Faculty:

Email:
Faculty Availability:
Program
Coordinator:

COURSE OUTLINE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016

Course Title: PC Essentials

Course Schedule Credit Class

BISM 100 LLS Three (3) 45 hours
Code: Type Code: Value: Hours:
Business Administration
Pre- Co-
Programs: Business Management N/A N/A
requisite(s): requisite(s):
Business Marketing
BACC 251: Computerized Accounting
BISM 200: Business Computer Applications
BISM 201: Business Systems
Prerequisite for: BISM 202: E-Commerce
BMGT 263: Human Resources Research & HRIS
MKTG 207: Database Management
MKTG 256: Computer Applications in Marketing
Restrictions: N/A

Notes: Course Code: formerly BISM 120

Approved By: The Business School

Dean/Associate Dean: Mark Hanna

Signature: Date: July 6th, 2015

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016

Course Description

Technology continues to transform our lives and strong computer skills have become crucial to
finding employment in management and administration. This course provides students with
resources and guidance to develop skills in Microsoft Office 2013 applications, focusing on four
key areas: Office Fundamentals, Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills. While learning
about Office 2013, students will develop skills in self-discipline, time management, and detail
orientation

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Office Fundamentals

1. Demonstrate a basic mastery of the universal tools for Microsoft Office 2013.

MS Word 2013:

2. Create simple documents that demonstrate the use of basic functionality by applying
features that improve readability and document distribution including using the most
appropriate Word formatting functions.

3. Prepare Word documents to communicate easily and produce professional papers by

applying research and collaboration functions and working with tables.

MS Excel 2013

4. Create simple worksheets using the basic functionality of Excel.

5. Perform quantitative analysis by applying intermediate Excel functions, which include

absolute and relative referencing when inserting basic statistical, logical, and financial
functions.

6. Prepare Excel worksheets, depicting data visually when adding the chart element.

7. Manipulate Excel data by managing large volume of data.

MS PowerPoint 2013

8. Create and prepare simple presentations by modifying outline structure and examining
design principles.

9. Apply illustrations and infographics by adding and formatting picture objects and
multimedia functions to a presentation.

Essential Employability Skills

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 2

Essential Employability Skills are transferable skills that provide the foundation for a student’s
academic, vocational, and personal success.

Communication X Critical Thinking & X Interpersonal

Problem Solving
X Numeracy X Information Management X Personal

Learning Resources

Required Resources:

Grauer, R.T., et al., (2012). Exploring Microsoft Office 2013 Volume 1 (Canadian Ed.) [E-Book
Version]. Toronto: Pearson. Retrieved from http://vitalsource.com

MyITLab [Computer Software]. New York: Pearson

Microsoft Office (Version 2013) [Computer Software]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corp.

Supplemental Resources:

None

Copyright

Copyright is the exclusive legal right given to a creator to reproduce, publish, sell or distribute
his/her work. All members of the Humber community are required to comply with Canadian
copyright law which governs the reproduction, use and distribution of copyrighted materials.
This means that the copying, use and distribution of copyright- protected materials, regardless
of format, is subject to certain limits and restrictions. For example, photocopying or scanning an
entire textbook is not allowed, nor is distributing a scanned book.

See the Humber Libraries website (http://library.humber.ca) for additional information regarding
copyright and for details on allowable limits.

Learning Delivery Format

This course is a self-directed course where students access and master the material through
the web-based training program, MyITLab. The training program works through simulations and
provides video and audio assistance to enhance learning. Each week, students will be provided
with tutorial assistance for all weekly assignments during their assigned lab time. All
communication and course-related assistance will be provided through Learning Management
System – Blackboard. Students will be provided with MyITLab and eText access codes.
Students should purchase a memory stick and a headphone set to assist with the audio
component within the simulation program.

