Information Management Using Outlook

Course Description: This course is intended for persons who want to deal with information (whether it is paper or electronic) in a more organized fashion Students should have taken Outlook Level 1 (Outlook Level 2 recommended) or have equivalent experience with Outlook as it will be the tool used to organize email, to do items, your schedule, and contacts. Students should be able to create and send messages, create folders in Outlook, and use Tasks and Calendar.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of the class, students should be able to:
 explain why information organization is important for effective time management,
 discuss the various elements of a proven methodology to create and maintain an information management system,
 develop a system to organize and manage information,
 implement the system in Outlook to organize and manage email,
 process the inbox effectively and efficiently,
 manage your schedule with Outlook Calendar, using it as a tool for scheduling meetings and events, as well as to support project action items,
 create a system for managing your contacts,
 use Tasks to manage your To Do list, as well as small projects,


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