BUSA 215 Information Science and Data Management
This course combines lectures and hands-on learning of Microsoft Office applications and the Windows operating system to increase productivity within business and educational environments. The course emphasizes basic to intermediate skills for word processing, spreadsheets, and databases to improve data and file management and productivity within an organization. Some discussion of how various software components work together efficiently and effectively will be addressed. Access to a PC and a basic understanding of Windows is required.
BUSA 215Information Science and Data Management
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
0
III. Catalog Course Description
This course combines lectures and hands-on learning of Microsoft Office applications and the Windows operating system to increase productivity within business and educational environments. The course emphasizes basic to intermediate skills for word processing, spreadsheets, and databases to improve data and file management and productivity within an organization. Some discussion of how various software components work together efficiently and effectively will be addressed. Access to a PC and a basic understanding of Windows is required.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the proper use of application software.
- Manipulate software to address academic, professional, and everyday tasks and problems.
- Generate professional looking documents by applying formatting, headers, footers, borders, shading, tabs, indentation, citation, footnotes, clip art, and mail merge.
- Produce spreadsheets ranging from formatting, functions, charting, formula construction, and pivot tables.
- Implement database structure ranging from design, data entry, forms, reports, and queries.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Capstone Case Grader for each application, Simulated exam for each application, Pivot Tables Capstone Case Grader, and a common final project.