Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Computer Application Systems 55
MICROSOFT OFFICE INTEGRATION
Catalog Description:
55 – Microsoft Office Integration
(May be repeated 2 times)
3 units
Hands-on experience integrating data and graphics with Word, Excel, and Power Point. Emphasis on
developing and creating a variety of business documents including databases, brochures, and
newsletters. Prerequisites: Computer Application Systems 50 or Computer Application Systems 54A
and 88A or Computer Application Systems 72D, 72E, 72F and 72G. (Combined credit for Computer
Application systems 55, 61, and 88A may not exceed 12 units.) 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, laboratory 35]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
1. describe basic computer hardware components;
2. identify applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, databases, and graphics
packages;
3. Word
a. use basic commands in Windows or other operating system;
b. open, save, print, and close Microsoft Word;
c. identify and use the Microsoft Word menus and toolbars;
d. edit, spell check, format documents and manage files;
e. create tables in a document;
f. insert graphics in a document;
g. change fonts, patterns and colors in a document;
h. use move and copy features;
4. Excel
a. open, save, print, and close Microsoft Excel files;
b. identify and use the MS Excel menus and toolbars;
c. design a worksheet, enter labels and values, enter formulas, edit cells;
5. Access
a. identify and use MS Access views, menus and toolbars;
b. open, save, print, and close MS Access files;
c. create and print MS Access reports;
d. create MS Access queries;
6. PowerPoint
a. open, save, print, and close Microsoft PowerPoint files;
b. design and format PowerPoint presentations;
c. identify and use the MS PowerPoint menus and toolbars;
d. insert graphics in a presentation.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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prepare marketing and administrative documents;
create personnel documents;
create agendas and minutes;
create printed forms;
create three-column advertising brochures;
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create newsletters;
create presentation slides and handouts;
create payroll worksheets;
create expense reports;
create equipment management forms;
create graphical charts;
create, customize, and query databases;
integrate Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access to create a final project.
Course Content (Lecture):
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Marketing and administrative documents
Personnel documents
Promotion materials
Desktop publishing
Training presentations
Managing budgets
Spreadsheets and graphical charts
Travel and conference documents
Database creations and queries
Collaboration strategies
Course Content (Laboratory):
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Hands-on concepts assessments
Tutorials simulated troubleshooting
Hands-on group projects
Laboratory assignments
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture
Discussion
Demonstration
Hands-on practice
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. use Word to produce a business document that includes an Excel chart
b. use PowerPoint to create a slide presentation containing an Excel worksheet
c. use Excel to create a database to be used in a Word mail merge
d. use PowerPoint and Word to create an advertising brochure
e. use Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint to create a final project integrating all of these
programs
2. 2Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. weekly projects
b. hands-on exercises
c. mid-term project
d. final project
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Textbook(s) (Typical):
Office 2007 Integrated Projects, Gaskin, Hain, Prentice Hall, 2008
Special Student Materials:
Portable storage device
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CAS 55 course outline
Revised: 09.23.09, 12.01.09