COURSE SYLLABUS • Fall 2013 CISA 310 • Introduction to Electionic Spreadsheets • Class Number 15226 08/24 – 10/18 • ONLINE Instructor: Felicia Heiler Voice Mail: 916-286-3602, E-Mail: heilerf@flc.losrios.edu Catalog Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the use of spreadsheet programs. The course will include designing a spreadsheet, developing formulas for accurate automatic calculations, using spreadsheet functions, producing charts, developing “what-if” models based upon relative and absolute cell referencing. Students will be using mathematical concepts and skills. Prerequisite: None. Advisory CISC 300 or 310. Instructor note: Recommend at least Math 20, but prealgebra is preferred. Student should be familiar with the calculation of percents, and use of mathematical orders of operations, and problem solving skills. Student should have excellent reading comprehension skills. Critical thinking/problem solving is a real plus. Credit: 1 unit (18 hours lecture + 18 hours lab), CSU transferable Textbook: Select one textbook only. The Introductory book is used for those students taking only CISA 310 and the Comprehensive edition is used for those taking both CISA 310 and CISA 311. Microsoft Office Excel 2010, Introductory. Authors: Grauer, Mulbery & Poatsy; Publisher: Prentice Hall; ISBN-13: 9780135098479. OR Exploring Microsoft Excel 2010 Comprehensive. Authors: Grauer, Poatsy, Mulbery, & Hogan; Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN-13: 9780135098592. Supplies: If you are working in our campus or center labs, you will need some storage device. All computers on campus have USB ports for flash drives. Student Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to do the following: use text, values, formulas, and functions to create accurate spreadsheets efficiently. use formula views to audit underlying mathematical formulas or functions for validity and accuracy. use relative, absolute, and mixed cell referencing to efficiently produce valid and effective formulas which automatically calculate accurate results from varied data. isolate constants which are variable in nature so that a change in the variable results in immediate recalculations in the formula area without editing formulas based upon changes in the data. select appropriate ranges of data which can then be used to produce charts of various types which graphically portray numerical data in the form of percentages, trends, or comparisons. use Boolean logic or logic tables to arrive at decisions about processing of the data. Grading: There are 510 points possible. The points break down as follows: MS Excel / 10 pts each ........................................... 310 Four Chapter Exams @ 25 pts each ........................ 100 Final Exam ............................................................... 100 Final grade will be based on a scale of 90+% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D, 59-% = F. Work through at least the required exercises. Save the files and submit the assignments by the required due dates in the designated chapter folders in the D2L “Dropbox”. Dropping a Class: Each student who is unable to complete this class must process the appropriate paperwork with the Admissions Office to drop the class. Failure to do so will result in a final grade of “F”. Data Files: There are there ways to access the data files: (1) download the data files in the computer lab on the T:/drive under my name, heiler; (2) download the data files from my web page http://flc.losrios.edu/~heiler; (3) go to www.prenhall.com and download the files directly from the publisher’s website. If you prefer to borrow a CD from me, send me an email. Completing the Exercises: You should complete all required assignments according to the specifications within the text. No coversheets are required as no printing is to be done. The completed exercises should be placed in the chapter folders in the “Dropbox” in D2L. There is a due date for each chapter which is shown as the End Date for the chapter folders in the Dropbox. When the End Date has been reached, you will not be able to submit assignments through the Dropbox. Within 5 days of submitting your assignments, I will give your score in the feedback section of the Dropbox. If you turn in assignments early, you will have the opportunity to resubmit corrected exercises without penalty. (This opportunity does not apply to students who wait until the last couple of days of class to turn in work.) Chapter Assignments: Exercise Evaluation: CISA 310, Fall 2013 Cruise through chapters 1-4. Do not attempt to simply do the required exercises without first reading the chapters and doing all of the Hands-On Exercises. Turn in only the required exercises via the D2L “Dropbox”, one chapter at a time. I do not need extra files. Study/work through the concepts (white pages) of the chapters. Complete the Hands-On Exercises (Yellow Pages). Peruse the Chapter Objectives Review at the end of every chapter. Self test on the multiple-choice exercises. Do the exercises at the end of the chapter. Send to me the completed exercises as shown in the table below. Take the chapter exams in D2L. Be sure to take the D2L exam when finishing each chapter while the material is still fresh in your mind. You get two chances at each quiz. The higher score is used for the final score. Sheet Views: The question has come up among students as to how the sheets should appear when complete. To this end, I have placed the sheet views for the chapters in D2L. These views will not give you the underlying formulas. However, the data shown is correct. Your underlying formulas should give the results shown. If not recheck your formulas. In addition, there is some leeway in formatting such as clipart, theme colors or font. I am not overly concerned about exact clipart, fonts, or themed colors. Exercises are evaluated using one or more of the following criteria: Is the student’s name on every sheet to identify the sheet as his or her work? Do the formulas result in a correct calculation? Is the math behind the formula logical? Are sheets formatted in an attractive manner (Titles centered, text visible, column values are consistent)? 