DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARINAS

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMPUTER STUDIES

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE CODE : COMP121LA

COUSE TITLE : IT Application Tools in
Business
COURSE TYPE : Lecture / Lab
LEARNING MODALITY : Flex Blended Learning Mode
COURSE UNITS : 3 units
PRE-REQUISITES : None
CO-REQUISITES : None
PROFESSOR : Maryli Rosas
CONSULTATION HOURS : [email protected]
(046)4811900 local 3274

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Provides students with a solid foundation on which to build a strong and useful knowledge of Information
Technology. The focus of this course is on business productivity software applications and professional
behavior in computing, including word processing (as needed), spreadsheets, databases, presentation
graphics, and business-oriented utilization of the internet. It is an advanced study and review of Microsoft
Office suite applications, focusing on Excel and Access. Students learn advanced functions of all programs
and how they are applied in a modern office setting.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, students are expected to:

CLO1. Discuss the impact and real world use of information technology in daily life.
CLO2. Create content creative documents in Microsoft Word.
CLO3. Understand basic calculations and write and formulate functions for financial documents
using Microsoft Excel
CLO4. Create visually appealing and interactive presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
CLO5. Demonstrate 21st century skills in all learning activities.
LEARNING PLAN Learning Outcomes for Midterm Period

Course Learning Outcomes Topic Learning Outcomes

TLO1. Discuss the latest software applications
and its impact on the way raw data is processed
CLO1. Discuss the impact and the real-world
and presented.
use of information technology in daily life. TLO2. Demonstrate and apply application
software.
TLO3. Make professional business letters,
apply proofreading tools, format letters and
CLO2. Create content creative documents in reports properly and referencing information.
Microsoft Word. TLO4. Learn to insert tables, columns and generate
certificates using mail merge.

Module No Teaching-Learning Activities /

and Assessment Strategy
Learning Week Technology
Outcome(s) Enabler

Offline/Printed Online Module

Module Activities Activities
Module 1 • Gospel Reading and • Syllabus uploaded • Schoolbook /
Reflection • Presentation of • MS Teams 1.5
CLO 1 • Printed course course introduction
1
syllabus • Course
TLO1
• Introduction to the Requirement Detail
TLO2 Course
• Course Requirement
Detail
Module 2 • Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
Reflection Reflection • MS Teams / 1.5
CLO2 • Discussion of • Discussion of • MS Word
1 Windows and its Windows and its
TLO2 Application
components components
TLO3
• The Ribbon • The Ribbon
• Dialog Boxes and Its • Dialog Boxes and Its
Components Components
• Control Keys and • Control Keys and
Special Symbols Special Symbols
• Enabling Activity: • Enabling Activity:
Short Quiz Short Quiz
• Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
2 Reflection Reflection • MS Word 1.5
• Detailed discussion of • Detailed discussion Application /
the Tabs of the Tabs
• Discussion of the • Discussion of the
most commonly used most commonly used
commands in MS commands in MS
Word 2016 including Word 2016 including
copying and pasting, copying and pasting,
formatting, aligning formatting, aligning
paragraphs, and paragraphs, and
choosing document choosing document
styles styles
• Enabling Assessment: • Enabling
Lesson Exercises to Assessment: Lesson
be submitted in Exercises to be
Schoolbook submitted in
. Schoolbook
 • Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
3 Reflection Reflection • MS Teams / 3.0
• Add, Edit and Format • Add, Edit and • MS Word
Text Format Text Application
• Find and Replace • Find and Replace
• Present how to insert • Present how to insert
items in the items in the
document such as document such as
• ✓Page Break, • ✓Page Break,
• ✓ Spacing, • ✓ Spacing,
• ✓ Indentions, • ✓ Indentions,
• ✓ Columns and • ✓ Columns and
• ✓ Wrap Text • ✓ Wrap Text
• ✓ Tables • ✓ Tables
• ✓ Page Number • ✓ Page Number
• ✓ Bookmark • ✓ Bookmark
• Enabling • Enabling
Assessment: Lesson Assessment: Lesson
Exercises Exercises
• Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
4 Reflection Reflection • MS Teams / 1.5
• Table of contents • Table of contents • MS Word
• Mail Merge and • Mail Merge and Application
Referencing Info Referencing Info
• Proofing, Tracking • Proofing, Tracking
Changes Changes
• Document Protection • Document Protection
• Word Options and • Word Options and
Word Count Word Count
• Lesson Exercises • Lesson Exercises
• Enabling Assessment: • Enabling Assessment:
Hands-on Hands-on
Activity to be Activity to be
submitted via submitted via
Schoolbook / Short Schoolbook / Short
Quiz Quiz