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 3

 Course Content

UNIT TOPIC(S) ASSESSMENTS RESOURCES

Account • Account MANDATORY CLASS Blackboard
Registration/Setup Registration/Setup ATTENDANCE MyITLab
- Blackboard VitalSource
- MyHumber StudentID Account registration for MyITLab HMail
- MyITLab and VitalSource web sites (in-class MyHumber
- VitalSource assignment)
- HMail

Account • Files and Folders MANDATORY CLASS MyITLab

Registration/Setup • Completing Project ATTENDANCE Blackboard
Assignments
In-Class • Common Office Learning Material Grauer, et al.
Discussion: File Components Practice Assignment #1 Chapters 1&2
Management • Introduction to Word Practice Assignment #2
Office • Editing & Formatting Mastery Assignment MyITLab
Fundamentals • Improving Readability Office 2013
Introduction to
Word

• Evaluate basic Word skills MANDATORY CLASS MyITLab

Basic Word • HELP Survey (if required) ATTENDANCE Office 2013
Assignment
In-Class Assignment
• Document Presentation Grauer, et al.
Organizing a Word • Graphical Objects Learning Material Chapters 2&4
Document with • Tables Practice Assignment #1
Presentation Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
Design Mastery Assignment Office 2013

Collaboration and • Styles Grauer, et al.

Research with • Document Revisions Learning Material Chapters 2&3
Document • Research Paper Basics Practice Assignment #1
Productivity • Research Paper Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
Enhance Mastery Assignment Office 2013

Intermediate In-Class Exam – 25% MyITLab

Word Exam Office 2013

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 4

UNIT TOPIC(S) ASSESSMENTS RESOURCES
• Spreadsheet Grauer, et al.
Introduction to Introduction Learning Material Chapter 1
Excel • Enter and Edit Data Practice Assignment #1
• Managing Excel Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
• Formatting Worksheets Mastery Assignment Office 2013
• Formatting Cells

• Using semi-selection Grauer, et al.

Basic Formulas • Mathematics Learning Material Chapters 1&2
• Order of Operations Practice Assignment #1
• Formula Basics Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
Mastery Assignment Office 2013

Grauer, et al.
Learning Material
Chapters 1&2
• Basics Functions Practice Assignment #1
Basic Functions • Statistical Functions Practice Assignment #2
MyITLab
• Range Names Mastery Assignment
Office 2013

Basic Excel Exam In-Class Exam – 25% MyITLab

• Relative vs. Absolute Grauer, et al.
Intermediate • Mathematics Learning Material Chapter 2
Formulas • Logical Functions Practice Assignment #1
Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
Mastery Assignment Office 2013

• Logical Functions Grauer, et al.

Intermediate • Lookup Functions Learning Material Chapter 2
Functions • Financial Functions Practice Assignment #1
Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
Mastery Assignment Office 2013

Grauer, et al.
• Chart Basics Learning Material
Chapter 3
Practice Assignment #1
• Chart Design
Charts Practice Assignment #2
• Chart Layout MyITLab
Mastery Assignment
• Chart Formatting Office 2013

Datasets and • Freezing Rows/Columns Grauer, et al.

Tables • Table Designs Learning Material Chapter 4
• Sorting and Filtering Practice Assignment #1
• Conditional Formatting Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
Mastery Assignment Office 2013

Intermediate In-Class Exam –25% MyITLab

Excel Exam

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 5

UNIT TOPIC(S) ASSESSMENTS RESOURCES
Introduction to • Presentation Creation Grauer, et al.
PowerPoint and • Slide Layouts Learning Material Chapters 1&2
Development • Adding Themes Practice Assignment #1
• Presentation Formats Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
• Animation/Transitions Mastery Assignment Office 2013
• Running Presentation
• Navigating Presentation
• Data Imports
• Using Sections

Presentation • Illustrations Learning Material Grauer, et al.

Design and Media • Infographics Chapters 3&4
Tools • Object Manipulations Practice Assignment #1
• Formatting Pictures Practice Assignment #2 MyITLab
• Inserting Video/Audio Mastery Assignment Office 2013
• Presentation Distribution

PowerPoint Exam In-Class Exam – 25% MyITLab

Please note: this course schedule may change as resources and circumstances require.

Student Evaluations

Type of Assessment %

Intermediate Word Exam 25

Basic Excel Exam 25

Intermediate Excel Exam 25

PowerPoint Exam 25
100%

Course Specific Policies and Expectations

• Students will be provided various resources each week to properly learn the course content
and to prepare for all required examinations.
• Evaluation is based on four in-class examinations and will be administered in a closed book
format, covering each of the three topic units: One Word exam is worth 25%; two Excel
exams combined are worth 50%; and one PowerPoint exam is worth 25%.
• To successfully achieve credit in this course, the student must pass all four exams with a
minimum of 50% on each exam. Should a student not obtain the required 50% on each
exam, the student can complete the unsuccessful exam(s) during the final week of the
semester, which will only be used to provide the student with a minimum required passing
grade.