2 8/8/2013 Is the use of cell referencing (relative or absolute) when copying formulas done effectively? Does the formula(s) accurately reference the correct cells when using cell referencing? Is the use of cell referencing (relative or absolute) when copying formulas done efficiently? Did the student simple type the adjusted formula numerous times? This is terribly inefficient. Are charts appropriate and are they titled? Final Exam: The Final Exam will be posted in D2L. It is a 100 question, two-hour time limit exam that covers the four Excel chapters with 25 randomized questions from each chapter. Student Rights and Responsibilities: Please refer to pages 51-62 in the College Catalog (on the college website and Insider) for the policies that will govern this class. Support Services: There are support services such as tutoring available to students. Click on the Student Services link on the college website (www.flc.losrios.edu) for more information. CISA 310, Fall 2013 3 8/8/2013 Required exercises for CISA 310 Chapter 1 – Introduction to Excel? – due September 8, 2013 Exercises Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Mid-Level 1 Mid-Level 2 Mid-Level 3 Capstone 1 2 3 4 5 Page Open file Save file as 74 81 97 106 114 120 121 123 125 125 126 127 e01h1markup e01h1markup_LastnameFirstname e01h2markup_LastnameFirstname e01h3markup_LastnameFirstname e01h4markup_LastnameFirstname Blank workbook Blank workbook e01p3attend e01m1fuel e01m2rentals e01m3sales e01c1royal D2L Dropbox e01h1markup_LastnameFirstname e01h2markup_LastnameFirstname e01h3markup_LastnameFirstname e01h4markup_LastnameFirstname e01h5markup_LastnameFirstname e01p1math_LastnameFirstname e01p2october_LastnameFirstname e01p3attend_LastnameFirstname e01m1fuel_LastnameFirstname e01m2rentals_LastnameFirstname e01m3sales_LastnameFirstname e01c1royal_LastnameFirstname (Read Chapter 1 Objectives Review P.118) No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Exercises: 80 Points Take Ch1 Exam in D2L. Be sure to take the D2L exam when finishing each chapter while the material is still fresh in your mind. You get two chances at each quiz. The higher score is used for final score. Chapter 2 – Formulas and Functions – due September 22, 2013 Exercises Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Mid-Level 1 Mid-Level 2 Mid-Level3 Capstone Page 1 2 3 4 133 145 155 162 167 168 170 172 172 173 175 Open file Save file as e02h1loans e02h1loans_LastnameFirstname e02h2loans_LastnameFirstname e02h3loans_LastnameFirstname e02p1flights e02p2salary e02p3client e02m1payroll e02m2bank e02m3grades e02c1gym e02h1loans_LastnameFirstname e02h2loans_LastnameFirstname e02h3loans_LastnameFirstname e02h4loans_LastnameFirstname e02p1flights_LastnameFirstname e02p2salary_LastnameFirstname e02p3client_LastnameFirstname e02m1payroll_LastnameFirstname e02m2bank_LastnameFirstname e02m3grades_LastnameFirstname e02c1gym_LastnameFirstname (Read Chapter 2 Objectives Review P.165) D2L Dropbox No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Exercises 80 Points Take Ch2 Exam in D2L CISA 310, Fall 2013 4 8/8/2013 Chapter 3 – Charts – due October 6, 2013 Exercises Page Hands-On Ex 1 Hands-On Ex 2 Hands-On Ex 3 Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Mid-Level 1 Mid-Level 2 Capstone 192 202 213 221 222 223 225 226 227 Open file Save file as e03h1majors e03h1majors_LastnameFirstname e03h2majors_LastnameFirstname e03p1utilities e03p2uspop e03p3boston e03m1autos e03m2psych e03c1movies D2L Dropbox e03h1majors_LastnameFirstname e03h2majors_LastnameFirstname e03h3majors_LastnameFirstname e03p1utilities_LastnameFirstname e03p2uspop_LastnameFirstname e03p3boston_LastnameFirstname e03m1autos_LastnameFirstname e03m2psych_LastnameFirstname e03c1movies_LastnameFirstname (Read Chapter 3 Objectives Review P.218) No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Exercises 70 Points Take Ch3 Exam in D2L Chapter 4 – Datasets and Tables – due October 17, 2013 Exercises Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Hands-On Ex Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Mid-Level 1 Mid-Level 2 Mid-Level 3 Capstone Page 1 2 3 4 235 245 257 271 277 278 279 281 282 283 284 Open file Save file as e04h1spa e04h1spa_LastnameFirstname e04h2spa_LastnameFirstname e04h3spa_LastnameFirstname e04p1fiesta e04p2salary e04p3donate e04m1band e04m2credit e04m3fineart e04c1houses (Read Chapter 4 Objectives Review P.275) D2L Dropbox e04h1spa_LastnameFirstname e04h2spa_LastnameFirstname e04h3spa_LastnameFirstname e04h4spa_LastnameFirstname e04p1fiesta_LastnameFirstname e04p2salary_LastnameFirstname e04p3donate_LastnameFirstname e04m1band_LastnameFirstname e04m2credit_LastnameFirstname e04m3fineart_LastnameFirstname e04c1houses_LastnameFirstname No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Exercises 80 Points Take Ch4 Exam in D2L CISA 310, Fall 2013 5 8/8/2013