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INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT EXCEL Associate Degree in Office Information Technology CS 120 Breyer State University SYLLABUS COURSE OVERVIEW: I welcome you to a very challenging course in Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel is the industry standard for presenting information using spreadsheets, graphs and charts. Once you begin using this powerful application, I guarantee you that you will wonder how you ever got through your daily working life without it. Microsoft Excel is fully integrated with Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint so you can copy great looking and appropriate chart data and paste them directly into other office applications. You can also work directly on Excel charts from within other office applications due to the tight integration that exists. You can expect to enjoy this practical course as you master various aspects of the Excel program. You will learn the basics of the Excel screens and menus, the different ways to work with data sheets, the powerful formula function, how to format great looking spreadsheets, how to use cell references and how to create and manipulate graphs and charts. The coursework that you will complete in this course follows the MOUS standards. TIME FRAME: This is a five-semester hour course. This course is allotted 10 weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the 10-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded five semester hours of credit. TEXTBOOKS: There is only one required text book for this course: Books 1: DDC Learning Microsoft Excel 2002. Jennifer Fulton. ISBN # 1-58-577-138-4.
EXAMINATIONS: There is only one exam for this course which must be taken at the end of the tenth week of the course. This exam will account for 50 percent of your overall grade. The exam is programmed and located in the online classroom for this course. The examination is an open-book examination. The exam consists of thirty questions and you will have 30 minutes to complete the questions. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. I will then grant your information to access the examination questions for the specified time period. You will receive an email from me indicating the necessary information required to access the examination. Once you navigate to the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 30 minutes to submit your answers. The program provides me with the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. When you are ready you can click on the submit button to send your answers to me. You will receive an email with your exam score and you will receive a copy of the examination with the correct answers within 72 hours; hence you will be able to know where you went wrong. GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows: 90-100% = A COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at a mutually convenient time. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive information regarding dates and times for chat sessions. Upon registration for this course you will be given my contact information which includes a telephone contact number, ICQ# information and MSN messenger information. I am also available for communication over MSN chat; hence you may be able to save on some of those high phone bills costs. If at any time during this course you change your email address or other contact information, please be sure to notify me immediately. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There are two assignments for this course. The first assignment is due at the beginning of the sixth week. The second assignment is due at the beginning of the tenth week. Each assignment is worth 25 percent of your overall grade. ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, Warren Seetahal, MBA, BSc, MCSE currently teach undergraduate courses at Breyer State University . I hold a degree in Masters in Business Administration, one in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a major in Accounting, and I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. I have worked in many companies primarily being responsible for change through technology. I have served as project manager, ISO 9002 auditor and Information Systems Manager for many companies. I have been a swimmer and table-tennis player for the past sixteen years. I am currently pursuing RHCE certification and intend to pursue a PhD in Operations Research and Information Systems in the near future. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 1). Understand the basic tools in the Excel toolbars. ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the link "Assignments" found in your classroom. INFORMATION:
If you have any questions regarding this program, you can contact the instructor at warrens_tt@yahoo.com.
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