Summer 2013 Mr. Ernest E. Nolan, CCP Office: BE3019 E-mail Address: enolan@usi.edu Class Room: BE1033 College of Business Phone: 464-1718 Office Hours: 8:30-9:00 TWTr College of Business Learning Objectives/Skill Development: This course is designed to build on and advance the technical skills you were introduced to in CIS151. In addition, there will be an emphasis on problem solving in this course. As a result of completing this course successfully, you should be able to: Work with Spreadsheets: Format spreadsheets giving them a professional appearance, including documentation and thus making them easy to use and understand. Create and work with spreadsheets utilizing basic formulas and functions. Create and work with spreadsheets utilizing complex formulas and compound functions. Work with large spreadsheets and data tables. Understand the difference between data and information. Work with data analysis tools. Be able to solve common business problems based on a scenario by selecting and applying appropriate formulas, functions and data analysis tools. Work with Databases: Design appropriate tables based on a scenario and use appropriate fields, field names and properties for the application. Create tables, link them together in a logical manner and populate with data. Create and use queries to make decisions. Create and use forms to make decisions. Create and use reports to make decisions. Be able to solve common business problems based on a scenario by designing, creating, populating, building appropriate tables along with relationships between the tables and utilizing the appropriate tools (queries, forms and reports) embedded with the appropriate formulas and functions.
Prerequisite: CIS 151 Introduction to Microsoft Office Required Materials: Text - You need to obtain and read the material in the following: Grauer, Robert T.,Mulbery, Keith and Poatsy, Mary Ann Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Comprehensive, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011. Optional Materials: Grauer, Robert T., Mast, Keith and Poatsy, Mary Ann Microsoft Office Access 2011 Comprehensive, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011 Portable Storage Device - You need to have the following: A flash drive, or a jump drive, or a thumb drive (they are all the same thing) to save your assignments on. Make sure you save multiple copies on multiple storage devices (i.e. backups) of ALL assignments. I can only grade assignments that I can read on my flash drive. You may need access to an assignment after it is turned in to me for grading. Course Objectives: 1. Expand knowledge of the available functions/features in spreadsheet and database software. 2. Develop ability to identify problems for which spreadsheet and/or database software could offer a suitable solution. 3. Develop problem-solving skills. 4. Develop skill to appropriately apply formulas and functions to new situations and problems. 5. Develop ability to think holistically; to see the whole as well as the parts. 6. Develop ability to think creatively. 7. Develop a commitment to accurate work. 8. Cultivate a sense of responsibility for one s own behavior.
Course Requirements: 1. Each student will be expected to complete a series of lab assignments during the semester. These lab assignments will be done both inside and outside of class and will consist of the following: a. Seven Excel and four Access exercises/cases/projects, which will come from the book. These exercises will be collected and graded. 2. Each student will be expected to create and maintain an electronic review sheet to be used for reference during exams. As topics are discussed and/or assigned, the review sheet should be updated to show an explanation and example. 3. There will be two exams (one Excel and one Access) given and graded during the semester. 4. Students should plan to spend a minimum of two hours outside of class for each hour in class to complete exercises. Attendance Policy: Students with more than three absences can expect their grade to be reduced by one letter grade. This is not due to a penalty imposed by me, but rather because of the instruction, examples, and materials you will have missed. We will be covering important concepts in class on a regular basis. I cannot cover detailed class material on an individual basis for those who choose not to attend class. Ethical Conduct: Academic dishonesty such as plagiarism, cheating, etc., WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Any student found violating this rule risks a grade of 0 for the assignment/exam (at the very least) and possible expulsion from the class resulting in a failing grade for the semester. Note that taking or using someone else s program, hardcopy or softcopy, IS plagiarism. DO NOT: 1. Take a picture of anyone else s computer screen. 2. Use anyone else s computer keyboard. 3. Let anyone use your computer keyboard. 4. Facilitate copying by let others copy your work by looking at your computer screen.
Special Considerations: Students should always begin early on all assignments, especially those assignments that require the use of a computer. This is true because the computer you need may not be available when you need it. In many cases, there are printer or network problems also. However, computer downtime, network problems, as well as computers and printers not being available are not acceptable excuses for late assignments. Laboratory Assignments: All lab assignments will be made the day before they are due. On the day assignments are due, they will be collected at the time designated by me (usually at the beginning or class). You will copy and paste you assignments into your folder located in your class folder (.501) located in the -Nolan Summer folder on the N drive. Late assignments will not be accepted. Testing: Students are expected to show-up for and take examinations on the day they are scheduled, unless prior arrangements have been made because of some extreme situation. If proper arrangements have been made, a make-up examination will be administered at a time mutually agreed upon by the student involved and myself. If you fail to give prior notification and do not take an examination on the day it is scheduled, you will receive a 0 on that particular examination. Disability Support: If you have a disability, you are encouraged to register for disability support services in the Counseling Center. If you require an accommodation, please advise me by the end of the first week of class. You may be required to provide written documentation to support these accommodations. I will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform and participate in this class.
