Sinclair Community College

Business Information Systems/Personal Computers in Business (PCB.S.CRT)

35.0 Credit Hours

This one-year certificate is intended for those with higher education and/or skills who want to update their knowledge with personal computer techniques. Students will learn how to use personal computers for business administration, decision support and financial applications.

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.

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.

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

Curriculum

ACC 1210

Introduction to Financial Accounting

3 credit hours

BIS 1120

Computer Concepts & Applications

3 credit hours

BIS 1220

Word Processing Software

3 credit hours

BIS 1240

Presentation Software

2 credit hours

BIS 1230

Spreadsheet Software

3 credit hours

BIS 1260

Database Software

3 credit hours

CIS 1107

Introduction To Operating Systems

3 credit hours

CIS 2309

Cascading Style Sheets

3 credit hours

ENG 1101

English Composition I

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)
3 credit hours

Business Information Systems/Personal Computers in Business (PCB.S.CRT)

35.0 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.

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.

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

Curriculum

3 credit hours ACC 1210: Introduction to Financial Accounting

3 credit hours BIS 1120: Computer Concepts & Applications

3 credit hours BIS 1220: Word Processing Software

2 credit hours BIS 1240: Presentation Software

3 credit hours BIS 1230: Spreadsheet Software

3 credit hours BIS 1260: Database Software

3 credit hours CIS 1107: Introduction To Operating Systems

3 credit hours CIS 2309: Cascading Style Sheets

3 credit hours ENG 1101: English Composition I

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)

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 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 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 1240 Presentation Software
Credit Hours: 2.0
Department: Business Information Systems
Division: Business and Public Services

Beginning to advanced presentation software techniques including editing and formatting presentations, fundamentals of effective presentations, transitions, animations, multimedia content, advanced navigation tools and master and template modification.

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.

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.

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.

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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