Department of Commerce

University of Delhi

Course : B.Com Semester : 3

Subject : Computer Applications in Business
Paper No. : Paper 3.4(a)

The meeting for the above mentioned paper was held at Sri Venkateswara College on 16th
August, 2017 at 1:30 pm.The following guidelines were set in the meeting with the consent
of all teachers and the representative of Department of Commerce, University of Delhi:
1. The lecture distribution for theory and practical topics (along with focus areas) is as
follows:

THEORY TOPICS No. of lectures: 26 (65 X 2/5)

Unit Focus areas Lectures
Unit 1- Introduction  Basics 14
 Operating systems
 Networking
Unit 4- Database  Basic Concepts 7
designs for accounting  Keys and integrity rules
and business  ER Diagram
applications  RDBMS
Unit 5- CAAT Tools Overall 5

PRACTICAL TOPICS No. of practicals: 52 (65 X 4/5)

Unit Focus areas Practicals
Unit 2- Word  Basic formatting and tables 10
 Mail merge
 Macros
 Bibliography/ citation
 Shapes/ Objects
 Document Review
 Password

Convenor: Dr Shruti Mathur, Department of Commerce, Sri Venkateswara College

University Representative: Dr. H.K. Dangi, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics
Unit 2- PowerPoint  Clipart, Pictures 8
 Animation
 Transition
Unit 2 and 3-  Formatting 20
Spreadsheet and its  Charts
applications  Pivot tables and charts
 Functions
o Mathematical- SUM, ABS, SQRT, RAND,
RANDBETWEEN, ROUND, ROUNDDOWN,
ROUNDUP, SUMIF, EXP, LN, SUMSQ
o Statistical- AVERAGE, COUNT, COUNTA,
COUNTBLANK, COUNTIF, MAX, MIN,
STDEV.S, STDEV.P, MODE.SNGL, SLOPE,
INTERCEPT, CORREL, FREQUENCY, KURT,
SKEW
o Logical- AND, IF, OR, NOT
o Financial-DB, SLN, PMT, IPMT, PPMT, FV,
CUMIPMT, CUMPRINC, NPV, IRR
o Lookup- Vlookup, Hlookup
 Loan and lease statements without
rescheduling
 Payroll –simple without arrears
 Regression and trend
 Frequency distribution
 Depreciation Accounting
 Ratio analysis
 Capital budgeting
 What-if analysis
 Solver
Unit 4- DBMS  Creating a database (2-3 tables) 14
Software and SQL  Setting Primary key and relationships
 Queries with SQL
 Creating forms and reports based on tables and
queries

Convenor: Dr Shruti Mathur, Department of Commerce, Sri Venkateswara College

University Representative: Dr. H.K. Dangi, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics
 2. The following scheme of assessment and examination was adopted:

ASSESSMENT / EXAMINATION SCHEME (100 marks):

Exam Marks Duration Examiner
Practical  Theory :#
10 marks 75 3 hours Internal
 Workbook: 10 marks (as hard marks
or softcopy)
 Viva: 15 marks (based on
practical topics)
 Practical exam*: 40 marks
Internal  10 marks for class assignment (based 25
Assessment on theory chapters) marks
 10 marks for class test (based on
theory chapters)
 5 marks for attendance
#MARKING SCHEME FOR THEORY (3 questions with internal choice)
Unit 1 (Basics of Computers+ Networking + Operating System): 6 marks
Unit 4 (Database Management System): 2 marks
Unit 5 (CAAT Tools): 2 marks
TOTAL 10 marks
*MARKING SCHEME FOR PRACTICAL EXAM :
Machine Handling: 3 marks
MS-Word: 5 marks
MS-Power point: 5 marks
MS-Excel: 17 marks (10+7)
MS-Access: 10 marks
TOTAL 40 marks**
**Refer to the Evaluation Sheet on next page.

Convenor: Dr Shruti Mathur, Department of Commerce, Sri Venkateswara College

University Representative: Dr. H.K. Dangi, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics
 University of Delhi
November Examination 2017 onwards
B. Com. II Semester 3 [CBCS]
Paper – BC 3.4 (a): Computer Applications in Business

EVALUATION SHEET
Name of the college :
Internal Examiner's Name : Code :
Name of the candidate : Exam. Roll No. :

Sl. Max. Marks

Descriptions
No Mark Obtain
. s ed

Machine Handling(correct naming of files and folder) (3 marks) 3

1 WORD PROCESSOR – Document Preparation (5 Marks)

(At least 4) Formatting Document, Table & Shading , Bullets & Numbers, mail merge, macros,
bibliography/ citation, references, shapes,/charts/objects, header / footer, document review, 5
password

2 SPREADSHEET - Financial Functions (Payroll / Loan Lease Statement/ Depreciation) (10 Marks)

Financial Format , Use of Correct Function and Accuracy, Layout of Work Sheet , Generalized 10

3 SPREADSHEET (7 Marks)
(Regression / Frequency / capital budgeting/ ratio analysis/what-if-analysis/solver/pivot table and
chart/ other relevant functions) (7 Marks)
Format, Graph, Use of corrective functions, Layout of the work sheet , generalized 7
4 PRESENTATION- Preparing a presentation (5 marks)

Maximum 3 slides with a focus on clip art, picture, animation, transition etc. 5
5 DATABASE (10 Marks)
Table Creation : (5 Marks)
Field name conventions and Choosing data type, Setting field properties, Setting relation ,
Lookup Properties, Validation Rule including constraints across fields 10
Others: (5 Marks)
Query (From Multiple Tables based on 2 to 3 conditions) + Creating a Form or Report

Grand Total 40

In Words:

Signature of Internal Examiner

Convenor: Dr Shruti Mathur, Department of Commerce, Sri Venkateswara College
University Representative: Dr. H.K. Dangi, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics