CIS 53L – Page 1
Date Approved: 10/24/88
Date Scanned: 5/5/2005
Date Inactivated: 2/23/07
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: CIS 53L
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) BDP 53L
COURSE TITLE SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS LAB
LECTURE HOURS: 0 LAB HOURS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: CIS 1 and CIS 3 Recommended
CO-REQUISITE: CIS 53
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
UNITS: 1.0
Eligibility for: Engl 150 Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
GRADING STANDARD: Letter Grade Only CR/NC Only Grade/CR/NC Option
TRANSFERABILITY: CSUS UC NONE Maximum Class Size 50
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable yes no Max No. Units Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An activity course which enables students to use computer hardware, software and documentation to complete spreadsheet lab exercises and projects assigned in CIS 53 - Spreadsheet Applications.
NOTE: Concurrent enrollment in CIS 53 required.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of “critical thinking.”
Using computer hardware and spreadsheet software and documentation provided by the College, students will be able to:
1. use the documentation literature,
2. create a template for a worksheet,
3. implement a worksheet,
4. do pre and post analysis of a worksheet,
5. write MACROS
COURSE OUTLINE:
Exercises to learn a spreadsheet
Exercises to learn to use manuals
Student Projects
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
30%
20%
50%

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Date Approved: 10/24/88
Date Scanned: 5/5/2005
Date Inactivated: 2/23/07
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Cases and Applications in Lotus 1-2-3
Edition: Current
Author: Holt
Required
Alternate
Recommended
Publisher: Irwin Date Published: 1988
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale —Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
written homework
term or other paper(s)
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
laboratory report(s)
quizzes
field work
homework problems
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
field work
true/false
completion other (specify)
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
performance exam(s)
matching items

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Date Approved: 10/24/88
Date Scanned: 5/5/2005
Date Inactivated: 2/23/07
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) _Maintain a notebook
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
This lab course requires students to translate their worksheet designs into a computer worksheet. This translation is implemented by using the computers in the lab.

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Date Approved: 10/24/88
Date Scanned: 5/5/2005
Date Inactivated: 2/23/07