Sinclair Community College

Business Information Systems/Personal Computer Applications (BIPCA.S.AAS)

63.0 Credit Hours

Current and future industry/business needs require information technology support staff competent in a number of software programs and capable of integrating applications to be more productive. Support staff members, as well as all information technology workers, are required to work in teams, actively participate as customer service agents and use new technologies to maximize business productivity. Courses in this program will develop students' skills in computer application software, troubleshooting software and operating systems.

Program Outcomes

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Explain the flow of information, media and documents throughout the life cycle; input, processing, output, distribution, use, storage, retrieval and disposition.

Identify good human relations skills in various settings such as one-to-one, team and groups.

Assess business problems using analytical and critical thought processes to identify the best technology solution.

Apply quantitative skills appropriate to business information occupations.

Use specialized terminology effectively.

Curriculum

Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective
3 credit hours

Ohio Transfer Module: Natural & Physical Sciences Elective
3 credit hours

ACC 1210

Introduction to Financial Accounting

3 credit hours

BIS 1100

Introduction to Computers & Keyboarding

2 credit hours

BIS 1120

Computer Concepts & Applications

3 credit hours

BIS 1200

Keyboarding & Document Formatting I

2 credit hours

BIS 1220

Word Processing Software

3 credit hours

BIS 1400

Customer Service

3 credit hours

BIS 1230

Spreadsheet Software

3 credit hours

BIS 1260

Database Software

3 credit hours

BIS 2140

Records Management

2 credit hours

BIS 2270

Business Information Systems Internship

2 credit hours

CIS 1107

Introduction To Operating Systems

3 credit hours

CIS 2309

Cascading Style Sheets

3 credit hours

ECO 2160

Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credit hours

ENG 1101

English Composition I

3 credit hours

ENG 1199

Textual Editing

3 credit hours

LAW 1101

Business Law

3 credit hours

MAT 1120

Business Mathematics

3 credit hours

SCC 1101

First Year Experience

1 credit hour

Course Option
(CIS 1714 OR CIS 2717 )
3 credit hours

Course Option
(COM 2206 OR COM 2225 )
3 credit hours

Course Option
(MAN 1107 OR MAN 2150 )
3 credit hours

Business Information Systems/Personal Computer Applications (BIPCA.S.AAS)

63.0 Credit Hours

Program Outcomes

graphical version

Explain the flow of information, media and documents throughout the life cycle; input, processing, output, distribution, use, storage, retrieval and disposition.

Identify good human relations skills in various settings such as one-to-one, team and groups.

Assess business problems using analytical and critical thought processes to identify the best technology solution.

Apply quantitative skills appropriate to business information occupations.

Use specialized terminology effectively.

Curriculum

3 credit hours Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective

3 credit hours Ohio Transfer Module: Natural & Physical Sciences Elective

3 credit hours ACC 1210: Introduction to Financial Accounting

2 credit hours BIS 1100: Introduction to Computers & Keyboarding

3 credit hours BIS 1120: Computer Concepts & Applications

2 credit hours BIS 1200: Keyboarding & Document Formatting I

3 credit hours BIS 1220: Word Processing Software

3 credit hours BIS 1400: Customer Service

3 credit hours BIS 1230: Spreadsheet Software

3 credit hours BIS 1260: Database Software

2 credit hours BIS 2140: Records Management

2 credit hours BIS 2270: Business Information Systems Internship

3 credit hours CIS 1107: Introduction To Operating Systems

3 credit hours CIS 2309: Cascading Style Sheets

3 credit hours ECO 2160: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credit hours ENG 1101: English Composition I

3 credit hours ENG 1199: Textual Editing

3 credit hours LAW 1101: Business Law

3 credit hours MAT 1120: Business Mathematics

1 credit hour SCC 1101: First Year Experience

3 credit hours Course Option: (CIS 1714 OR CIS 2717 )

3 credit hours Course Option: (COM 2206 OR COM 2225 )

3 credit hours Course Option: (MAN 1107 OR MAN 2150 )

Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective

Ohio Transfer Module: Natural & Physical Sciences Elective

ACC 1210 Introduction to Financial Accounting
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Accounting
Division: Business and Public Services

An introduction to preparation and use of accounting reports for business entities; focus on uses of accounting for external reporting, emphasizing accounting as a provider of financial information. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.

