College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1.
Division: Business Technology
2.
Course ID and Number: BT 90
3.
Course Title: Introduction to MS Excel
4.
Discipline(s) (Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualification for Faculty [copy following web
address and paste into web browser http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revApr406.pdf]
Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply): Computer Information Systems,
Office Technologies, Computer Science, Business Education
5.
Check one of the following:
New Course
If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course: CIS 90
Change to existing course (course discipline and number are not changing)
Should another course be inactivated? No
Title of course to be inactivated: CIS 90
6.
Yes
Inactivation date: May 19, 2008
Is course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program? (If New is selected above, check No) No
Yes
If yes, specify program code(s). (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/
Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):BUS.CC.PAYROLL
CLERK BUS.CC.BOOKKEEPING
Required course
Restricted elective
7.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
This change updates the course outline and makes it consistent with new
curriculum guidelines. The course has been changed from CIS to BT and expanded
from 27 hours to 54 hours to make it more comprehensive. New student learning
outcomes, themes, concepts, issues, and assessment tasks have been included.
The textbook has also been updated to the most recent edition.
8. List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
9. Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No
Fee: $
Submitted by:
Martha Racine Taylor Tel. Ext. 2684
Division Chair/Director: Helen Edwards
Yes
Date: 11-1-07
Review Date: 11/30/07
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Board of Trustees Approval Date: 1/15/08
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 11/30/07
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
Catalog Description
OLD
NEW
(Please include complete
text of old and new catalog
descriptions.)
Grading Standard
Select
Select
Total Units
Lecture Units
Lab Units
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Maximum Class Size
Repeatability—
Maximum Enrollments
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 11-1-07
COURSE ID AND NUMBER: BT 90
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Microsoft Excel
FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Summer 2008
TOTAL UNITS: 1.0
TOTAL HOURS: 54
[Lecture Units: 0
[Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Units: 1.0]
Lab Hours: 54]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 40
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
If yes, how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
An introduction to electronic spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Includes worksheet
design and modification, formatting techniques, formulas and calculations, functions,
charts and graphs.
Special notes or advisories:
PREREQUISITES
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
COREQUISITES
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite:
Course(s):
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s): CIS 100, CIS 80 or CIS 1
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
Students should be computer literate and familiar with the Windows operating system
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of
specific, measurable student accomplishments.
1. Create, edit, store, and retrieve spreadsheet files.
2. Create formulas and functions to analyze data and perform calculations.
3. Use various tools (including pivot tables, sheet protection, and macros) to automate
tasks.
4. Create charts from spreadsheet data.
5. Format spreadsheets to enhance readability, for both electronic and hard copy output.
6. Integrate spreadsheets into other applications.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
1. Spreadsheet use in business applications.
2. Time-saving techniques.
4. The use of functions and formulas in spreadsheet solutions.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Workbook and worksheet attributes.
2. Cell range attributes.
3. Automatic functions in Excel.
4. Formulas with cell references.
5. Charts as a visual representation of data.
Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
1. Students often have anxiety when asked to perform mathematical computations.
2. Algorithmic thinking is not always a natural thought process.
Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Identify and use application interface elements.
2. Use functions and create formulas to solve problems.
3. Create charts that graphically represent data.
4. Integrate spreadsheets into other applications using object linking and embedding.
5. Develop multi-worksheet workbooks.
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending
a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
1. Completing step-by-step tutorials, reviewing exercises and case studies in a lab
setting.
ASSESSMENT TASKS
How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any)
are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
1. Hands-on, practicum exams that demonstrate software competencies.
2. Lab assignments based on spreadsheet exercises.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
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EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Pasewark
Author Nita
Rutkosky
Author Elizabeth
Complete
Author Nita
Version
and Pasewark
Date
Title
Title
Microsoft Office Excel 2003: Complete Tutorial
Benchmark Microsoft Excel 2003: Specialist
Eisner Reding, Lynn Wermers
2007
Rutkosky
2008
Title
Title
Date
Date
2004
2004
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Illustrated
Benchmark Series: Microsoft Excel 2007 Level 1 - Windows Vista
Date
Other Appropriate Readings:
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
CSU
UC
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
None
General elective credit
Specific course equivalent
1.
,
(Campus)
2.
,
(Campus)
CURRENTLY APPROVED GENERAL EDUCATION
CR
CSU
IGETC
CR GE Category:
CSU GE Category:
IGETC Category:
PROPOSED CR GENERAL EDUCATION
Rationale for CR General Education approval (including category designation):
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE)
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral
Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
D9 – Psychology
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
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Same as above
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER BT-90
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department: INFSC Information Science
16. CoRequisite Course: None
2. Subject: Bus Tech
17. Recommended Prep: CIS-1, 80 or 100
Course No: 90
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
18. Maximum Class Size: 40
4. Min/Maximum Units: 1.0 to
19. Repeat/Retake: NR No repeats
variable units
5. Course Level: D Possibly Occupational
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
8. Short Title: Intro to MS Excel
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
9. Long Title: Introduction to Microsoft Excel
24. Accounting Method: W Weekly Census
11.0601
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
10. National ID
11. Local ID
(CIP):
(TOPS):
070210
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills
26. Billing Method: T-Term
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
28. Billing Credits: 1.0

Level Two Work Experience:


NWE Not Coop Work Experience
29. Purpose: I Occupational Ed
Level Three:
30. Articulation No.
Placeholder for GE OR
(CAN):
DOES NOT APPLY
31. Articulation Seq.
Level Four: If GE : Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: B Transfers to CSU only
13. Instructional Method:
(CAN):
33. Equates to another course?
(course number).
Lab Laboratory/Studio/Activity
14. Lec TLUs:
Contact Hours:
Lab TLUs: 3.0 Contact Hours: 54
Lecture/Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
34. The addition of this course will inactive
number). Inactive at end of
term.
15. Prerequisite: None
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
.
Curriculum Approval Date: 1/15/08
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