Integrated Software Applications I Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Course

ITSC-1309-001 Integrated Software Applications I

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: Keyboarding skill of 30 wpm required

Course Description

Introduction to business productivity software suites using word processing, spreadsheets, databases and/or presentation software.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Benchmark Series:  Microsoft Access 2013 Level 1, Text with data files CD, by Rutkosky, Roggenkamp, and Rutkosky, published by Paradigm
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Benchmark Series:  Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, Text with data files CD, by Rutkosky, Roggenkamp, and Rutkosky, published by Paradigm
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Supplies

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Student Performance

The student will use word processing, spreadsheet, database, and/or presentation media software; apply integration techniques and produce combined documents; and explain the process of integrating data between applications.

By the end of the semester, the student will be able to complete satisfactorily all of the listed Learning Outcomes (Minimum Competencies) with a competency level based on the completion of required examinations administered under the supervision of the instructor and evaluated according to the instructor’s grading scale in Office Administration Department.

After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to do the following as evaluated by the faculty in the Office Administration Department:

1. Design, create, edit, including modifying tables, table structure, queries, forms, and reports, and print a database.
2. Design, create, edit, and print electronic presentations.
3. Design, create, edit, and print presentation slides. 

END-OF-COURSE OUTCOMES:  Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, and/or presentation software; and integrate applications to produce documents.

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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

No behavior expectations available

Grading Criteria

GRADING SCALE:  90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; <60 = F 

  20% of semester grade  -  Chapter Exercises & Assessments
  80% of semester grade  -  Unit Exams 
100%                             -  Semester Grade

 

Attendance

Since this is an online course, attendance is not recorded.  You are expected to invest approximately the same amount of time as a traditional, seated course requires.

Calendar

COURSE SCHEDULE
ITSC 1309
Online
Summer 2016

Week of:
June 6-13	Syllabus – Print and Study Review “Browsing the Internet Using Internet Explorer 8.0” in your Access textbook Access Chapter 1 Managing and Creating Tables—Pages 3-42 Assignment:  Access Chapter 1 Exercises and Assessments
June 14-20	Access Chapter 2 Creating Relationships between Tables—Pages 43-76 Assignment:  Access Chapter 2 Exercises and Assessments Access Chapter 3 Performing Queries—Pages 77-128 Assignment:  Access Chapter 3 Exercises and Assessments
June 21-27	Access Chapter 4 Creating and Modifying Tables in Design View—Pages 129-180 Assignment:  Access Chapter 4 Exercises and Assessments Performance Assessment over Access Chapter 1-4 Peruse Access Chapter 5
June 28-July 4	Access Chapter 5 Creating Forms—Pages 183-228 Assignment:  Access Chapter 5 Exercises and Assessments Access Chapter 6 Creating Reports and Mailing Labels—Pages 229-262 Assignment:  Access Chapter 6 Exercises and Assessments
July 5-11	Access Chapter 7 Modifying, Filtering, and Viewing Data—Pages 263-290 Assignment:  Access Chapter 7 Exercises and Assessments Access Chapter 8 Exporting and Importing Data—Pages 291-318 Assignment:  Access Chapter 8 Exercises and Assessments
July 12-18	Performance Assessment ove Access Chapter 5-8 PowerPoint Chapter 1 Preparing a PowerPoint Presentation—Pages 3-42 Assignment:  PowerPoint Chapter 1 Assessments
July 19-25	PowerPoint Chapter 2 Modifying a Presentation and Using Help—Pages 43-78 Assessments Create original presentations
July 25-27	Performance Assessments over PowerPoint

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