CASPER COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS CMAP 1765: Spreadsheet Applications: MS Excel 2007 Semester/Year: Fall, 2009 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Credit Hours: 3 Instructor’s Name: Roberta Marvel Contact Information: Office Phone: 268-­‐FLEX (3539) Email: rmarvel@caspercollege.edu Office Hours: Flex Lab hours, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call or send an e-­‐mail to make an appointment. Course Description: This course covers the features of Microsoft® Excel 2007. Topics include creating workbooks, charts, formulas; developing functions, formatting, Web queries, What-­‐If analysis; creating static and dynamic web pages, data tables, financial schedules; creating, sorting and querying a list; creating templates; working with multiple worksheets and workbooks, object linking and embedding (OLE), using macros, importing data, and working with PivotCharts. (Dual listing MOUS 1765). Completion of CMAP 1750, CMAP 1755, and CMAP 1760 (for a total of 3 credits) is equivalent to CMAP/MOUS 1765. Goal: After successfully completing this course, students will demonstrate the ability to develop accurate, readable worksheets for a variety of business applications using critical thinking skills to independently design and create an array of workbooks using fundamental to more complex features. Outcomes: Successful completion of this course will enable students to: • Design, create, edit, format, and print worksheets, workbooks, and data tables • Work with cell ranges • Create conditional formats and print titles • Create, format, and print charts based on worksheet data • Build fundamental formulas and functions into a worksheet • Use statistical functions to enhance data representation • Add or delete rows and columns in a worksheet • Add or delete worksheets in a workbook • Apply sorting, filtering, and subtotaling Excel features to visually present data. • Create PivotTables and PivotCharts to summarize data. • Manage multiple worksheets and workbooks. • Create and apply Excel functions such as text management functions, conditional and logical functions, database functions, and date functions. • Develop an Excel application. • Use financial formulas and functions to solve financial questions. • Audit spreadsheets and trace then correct formula errors. • Perform what-­‐if analyses to evaluate data. • Import data into a spreadsheet. • Create a variety of charts. • Use Solver to find solutions and create an answer report. Methodology: This course is offered online using Moodle course management software. Students will post assignments, take quizzes and communicate with the instructor using this software. Use your Web Advisor login and password to login to Moodle (https://moodle4me.caspercollege.edu/). Evaluation Criteria: Grades will be computed on a point scale for quizzes and assignments. Points will be totaled at midterm and the end of the semester for a percentage grade. Quizzes will be given for each chapter and you will be expected to complete a mandatory final exam/project. Your final grade will be comprised of the following: 35% Homework assignments 30% Quizzes 25% Final Exam/Project 10% Subjective Factor* *A subjective assessment of attitude, initiative, accuracy and the ability to get your work in on time. Employers consider such factors to be of vital importance in evaluating employee job performance. Therefore, the letter grade you earn will reflect this aspect of your work. The grading scale is as follows: A ....................... 90-­‐100% B ....................... 80-­‐89% C ....................... 70-­‐79% D ....................... 60-­‐69% F ........................ 0-­‐59% Required Text, Software, and Materials: • Shelly Cashman Series® Office Excel® 2007, Comprehensive concepts and Techniques ISBN-­‐13 978-­‐1-­‐4188-­‐4344-­‐14 or ISBN-­‐10 1-­‐4188-­‐4344-­‐X. • USB drive to save your work for this class only • Data files • Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Technical Requirements: You will find the list of technical requirements for taking an online course on the Casper College website. Simply choose the Distance Education link on the left-­‐hand side of the homepage and from there, click the Technical Requirements tab from the top of the page. The actual web address is http://www.caspercollege.edu/distance_ed/index.html. Casper College Computer Labs: AD Room 6 (#9-­‐15 only) and Library 205 (#8-­‐14 only) have the Microsoft® Office 2007 installed. A complete list of Casper College Computer labs and associated software can be found at http://www.caspercollege.edu/doit/index.html Class Policies: Students must submit their completed chapter assignments through Moodle. No more than two chapters may be submitted in any given week. We will be using Moodle e-­‐mail to communicate so be sure to read e-­‐mail on a regular basis. End of the chapter quizzes should be taken once a chapter is completed. Students will be allowed two attempts to take the quiz. Quizzes are timed so be sure to complete the quiz within the specified time frame. Your midterm grade will be determined based on work through Chapter 5 and must be received by midnight, October 12, 2009. All other work including chapter assignments and quizzes must be completed by midnight on the final day of classes (December 11). The final exam must be submitted by midnight on December 16, 2009. Last Date to Change to Audit Status or to Withdraw with a W Grade: November 13. Student Rights and Responsibilities: Please refer to the Casper College