SYLLABUS FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
MAJOR, CORE CURRICULUM and ELECTIVES
A. COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE NUMBER
ITMGT 20.03
NO. OF
UNITS
COURSE TITLE
Basic Information Technology Applications in Business
PREREQUISITE/S
N/A
DEPARTMENT/
PROGRAM
Quantitative Methods and Information
Technology
SCHOOL
JGSOM
SCHOOL YEAR
2022-2023
SEMESTER
Intersession
INSTRUCTOR/S
Michael C. Tan
DELIVERY MODE
Online+,
Canvas LMS
Room: CTC103
SCHEDULE
MWF 600830pm
SECTION
M
3
B. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course provides an introduction to information technology and applications. The
course addresses the computer proficiency requirement for all JGSOM majors as well as
other business- related majors. It is also the starting point for those who want to pursue a
minor in Information Technology Management.
WHERE IS THE COURSE SITUATED
WITHIN THE FORMATION STAGES
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LOYOLA SCHOOLS CURRICULA
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FOUNDATIONS: Exploring and Equipping the Self
ROOTEDNESS: Investigating and Knowing the World
DEEPENING: Defining the Self in the World
LEADERSHIP: Engaging and Transforming the World
C. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
*This section does not apply to a student who is not a major of the program under which this course
is administered
Alignment of Course to the Program Learning Outcomes
The Ideal Ateneo Graduate: A Person of
Conscience Competence Compassion Commitment
CTM
MAC
PLO 2
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PLO 3
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PLO 4
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PLO 1
PLO 5
PLO 6
D. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
CLO1: To understand how businesses are taking advantage of modern technology and
business applications (e.g. Data Science, etc.) to be competitive today. (K)
CLO2: To construct flowcharts to detail structured and logical solutions for different
contexts (S)
CLO3: To utilize Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets as a tool to streamline and
automate certain business processes (S)
CLO4: To use Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets to analyze and gain relevant insights
from data that can be used to support business decisions (S, A)
CLO5: To use Microsoft Word and/or Google docs to create well-formatted documents
using Microsoft Word or Google Docs such as research papers, contracts, emails, and
other business documents.
CLO6: To use Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Google Slides to communicate business
insights or business ideas using a business minded approach to presentation.
Rewritten as competences:
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (Competences)
CLO 1: Analyze data through spreadsheet tools for effective and efficient decisionmaking
Knowledge: Discuss spreadsheet tools and functions
Skills: Utilize Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets in automating certain business
processes
Attitudes: Assess datasets to gain relevant insights
CLO 2: Address business issues using principles and best practices from specialized
IT applications to communicate meaningful insights
Knowledge: Discuss concepts and principles used in specialized IT applications
(Office Suite, Tableau and, e-commerce platforms)
Skills: Communicate meaningful stories and insights using MS Office/Google Suite,
e-commerce platforms, and data visualization tools
Attitudes: Present best practices and solutions to business issues
These course learning outcomes are aligned to the JGSOM school learning outcomes as
shown in the table below.
CLO 1
SLO 1
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SLO 2
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SLO 3
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SLO 4
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CLO 2
CLO 3
CLO 4
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CLO 5
CLO 6
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SLO 5
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SLO 6
E. COURSE OUTLINE and LEARNING HOURS
Course Outline (All courses)
CLOs
Estimated Co
ntact or
Learning
Hours
Module 0: Introduction
● Course Syllabus (description, objectives, outline,
grading and requirements, references)
● Expectations
CLO 0
1-1.5 hours
Module 1: Flowcharting
CLO 1
0.5 hrs
● Flowchart Elements
● Flowchart Formulation
1 h: concepts
4 h: use tools
Module 2: Basic Excel Applications
● Spreadsheet Fundamentals
● Logical and Conditional Functions
● Mathematical and Statistical Functions
● Date and Time Functions
● Textual Functions
CLOs 2-4
Module 3: Intermediate Excel Applications
● Lookup and Reference Functions
● Sorting, Filtering, Pivot Tables
● Charts and Graphs
CLOs 2-4
Module 4: Special Topics
● MS Word & MS Powerpoint
CLOs 3-6
20 hrs
5 h: concepts
10-15 h: use tools
20 hrs
5 h: concepts
10-15 h: use tools
10-15 hrs
F. ASSESSMENTS AND RUBRICS
Assessment Tasks (All courses)
Assessment
Weight
CLOs
Written Activities (Quizzes, Homework, Seatwork)
Class Participation
Formative
15%
5%
CLOs 1-4
Long Tests (3)
Summative
-Module 2: Basic Excel Applications (15%)
-Module 3: Intermediate Excel Applications (20%)
-Module 4: Special topics* (15%)
50%
CLOs 1-6
30%
CLOs 1-6
*Text Processing and Presentations
Final Project
Summative
*Note that this differs per course and is discussed for
each in the rubrics below.
