COURSE OUTLINE-5661

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

RUKAIYA YAWAR

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Aims and Objectives
The course is designed to make students familiar with common computer applications
which is expected of any graduate of non-computer science degree program. The
applications include but are not limited to the following:

1. Microsoft Word
2. Microsoft Excel
3. Microsoft PowerPoint

If time permits other suggested applications that can be included are:

1. Google docs, slides, forms

In today’s world it is considered trivial to be able to use a word processor on a computer

system and turn in a professional report/document no matter what your profession is.

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Course Outline
The course content is flexible and left up to the course instructor to decide and finalize.
However, the following can act as a reference.

Section 1: Word Basics

1. Introduction to MS Word window.
2. Creating and saving a new word document
3. Selection and Editing
4. Page Breaks
5. Basic Formatting
6. Using Bullets
7. Using section, column Breaks
8. Using Styles
9. Headers and Footers
10. Inserting and formatting Pictures
11. Inserting and formatting Text boxes
12. Inserting endnotes, footnotes, table of contents, table of figures
13. Inserting index
14. Using Tables
15. Mail Merging
16. Using Equations
17. Academic Referencing and Zotero
18. Using tabs and indents

Section 2: Excel Basics

1. Introduction to Spreadsheet, And Understanding MS Excel Window
2. Moving Around Spreadsheet
3. Data Formatting Dragging Text
4. Inserting & Deleting Rows, Columns
5. Finding & Replacing Worksheet Data
6. Formula in Spreadsheets
7. IF, Nested IF, AND/OR
8. Using Functions to Find Statistical & Logical Information
9. Using V-lookup and H-lookup Functions,
10. Using Conditional Formatting.
11. Creating and Printing Excel Charts
12. Sorting and Filtering Data
13. Making Pivot Table
14. Excel Views (Normal, Page Layout, Print Preview, Page Break)
 15. What-if Analysis
16. Using Solver

Section 3: Power Point Basics

1. Intro to Power point and understand MS Power Point window
2. Moving Through a Presentation
3. Adding, Inserting & Deleting Slides in the Presentation
4. Types of Slides
5. Entering Slide Contents
6. Inserting Clip-Art Pictures, Videos
7. Working with Templates, & Color Schemes
8. Running a Slide show with options
9. Using Speaker notes
10. Working with Animation, transition and Media Clips
11. Using Header Footer
12. Using Slide Master
13. Using and Inserting Organization Chart
14. Printing and presenting a slide show
15. Using Slides
16. Using Outline
17. Printing Options
18. Creating Custom Shows

Section 4: Advance Topics (Optional)

1. Google docs, forms

Assessment Methods and Distribution

As per IBA policy.

References
1. Course outline provided by Mr.Nasiruddin for the course Introduction Computer
Applications.
2. Course outline provided by Dr. Irfan Nabi as reference Fall 2018