GENERAL INFORMATION

College College of Business and Entrepreneurial Technology

Pre-requisite None
Program BSBA
Course Title Computer Applications in Business Co-requisite None
Course Code BA-COMP101 Instructor/
Prof. Odette Marie T. Martinez
Course Credit 3.0 Professor
Contact Hours 3 hour lecture Department Operations Management
Term/Sem/AY First Semester Date Created June 29 2018
COURSE DESCRIPTION

Computer Applications in Business is designed to introduce students to the world of computers and software applications. This instruction will provide them with a solid
foundation on which to build a strong and useful knowledge of Information Technology. Students through classroom lectures, application program demonstrations, and hands-on
lessons and exercises will learn how to use Microsoft Office applications, explore and examine the fundamentals of computer hardware and software. The class will also examine
the relationship between technology and society and interpret how computer technology can benefit businesses, government, and educational organizations. Students will
acquire skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

COURSE OUTCOMES
1. Identify MS Windows environment, networks and Internet connections.
2. Practice proper use and utilization of computer and Internet (Netiquettes)
3. Compose business correspondence, reports, and documents for meetings by processing written, oral, and numeric information by using MS Office Applications.
4. Create electronic spreadsheets for grading system, inventory system and payroll system.
5. Write formulas to perform calculations applied to grading system, inventory system and payroll system.
6. Design presentations by combining text, graphics, photos, video and animation.
7. Create professional-looking publications through arranging and aligning text, images, and other objects within a page.
LEARNING PLAN
Week Learning Outcomes Topic/Content Teaching and Learning Activities Assessment Tasks and Tools
 LO1:  Vision, Mission, Institutional Outcomes  Present University video clippings  Oral recitation
Explain the Mission, Vision, and Course of the Study  Presentation of University VMGO
objectives of the College;  Brief lecture with the aid of PowerPoint
 LO2: presentation, provide an overview of
1
Acquaint oneself with the the subject
different topics and contents
of the course.
 LO3:  Computer systems and networking. MS  Brainstorming identification of  Pre-assessment
 Assess prior knowledge of
students in computer
systems and applications
 LO4:
Recognize windows
environment
 LO5:
Reiterate the different
Windows Operating System
2-4  LO6:
Articulate in creating,
renaming, sharing and
securing folders and file.
 LO7:
Recognize the difference
between browsing and
surfing.
 LO8:
Differentiate websites and its
purpose.
 LO9:
Criticize different search
5-6 engine.
 LO10:
Search engine optimization
 LO11:
Manage e-malls sending,
receiving, and file
attachment.
Office Applications
 Know what is OS (Operating System)
 Explore windows, directories, programs
files and other interface
 Know Windows Settings and
Specifications
 Evolution of Microsoft Windows
 Features of different Microsoft
Windows.
 Latest Microsoft windows used
 Locating files and folders
 Sharing files, folders and devices.
 Putting security on files and folders,
using password encryption.
 Know what is WWW
 Differentiate browsing and surfing
 Benefits of browsing and surfing the net
 Identify different types of website.
 Discuss the purpose of each website.
 Define search engine
 Know what search engine optimization
is.
 Demonstrate different types of search
engine
 Define meta tagging
 Learn more internet jargons
 Practice file attachment through
sending and receiving email
 Discuss the benefits of using email as
means of communication.
 Employ creating email and security
authentication
computer system, parts and  Quiz
peripherals
 Familiarity in different office
applications, including shortcut keys
 Demonstration on computer parts  Quizzes
peripherals and interface  Recitation
 Examining Windows environment and  Demonstration
interface
 Determination of special feature in
different OS
 Evaluation of operating system used
 Demonstration on how to share files,
folders, and device such as printer
 Explore files and folders in windows of
how to put password and secure files
and folders
 Examining the WWW  Quizzes
 Dramatize browsing and surfing, (what  Recitation
good does it do?)  Demonstration
 Demonstration of the types of website,  Dramatization
and its feature.  Actual exam
 Illustration of website as used in
operations management
 Employing the difference between
WWW and Search engine
 Optimizing Search engine
 Demonstration of metatags
 Discussion of file uploading and
downloading
 Dramatization of sending receiving
email, with focusing on downloading
and uploading of attachment.
 Applying the benefits of electronic mail
as means of communication
 7 PRELIMS
 LO11:
Demonstrate different MS
Office Applications.
 LO12:
Use MS Office tools for
business letters and
documentations.
 LO13:
Practice spreadsheet
calculations using MS Excel.
8-13
 Employ particular purpose of each MS  Relate MS Office application as used in
Office application
 Examine shortcut keys most
commonly used in MS Office
Applications
 Explore the interface (menu) of
different MS Office Application
 Discuss the advantage of using each
MS Office Application
 Create a document
 Read documents in Word
 Track changes and insert comments
 Create a document that can be used
by previous versions of Word
 Record Resumes, CV and Business
letters using MS Office application.
 Associate Accounting, Budgeting,
Billing and the like in MS Excel
Business
 Demonstrate shortcut keys commonly
used in using the application
 Practice using different menus of the
each particular MS Office Application
 Authorizing documents, track changes
and comments.
 Familiarizing formulas and function in
MS Excel
 Make calculations using own formula.
 Create graphical representation of data
using tables and charts.
 Create Comprehensive
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
 Create Business/Application Letter
 Create the following in MS Excel:
 Accounting You can use the
powerful calculation features of
Excel in many financial accounting
statements—for example, a cash
flow statement, income statement,
or profit and loss statement.
 Budgeting Whether your needs are
personal or business related, you can
create any type of budget in Excel—
for example, a marketing budget
plan, an event budget, or a
retirement budget.
 Billing and sales Excel is also useful
for managing billing and sales data,
and you can easily create the forms
that you need—for example, sales
invoices, packing slips, or purchase
orders.
 Reporting You can create various
types of reports in Excel that reflect
your data analysis or summarize your
data—for example, reports that
measure project performance, show
variance between projected and
actual results, or reports that you
can use to forecast data.
 Planning Excel is a great tool for
creating professional plans or useful
planners—for example, a weekly
class plan, a marketing research plan,
a year-end tax plan, or planners that
help you organize weekly meals,

