BUS 20101 - The Computer In Business

This course provides an intermediate level of instruction for two of the most widely used database and spreadsheet programs: Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. Students are immersed in realistic business scenarios and learn how to analyze a variety of business problems to help make important decisions. In particular, the course provides an orientation to database design and spreadsheet design from an end-user/manager perspective. This is mainly a hands-on class, and the students will become very familiar with the various features and functions of Access and Excel by the end of the course. (NOTE: the programs used in this course are available on only computers with windows-based operating systems. An Apple or MAC computer is not suitable for this course as there is no Microsoft Access equivalent program available for them).

Preparation for Course
P: Sophomore or higher class standing.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Learn intermediate to an advance presentation of Microsoft Office Access and Microsoft Office Excel.
2. Learn proper procedures in Access to create databases, queries, reports, and forms suitable for coursework, professional purposes, and personal use through skills-based and/or project-based assignments as well as simulated training assignments.
3. Learn the proper procedures in Excel to create spreadsheets, charts, formulas, analytical functions, and forms suitable for coursework, professional purposes, and personal use through skills-based and/or project-based assignments as well as simulated training assignments.
4. Discover functionality of Access and Excel so they can become more productive in their classes, workplaces and in their personal life.