RUBRICS
Final Project
The integrative project serves as the venue for ITMGT students to demonstrate their
learning of the course in a simulated assignment. The project will involve the preparation
of a business application and a presentation. It is a culmination of all the concepts
learned throughout the semester. Learners should show their understanding on how
technology can be used to solve an everyday problem. The solution to the problem
should integrate applicable skills by creating a simple application using the spreadsheet
and creating a professional business document defining the problem, and how the
spreadsheet application solves this. The learner should also create a presentation and
present the project to co-learners and the instructor.
Requirements:
1. Create a spreadsheet-based system or application for an establishment, company, or
business of your choice.
2. Create a supporting document serving as a user manual or user guide.
3. Prepare a 20-minute presentation selling the system you have developed.
4. Be prepared to defend specific points of their project directly.
Criteria for
Assessment
Needs
Improvement
Meets
Standards
Exceeds
Expectations
Overall Business
Aptness and
Usefulness
(20%)
The output
developed has little
to no practical use
for a business. It
does not address
any major business
issues or improve
any processes.
(0-10%)
The output
developed met the
minimum
requirements stated
in the project
guidelines.
(11-15%)
Output that is
deemed insightful
and useful but are
not included in the
stated requirements
are present in the
final project.
(16-20%)
Integration of
Spreadsheets (40%)
The output does not
meet the bare
minimum
requirements
explicitly listed in
the project
guidelines.
(0-21%)
The output has at
least fulfilled the
listed requirements
in the project
guidelines.
(22-31%)
The output
spreadsheet has
concepts and
functionalities that
are not discussed in
class. (The students
have demonstrated
an aptitude to learn
these outside of the
class.)
(32-40%)
Document
formatting (20%)
There is difficulty in
comprehending the
content as well
difficulty in userexperience in the
use of the document.
(0-10%)
The output has at
least fulfilled the
listed requirements
in the project
guidelines.
(11-15%)
The output
document has
concepts and design
elements that are
not explicitly
discussed in class.
(The students have
demonstrated an
aptitude to learn
these outside of the
class.)
(16-20%)
Presentation (20%)
There is an obvious
lack of preparation
in the actual
presentation. There
is a lack of sense and
order in the
presentation and
some things that are
expected to be
presented are seen.
(0-10%)
The presentation
has at least fulfilled
the listed
requirements in the
project guidelines.
(11-15%)
The presentation
has been done with
an obvious level of
preparation.
Concepts and design
elements that are
not explicitly
discussed in class.
(The students have
demonstrated an
aptitude to learn
these outside of the
class.)
(16-20%)
G. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS and ACTIVITIES
CLOs
Video Lectures
CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Practice Exercises
CLOs 3, 4
Applying the Excel functions on particular cases
CLOs 3, 4
Presentation of the final report (with Q&A)
CLOs 5, 6
H. REQUIRED MATERIALS
Software that will be used in the course are Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets which
are accessible or downloadable from the web:
Office 365 Education (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office)
Google Sheets (https://www.google.com/sheets/about/)
Modules are set up in Canvas LMS. To access course materials and participate in the
discussion, please create an account using your OBF email address only.
Canvas LMS (https://canvas.ateneo.edu/)
I. SUGGESTED READINGS
Freund, Steven M. Microsoft Office 365 Excel 2016: Introductory.
Australia: Cengage Learning, 2017.
Marmel, Elaine. Teach Yourself Visually Office 2016.
Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.
Microsoft Corporation. “Excel Functions (Alphabetical).” Office Support.
Google Sheets Function List, support.google.com
Google Docs and Slides Documentation, support.google.com
J. GRADING SYSTEM
Raw Score
Numerical Grade
Letter Grade
92 – 100
3.76 – 4.00
A
86 – 91.99
3.31 – 3.76
B+
80 – 85.99
2.81 – 3.31
B
74 – 79.99
2.31 – 2.81
C+
67 – 73.99
1.81 – 2.31
C
60 – 66.99
1.00 – 1.81
D
Below 60
Below 1.00
F
• All grades given throughout the semester will be numerical. At the end of the
semester, the weighted average numerical grade will be converted to its
corresponding letter grade following the conversion table above.
• No automatic rounding of grades will be done (even if the grade is x.999999999%).
K. CLASS POLICIES
a. Academic Policies Adapted to Online Learning
Please check the memo released by the Office of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for a
complete list of the academic regulations and policies that need to be adapted for online
learning (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T_QwPPAy83YazdP-bA28yz2gRPfGy8yh/view).
b. Guidelines for Online Learning by the Ateneo Science and Art of Learning and
Teaching (SALT) Institute:
1. PREPARATION. Give your response some thought before you post. Avoid lengthy,
rambling responses by organizing your thoughts first before posting. In most of our
discussion boards, you will be asked to limit your response to a maximum number of
sentences (e.g., "In no more than ten sentences..."). Please make an effort to follow
that.
2. PARTICIPATION. A discussion is only as helpful as the level of participation that we
put into it. So please participate—not only by posting your response, but also by
reading others' comments and responding to them. You may respond by LIKING a
post or by REPLYING to it. It would be great if you could at least pick one person to
respond to each time you participate in a discussion.
3. REASON. We want to stand on the common ground of reason. When we are
discussing ideas (in contrast to expressing our feelings), it is acceptable—and even
desirable—to communicate a dissenting opinion, as long as we support our stance
with reason. Discussions should be grounded in reason--or at least, an attempt to
reason. This is the most important criterion in assessing someone's contribution to
discussions of ideas.
4. RESPECT. Respect is an absolute non-negotiable whether we are discussing our
ideas or sharing our feelings. It is absolutely all right to disagree as long as we do so in
a reasonable and civil manner. Respect becomes even more crucial when people are
sharing not ideas, but their feelings. In such cases, we are expected only to listen, to
accept, or to support.
c. Email addresses and links to remember
For any kind of help via LS ONE
ls.one@ateneo.edu
For Student Help in LMS
info.discs@ateneo.edu
OAR Desk (JGSOM)
oar.jgsom@ateneo.edu
AteneoBlueCloud
https://ateneobluecloud.ateneo.edu/LS
LS-One
https://sites.google.com/ateneo.edu/ls-one
L. CONSULTATION HOURS
NAME OF FACULTY
EMAIL
DAY/S
TIME
Michael C. Tan
mctan@ateneo.edu
MWF
1800-2030
You may consult with me through video-chat, regular voice chat over the internet, and text
only though email and messenger. If you message during the consultation time above, you
can expect faster replies from me. Questions pertaining to the exam must be raised in
messenger so I can instantly reply to them.
M. ADDITIONAL NOTES – Important Dates to Remember!!
Date
Activity
June 13
Onsite Session: Syllabus & Introduction to Excel/ Google Sheets
June 15
Submit via email: Final Project Proposal
Lecture/ Seatwork: Basic Excel Functions
Module 2: Basic Excel Applications
June 22
Onsite: Long Test #1- Module 2 Basic Excel (Class Time)
Module 3: Intermediate Excel Applications
July 4
Onsite: Long Test #2- Module 3 Intermediate Excel Applications
(still, do not forget Module 2!)
Module 4: MS Word and MS PPT/ Google Docs and Google Slides
July 11
July 13 – 15
Submit Google Sheets, User’s Manual (PDF), PPT/Google Slide,
and Presentation Video via Email
Onsite Presentations
Schedule will be finalized by instructor.
Note: The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus as the pace and
environment of the class dictates.
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