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ITSC-2335-001 Application Software Problem Solving
<p>Prerequisites: BCIS 1305</p>
Utilization of appropriate application software to solve advanced problems and generate customized solutions.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)
Hybrid
[Myitlab W/Etext Access Card For Your Office 2016
**Recommended**[Bundle Your Office Microsoft Excel 2016/MyITLab Access Card; Kinser
The physical textbook is not required, but highly recommended. Either option can be purchased at the AC Bookstore. Should you choose the first option and later decide you also want the printed text, the text can be purchased directly from the publisher for an additional fee (roughly $35 plus shipping).
The myitlab access code is valid for 1 year
*** Please do not open the booklet that contains the myitlab code until you have enrolled in the class in myitlab.
You could already have a valid code if you are concurrently enrolled OR if you were in one of the following classes in this past year - ITSE 2309, POFI 2350***
Students will utilize spreadsheet and word processing software, with a focus on understanding the impact of these applications and technology on our society and in the business world.
At completion of course student will be able to:
Use Excel to manage business data, and analyze empirical data from various sources using complex functions and other tools
Use Excel to prepare visual representation of data through charts and graphs.
Use Excel to create Financial models. Students will learn to create Amortization models. In addition, students will learn to use tools and features that help with Bonds and Investment analysis and depreciation of assets in a business.
Use Excel to create Statistical models where in students will learn to use tools to predict business outcomes, relationships between data, and predict future values.
Use Excel to manage data to facilitate data driven decision making.
Students will learn to use some powerful features in Excel such as PowerPivot, PowerView etc. These features helps you connect to external data within excel and perform analysis.
Students will learn to use the Mail Merge feature in Word using Excel as the data source
The main focus of this course is to understand and use various business software applications including word processing, spreadsheets.
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".
Students are expected to maintain a high standard of individual honor in their scholastic work. Students who are guilty of cheating, plagiarism, copying, dishonesty, or an integrity violation in MyITLab may be excluded from class with a grade of F; or, in flagrant cases, may be suspended from the College,
The faculty of the CIS Department reserve the right to ask a student to verify any portion of a test, exam, or project by reproducing any specific section or all sections of any assignment in question. Any action that compromises the computer systems at Amarillo College, including but not limited to hacking or cracking, can result in a grade of F in this course and possible further disciplinary action.
Integrity violations (using all or part of another student’s file) in MyITLab will result in both parties receiving a 0 on the assignment and no make-up assignment is permitted.
COURSE GRADE
>89.5% = A
>79.5% = B
>69.5% = C
>59.5% = D
<59.5% = F
SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS
Attendance (10%) - Come see me in person atleast once during the semester or stay connected via email.
Training Project (20%)
Training Projects are required and will be graded. Training will always remain open, however. You have 3 attempts to complete the projects successfully.
Chapter Quiz (10%)
You will have one quiz that will be questions out of the textbook being used. It will have questions that will test your understanding of the concepts being covered that week and the added features that will help enhance your ability to use them as needed in your work environment.
Chapter Projects (30%)
Chapter project entail downloaded files that you alter based upon a set of instructions and then upload to MyITLab for grading. Projects are an effective tool for demonstrating an understanding of chapter concepts. Students are permitted two attempts on each of these projects. Students are highly encouraged to locate and correct any errors on the first attempt in order to support learning and integration of the chapter concepts. The higher grade of the two attempts will be recorded in the Blackboard gradebook. Another simple way to add points to your grade.
Midterm (15%)
Midterm will be a grader project that will cover most of what you learned in Microsoft Access application
Final Exam (15%)
The Final Exam is a comprehensive grader project. See the MOS Certification Exam substitution option below.
MOS Certification Exam (optional)
A MOS exam may substitute for part of the final exam. Word MOS or Access MOS will substitute for Part 1 of the final exam; Excel MOS will substitute for Part 2 of the final exam. Both parts of the final may be substituted. In fact, it’s encouraged!
Completion of MOS Certification Exams will satisfy the Final Exam requirements (see below):
All Week 1 assignments must be completed by Monday (3/25 @ 10pm), in order to be considered Present in the course. Failure to complete all assignments by this date may lead to an administrative drop from the course.
DAILY – Check your AC email (xxxxx@amarillocollege.com) and any course announcements in AC Connect/Blackboard for communications and additional instructions.
ITSC 2335: APPLICATION SOFTWARE PROBLEM SOLVING (SPRING II, 2018)
The schedule below represents a planned outline for the course. Actual assignments and dates are subject to change. Please check your email daily for course updates from your instructor.
WEEK 1 (March 18 - March 24)
Topics Covered: Review Syllabus, Excel Chapter 3: Cell References, Named Ranges, and Functions ; Excel Chapter 4: Effective Charts
Assignments: Email Instructor through Blackboard, Syllabus Quiz, Activate MyITLab account, Excel CH03/CH04 Quiz, Excel CH03: Training Project, Excel CH04: Training Project, Excel CH03/04: Project
WEEK 2 (March 25 - March 31)
Topics Covered: Excel Chapter 5: Complex Conditional and Retrieval Functions
Assignments: Excel– CH05 Quiz; Excel – CH05: Training Project; Excel – CH05: Project
WEEK 3 (April 1 - April 7 )
Topics Covered: Excel Chapter 6: Integrating Complex Functions into Business Analysis
Assignments: Excel CH06: Quiz; Excel CH06: Training Project; Excel CH06: Project
WEEK 4 (April 8 - April 14)
Topics Covered: Excel Chapter 9: Organize, Import, Export, and Cleanse Data Sets
Assignments: MID-TERM, Training Projects (Ch. 9)
WEEK 5 ( April 15 - April 21)
Topics Covered: Excel Chapter 10: Data Tables, Scenario Manager, and Solver
Assignments: Excel – CH09/CH10: Quiz; Excel – Training Projects (Ch.10);
Excel – CH09/CH10: Projects (2)
WEEK 6 ( April 22 - April 28)
Topics Covered: Excel Chapter 13: The Excel Data Model and Business Intelligence
Assignments: Excel – CH13: Quiz; Excel – CH13: Training Project; Excel – CH13: Project
WEEK 7 (April 29 - May 5)
Topics Covered: Excel Chapter 7: Multiple Worksheets, Workbooks, and Templates;
Excel Chapter 11: Loan Amortization, Investment Analysis, and Asset Depreciation;
Excel Chapter 12: Business Statistics and Regression Analysis (quiz only),
Assignments: Excel – CH07: Training Projects; Excel – CH11CH12: Quiz; Excel – Training Project (Ch.11, Ch.12); Excel - CH11: Project; Excel CH12: Project
WEEK 8 (May 6 - May 9)
Topics Covered: Word Chapter : Mail Merge
Assignments: Word - Simulation Training, Grader Project; Final Exam; Schedule a MOS exam (optional)
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 18: Spring II Semester Begins
March 25: Census Day: Last Day to Drop Course for Full Refund
April 8: Summer Registration begins
April 19 - 21: Easter Holiday (College closed)
April 30: Last Day to Withdraw (8-week classes)
May 10: Spring II Semester ends
03/11/19 1:19 PM
03/20/19 6:15 PM