SAIGONTECH
ITSC 1309 - INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATION I
SYLLABUS
CRN: 97066
Semester: Spring 2016
Class name: ISA
Campus and Room: SaigonTech Tower – Lab 211
Days and Times:
Lecture:
Tue. 7:30 – 10:40
Tutor:
Thu. 9:10 – 10:40
Instructor: Truong Minh Fi
 Office location: Room 606 - SaigonTech Tower - Quang Trung Software City, Dist. 12, HCMC
 Office hours: by appointment
 Office phone: 84-8-37 155 033 (ext. 1650)
 Email: fitm@saigontech.edu.vn
 Website: http://www.saigontech.edu.vn/faculty/FiTM
Tutor: Nguyen Van Tung
 Office location: Room 709 - SaigonTech Tower - Quang Trung Software City, Dist. 12, HCMC
 Office hours: by appointment
 Office phone: 84-8-37 155 033 (ext. 1705)
 Email: tungnv@saigontech.edu.vn
Course Description: Integration of applications from popular business productivity software suites. Instruction in
embedding data, linking and combining documents using word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and/or
presentation media software.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE
This is a hands-on course in which you will learn to use a computer to practice the four most popular programs
within the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint). You will learn to be an intermediate level
user of the Microsoft Office Suite.
Within the Microsoft Office Suite, you will use Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Word is a word
processing program with which you can create common business and personal documents. Microsoft Excel is a
spreadsheet program that organizes and calculates accounting-type information. Microsoft Access is a database
program that organizes large amounts of information in a useful manner. Finally, Microsoft PowerPoint is a
presentation graphics program with which you can develop slides to accompany an oral presentation.
Course Prerequisite(s): GE3
Academic Discipline/CTE Program Learning Outcomes:
1. Install, Configure, and Administer Linux/UNIX and other systems.
2. Document work log, write clearly and appropriately in an Information Technology context, respect user’s data,
including backup and security
3. Develop essential operating systems skills including how to use, setup, configure, troubleshoot and maintain a
current microcomputer operating system
4. Use and configure essential office applications and Help other technology users, develop training and
maintenance plans and to translate new technical knowledge so that others can use it
Course SLO
(Students
Learning
Outcomes)
LO (Learning
Objectives)
Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, and/or presentation software.
Integrate applications to produce documents.
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Getting Started with Windows 7
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Edit and Enhance a document
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Develop a presentation
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Work with a worksheet using functions, chart…
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Create and edit query, report, and form
1.1. Understand the desktop
1.2. Manage windows
1.3. Identify Windows accessories
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Work with security settings and software
Perform a search
Get help
Understand how word processors work
Customize Microsoft Word
Use features that improve readability
Check spelling and grammar
Display a document in different views
Prepare a document for distribution
Modify document properties
Apply font attributes through the Font dialog box
Control word wrapping
Set off paragraphs with tabs, borders, lists, and columns
Apply paragraph formats
Understand styles
Create and modify styles
Format a graphical object
Insert symbols into a document
Insert comments in a document
Track changes in a document
Acknowledge a source
Create and modify footnotes and endnotes
Insert a Table of Contents and Index
Add other reference tables
Create cross-references
Insert a table
Format a table
Sort and apply formulas to table data
Convert text to a table
Select a main document
Select or create recipients
Insert merge fields
Merge a main document and data source
Use PowerPoint views
Save as a slide show
Plan a presentation
Use slide layouts
Apply Themes
Review the presentation
Insert media objects
Add a table
Use animations and transitions
Insert a header and footer
Run and navigate a slide show
Print in PowerPoint
Create a presentation using a template
Modify a template
Create a presentation in Outline view
Modify an outline structure
Print an outline
Import an outline
Add existing content to a presentation
Use Sections
Examine slide show design principles
Modify a theme
Create shapes
Apply Quick Styles and customize shapes
Create SmartArt
Modify SmartArt
Create WordArt
Modify WordArt
Modify objects
Arrange objects
Insert a picture
Transform a picture
Use the Internet as a resource
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Add video
Use Video Tools
Add audio
Change audio settings
Create a Photo Album
Set Photo Album options
Plan for effective workbook and worksheet design
Explore the Excel Window
Enter and edit cell data
Use AutoFill