14
 LO14:  Operate a modern, audible, and
Display presentation of data readable presentation by:
and information using MS  Creating, managing, and
PowerPoint collaborating with other people
 LO15: on your presentations
Create business cards, flyers  Manage your files in the new
and other business forms using Backstage view
MS Publisher.  Coauthor a presentation with
your colleagues
 Automatically save versions of
15-16
your presentations
 Organize your slides into logical
sections
 Merge and compare
presentations
 Work with separate PowerPoint
presentation files in different
windows
 Embed, edit, and play a video in
your presentation
 Trim a video or audio clip
 Use bookmarks in your audio and
MIDTERM
 Relate MS Office application as used in
Business
 Demonstrate shortcut keys commonly
used in using the application
 Practice using different menus of the
each particular MS Office Application
 Authorizing documents, track changes
and comments.
parties, or vacations.
 Tracking You can use Excel to keep
track of data in a time sheet or list—
for example, a time sheet for
tracking work, or an inventory list
that keeps track of equipment.
 Using calendars Because of its grid-
like workspace, Excel lends itself well
to creating any type of calendar—for
example, an academic calendar to
keep track of activities during the
school year, or a fiscal year calendar
to track business events and
milestones.
 Create PowerPoint Presentation
using the output made in MS Excel
 Utilize PowerPoint by using
background, attaching movie
clips/video and screenshots.
 Create and print your own
Business/Personalize card and
invitation
 Send via electronic mail the soft copy
of all MS office application activity
 Quiz
 video clips
 Link to a video from an online
video site
 Turn your presentation into a
video
 Apply artistic textures and effects
to your pictures
 Remove the background and
other unwanted portions of a
picture
 Crop your pictures with precision
 Use SmartArt graphic picture
layouts
 Use transitions with 3-D motion
graphic effects
 Copy and paste animated effects
from one object (text or shapes)
to another
 Add a screen shot to a slide
 Provide a presentable business card
and flyers using MS Publisher
 Print your publication
Send your publication in mail or in e-mail
 LO16:  Discuss privacy and internet privacy  Dramatize the key aspects of Privacy  Recitation
Apply Computer Ethics in  Elaborate the key aspects of privacy  Examine our right to privacy in the  Assignment
Business  Discuss privacy threats and right to WWW  Dramatization
 LO17: privacy.  Illustrate internet Privacy Issues  Quiz
Demonstrate Netiquette.  Elaborate Internet Privacy Issue  Practice computer ethics and
 Demonstrate Internet Responsibility responsibility in the net
17-19
 Provide Social responsibility on the  Examine netiquette in WWW
internet  Dramatize Ethical and legal issues on
 Expound the meaning of Netiquette the internet
 Formulate Social Responsibility that
 Discuss Internet ethical and legal issues
will educate people in promoting
netiquettes
20 FINAL EXAMINATION AND SUBMISSION OF REQUIREMENTS
COURSE REQUIREMENTS/OUTPUT
Written Assessment per topic
Soft and Hard Copy of activities such as Resume/CV’s, Business Letter, Business Card
Major Exams
GRADING SYSTEM (may apply institutional/college grading system)
Major Exam 30%
Hand-on Activities 25%
Actual/Written Quizzes 25%
Homework 10%
Attendance/Behaviour 10%
100%
REFERENCES
 Computer Fundamentals and Desktop Application by Cruz, Dolores A., et. al. © 2014
 Introduction to computer, by Andes, Mhery-Ann © 2003
 Introduction to Information Technology by Albano, Gisela May A., et. al. © 2003

Other Readings
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24954/internet-privacy
and other internet reading (resources)

COURSE COMMITTEE
Prepared:

ODETTE MARIE T. MARTINEZ

Faculty,
Checked: Recommending Approval: Approved:

COLLEGE CURRICULUM REVISION COMMITTEE MARIANNE ESTRADA KRISTINE Y. OPULENCIA

Chair, CCRC Head, Technology Education Department Dean, College of Education