2017-2018 COURSE SYLLUBUS AND PROJECT RUNNING START SCHEDULE

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

BCPC101 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - 2 CLASS HOURS/3 LAB HOURS/3 CREDITS
This course provides the student with an introduction to and working proficiency with microcomputers.
Computer literacy and familiarity with common commercial application software will be developed in a
laboratory setting. It will feature the use of IBM-compatible hardware, the WindowsXP operating system,
Microsoft OfficeXP suite (WindowsXP, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint 2016), and the Internet.

RVCC CURRICULUM AND COURSE NUMBER: BCPC 101

DEPARTMENT: Business

CREDIT HOURS: 3

TEXTBOOKS: Hinkle, Deborah. Office 2010: A Professional Approach Series,

ISBN: 0-07-745489-8

Cram, Carol. Microsoft Office 2016 Projects Illustrated Series,

ISBN: 978-1-305-87868-6

WINDOWS/WORD AND UTILIZE GOOGLE DOCS

Week 1 Windows Tutorial/Office Tutorial
Word Projects 1
Week 2 Word Projects 2
Week 3 Assessing Proficiency – Word Projects 1 and 2
Internet and Email Communications
SPREADSHEETS/EXCEL AND UTILIZE GOOGLE SHEETS
Week 4 Lesson 1 – Getting Acquainted
Lesson 2 – Developing Workbooks
Week 5 Lesson 3 – Developing Editing and Formatting Skills
Assessing Proficiency
Week 6 Lesson 4 – Exploring Formula Basics
Week 7 Lesson 5 – Exploring Function and Argument Basics
Week 8 Assessing Proficiency
Internet and Email Communications
PRESENTATION/POWERPOINT AND UTILIZE GOOGLE PRESENTATION
Week 9 Lesson 1 – Getting Started
Lesson 2 – Developing Presentation Text
Week 10 Lesson 3 – Revising Presentation Text
Week 11 Assessing Proficiency
Week 12 Lesson 4 – Working with Images
Week 13 Lesson 5 – Creating Tables
Lesson 6 – Creating Charts and SmartArt Graphics
Week 14 Assessing Proficiency
Internet and Email Communications
DATABASE/ACCESS
Week 15 Lesson 1 – Getting Started with Database
Lesson 2 – Viewing and Modifying Records
Week 16 Lesson 3 – Finding, Filtering, Sorting and Summarizing Data
Week 17 Final Capstone Project

*Specific course dates are not issued on syllabus. Syllabus was created to show progression/sequence of
topics covered and sequence of learning. Course is complete in one semester.