5 STUDENT WEEK /

Module 3 • Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook

6 Reflection Reflection • MS Excel / 3.0
• Tour of the Microsoft • Tour of the Microsoft
CLO3 Excel 2016 Excel 2016
TLO5 Environment Environment
TLO6 • Enabling Assessment: • Enabling Assessment:
Short Quiz Short Quiz
• Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
7-8 Reflection Reflection • MS Teams / 2.0
• Formulas and • Formulas and • MS Excel
Functions Functions
• Enabling Assessment: • Enabling Assessment:
Hands-on Activity Hands-on Activity
9 • Gospel Reading and • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
Reflection Reflection • MS Excel / 2.0
• Conditional • Conditional
Formatting Formatting
• Working with • Working with
graphics, charts and graphics, charts and
presentation of data presentation of data
graphically graphically
• Enabling Assessment: • Enabling Assessment:
Hands-on Activity to Hands-on Activity to
be submitted via be submitted via
Schoolbook Schoolbook
10 MIDTERM: Summative Assessment
/
 11 SELF-CARE WEEK

TOTAL 8.0 8.0 2.0 18.0

Learning Outcomes for Final Period

Course Learning Outcomes Topic Learning Outcomes

TLO5. Discuss how Microsoft Excel helps
productivity.
CLO3. Perform basic calculations and write and TLO6. Demonstrate how formatting is done in
formulate functions for financial documents Microsoft Excel including discussions on cells,
using Microsoft Excel. tabs, worksheets, creating and modifying
formulas and charts.
TLO7. Create presentations from a Word outline
CLO4. Create visually appealing and and apply document theme, transition effects and
interactive presentations using Microsoft hyperlinks.
PowerPoint. TLO8. Use pictures, sounds and other multimedia
elements to create presentation.
st
CLO5. Demonstrate 21 century skills in all TLO9. Collaboration and / or individual output of
learning activities. the collective applications tackled in the course.

Module No Teaching-Learning Activities /

and Assessment Strategy
Learning Week Technology
Enabler
Outcomes
Online Module
Activities
Module 4 11 • Gospel Reading • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
and Reflection Reflection • MS Teams / 3.0
CLO4 • Tour of MS • Enabling • PowerPoint
PowerPoint Assessment: Quiz Application
TLO7 • Creating a about PowerPoint
TLO8 presentation in
PowerPoint and
adding multimedia
elements
12 • Gospel Reading • Gospel Reading and •
and Reflection Reflection Schoolbook
/ 3.0
• Continuation of • Continuation of •
PowerPoint PowerPoint Lessons PowerPoint
Application
Lessons Enabling
• Enabling assessment: Hands-
assessment: on activity
Hands-on activity
13 • Gospel Reading • Gospel Reading and •
and Reflection Reflection Schoolbook
3.0
• Working text and • Working text and • /
table, pictures and table, pictures and PowerPoint
graphics graphics Application
• Enabling • Enabling
assessment: assessment: Hands-
Hands-on activity on activity
14 • Gospel Reading • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
and Reflection Reflection • MS Teams / 2.0
• Audio and video • Audio and video • PowerPoint
• Animation • Animation Application
 • Enabling • Enabling
Assessment: Assessment: Hands-
Hands-on activity on activity

15 • Gospel Reading • Gospel Reading and •

and Reflection Reflection Enabling Schoolbook
/ 2.0
Enabling Assessment: Quiz •
Assessment: Quiz and Hands-on PowerPoint
Application
and Hands-on activity
activity
16-17 • Gospel Reading • Gospel Reading and • Schoolbook
and Reflection Reflection / 3.0
CLO5
• Creation of Final • Creation of Final
TLO9 Output Output
18 / 2.0
FINALS: Summative Assessment
TOTAL 8.0 8.0 2.0 18

GRADING SYSTEM

Midterm
Enabling Assessments 50%
Class Participation. 20%
Summative Assessments 30%
100%
Final
Enabling Assessments 50%
Class Participation. 20%
Summative Assessments 30%
100%

Overall Final Grade = Midterm + Final

2

COURSE POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Enrollment in an E-Class. Your teacher shall enroll you in the e-class. This will be based on
the class list provided by the Office of the University Registrar and at the portal. For those
who opted for printed modules, you will only be given the module if you are officially
enrolled.

