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
		
	Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
		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.