Display cell formulas
Manage worksheets
Manage worksheets
Manage columns and rows
Select, move, copy and paste
Apply alignment and font options
Apply number formats
Select page setup options
Print a workbook
Use semi-selection to create a formula
Use relative, absolute, and mixed cell references in formulas
Avoid circular references
Insert a function
Total values with the SUM function
Insert basic statistical functions
Use date functions
Determine results with the IF function
Use lookup functions
Calculate payments with the PMT function
Create and maintain range names
Use range names in formulas
Decide which chart type to create
Create a chart
Change the chart type
Change the data source and structure
Apply a chart layout and style
Move a chart
Print charts
Insert and customize a sparkline
Select and format chart elements
Customize chart labels
Format axes and gridlines
Add a trendline
Freeze rows and columns
Print large datasets
Understand table design
Create a table
Apply a table style
Sort data
Filter data
Use structured references and a total row
Apply conditional formatting
Create a new rule
Sort and filter using conditional formatting
Navigate among objects in Access database
Understand the difference between working in storage and memory
Practice good database file management
Back up, compact, and repair Access files
Create filters
Sort table data on one or more fields
Know when to use Access or Excel to manage data
Use Relationships window
Understand relational power
Design data
Create tables
Understand table relationships
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Share data with Excel
Establish table relationships
Create a single-table query
Specify criteria for different data types
Copy and run a query
Use the Query Wizard
Create a multi-table query
Modify a multi-table query
Understand the order of operations
Create a calculated field in a query
Create expressions with the Expression Builder
Use built-in functions in Access
Perform date arithmetic
Add aggregate functions to datasheets and queries
Create forms using the form tools
Modify a form
Sort records in a form
Identify form sections
Revise forms using form views
Identify control types in forms
Create reports using report tools
Modify a report
Sort records in a report
Identify report sections
Revise reports using report views
Identify control types in reports
Textbooks:
Book Titles
Microsoft Office 2013
Authors
Robert T.Grauer
Mary Anne Poatsy
Mulbery, Hogan, Rutledge,
Krebs, Cameron
ISBN Numbers
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-314267-9
ISBN-10: 0-13-314267-1
Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH)
 Credit Hours: 3
 Lecture Hours: 3
Publishers
Pearson
 Laboratory Hours: 1.5
Total Course Contact Hours: 72
Type of Instruction: Lecture + Lab
Instructional Methods: Face to Face
Course Requirements and Expectations:
 Class attendance: You are expected to regularly attend and be on time for all classes. You are responsible for
all materials covered during an absence.
 Be respectful of your instructor and fellow classmates at all times.
 As a courtesy, please do not talk, type, while the instructor is talking to the class or when a student is asking a
question that pertains to the class.
 Refrain from “surfing” the Web during class, unless directed to do so by your instructor.
 Turn off cell phones and pagers.
 Refrain from bringing food into the classroom.
 You are encouraged to work with fellow students to solve problems. However, you must complete your own
work.
Plagiarism & Cheating: It is expected that students will conduct themselves with integrity. If you cheat or assist
others in cheating, you violate a trust.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the following:
 Copy files or lend your storage device to another student
 Copy answers on exams or glance at nearby exams
 Print work for someone else
 Turn in assignments that have been used in other classes
 Purchase or sell assignments or exam materials
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the following:
 Submit other people’s works to get points
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Copy words or ideas without citing source and author’s name
Do not use quotation marks for direct citation
Cite the wrong source
Change the wording but sentence structure without citing author’s name
Borrow words/ phrases from a source without using quotation marks or with making negligible change
Copy too many words or ideas that make up the most of personal work, regardless of whether source and
author’s name are cited
Copy information from Internet such as company information, market information etc.
Use Google Translation to write up papers, regardless of whether you use your own ideas or borrow ideas
Use Google Translation to write up papers by translating Vietnamese from existing Vietnamese study
materials/ sources into English
If you cheat and/or plagiarize, some or all of the following actions will be taken:
 You will receive a lower point score, or no points, for that particular assignment or exam.
 A report of the incident may be forwarded to the school. The school may file the report in your record and/or
take further disciplinary action.
