course number: 088677
Software: XXXXXX
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
As a business professional, you are surrounded by information and rely on it to do your job. Some information comes to you because you ask for it; other times it literally seems to come “at” you. Other people may rely on and ask you for information, and there are times when you send it to them without their asking. Being able to manage information effectively is one of the most basic skills you must have to do your job well. In this course, you will apply important principles and skills to manage the information you have to do your job. 
Course Objective: You will practice skills and apply principles for managing information so that you can quickly find the information you need and use it with ease.

Target Student: Business professionals who are seeking to improve their information management skills.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	Pentium® 90 MHz or higher processor, or Macintosh® PowerPC™.
•	Screen resolution of 800 x 600 set to 256 colors.
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
•	Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® XP® Home Edition, or Windows® XP® Professional. 
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.0x, 5.5, 6.0; or Netscape Navigator® (excluding 6.0 and 6.1).
•	Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 6.0 or higher; Apple® QuickTime® 5.0 or higher; Macromedia® Flash Player® 6.0.79 or higher; or Macromedia® Shockwave® 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.1 or higher. 
•	Turn off pop-up blocking. (Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer users only.) 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	acquire information.
•	optimize information.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Acquiring Information
Topic 1A: Design Your Information System
Topic 1B: Capture Information
Topic 1C: Catalog Information

Lesson 2: Optimizing Information
Topic 2A: Maintain Information
Topic 2B: Retire Information
Topic 2C: Improve Your Information System