Student Conduct and Judicial Code for information concerning your rights and responsibilities as a Casper College Student. Chain of Command: If you have any problems with this class, you should first contact the instructor in order to solve the problem. If you are not satisfied with the solution offered by the instructor, you should then take your problem through the appropriate chain of command starting with the Department Head/Project Director, the Dean, and lastly the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Academic Dishonesty -­‐ Cheating & Plagiarism: Casper College demands intellectual honesty. Proven plagiarism or any form of dishonesty associated with the academic process can result in the offender failing the course in which the offense was committed or expulsion from school. See the Casper College Student Code of Conduct. ADA Accommodations Policy: It is the policy of Casper College to provide appropriate accommodations to any student with a documented disability. If you have a need for accommodation in this course, please make an appointment to see me at your earliest convenience or you may contact: Brent Heuer, Accommodative Services Counselor • Phone: 307-­‐268-­‐2557 • AD Room 112 • bheuer@caspercollege.edu Class Schedule: To be successful in the online environment, students should be self motivated and self-­‐
directed when it comes to scheduling your time and getting the work completed. All course work except the final exam is due before but no later than the final week of classes. Students must work steadily on the course assignments; it is not permissible to submit all work at the end of the semester. If no progress has been recorded for any two week period, the instructor has the option to drop the student from the course. Following is a list of tentative assignments for this course: August 24 First day of class Begin Chapter 1: Creating a Worksheet and an Embedded Chart Complete chapter exercises: Walk and Rock Music see EX 63 (10 pts) Lab 1: Annual Cost of Goods Worksheet Steps 1-­‐8 (10 pts) Lab 3: College Cost and Financial Support Worksheet Parts 1-­‐2 (10 pts) Chapter quiz (20 points) August 31 Chapter 1 due Begin Chapter 2: Formulas, Functions, Formatting, and Web Queries Complete chapter exercises: Silver Dollars Stock Club stopping on page EX 141 (10 pts) Lab 1: Profit Analysis Worksheet Steps 1-­‐6 (10 pts) September 10 September 21 October 1 October 12 October 19-­‐20 October 22 November 2 Lab 2: Balance Due Worksheet Parts 1-­‐2 (10 pts) Chapter Quiz (20 pts) Chapter 2 due Begin Chapter 3: What-­‐if Analysis, Charting and Working w/Large Worksheets Complete chapter exercises: Campus Clothiers w/pie chart see EX 219 (10 pts) Lab 1: Eight-­‐Year Financial Projection Part 1 only (10 points) Lab 2: Modifying a Weekly Payroll Worksheet Part 1 only (10 points) Chapter quiz (20 pts) Chapter 3 due Begin Chapter 4: Creating an Amortization Schedule Complete chapter exercises: Braden Loan Payment Calculator through EX 306, step 5 at the top of the page see figure 4-­‐46 (10 pts). Complete exercises on pages EX 307-­‐321, no submission necessary. Extend your Knowledge EX 325-­‐326 (10 pts) Lab 1: 401(k) Retirement Savings Model steps 1-­‐9 only (10 pts) Chapter quiz (20 pts) Chapter 4 due Begin Chapter 5: Creating, Sorting, and Querying a Table Complete chapter exercises: Silver Photography Accessories Sales Rep Table EX 376, figure 5-­‐45 (5 pts), EX 377-­‐395, figure 5-­‐67 (5 pts). Apply Your Knowledge: Fritz’s Luxury Kennel Guest List (5 pts) Lab 3: Creating a Table with a Lookup Function Part 1 (10 pts) Lab 3: Part 3 (5 pts) Chapter quiz (20 pts Chapter 5 due Begin Chapter 6: Creating Templates and Working with Multiple Worksheets Complete chapter exercises: NextDVR, Inc. see figure 6-­‐72 on EX 477 (10 pts) Lab 1: Using a Template to Create Multiple-­‐Sheet Workbook Part 1 only (10 pts) Lab 2: Consolidating Data by Linking Workbooks Part 1 only (10 pts) Chapter quiz (25 pts) Midterm Fall break Chapter 6 due Begin Chapter 7: Using Macros and VBA with Excel Complete chapter exercises: Caliber Steel1 figure 7-­‐19 EX 547. Be sure to test your macro before submitting. (5 pts) Chapter exercises for Caliber Steel2 figure 7-­‐47 EX 566 (5 pts) Chapter exercises for Caliber Steel3 figure 7-­‐85 using data for Gina Moira, EX 601 (5 pts) Lab 1: Automating a Financing Worksheet Part 1 only (15 pts) Chapter quiz (25 pts) Chapter 7 due Begin Creating Web Pages Feature EX 250-­‐261 and Graphics Feature EX 508-­‐527 Chapter exercises: EX 250-­‐261, do not submit Chapter exercises: Malik Legal Services IT Department, figure 20 EX 525(10 pts) Lab 1: Inserting a Hierarchy Chart and Image (5 pts) Lab 2 : Inserting a Balance Chart and Image (5 pts) November 9 Graphics Feature due Begin Chapter 8: Formula Auditing, Data Validation, and Complex Problem Solving Chapter exercises Packaging2 figures 8-­‐35, 8-­‐36, 8-­‐37 on EX 659 (10 pts). Chapter exercises on EX 663-­‐682 (5 pts). Lab 2: Finding the Optimal Production Mix (15 pts) Chapter quiz (25 pts) November 23 Chapter 8 due Begin Chapter 9: Importing Data, Working with PivotCharts, PivotTables, and Trendlines Chapter exercises FasToast Ovens Anaylsis1 figure 9-­‐39 on EX 734 (5 pts) Chapter exercises FasToast ovens Analysis 3 on EX 745-­‐759, see figures 9-­‐81 and 9-­‐82 on EX 759 (5 pts) Lab 3: Creating PivotTable Report… (15 pts) Chapter quiz (25 pts) November 25-­‐29 December 7 December 16 Thanksgiving Break Chapter 9 due Final Exam due at midnight Instructor reserves the right to change any aspect of the course.