COSC 39G: Microsoft Excel 2002
Spring 2008 – Session 1
Dr. John Eigenauer
Please read the following before starting the class.
General Information
Your assignments must be completed using Microsoft Excel 2002 or Excel 2000.
Plan to spend approximately five to seven hours a week on the course.
Catalog Description
This course is an introduction to electronic spreadsheets in the Microsoft Windows
environment and will help the student prepare for the Microsoft Office User
Specialist Certification Exam. Students will learn the operation and features of
Microsoft Excel to solve common problems in the business environment.
Advisory: Eligibility for English 50 & 54 strongly recommended.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful course completion, the student will be able to utilize Excel 2002 to
complete the following tasks with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency:
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Enter, edit, move, and copy cell contents including text, numbers, and
formulas
Apply and modify cell formats
Modify row and column settings and formats
Apply styles
Modify page setup options for worksheets
Preview and print worksheets and workbooks
Create and modify formulas
Use absolute cell references in formulas
Use 3-D references in formulas
Use statistical, date and time, financial, table, logical, and database
functions
Create, modify, and print charts
Create, modify, and position graphics
Add, delete, and rearrange sheets in a workbook
Create a worksheet database
Sort and filter database lists
Create and apply a template
Instructor Contact Information/Office Hours
E-mail: jeigenauer@taft.org
Telephone/Voice mail: (661) 763-7722
On-campus office: GYM
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Textbook and Course Materials
Textbook: Microsoft Excel 2002 Complete Concepts and Techniques by Shelly,
Cashman, and Quasney. The text is available in the college bookstore and on-line
from a number of sources. You will need to purchase the text.
Microsoft Excel 2002 Complete Concepts
and Techniques
Authors: Shelly, Cashman, and Quasney
ISBN: 0-7895-6278-2
Published: Sept. 7, 2001
Pages: 496 pages
Software Requirements: Your worksheets must be created using Microsoft Excel
2002 or Excel 2000. Previous versions of Excel will not work for this course.
Optional Materials: Two (2) floppy diskettes. If you work on your own PC, I
suggest saving your worksheets to your computer’s hard drive. Diskettes are
necessary ONLY if you will be using computers in the Taft College or TCI computer
labs, Learning Resource Center, or another PC that prohibits you from saving to the
hard drive.
Grading Policy
Your grade in this class is based upon the following assessments:
Projects: Six assignments of 100 points each.
Final Exam: One final exam worth 100 points.
You can earn a maximum of 700 points in this class. No points are available
for extra credit activities. Your course grade will be determined by the percentage
of the points you earn divided by the total number of points possible.
All activities must be submitted by 11:30 p.m. Pacific Time of the due date
listed on the calendar. I will accept late assignments submitted within one week
of the original due date. There will be a 10% point reduction assessed for missing
the original due date. I will not accept activities submitted more than one week
past the original due date. Assignments more than one week late receive zero
points. All activities must be completed and submitted by 11:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
of the last day of class.
Grading Scale
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90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
0-59%
Incomplete Policy
I will assign a grade of Incomplete (“I”) ONLY when extenuating circumstances
beyond your control prevent you from completing the course AND you have made
satisfactory progress prior to the event. Extenuating circumstances include illness,
accidents, death in the family, etc. Please contact me if any of these circumstances
apply.
Attendance Policy
Once I've made the initial drops, it will be YOUR responsibility to drop the class.
Failure to do so may result in a failing grade. Consult the class calendar for drop
deadlines.
Academic Honesty
This instructor does not assign "group" projects. You are expected to submit
your own work in this class. No "sharing" of files is permitted. It is NEVER
acceptable to submit another student’s work as your own or permit
another student to submit your work as his / her own. Instances of academic
dishonesty will result in loss of assignment points for ALL parties involved and will
have a negative impact upon your grade. Flagrant acts of academic dishonesty will
be referred to the Vice President of Instruction and/or the Vice President of Student
Services for resolution.
Course Procedures
This course relies very heavily on the textbook. Read the assigned textbook project
and complete the sample textbook project as assigned. Although this activity is not
submitted for grading, you will need to complete the sample project to gain the
skills necessary to successfully and efficiently complete the assigned lab projects.
Although this activity may seem time-consuming, it will definitely reward you in the
long run. It will make completion of your lab projects go much more quickly.
Course Calendar
Due Dates
Activities
Project 1 Creating a Worksheet and Embedded Chart (E 1.061.55) Do not hand in E 1.06-1.55.
In the Lab Project 1 Madonna's Virtual Sojourn Annual Sales
Analysis Worksheet (E 1.58 & 1.59) Print two pages and hand in
(Page E 1.59 steps 9 and 11).