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 6

• Exams are only attempted in a designated college lab on the scheduled exam day. Photo ID
MUST be presented.
• All students are required to attend the first three weeks of lab class of the semester to
register, to setup, and to participate in the Humber Engagement Learning Profile (HELP)
Survey.
• Should a student not successfully pass the four required in-class examinations but the
overall course grade is above 50%, the final grade will be entered as 45%.

DELIVERY METHOD

This course will be delivered using MyITLab, VitalSource, and the Learning Management
System – Blackboard. The material and training are covered through web-based simulated web
site including project based assignments, course site notes, and independent reading.

The student will attend the first three weeks of the course, which includes orientation on the first
day, account registration/setup, and participation with the HELP Survey. Students will receive
all registration information during first day in-class. Students are required to register on MyITLab
and VitalSource websites using the Access Codes provided to the student. Students will follow
the instructions to register for his/her MyITLab and VitalSource accounts including how to enrol
into the MyITLab course using the provided Course ID.

Each week, students will be provided with numerous resources to learning the various content
within this course. The assignments can be completed on the student’s own time at home or
where there is internet access, while the instructor monitors the student’s progress through the
MyITLab environment. If a student chooses to complete the work on his/her own computer
device, he/she will be required to acquire the Microsoft Office 2013 license.

It is the student’s responsibility to manage their time effectively and use all the resources
provided for them to succeed in this course. Should the student require assistance, they can
choose to attend lab class to obtain the required assistance.

Instructor Role & Responsibility

A lab coordinator will facilitate the learning process by providing tutorial assistance for all weekly
assignments in the lab time that is assigned to each student.

Learner Role & Responsibility

Students are expected to maintain good study habits, to actively participate through regular
attendance in college labs, to actively contribute through individual contributions, and to respect
the points of view of others when in discussion forums for any class activities.

Diploma Students

In addition to meeting all program specific course and credit requirements, students must have
a Cumulative Program Grade Point Average (CPGPA) of ≥ 60 in order to be eligible for
graduation.

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 7

Policies and Procedures

It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the College Academic Regulations which can be
found on the following website: http://www.humber.ca/admissions/academic-regulations

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is essentially honesty in all academic endeavours. Academic integrity

requires that students avoid all forms of academic misconduct or dishonesty, including
plagiarism, cheating on tests or exams or any misrepresentation of academic accomplishment.

Research Activity

This course has undergone ethical review by the Business School at Humber Institute of
Technology and Advanced Learning. Information gathered for the purposes of this course does
not involve collection of data from human subjects who are not enrolled in the course.

Academic Concern/Appeals

If a student has questions or concerns regarding a grade on an assignment or test, the student
should discuss the matter with the faculty member. The Program Co-ordinator and/or the
Associate Dean may be asked to assist if the faculty member and student are unable to resolve
issues. For additional information please refer to Section 13 of College’s Academic Complaint
and Appeal Policy at the web site identified above.

Prior Learning Assessment Recognition (PLAR)

Course credits may be granted in recognition of prior learning, and that Application for
Consideration is made through the Office of the Registrar at
http://registrar.humberc.on.ca/ride2011/doc/PLARApplication.pdf

Accessible Learning Services

Humber seeks to create a welcoming environment where equity, diversity and safety of all
groups are fundamental. Humber is dedicated to providing equal access to students with
disabilities. The Disability Services staff are available by appointment to assess specific needs,
provide referrals and arrange appropriate accommodations. If you require academic
accommodations, contact:

Website: http://www.humber.ca/student-life/swac/accessible-learning

North Campus: (416) 675-5090

Lakeshore Campus: (416) 675-6622 ext. 3331

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 8

Disclaimer

While every effort is made by the professor/faculty to cover all material listed in the outline, the
order, content, and/or evaluation may change in the event of special circumstances (e.g. time
constraints due to inclement weather, sickness, college closure, technology/equipment
problems or changes, etc.).

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning • 2015/2016 9