Untitled

Web Schedules

Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Summer 2025

One Credit Courses

Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Summer 2025

No Cost Textbook/Resources Courses

Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Summer 2025

Low Cost Textbook/Resources Courses

Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Summer 2025

Course Planning by Program

2024-25

Essential Objectives

Course Syllabus


Revision Date: 05-Aug-24
 

Fall 2024 | CIS-1430-VO08 - Spreadsheets


Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Location: Online
Credits: 3 (45 hours)
Day/Times: Meets online
Semester Dates: 09-03-2024 to 12-16-2024
Last day to drop without a grade: 09-16-2024 - Refund Policy
Last day to withdraw (W grade): 11-04-2024 - Refund Policy
This course has started, please contact the offering academic center about registration

Faculty

Shanti McKenna
View Faculty Credentials
View Faculty Statement
Hiring Coordinator for this course: Deb Grant

General Education Requirements


This section meets the following CCV General Education Requirement(s) for the current catalog year:
VSCS Digital and Technical Literacy
    Note
  1. Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.
  2. Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course provides a comprehensive examination of spreadsheet software. Students learn to build a variety of spreadsheets using simple and complex formulas, functions, graphics, database features, sorts, linkages within and between spreadsheets, and macros. Basic computer and internet skills are required.


Essential Objectives

1. Demonstrate ability to manage workbook options and settings including multiple workbooks, macros, workbook versions, privacy and protection, comment management, editing and display languages, and language-specific features.
2. Manage and format data using Flash Fill, advanced Fill Series options, custom number formats, data validation, groups, subtotals, and removing duplicate data.
3. Develop proficiency with advanced formulas and functions including but not limited to logical and Boolean functions, nesting multiple functions, date and time functions, and financial functions.
4. Identify the correct data functions for various applications such as VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX functions.
5. Summarize data from multiple ranges with the Consolidate feature.
6. Perform what-if analyses with tools such as Goal Seek and Scenario Manager.
7. Troubleshoot formulas with trace precedence and dependence, validate and evaluate formulas using error checking rules, and monitor cells and formulas using the Watch Window.
8. Manage advanced charts and tables including dual axis charts, maps, and advanced chart types.
9. Create PivotTables and PivotCharts using slicers and calculated fields, and incorporate styles and appropriate details.
10. Design, plan, and organize data that is accessible and accurately and ethically conveys information, thoughts, and ideas.
11. Explain how the use and presentation of data and spreadsheets can be used to persuade, inform, and misinform, particularly around systems of inequality and social change.
12. Evaluate and cite digital information effectively and ethically.
13. Demonstrate the ability to create resources, set appropriate permissions for cloud-based files and applications, and apply file management principles on local and remote networks.
14. Demonstrate appropriate prompt engineering when working with generative AI applications for text and media.


Required Technology

Students in this course will need access to Microsoft 365. This software is available on CCV lab computers at CCV academic centers and to CCV students free of charge through a download of Microsoft 365. Information on how to download Microsoft 365 can be found HERE.

Microsoft 365 can be installed on Windows 10/11 PC and Macintosh computers and laptops. It cannot be installed on a Chromebook. Microsoft 365 on a Macintosh computer does not include all of the features supported by Windows and there are significant menu differences.

If you have difficulty in acquiring or accessing this resource for your course, please contact your advisor or financial aid counselor.

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.


Required Textbooks and Resources


*** This is a no cost textbook or resource class. ***

This course only uses free Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials. For details, see the Canvas Site for this class.


Methods

This course will use interactive projects and/or activities to teach the desired techniques for Spreadsheets. Each week will consist of reading and hands on actions to practice the material and objective lesson. An over all project will be developed through out the semester to apply the lessons learned throughout the course.


Evaluation Criteria

15 Weekly Homework Assignments (30 points/week) = 450 points

15 Participation/ Weekly Discussion (20 points/ week) = 300 points

1 Final Project = 250 points

Total possible points in this course = 1000 points


Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

 HighLow
A+10098
A Less than 9893
A-Less than 9390
B+Less than 9088
B Less than 8883
B-Less than 8380
C+Less than 8078
C Less than 7873
C-Less than 7370
D+Less than 7068
D Less than 6863
D-Less than 6360
FLess than 60 
P10060
NPLess than 600


Weekly Schedule


Week/ModuleTopic  Readings  Assignments
 

1

Expectations & How the class works

  

GCF Chapters

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignments

What do you know

 

2

Basics of Spreadsheets

  

GCF Chapters

Videos

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

3

Sorting & Basic Formulas

  

GCF Chapters

Videos

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

4

Formulas & Functions

  

GCF Chapters

Examples

Data Sets

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

5

Invoices & VLOOKUP

  

GCF Chapters

Examples

Lessons

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

6

Tables, Charts & Conditional Formatting

  

GCF Chapters

Examples

  

Online Discussions

Weekly Assignment

 

7

Mid Semester: Final Project Idea Starter

  

Samples

Files

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

8

Pivot Tables, Slicers, & Macros

  

GCF Chapters

Examples

  

Online Discussions

Weekly Assignment

 

9

Recording Macros, Buttons & Form Controls

  

GCF Chapters

Videos

Examples

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

10

Bringing it all together! IF ERROR & Checkboxes

  

GCF Chapters

Examples

  

Online Discussions

Weekly Assignment

 

11

SUMIF, COUNTIFS, & Month from Date

  

GCF Chapters

Financial pieces examples

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

12

Inventory Tracking

  

GCF Chapters

Examples

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

13

Percent Off, Proper Capitalization, Over Budget, Etc.

  

GCF Chapters

Breakeven Analysis

Examples

  

Online Discussion

Weekly Assignment

 

14

Final POS Systems

  

Working Remotely examples for future

  

Online Discussions

Weekly Assignment

 

15

FINAL WEEK

    
 

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

  • In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
  • Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
  • Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.


Participation Expectations

To earn full participation points for the week, students should:

  • Read the assigned material and demonstrate an understanding of those resources in your assignments and posts.
  • Post an original response to the weekly prompt(s) before Friday at midnight (11:59 PM) and a minimum of two responses to peers before Monday at midnight (11:59 PM). You are welcome to post early and/or more frequently, as your schedule allows, but you will not receive full credit if you do not meet these minimum requirements and/or deadlines.
  • Posts should be substantive and demonstrate college-level writing. A substantive post is well-developed, and references the reading or another appropriate source. A substantive post is NOT one or two sentences of general statements or unsupported opinion.


Missing & Late Work Policy

  • Late assignments can be submitted up to one week past the deadline. You will lose 10% each day that an assignment is late. After a week, it will no longer be accepted for credit.
  • Late work is not accepted in the discussion forum. Interacting with classmates is an essential part of online discussions and cannot be made up after the fact.
  • Extensions will be granted only in extenuating circumstances. If a lengthy medical problem or other emergent personal issue will result in missing weekly discussions and/or assignments, please contact your instructor as soon as possible.
  • Students who know that they will not have course access for any given week should make arrangements with their instructor to complete assignments and participation requirements prior to the absence.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:


CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please
  1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
  2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
  3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.


Academic Integrity


CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College.