Late Assignments Policy:
 An assignment, that is turned in late, will have a ten points penalty per a day and if it is three days late, it will
not be accepted.
 Students who submit their assignments late by 1 day will have their score for the corresponding assignment
subtracted 10%, 2 days 20%. Assignments that are late by more than 2 days will not be accepted and the
students will receive 0 (zero) for the corresponding assignment.
Make-up Exam Policy:
You are expected to take each exam on the scheduled dates. Make-up exams are not guaranteed, but are
granted at the discretion of the instructor. If make-up exams are allowed, it is necessary to make arrangements
with the instructor prior to exam date.
Detailed Course Evaluation:
Course Grading
Test 1 (Word)
10%
PowerPoint Presentation
10%
Midterm
20%
Test 2 (Excel)
20%
Final
25%
Assignment
15%
Grading Scale
90 – 100
A
80 – 89
B
70 – 79
C
60 – 69
D
0 – 59
F
The passing grade of this course is D.
Test & Exam Format
Test / Exam
Exam Type
(on computer)
Open/Close
Book
Number of
Questions
Duration
(minutes)
Points
Chapters
Test 1
Practical
Open
TBD
90
100
Word: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
Midterm Exam
Practical
Open
TBD
90
100
Test 2
Practical
Open
TBD
90
100
Excel: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
Final Exam
Practical
Open
TBD
90
100
Access: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
Word: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
PowerPoint: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4
Course Calendar:
Week
Date
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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3
4
5
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7
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Contents
- Course Introduction
- Getting Started with Windows 7
Session
1
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
- Office Fundamentals and File Management
2
Thursday, January 14, 2016
- Practice
3
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
- Word Chapter 1: Introduction to Word
4
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
- Word Chapter 2: Document Presentation
5
Thursday, January 21, 2016
- Practice
6
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
- Word Chapter 2: Document Presentation (cont.)
7
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
- Word Chapter 3: Document Productivity
8
Thursday, January 28, 2016
- Practice
9
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
- Word Chapter 4: Collaboration and Research
10
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
- Test 1
11
Thursday, February 18, 2016
- Practice
12
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
- PowerPoint Chapter 1: Introduction to PowerPoint
13
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
- PowerPoint Chapter 2: Presentation Development
14
Thursday, February 25, 2016
- Practice
15
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
- PowerPoint Chapter 3: Presentation Design
16
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
- PowerPoint Chapter 4: PowerPoint Rich Media Tools
17
Thursday, March 3, 2016
- Practice
18
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
- Excel Chapter 1: Introduction to Excel
19
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
- Excel Chapter 2: Formulas and Functions
20
Thursday, March 10, 2016
- Practice
21
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
- Midterm Review
22
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
- Midterm Exam
23
Thursday, March 17, 2016
- Practice
24
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
- Excel Chapter 2: Formulas and Functions (cont.)
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
- Excel Chapter 3: Charts
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
- Practice
27
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
- Excel Chapter 4: Datasets and Tables
28
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
- Excel Review
29
Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Practice
30
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
- Test 2
31
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
- Access Chapter 1: Introduction to Access
32
Thursday, April 7, 2016
- Practice
33
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
- Access Chapter 2: Tables and Queries in relational
Databases (Cancel, make up class will be
informed later)
34
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
- Access Chapter 2: Tables and Queries in relational
Databases (cont.) (Cancel, make up class will be
informed later)
35
Thursday, April 14, 2016
- Practice (Cancel, make up class will be informed
later)
36
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Access Chapter 3: Customize, Analyze, and
Summarize Query Data
37
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Access Chapter 3: Customize, Analyze, and
Summarize Query Data (cont.)
38
Thursday, April 21, 2016
- Practice
39
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
- Access Chapter 4: Creating and Using Professional
Forms and Reports
40
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
- Access Chapter 4: Creating and Using Professional
Forms and Reports
41
Thursday, April 28, 2016
- Practice
42
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
- Practice Exercises
43
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
- Final Review
44
Thursday, May 5, 2016
- Final Exam (Practical)
45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
- PowerPoint Presentation
46
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
- PowerPoint Presentation (cont.)
47
Thursday, May 12, 2016
- Summary
48