Undergraduate Course: Computing for Business (BUST08014)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | The course is only open to students in the following degree programmes:
Economics and Accounting
Law and Accounting
Prior to 2015/16 Computing for Business was a compulsory course for all Business students. Starting from 2015/16 the course is incorporated into Foundations of Business.
Students who take Foundations of Business starting from 2015/16 are not required to take Computing for Business.
A basic familiarity with computing and IT is important for most careers and, increasingly, for many aspects of everyday life. This is reflected in business management and accounting, where computing resources are widely used as a source of information and a tool for word-processing, data analysis, and communication. This course gives background knowledge which will prove essential as students undertake further courses and proceed into the workplace. |
| Course description |
The course comprises four assessed tutorial components:
- Presentation software
- Word-processing (2 sessions)
- Spreadsheets (2 sessions)
- Databases
This course gives background knowledge which will prove valuable, if not essential, as students undertake further courses and proceed into the workplace:
- A good knowledge of using a presentation package helps greatly in the speed and quality of presentation production.
- Good word-processing skills are essential for the timely and accurate preparation of essays and reports.
- Good spreadsheet skills are required for the rapid and accurate analysis of business, financial and statistical data.
- A knowledge of database design and use is valuable for working with any data management system (e.g. personnel files, stock control/ordering systems, accounting/finance systems).
TUTORIAL OBJECTIVES
Presentation Software
1. Create a simple presentation using a variety of slide types.
2. Print slides and speaker and audience notes.
The skills taught are those required for the 2nd year course in Marketing and the 3rd year course in Strategic Management, as well as being generally useful for other courses taught by the School, including the 1st year Poster Exercise.
Word Processing
1. Create and edit a document.
2. Save a document both as a Word file and as PDF.
3. Change font styles.
4. Change the alignment and format of paragraphs.
5. Format page margins.
6. Use styles and headings.
7. Use the spellchecker.
8. Create and modify tables.
9. Insert footnotes.
10. Insert symbols and special characters.
11. Use the Illustration tool to create and edit a simple diagram
12. Count the number of words in a document.
13. Print a document.
14. Submit an essay electronically.
The formatting instructions and techniques taught are consistent with those stated in the University Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study as required for the production of essays and other assessed work.
Spreadsheets
1. Open and create a workbook.
2. Save a workbook under a different file name.
3. Input data into cells.
4. Format individual cells, groups of cells, rows and columns.
5. Alter row heights and column widths.
6. Create formulae.
7. Copy data and formulae, including use of Fill handle.
8. Use both relative and absolute cell referencing.
9. Use functions.
10. Change data formats.
11. Insert and delete rows and columns.
12. Print a worksheet including page setup options and printing control.
13. Create a graph of results and print it out.
14. Export both data and a graph to a Word document.
The skills taught are those required for mathematical and statistical analysis in the 2nd and 3rd year courses in Business Research Methods and financial modelling and analysis as part of Accounting 1, as well as being generally useful for other courses taught by the School.
Databases
1. Create forms using the Form Wizard and use forms to enter data.
2. Create reports using the Report Wizard and use reports to print out data.
3. Create and use queries to filter, sort and present data.
The skills taught are those required for the 2nd year course in Management Science and Information Systems and the 3rd year course in Advanced Financial Accounting (Sage).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
0
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Your work will be assessed in two ways:
i. By attending the tutorial session(s) for all components. There are three tutorials in each of Semester 1 and Semester 2.
ii. By completing the four assessments (Presentation Software, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and Databases ) during the tutorial session(s) for the relevant component.
Failure to satisfactorily pass the course will prevent progression into Honours.
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| Feedback |
Generic feedback on assignments will be given verbally immediately upon their submission. Recording of successful completion of an assignment will be available on the class Learn site within 48 hours after completion. Should a student fail to complete an assignment by the advertised deadline this will be recorded on the course Learn site within 48 hours after the deadline has passed.
The summative marks for the course (i.e. Pass/Fail) will be made available on the class Learn site as soon as possible after the Board of Examiners' meeting (normally early June).
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Create a simple presentation using a variety of slide types, print slides and speaker and audience notes.
- Learn and apply essential techniques of word processing, that are consistent with those stated in the University Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study as required for the production of essays and other assessed work.
- Learn and apply essential techniques of spreadsheets, that are consistent with those required for mathematical and statistical analysis in the 2nd and 3rd year courses in Business Research Methods and financial modelling and analysis as part of Accounting 1, as well as being generally useful for other courses taught by the School.
- Create and use queries to filter, sort and present data; forms using the Form Wizard and use forms to enter data; reports using the Report Wizard and use reports to print out data. The skills taught are those required for the 2nd year course in Management Science and Information Systems and the 3rd year course in Advanced Financial Accounting (Sage).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Apply consistent and high quality in producing output from MS Powerpoint, Word, Excel and Access packages. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Caban
Tel: (0131 6)50 3832
Email: |
Course secretary | |
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