Finish Line

Overall my experience in IS101 was great. It was a lot more work than I hand anticipated at first, but it was all worth it. Instructor Wu made the class challenging but was extremely helpful along the way. Classmates were easy to get along with and helpful when ever it was needed.

This course gave me skills that I never knew were going to be as helpful as they are in my everyday life. I have kids who are school age and I am confident I can help them if they come to me with Microsoft questions. I am also excited to be able to apply what I have learned at work, since I use Microsoft programs on a daily basis.

6.8.1 - Media Formatting. I chose this topic because it was one of the least known things I could do in PowerPoint. Being able to designate a video to start upon click or automatically when the slide transitions was helpful to me. I've made PowerPoints before and always put them in from the internet but now i have tools to be able to make better presentations in the future.

Third times a charm...

Phase 2 was a bigger challenge but I was able to push through and get ahead in the small moments I had in life. The number of formulas that you have to be familiar with and knowing which function to input is so important in Excel. At times I was so overwhelmed with the worksheets because I would get stuck and questioned if I was actually retaining what I was being presented with. I just took and passed the MO-210 exam, so I think all the overthinking was unnecessary. 😅

5.5.2 Cell Formats was the one I found I would be using most. Formatting cells helps bring more structure to your sheet and not just be a bunch of numbers and words in cells. Just like a Word document, I learned to be able to center, align, widen columns or just auto fit to make it simpler. I haven't gotten to use this in real life yet, but I hope to soon.

Since I use Excel almost every day at work, I may try to create or upgrade some of the workbooks we use if given the opportunity. I would love to see how I can apply what I have to simplify or improve things at work.

Seeing as how my study and work habits have been successful thus far, I don't see myself changing my approaches. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

  

1/4 of the way there!

 

Phase 1 of IS101 has been no walk in the park, but I feel like I have weathered the storm well. I have been using the breaks between medical procedures at work to work on LabSim when I have the opportunity. For Phase 2, I am going to continue tackling the workload the way I have. If it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it.

Chapter 4 in LabSim was one of the more beneficial assignments to me, especially section 4.8.2 Table Formatting. At work my supervisor tasked me with keeping track of items that are going to expire quarterly. My supervisor showed me how to create a table so I could log the item number, name, location, and expiration date.

The first exam for this class is coming up in March, MO-110 Word certification. We have a syllabus that lays out the sections from LabSim that are on the exam. To prepare for this exam I am going to redo the sections on LabSim until I feel confident that I have a good grasp on the material.

I am not a very social person until I get to know you, or I feel comfortable around you. So, you could say I am very introverted. One thing I will share is that I am an enthusiastic Dallas Cowboys fan, but not a delusional one. Hahaha

Never thought I'd be blogging....Hello World.

    My name is Noel Munoz and I cannot believe I am blogging. I am 38 year old Marine veteran. I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico but grew up in Las Vegas. I came to this city when I was only one year old, so I don't have any memories of Mexico apart from the ones from visiting a handful of times as a kid. I enlisted at age 17 and served 10 years in the United States Marine Corps. After my service, I earned my Associate degree in Radiologic Sciences at Pima Medical Institute in 2018. I currently work in interventional radiology at the veteran's hospital in North Las Vegas. Now I'm enrolled at CSN to earn my Associate of Applied Science degree in Real Estate.

    I'm not gonna lie about my first impression about IS101 at CSN. I thought it was going to be a pretty simple class about software and computers but boy was I wrong. I don't think I have been this engaged in a class setting right off the bat like I have been. I don't say this in a negative way because I love a challenge. There is a lot more to Microsoft programs than I thought I knew. I look forward to what lies ahead and to the challenges still to come.

    The skill I selected is 1.3.6 Gmail and Google calendar. Before I started at my current job, I had never used my Google calendar or Gmail. As a matter of fact, my wife has used Google calendar consistently for appointments and tried to show me but I really didn't get a grasp of it until I started to take call at my job and we needed to keep track of those days so as not to book things on the weeks where I had the possibility of working late or being called in after hours. As soon as I make an appointment or pick up call, I enter it into Google and I'm set. Can't believe I never simplified my life before.