CMSY 101 Beginning Spreadsheets (Online)This course is designed to give students beginning Microsoft Excel skills and includes functions and formulas, formatting, charts, and lists.
| Credits | 1 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Fees | This course has fees totaling $10.00. |
| Instructor | Cathy Sutton |
| Office | ELB-301 |
| Technology Classroom Phone | (410) 772-4876 |
| Email | csutton@howardcc.edu |
Registered Students | Overall Course Objectives | Major Course Topics | Course Format | Orientation | Course Requirements | Materials | Exams
Registered Students
Immediately after enrolling, send Cathy Sutton an e-mail at csutton@howardcc.edu; include your name, the semester, the course and section. You will receive specific course instructions the week classes start.
Overall Course Objectives
This course is for two types of students – those who have no knowledge of Excel and those who have used Excel but only know the basics (entering data, editing, and printing). Excel is usually not a good course to take as a first computer course; CMSY-102 Beginning Word Processing is a better choice.
Once you have completed this course you will be able t0:
- Create, save, and print a worksheet
- Format a worksheet
- Enhance a worksheet
- Insert formulas and functions
- Move data within and between workbooks
- Create and modify charts
- Use styles and comments
- Insert hyperlinks, images, WordArt, and shapes
- Filter lists using AutoFilter and sort data
- This course includes all of the skills needed to prepare you to take the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Exam at the Specialist skill level for Excel 2003
Major Course Topics
Course Format
This course:
- Is not self-paced. However, you may accelerate your pace so that you may finish the course in fewer than 14 weeks.
- Does not require on-campus meetings. However, this course does require on-campus attendance for tests. Tests may be taken during any open hours in the Office Technology classroom. Please note, however, that all CMSY-101 online students are welcome to come to the Office Technology classroom to do classwork and/or to get personal help from an instructor.
- Does not require real-time chats.
- Uses email for communication.
Orientation
This course does not have a face-to-face orientation. You will receive detailed course information the week classes start.
Course Requirements
- Review the “Checklist for Registered Students” section of the Distance Learning Homepage.
- Although there are no prerequisites for the course, having knowledge of Microsoft Word or another software program will make Excel easier to learn as you will understand the basic concepts of using Windows.
- Install Microsoft Excel 2003 on your computer.
- Come to the college periodically to take both written and computer tests, which have deadlines for completion.
- Complete three homework assignments.
Materials
Required:
Rutkosky, Nita. Microsoft Excel 2003, Specialist, Benchmark Series. EMCParadigm, 2004.
• Buy your textbooks from our online Bookstore, or visit our Bookstore.
Technical Requirements:
Review the Technical Requirements link above. The course requires
- Internet Explorer or
- Netscape
Exams
For purposes of verification and assessing learning outcomes, this course has six exams, which have deadlines for completion. The exams must be taken at the college during any open hours in the Office Technology classroom. There are three theory exams (written) and three production exams (taken on the computer).