Beginning Word
Courses
Introduction to Business (BA 101)
Survey course in the field of business including topics such as management, financial accounting, marketing, production, computers, international business, small business, investments and other areas of general business interest.
Prerequisite: (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement. Audit available.
Microsoft Word for Workplace (BA116)
Introduces basic and intermediate Microsoft Word skills to create and edit professional documents such as letters, memos, and manuscripts. Covers the production of multi-page documents and the use of headers and footers. Includes the program’s document enhancement tools.
Prerequisites: (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement.
Business Technology (BA 131)
We have several goals for all business majors, particularly undergraduates. First, we want to teach you how to use information technology to help you master your current or future jobs to help ensure the success of your organization. Second, we want you to become informed users of information systems and information technology. Third, we want you to understand the digital transformation that your organization will likely be undergoing. The digital transformation of organizations is the acceleration of existing business processes and the development of new processes and business models. In this way, organizations can capitalize on the capabilities and opportunities of various technologies to improve performance. Examples of these technologies include Big Data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and mobile computing and commerce.
To accomplish these goals, we focus not on merely learning the concepts of information technology but rather on applying those concepts to perform business more effectively and efficiently. We concentrate on placing information systems in the context of business so that you will more readily grasp the concepts we present in the text.
Prerequisites: (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement. Audit available.
Business Communication (BA205)
Business Communications focuses on using current technology to create, revise, and design business documents: letters, memos, e-mail, reports, minutes, simple instructions, and resumes. This course incorporates the use of library and Internet resources to collect information. Includes oral presentations using technology presentation tools.
Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115, and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Recommended: BA 101 and WR 121, and computer literacy as demonstrated through completion of BA 131 or CAS 133.
Data Analytics with Excel (BA216a)
Explores the preparation, analysis, and visualization of data using Excel and Tableau to design and create accurate performance workbooks, data models, and dashboards for industry professionals. Covers the examination and visualization of data by creating, formatting PivotTables and Pivot Charts. Analyzes data with business intelligence tools by retrieving, querying, and connecting information via Data Models. Includes the visualization and analysis of Excel data in Tableau by creating Smart Dashboards containing map presentations, with 3D Maps and Chart types.
Prerequisites: (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115, CIS 120. Audit available.
Introduces the basics of Microsoft Word to create, edit, and print documents such as letters, memos, and manuscripts; produce multi-page documents; use headers and footers; become familiar with the program’s writing tools and basics of enhancing documents; and produce merged copy. Recommended: Placement into RD 115 and WR 115; keyboarding 25 words per minute. Audit available. (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide [opens in new window]).
Beginning Excel
Introduces the basic features of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet concepts to design and create accurate professional worksheets for use in business and industry, and academic environments. Includes entering data; creating formulas; professional formatting; creating charts; creating, sorting, and filtering tables; creating and using templates; and working with functions. Focuses on ways to ensure accuracy including proofreading techniques and critical thinking to determine what data to present and how to present it. Recommended: Placement into RD 115, WR 115 and MTH 20. Audit available. (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide [opens in new window]).
Intermediate Excel
Introduces advanced features of Excel to design and create accurate, professional worksheets for use in business and industry. Includes financial, logical, lookup, data analysis and database functions; pivot tables; “what-if” analysis with data tables; importing data; complex graphs; and macros; and solver features. Focuses on ways to ensure accuracy including proofreading techniques and critical thinking to determine what data to present and how to present it. Prerequisite: CAS 170 or instructor permission. Audit available. (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide [opens in new window]).
PowerPoint
Introduces the basic features of Microsoft PowerPoint, producing multimedia slideshows for presentations to be delivered on a projection system, personal computer, or automated to run independently on a kiosk. Explores informational, educational, business, and personal presentations. Includes animations, transitions, and designs. Recommended: Placement into RD 115 and WR 115. Audit available. (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide[opens in new window]).