Version: 3/20/2019 2
Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
• Computer and Internet Basics
• Computer Hardware and Software
• Getting Started with Windows
• File Management with Windows
• Using Web Browser such as IE
• Create/Edit documents with Word
• Format text, paragraphs and documents using Word
• Create/Modify a presentation using PowerPoint
• Insert Objects into PowerPoint
• Add transitions, design templates to PowerPoint presentation
• Create formulas and functions using Excel
• Format an Excel Worksheet
• Create a chart in Excel
• Create/Edit a database using Access
• Build a query in Access
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
• Define/Identify basic hardware components of computer systems
• Define/Identify basic software components of computer systems
• Perform basic Word processing tasks using Word
• Perform basic Presentation graphics tasks using PowerPoint:
• Perform basic Spreadsheet operations using Excel
• Perform basic Database management tasks using Access
Methods of Assessment:
All outcomes will be assessed by one or more of the following:
Assignments
Projects
Tests
Teamwork Project
Final Exam
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
• Computer Concepts and Microsoft Office 2013: Illustrated, 1
st
Edition w/Office 2013 and SAM 2013 by June Jamrich
Parsons, Dan Oja, David Beskeen, Carol M. Cram, Jennifer Duffy, Lisa Friedrichsen, and Elizabeth Eisner Reding; Course
Technology/Cengage Learning; 2014; 978-1-305-12149 or current version.
• USB Flash Drive
Suggested Course Maximum:
15