February 7
In the Lab Project 2 Razor Sharp Scooter 3rd Quarter Expenses
Worksheet (E 1.59 & 1.60) Print two pages and hand in (Page E
1.60 steps 8 and 9).
In the Lab Project 3 College Cash Flow Analysis Worksheet (E
1.61 & 1.62) Print five pages and hand in (Page E 1.61 steps 6
and 7 and page E 1.62 Part 2 and Part 3).
Case and Places page E 1.64 exercise #5. Print one page and
hand in.
Total number of pages to be submitted: TEN (10).
February 8
Last day to withdraw from class with no notation
Project 2 Formulas, Functions, Formatting, and Web Queries (E
2.04-2.65). Skip the sections titled Importing External Data from
a Web Source Using a Web Query, pages E 2.58 – 2.61, and EMailing a Workbook from within Excel, pages E 2.63 – 2.. Do not
hand in E 2.04-2.65.
February 14
In the Lab Project 1 Ray's Ready Mix Concrete Weekly Payroll
Worksheet (E 2.69 & 2.70) Print three pages and hand in (Page
E 2.70 steps 11, 12, and 13).
In the Lab Project 2 Emelyne’s Secret Emporium Monthly
Accounts Receivable Balance Sheet (E 2.71-E 2.74) Print six
pages and hand in (Page E 2.73 part 1 #19—three pages; page E
2.73 part 2—one page; page E 2.74 part 3—two pages). Do not
do part 4, page E 2.74.
Cases and Places #5, page E 2.79. Print one page.
Total number of pages to be submitted: TEN (10).
Project 3 What-If Analysis, Charting, and Working with Large
Worksheets (E 3.04-3.66). Do not hand in E 3.04-3.66.
In the Lab Project 1 Tamiami Medical Supply Seven-Year
Financial Plan, Parts 1, 2, and 3 (E 3.69-3.72). Print eleven
pages and hand in (Page E 3.71 part 1 #10—two pages; page E
3.71 part 2—two pages; page E 3.72 part 3—seven pages).
February 21
In the Lab Project 2 Sun-N-Fun Resort and Spa Indirect
Expense Allocation, Parts 1 and 2 (E 3.72-3.75). Print five pages
and hand in (Page E 3.74 part 1 #13—two pages; page E 3.75
part 2—one page—ONLY the chart even though the instructions
say “print both sheets”; page E 3.76 part 3—two pages).
Cases and Places #4 p. 3.80. Print the original worksheet,
what-if analysis, a worksheet showing your formulas, and the
chart. Print four pages.
Total number of pages to be submitted: TWENTY (20).
March 3
Last day to withdraw from class with a "W"
Skip the Web Feature, pages EW 1.01 – 1.16
Project 4 Financial Functions, Data Tables, Amortization
Schedules, and Hyperlinks (E 4.04-4.54). Do not hand in E 4.044.54.
In the Lab Project 1 BankOnline.com Investment Model, Part 1
(E 4.57 & 4.58). In part 1 you should print 5 pages. In part 2
you should print 2 pages.
February 28
In the Lab Project 2 CashFast Loan Analysis and Amortization
Schedule (E 4.59-4.61). SKIP STEP 10. You should print 3
pages.
Cases and Places #5. Print the finished worksheet and the
formulas version. Print 2 pages.
Total number of pages to be submitted: 12 (twelve).
Project 5 Creating, Sorting, and Querying a Worksheet Database
(E 5.04-5.50) Do not hand in E 5.04-5.50.
In the Lab Project 1 Filtering and Sorting the J. Fox & Sons
Clothing Sales Representative Database, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 (E
5.53-5.55). In part 2 you will print 12 pages. In part 3 you will
print 7 pages. In part 4 you will print 3 pages.
March 6
In the Lab Project 2 Filtering and Sorting the Office XP MOUS
Certification Database, Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5 (E 5.55-5.59). In part
1 you will print 3 pages. In part 2 you will print 1 page and
write some results by hand. Skip part 3. In part 4 you should
print 5 pages. In part 5 you should print 1 page.
Total number of pages to be submitted: THIRTY-TWO (32)
printed pages and one hand-written page.
Project 6 Creating Templates and Working with Multiple
Worksheets and Workbooks (E 6.04-6.68). Do not hand in E 6.046.68.
March 13
In the Lab Project 2 Using a Template to Create a MultipleSheet Workbook, Parts 1, and 2 (E 6.72-6.74) In part 1 you
should print 4 pages (E 6.73 Step #6). Ignore the instructions
in step 6 to add a comment and to print the pages again. In part
2 you should print 4 pages (E 6.73). Do not do part 3.
Cases and Places #2. You should print 3 pages.
Total number of pages to be submitted: Eleven (11)
March 27
Final Exam due. Please submit request to receive final
exam by October 11.