This course will enable the students to acquaint with the computers and office automations skills in various business operations in an organization.
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24CBTM103
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IT Tools for Business (Practical)
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CO25: Design files & folders using windows and create Google Sheets for various business purposes. CO26: Create business reports, event catalogs using images, tables and other tool of MS- Word. CO27: Develop business analytical skills based on what if analysis tools and logical functions of spreadsheet. CO28: Create an effective & balanced business presentation using layout & Power Point animation tools. CO29: Create database table, query, report and analyse them for managerial decision. CO30: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Hours using whiteboards, Lab Practice Sessions & Discussion, Short practical Lab Assignment, case based lab and group session to develop skills in MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-Access.
Learning activities for the students: Group based practical assignments and Presentation, Solving practical problems using analysis tools of MS-Excel, Case-based practical Learning through MS-Office package , Group Learning – Teamwork |
Class test, Semester end examination, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Task-based practical exercises to assess students’ software understanding & technical skills
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Exploring the Windows:
· Lab exercise on Exploring the windows: Windows App
· Lab exercise on Managing files & folders: creating folder & shortcuts
· Lab exercise on Compressing/ Zipping files (WinZip, Winrar)
Introduction to Word Processing:
· Lab exercise Formatting documents: character formatting & Paragraph formatting (alignment, line & paragraph spacing, borders & shading, bullets and numbering), orientation, page margins.
· Lab exercise on Editing text: find & replace, proofing text (spell check & check grammar using thesaurus), Macros, Insert & format pictures, hyperlinks, headers and footers.
· Lab exercise on Tables: Create, format, sort, table formula (Sum, Min, Max, Avg), converting text to table and vice versa. Create newspaper columns.
· Lab exercise on Create bookmarks/ cross referencing, adding sources and bibliography.
Lab exercise on Mail merge: Creating and editing the main document and data source sorting and filtering in merged documents. OLE (Object Linking and embedding).
Introduction to Spreadsheet:
· Lab exercise on workbooks (saving, opening, moving, copy & paste special, inserting, deleting and renaming worksheets), controlling worksheet views, printing worksheet.
· Lab exercise on Filling series, sort, formatting worksheet, Shortcut keys, Protecting worksheets
· Lab exercise on Tools & Functions: Inbuilt function (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN), lookup, IF (logical), date and time.
· Lab exercise on Charts in Excel: Creation of chart from adjacent data/ nonadjacent data, printing a worksheet / chart data series, editing / formatting chart, creating Sparkline graphics.
· Lab exercise on performing what-if analysis: Goal Seek, Solver, Data tables, scenario manager, Consolidate.
Lab exercise on Analysis using pivot tables: Creating, formatting and modifying a pivot table and pivot table charts, sorting, filtering .
PowerPoint Presentation:
· Lab exercise on Creating presentation using design template, managing slides, using content place holders, inserting clip art/ images, shortcut keys.
· Lab exercise on Creating graphs, tables, diagrams, organization charts.
· Lab exercise on Viewing Presentation: outline view, slide sorter, master views, slide & title master, handout/ notes master, headers and footers.
· Lab exercise on Navigating presentation: hyperlinks, advanced navigation with action settings, action buttons.
· Lab exercise on Animation: Applying animation, custom animation, sound file formats and adding music, sound and video clips.
Lab exercise on Final presentation: Applying transition to slides, controlling transition speed, using hidden slides, custom shows, screen pen.
Introduction to Databases Management:
· Lab exercise on Create Database: Creating Tables, table fields with Data types, Changing table design, Field Properties, Primary Keys and field validation and record validation rules.
· Lab exercise on working with multiple tables, Relationships & Integrity check, Records Editing (modify, delete, add, Sorting & Filtering)
· Lab exercise on queries: Creating Query by design & by wizard (Select, Append, Delete, Cross Tab, Update), Creating multi table queries, creating & working with table joins. Using operators & expressions: Creating simple & advance criteria.
· Lab exercise on forms: Create forms with bound, unbound control, Working with Data on Forms: Changing Layout, creating list box, combo box.
Lab exercise on Reports: Create Reports, Creating Header & Footer, Placing Controls on reports, sorting & grouping reports.
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