Computer Applications is the practical use of everyday office software — spreadsheets, word processing, databases and presentations — to produce the documents and files an office runs on.
What it covers
The catalog states: “This course will teach the student the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint.”
Students will become acquainted with the proper procedures to create spreadsheets, documents, databases and presentations suitable for coursework, professional purposes, and personal use.
Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint are applications published by Microsoft Corporation.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Associate of Applied Science Degree — Business Administration program and Business Office Administration program, computer applications is covered in the course BUS200, Intro to Computer Applications.
The Associate of Applied Science Degree — Business Administration and Business Office Administration outlines list BUS200 Intro to Computer Applications at 90 clock hours (60 lecture, 30 laboratory) and 5 semester credits.
Prerequisites for BUS200: none.
It sits alongside business communications, business law, human resource management, English composition and career development in the Business Office Administration and Associate of Applied Science Degree — Business Administration programs.
This topic is covered in the Business Office Administration program at InterCoast Colleges.