BA 285 - Advanced Business Applications: Excel

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BA 131 or CIS 120 (formerly offered as CS120), and BT 160 or MTH 63.

Course Description: Designed for students in any discipline. Includes hands-on approach to develop a competency in basic and advanced concepts and commands of spreadsheet software. Students will learn to design, set up, and print a variety of spreadsheet applications. Microsoft Excel will be used to develop materials. Emphasis will be placed on using spreadsheet data for problems analysis. Dual numbered as CIS 125SS.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate a working knowledge of spreadsheet terminology. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#2: Utilize spreadsheet software as a tool for numerical reports.
CLO#3: Use a spreadsheet for problem solving.
CLO#4: Design professional worksheets.
CLO#5: Create, print, and analyze data in chart form.
CLO#6: Create data tables and database functions in a spreadsheet.
CLO#7: Demonstrate and work with complex formulas and advanced statistical analysis including Excel functions. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#8: Import, modify and evaluate data from outside sources.