Emphasis is on microcomputer hardware and software applications from the perspective of the individual user. Included are descriptions of and hands-on work with word processors, electronic spreadsheets, database management systems, data integration, Internet access and graphics presentation packages. Development and care of data assets in the form of files and databases are stressed. The idea that collections of data become models of the computer-using organization is introduced and developed. Also to be stressed is the importance of microcomputers and of application packages in light of the transaction-driven nature of businesses.
Emphasis is on application packages, rather than on program development.
Students participate in a series of application development sessions at an introductory and intermediate level. Identify the major types of application packages available for direct user implementation of microcomputers. Identify the processes of data integration between Office 97 applications. Understand when to implement relative and absolute addressing in Excel 97. 4. Understand how to calculate new data from a database using the query.