BIS 1100 Introduction to Computers & Keyboarding
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Students will learn: computer terminology and basic computer skills (such as file management), understand basic operating system terminology and learn the graphical user interface; students will learn the development of "touch" keyboarding, including the ten-key numeric keypad. (By the end of the course, student must perform keyboard speed and accuracy on three-minute timed writings at a minimum of 20 wpm with three or fewer errors.)

BIS 1120 Computer Concepts & Applications
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Introduces students to personal computer concepts including hardware, system software, application software and the Internet. Learn the components of computer systems and develop a broad understanding of computer hardware and emerging technologies. Utilize productivity software such as word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database. Learn Internet concepts that will allow them to use email systems and currently popular Web browsers to work with websites and Internet applications.

BIS 1200 Keyboarding & Document Formatting I
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Students will learn word processing software and continue development of personal computer skills; format and produce reports, letters, memos, multiple-column tables and other business documents. (By the end of the course, students must perform keyboard speed and accuracy on five-minute timed writings of 35 wpm with five or fewer errors.)

BIS 1220 Word Processing Software
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Beginning to advanced word processing software concepts including editing, formatting, desktop publishing design and editing techniques, document control and automation.

BIS 1400 Customer Service
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Introduction to concepts of customer service. Topics to include: face-to-face and phone-based communication with customers, professionalism and workplace behavior, decision making, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills, use of emerging technologies, role-play scenarios, case studies and preparation for career advancement.

BIS 1230 Spreadsheet Software
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Students will learn techniques to properly manage large and multi-sheet spreadsheets, use spreadsheets to arrange and manage data, develop advanced spreadsheet formulas and functions, perform "What-If" analysis using spreadsheet tools and design and create end-user spreadsheet applications.

BIS 1260 Database Software
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Students will learn to design and manage databases using the relational model, use database objects to manage data including data integrity, data analysis and reporting, learn to derive useful information from raw data using functions and querying techniques, and create end-user database applications.

BIS 2140 Records Management
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Alphabetic, numeric and other classification systems will be covered. Records life cycle, equipment and supplies, safety and security and disaster recovery programs; emerging technologies within electronic records management will also be examined.

BIS 2270 Business Information Systems Internship
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Students earn credits toward degree requirements for work learning experience. Students establish learning outcomes and prepare related reports and/or projects each term. Recommended prerequisites: BIS 1220, BIS 1230, BIS 1250, BIS 1260 and BIS 2140. Twenty co-op hours per week.

CIS 1107 Introduction To Operating Systems
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Computer Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Introduction to operating systems and their concepts. Both the command line interface, with commonly used instructions, and a graphical interface will be used to manage and administer the current Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

CIS 2309 Cascading Style Sheets
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Computer Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

This course provides in-depth coverage of Cascading Style Sheets, Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language (XHTML). Emphasis is on formatting across multiple pages, exploring presentation and layouts and creating tables and forms.

ECO 2160 Principles of Macroeconomics
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Economics & Finance
Division: Business and Public Services

Basic economic principles with macro sequence. Interrelationship of households, business and government with an examination of Keynesian theory, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.

ENG 1101 English Composition I
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: English
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics.

ENG 1199 Textual Editing
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: English
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

Strategies to achieve a clear, concise, cohesive and emphatic writing style; sentence structure; contemporary grammar and usage.

LAW 1101 Business Law
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Law
Division: Business and Public Services

The American legal system as it relates to business transactions, including the judicial system and sources of law, legal procedures, torts, business ethics and social responsibility, contracts, property, employment law, agency, partnerships and corporations. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.

MAT 1120 Business Mathematics
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Mathematics
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Review of arithmetic, mathematics of finance, mathematics of trade, payroll, taxes, insurance, elementary statistics.

SCC 1101 First Year Experience
Credit Hours: 1.0
Department: Sinclair Community College
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

This course is designed to help new students make a successful transition to Sinclair Community College. Topics include college resources; academic, career and personal goals; learning styles; the learning process; financial responsibility; stress and wellness; and an introduction to the general education competencies at Sinclair.

COMPLEX REQUIREMENT
(CIS 1714 OR CIS 2717 )

COMPLEX REQUIREMENT
(COM 2206 OR COM 2225 )

COMPLEX REQUIREMENT
(MAN 1107 OR MAN 2150 )

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