Evaluation: Your performance in the course will be evaluated on the following basis: General Excel Work 3 46.57% Excel Exercise 1 Excel Exercise 2 Excel Exercise 3 Excel Exercise 4 Excel Exercise 5 Excel Test 100 Points General Access Work 300 Points 40.00% Access Exercise 1 Access Exercise 2 Access Exercise 3 Access Exercise 4 Access Test 100 Points Specialized Excel Work 100 Points 13.33% Excel Exercise 1 Excel Exercise 2 Grading Scale: 100-90% = 750-675 points = A 89-86% = 674-645 points = B+ 85-80% = 644-600 points = B 79-76% = 599-570 points = C+ 75-70% = 569-525 points = C 69-66% = 524-495 points = D+ 65-60% = 494-450 points = D 59- = 449- points = F Tentative Schedule and Reading Assignments: Excel Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 in the text book; (Chapters 1-2 should be a review of CIS151) Access Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 in the text book; (Chapter 1 should be a review of CIS151)
Day 1 Jul. 23 ADVANCED MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS Tentative Class Schedule Summer III 2013 (.501) TWTr 9:00-12:30 Ultimately you are responsible for your own learning; but you are strongly encouraged to carefully read the white pages in each chapter and to work through the Hands-on exercises, the Capstone Exercise, and as many of the end-of-chapter exercises as necessary for you to achieve an application level of competency as discussed in the syllabus. In addition, watch the videos that are provided to enhance understanding, and complete the instructor-supplied exercises. Several exercises will be submitted, and a random number graded. There will be deadlines for submissions with a 24-hour extension for late submissions, which incur a 20% point reduction, after which assignments will NOT be accepted. Since assignments are submitted to Blackboard ONLY, Blackboard s time stamp will be used to determine submission times. PLAN AHEAD! Check the syllabus for additional information regarding assignments and quizzes. Please recall the following statements from the syllabus: "I will respond to emails during scheduled office hours. It is possible that I may be on-line at other times and will choose to respond to queries, but that is not a given!" "When seeking assistance... it is helpful to include a copy of the file with your question." Although printed copies of assignments are not submitted, save the print settings as though the documents were to be printed. Point Value Excel Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 were covered in CIS 151. Although we will review a few elements from those chapters, you need to be comfortable, confident, and competent with the prerequisite material. Chapter 1 (AutoFill, Formula, Move, Name box, Order of precedence, Printing options, Range, Sheet tab, Text, Value, Wrap text, ) Chapter 2 (Absolute, relative & mixed references, F4 key, arguments, PMT, COUNT, COUNTA, TODAY, DATE, NOW, MIN, MEDIAN, MAX, AVERAGE, simple IF, VLOOKUP, breakpoint,...) Chapter 3 (Charts and associated features) Chapter 4 (Conditional formatting, Filtering, Freezing, Excel data table, Sorting, ) GENERAL EXCEL MODULE Familiarize yourself with the syllabus and Blackboard Download textbook files from http://www.pearsonhighered.com/exploring/
Day 5 Jul. 31 Day 4 Jul. 30 Day 3 Jul. 25 Day 2 Jul. 24 Sorting, Excel Data Table (See Chapter 4) LOWER, PROPER, UPPER, SUBSTITUTE, FIND, REPLACE, TRIM, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LENGTH, CONCATENATE, Import, text to columns (See Chapter 9) General Excel Assignment 1 50 LOOKUP, SUMPRODUCT, Breakpoint, Named Ranges & Name Manager (See Chapter 2) General Excel Assignment 2 50 Chapter 7, Specialized Functions IF, nested functions, SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIF, AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIF, COUNTIFS, AND, OR, NOT, INDEX, MATCH, Advanced Filter, Database functions, (Omit statistical [pg 389-393] and financial [pg 420-424] sections General Excel Assignment 3 50 Chapter 7, cont. General Excel Assignment 4 50 Chapter 6, What-If Analysis Goal Seek, One- and Two-Variable data tables, Scenario, Solver, General Excel Assignment 5 50
Day 9 Aug. 8 Day 8 Aug. 7 Day 7 Aug. 6 Day 6 Aug. 1 GENERAL EXCEL EXAM 100 ACCESS MODULE Access Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 were covered in CIS 151. Although we will review elements from those chapters, you need to be comfortable, confident, and competent with that prerequisite material. Chapter 1 (Introduction to Access) Chapter 2 (Relational Databases and Queries) Chapter 3 (Customize, Analyze, and Summarize Query Data) Database Principles Table Design: normalization, fields/field names, data types, properties [size--text & numeric, caption, input mask, default, format, validation rule/text, ]; (See Chapter 6 and Chapter 9) Watch video re table design, data types, and field properties and YouTube vidoes at http://www.youtube.com/user/599cd?feature=watch General Access Assignment 1 50 Table Design, cont. Create and Populate Tables and Lookup fields General Access Assignment 2 50 Table Design, cont. Relationships, Referential Integrity and Troubleshooting General Access Assignment 3 50 Query Design: Single vs multiple table query, field properties, formulas, functions, etc. (See Chapters 2 & 3)
Day 12 Aug. 15 Day 11 Aug. 14 Day 10 Aug. 13 General Access Assignment 4 50 General ACCESS EXAM 100 Chapter 8: Multiple Sheet Workbooks Data Validation, IFERROR, Validation Rule, Validation Criteria, Inputs, Alerts Accounting Excel Assignment 1 50 Instructor Supplied: Templates, Themes and Styles Cell Style, Comments, Locked Cells, Named Range Management and Controls (Text Boxes, Labels, etc.) General Access Assignment 4 50 Warp UP Course Assistance: Academic Skills (ED 1111) offers free assistance. 750