2. Communication and Feedback

a. Online Synchronous Communication shall happen as indicated in the learning plan
section of the syllabus.
b. Online Asynchronous Communication shall happen when the faculty utilizes at least
one of the recommended asynchronous communication. The minimum response time
for asynchronous communication is 24 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays. All
communication platforms must be explicitly indicated in the syllabus. Below are the
recommended asynchronous communication platforms:
i. Forum – at the Forum Tab at Schoolbook, students can post their general
concerns. The forum is public and any post can be seen by the class.
ii. Messaging – at Schoolbook. Any private or confidential matters may be
messaged through Schoolbook messaging feature.
iii. Email – you may email your professor at [email protected]
 c. Offline Communication are only for Students who opted for Printed Modules. Text
messaging subject to strict confidentiality agreement between the student and the
professor maybe used. This mode of communication is exclusive only for the
specified type of student. Calls may be entertained within working hours (8AM to
5PM), while text messages may be responded to within 24 hours, excluding Sundays
and holidays.
d. No using of foul, curse, and other bad words, whether in written or verbal. No
shouting. No flooding of chat and messages. No selling.

3. Attendance Policy
a. Attendance Policy for Online Classes is scheduled based on the learning plan.
Attendance, especially in synchronous classes, shall not be a basis for receiving a
failing grade. It will not comprise any grade in the class standing.
b. RSVP as part of an ethical process of conducting online meetings, the following will
be observed:
i. The synchronous meeting will be made by the teacher at least 14 calendar
days before its schedule.
ii. The student must RSVP at least three days before the scheduled synchronous
meeting. iii. The faculty will announce two days before the calendared
synchronous meeting if it will push through
or if it will be cancelled. If cancelled, the faculty will announce a replacement
asynchronous activity and the new schedule of the synchronous meeting.
c. The minimum required attendees in synchronous class shall be 50 percent of the
entire class. It is the faculty’s prerogative whether to continue or discontinue the
session if it does not reach 50 percent. However, if the attendees are less than 20
percent of the total class, the synchronous session will be rescheduled, an
asynchronous learning activity will take the place of the supposed synchronous
meeting.
d. All synchronous meetings will be recorded and embedded into a schoolbook page
section. It will also be accessed by students at MS Teams and other institutionally
subscribed video hosting platform.
e. The synchronous meeting will only be held at the schedule indicated in the
registration form.

4. Intellectual Property Policy

a. Policy and copyright infringement will not be tolerated. Any violation of such will
earn students a grade of zero in the assessment.
b. Using of any illegally obtained software is strictly prohibited.
c. Students are encouraged to use their original photos, videos, and other resources.
Otherwise, students can use royalty-free resources or embed the sources in their
submissions to avoid copyright infringement and/or plagiarism.
d. Inviting people, that are not part of the class, in synchronous meetings is strictly
prohibited, unless approved by the subject teacher. Posing as another person during
a synchronous activity is strictly prohibited.
e. Giving of password to Schoolbook and Office 365 is strictly prohibited. Likewise,
accessing Schoolbook and Office 365 account other than the students’ personal
account is also strictly prohibited. Violating students will be reported to the Student
Welfare and Formation Office (SWAFO).

5. Other Policies
a. Attire - students must wear decent casual or smart-casual attire prescribed by the
Student Handbook.
b. Microphone Use – microphone must be muted and only unmuted when the teacher
requires them to.
c. Video – videos may be used by the teacher to validate attendance. However, the
student can choose to turn off the video if the teacher allows them to.
 d. Use of English is required for any presentation including the question and answer.
Tagalog or Taglish can be used during consultation.

REFERENCES

Online References

Call number Reference Material

or e-provider
eBook Lambert, J. et al. (2016) Microsoft Office 2016 Step-by-step (2016).
2015934879
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/subjects/office/
Web Resource

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mMAGcZaItg&list=PLpQQipWcxwt9kEYnMTd8nBuRx
Web Resource
C3LFmera
https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web
Web Resource

https://www.dit.ie/media/ittraining/msoffice/MOAC_Excel_2016_Core.pdf
Web Resource

Website https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-cente

On-Site References

Call number Reference Material

or e-provider
AEA Lib Pinard K. (2019) : New perspectives microsoft office 365 & powerpoint 2016 : comprehensive.
Boston, Massachusett (USA): Cengage Learning

AEA Lib Freund SM., et al. (2017) Hoisington CL, Last MZ, Pratt, PJ, Sebok, SL, Vermaat, M. : Microsoft
office 365 : office 2016 : introductory. Boston, Massachusett (USA) : Cengage Learning

Prepared: Computer Studies Department

2nd Semester SY 2022-2023

Approved: MS. MARIVIC R. MITSCHEK

Chair, Information Technology Department

Endorsed: DR. MARIO S. TORRES

Dean, College of Science and Computer Studies