Integrated Business Applications I
2014-2015
Instructor: Mrs. Deborah Cronin
Email:
dcronin@lexington1.net
Office Hours: 7:50-8:15 a.m. before school
Room:
309
Phone:
821-3045
Website:
deborahcronin.weebly.com
CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY
Students will be given challenging real-world projects and assignments typical of the business or
computer technology field. High quality work is expected and students will be given
opportunities to complete work that meets the standards specified during instruction. Classroom
activities will include: reading, writing, research, problem solving, skill demonstrations and
projects. Students will occasionally work in teams, but will be expected to complete individual
assignments in relation to the team’s work. Assessment methods will be varied according to the
curriculum in the course of study. Our goal is for every student to receive relevant and rigorous
instruction to prepare them for the next step in pursuing further education or a career.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course of study is designed to teach the student computer
concepts as related to processing data into useful information needed in business situations by
using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software. The design of this course is to
prepare students for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification.
TEXTS:
Thomson—Shelly, Cashman, and Vermaat, Microsoft Office 2010 Introductory
Thomson—Shelly, Cashman, and Vermaat, Microsoft Office 2010 Advanced
South-Western—Robinson, Hoggatt, Shank, Century 21 Keyboarding & Information Processing.
CREDIT: One unit.
GRADING PROCEDURES:
1st Nine Weeks
Summative Assessments
2nd Nine Weeks
85% Summative Assessments
(Tests and Projects)
85%
(Tests and Projects)
Minor Assessments
15%
(Practice: classwork quizzes, labs, etc.)
Minor Assessments
15%
(Practice: classwork quizzes, labs, etc.)
Final Averages
1st Nine Weeks
2nd Nine Weeks
Final Exam
40%
40%
20%
3/22/16
Syllabus—Integrated Business Applications 1
2
First Nine Weeks
Week 1
Safety
 Office safety and classroom rules will be discussed. (Unit A-Safety, 1-5, Unit BEmployability Skills, 1-2)
Essential Introduction to Computers
 Students will learn how to maintain data files and other administrative techniques. (Unit CBasic Computer Concepts, 1-12)
Weeks 2-5
Weeks 6-9
Windows and Microsoft Office 2010
 Students will learn about user interfaces, Windows, Windows Explorer, and each Office
2010 application. (Unit C-Basic Computer Concepts, 13-15)
 Email etiquette. (Unit A-Safety, 7, Unit B-Employability Skills, 2)
Microsoft Word 2010—Creating, Formatting and Editing Word Documents Part 1
Unit F—Word, 1-32, 39-42, 50
 Students will learn to create and edit word documents.
 Students will review the correct formatting of business & personal-business letters and
memos to include two-page letters.
 Students will learn to create a research paper using the MLA and APA style to include
unbound and bound reports, endnotes & footnotes, and a reference page.
 Students will learn to correctly format an outline and a table of contents.
 Students will learn to use a wizard to create a letter with a table. Students will and save a
document as a Webpage.
Microsoft Excel 2010-Creating and Formatting Worksheets and Charts Part 1
Unit G-Excel, 1-40, 43
 Students will create a worksheet and embedded chart.
 Students will add formulas and functions to a worksheet.
 Students will use what-if analysis to analyze data on a worksheet.
 Review and nine weeks test
Second Nine Weeks
Week 10-12
Week 13-15
Week 16-17
Week 18
Microsoft Word 2010-Creating, Formatting and Editing Word Documents Part 2
Unit F-Word, 33-50
 Students will create a document with a table, chart, & watermark.
 Students will create various documents to include an itinerary, minutes, agenda, and news
release.
 Students will insert and format graphics.
 Students will modify and format tables.
 Students will use templates to create and share a finished document.
 Students will create and use quick styles.
 Students will perform mail merge operations.
Microsoft Excel 2010- Creating and Formatting Worksheets and Charts Part 2
Unit G, Excel, 33-35, 38, 42-51
 Students will add financial functions to a worksheet.
 Students will create data tables to analyze worksheet data.
 Students will create, sort and query a table.
 Students will create consolidated worksheets.
 Students will present data visually through formatted charts and illustrations.
Microsoft Access 2010-Creating and Querying a Database
Unit I-Access, 1-20
 Students will learn to create a database using design and datasheet views.
 Students will create queries and sort a database.
Review and Final Exam
3/22/16