Module: Business Applications

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Business Applications
Module Code	CA113
School	School of Computing
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Jane Kernan Semester 2: Jane Kernan Autumn: Jane Kernan
Module Teachers	Jane Kernan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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Description

This course aims to broaden the student’s computer literacy skills through the use of current Microsoft Office suite providing the students with increased competence, productivity, and credibility in any business environment. Emphasis is on word processing, spreadsheets and presentations working with: Word, Excel and Power Point. Students should master to an advanced level on how to use the applications in the MS Office suite and how to transfer data from one application to another. After course completion, students will be able to use these programs to their full capacity for both business and personal use.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop a working knowledge of an integrated software suite.
2. Demonstrate marketable skills for enhanced employment opportunities. Create complex documents by adding components such as, customized lists, tables, charts, graphics and macros.
3. Describe proper computer techniques for designing and producing various types of documents
4. Learn the mail merge function to merge variable information into a standard document and create envelopes and mailing labels.
5. Develop the skills necessary to create macros, audit and analyze worksheet data, incorporate multiple data sources, import and export data, and share data with other applications.
6. Create and format spreadsheets, save time with Excel’s table and list management features, including AutoFilter and Automatic Subtotals. Create and use interactive PivotTables, and lookup tables to summarize and retrieve sets of data on the fly.
7. Create professional, high-impact presentations. Customize your presentation with colour, texture, animation schemes, slide templates and slide transitions.
8. Manipulate data from one software application to various other applications within the integrated suite.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	lecture
Laboratory	24	Tutorials and assignments
Independent Study	77	No Description
Group work	12	presentation
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Develop a working knowledge of an integrated software package

Complex documents creation

Techniques for document design

Mail Merge

Macro development

Import and export data

Advanced functionality in spreadsheets

Mastering presentation skills

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Participation	Problem based learning	100%	Every Week

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 2

Indicative Reading List

David A. Wilson: 2002, Managing information, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 9780750656214
Sherry Willard Kinkoph: 0, Teach Yourself Visually Microsoft Office 2007,
Ed Bott: 0, Microsoft Office 2007 In Depth,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

COMBUS

BSc in Computing for Business

Date of Last Revision

11-JAN-11

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