Course Title: Develop and use complex spreadsheets
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: COSC5946C
Course Title: Develop and use complex spreadsheets
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4223 - Certificate IV in Business Administration
Course Contact : Sylvia Baroutis
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925-5469
Course Contact Email:sylvia.baroutis@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course covers the use of spreadsheet software to complete business tasks and produce usable complex documents.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBITU402A Develop and use complex spreadsheets |
Element: |
Automate and standardise spreadsheet operation |
Performance Criteria: |
Evaluate tasks to identify those where automation would increase efficiency. Create, use and edit macros to fulfil the requirements of the task and automate spreadsheet operation. Develop, edit and use templates to ensure consistency of design and layout for forms and reports, in accordance with organisational requirements. |
Element: |
Develop a linked spreadsheet solution |
Performance Criteria: |
Utilise spreadsheet design software functions and formulae to meet identified requirements. Link spreadsheets in accordance with software procedures. Format cells and use data attributes assigned with relative and/or absolute cell references, in accordance with the task specifications. Test formulae to confirm output meets task requirements. |
Element: |
Prepare to develop spreadsheet. |
Performance Criteria: |
Organise personal work environment in accordance with ergonomic requirements. Analyse task and determine specifications for spreadsheets. Identify organisational and task requirements in relation to data entry, storage, output, reporting and presentation requirements. Apply work organisation strategies and enegy and resource conservation techniques to plan work activities. |
Element: |
Represent numerical data in graphic form |
Performance Criteria: |
Determine style of graph to meet specified requirements and manipulate spreadsheet data if necessary to suit graph requirements. Create graphs with labels and titles from numerical data contained in a spreadsheet file. Save, view and print graph within designated time lines. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include class based exercises, demonstrations and observations in order to develop competency including the underpinning skills and knowledge.
Teaching Schedule
| Week beginning | Content | Requirements |
| Week 1 - 6 July | Introduction; Required files; Review Excel Basics; General Computer usage; Employability skills | The Hub |
| Week 2 - 13 July | Printing techniques | Text & Printing Credits |
| Week 3 - 20 July | Charting; Charting Techniques & Consolidation Exercise 1 | Text |
| Week 4 - 27 July | Logical Functions & Maths Functions | Text |
| Week 5 - 3 Aug | Statistical Functions & Consolidation Exercise 2 | Text |
| Week 6 - 10 Aug | Data & Time Functions; Lookup Functions & Consolidation Exercise 3 | Text |
| Week 7 - 17 Aug | Pivot Tables & Linking Workbooks | Hub & Text |
| Week 8 - 24 Aug | Templates; Importing & Exporting & Consolidation Exercise 4 | Text |
| Mid semester break 31 Aug - 6 Sept | ||
| Week 9 - 7 Sept | Recorded Macros & Recorder Workshop | Text |
| Week 10 - 14 Sept | Consolidation Exercise 5 | Text |
| Week 11 - 21 Sept | Assessment 1 | Text & Printing credits |
| Week 12 - 28 Sept | Review | Text |
| Week 13 - 5 Oct | Review | Text |
| Week 14 - 12 Oct | Review | Text |
| Week 15 - 19 Oct | Assessment 2 - Final exam | Text & Printing credits |
| Week 16 - 26 Oct | Special Consideration | Text & Printing credits |
| Week 17 - 2 Nov | Feedback & Review | Text |
| Week 18 - 9 Nov | Feedback |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
BSBADM404A Develop & Use Complex Speradsheets using Microsoft Excel 2003, Learning Guide & Study Guides, Watsonia Publishing |
1740078756 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical assessments, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 Week 11 - 50%
Students will complete a number of documents which focus on both the practical and theory component of developing and using complex spreadsheets. The assessment is to be completed individually in class and is open book.
Assessment 2 Week 15 Final Exam - 50%
Students will complete a number of documents which focus on the practical component of developing and using complex spreadsheets. The assessment is open book and will be run under test conditions.
Assessment Matrix
| Competency | Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 |
| Prepare to develop spreadsheet | Yes | Yes |
| Develop a linked spreadsheet solution | Yes | Yes |
| Automate and standardise spreadsheet operation | Yes | Yes |
| Use spreadsheets | Yes | Yes |
| Represent numerical data in graphic form | Yes | Yes |
Other Information
This course/competency includes the employability skills listed below:
Communication
Problem solving
Initiative and enterprise
Planning and organising
Self-management
Learning
Technology
From July 2008 students issued with Training Package qualifications have been informed by their Registered Training Organisation that Employability Skills Summaries for Training Pactage qualifications can be downloaded from http://employabilityskills.training.com.au . Registered Training Organisations are required to add the mandartory sentence providing the URL for the Employability Skills Summaries to Training Package and Qualification Testamurs from 1 January 2009. The Australian Qualification Framework Implementation Handbook has been amended to show this requirement.
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