Instructor: Todd Raines

Biography: Todd Raines is the IT Training Coordinator at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Raines is the 2008 recipient of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) Mid-America Region Excellence in Teaching and Faculty Service Award.

Classes by this instructor

Excel�: Automating Workbook Functionality and using Macros

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Excel�. Excel� includes a range of features that enable you to automate a wide variety of workbook tasks.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Excel�: Using Lookup Functions and Formula Auditing

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Excel�. This course will help you develop the ability to create the advanced functions and formulas you need to perform complex calculations in Excel�.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Excel�: Visualizing Data with Charts

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Excel�. This course will help you interpret your Excel� data and organize it to create charts and graphs. It will enable you to show your data in a more visually appealing way.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Leveraging Generative AI for Business Documentation

This course explores how generative AI tools can support writing and document creation across a variety of platforms. You'll learn how to use free AI tools to brainstorm ideas, draft and refine text, and generate visual content for documents created in word processing and desktop publishing software, helping you work more efficiently and creatively.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Leveraging Generative AI for Business Presentations

This course introduces practical ways to use generative AI tools to streamline the creation of business presentations. You'll learn how to generate slide text, visuals, presenter notes, and handouts using free AI tools that work with any presentation software, helping you save time while producing clear, professional results.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Leveraging Generative AI for Spreadsheets

Learn how to use free generative AI tools to work smarter with spreadsheets. This course shows you how to analyze data, solve problems, and support better business decisions using AI, without paying for expensive software integrations. You'll focus on practical use cases, the right tools to use, and how to ask effective questions to get real value from your data.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Microsoft� Excel� 2021: Part 2

This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Excel� Part 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that can help deepen your understanding of organizational intelligence.
March 11-25, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Microsoft� Excel� 2021: Part 3

This course builds upon the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Excel� Part 1 and Part 2 courses. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to perform advanced data analysis, collaborate on workbooks with other users, and automate workbook functionality.
April 8-22, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Microsoft� Excel�: Data Analysis with PivotTables

Advances in technology have made it possible to store ever increasing amounts of data. Along with this, the need to analyze that data and gain actionable insight is greater than ever. Being able to harness the power of advanced PivotTable features and create PivotCharts will help you to gain a competitive edge.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Doermer School of Business Bldg, Room 320

Microsoft� Excel�: Working with Functions

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Excel�. To gain a truly competitive edge, you need to be able to extract actionable organizational intelligence from your raw data. Learn how to get Excel� to provide the answers for you.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Online Course