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Sem 2 It Tools Syllabus

The document outlines a course on using IT tools like Excel for decision making. The course covers using Excel for financial data management, formulas, functions, charts and basic databases. It also covers text, date and time functions, pivot tables, and introducing SQL and Power BI for decision making.

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Sem 2 It Tools Syllabus

The document outlines a course on using IT tools like Excel for decision making. The course covers using Excel for financial data management, formulas, functions, charts and basic databases. It also covers text, date and time functions, pivot tables, and introducing SQL and Power BI for decision making.

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COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE NAME: IT Tools for Decision Making


COURSE CODE: D1UA208B

Programme BBA
Academic Session 2024-25
Semester II
Credits 3
No of Sessions 45
Prerequisite

Course Overview
Decision-making is the key to professional success. This course provides the necessary IT
tools/skills to develop efficient and effective decision-making. The focus of the course is on
analytical thinking using spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel and Google sheet.

Course Objectives
After completing the course, students should be able to:
Use spreadsheet software to manage financial data and work with formulas and functions to develop
professional-looking worksheets. Also create charts and graphs by using spreadsheet lists (basic
database management). They should be able to use spreadsheet's editing and web tools for develop
a spreadsheet application using data tables and scenario managers.

Course Outcomes

CO1 Explain the fundamental components of a computer system, including the CPU,
memory, storage, input/output devices, and how they interact to process data.
CO2 Analyze the features available in spreadsheets and gain knowledge about basic as
well as advanced searching functions.
CO3 Utilize knowledge about mathematical and logical functions and be able to make use
of these functions to solve business problems. (K3, K4)
CO4 Analyze the applications of various text as well as date and time functions of
spreadsheet. (K4)
CO5 Evaluate various Slice and dice methods of spreadsheets to develop better decision
making. (K5, K6)

COPO matrix
CO/PO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8

CO1 3 2 1 2

CO2 2 2 2

CO3 2 3 2

CO4 2 2

CO5 2 2 2

Unit I: Introduction to IT and Computer Fundamentals (No. of Lectures-10)


Introduction to IT, characteristics of computer systems, computer generations, case study
components of computer system, input/output devices, memory hierarchy, evolution of
programming languages, assemblers, compilers, basic concepts of operating system, database, and
networks

Unit II: Introduction to MS Excel and Look-up functions (No. of Lectures-10)


significance of spreadsheets, various components of Excel window, how to create, save
spreadsheets
overview of basic arithmetic functions, use of if function with example, nested if along with
examples
calculating grades of student using nested if, Lookup function in MS Excel, examples of Lookup
VLookup syntax and advantages, HLookup functions syntax and advantages
Situation Based Problem

Unit III: Mathematical, Logical and Statistical analysis in MS-Excel (No. of Lectures-8)
introduction to various mathematical functions, examples of SQRT, LCM, GCD, MOD
mathematical functions, examples of other important mathematical functions, logical functions in
Excel, examples of logical functions, statistical functions in MS Excel, examples of various basic
statistical functions
Situation Based Problem

Unit IV: Text functions and Date and Time Functions (No. of Lectures-8)

role of various Text functions in spreadsheets, examples of Len, upper, lower, concatenate text
functions, examples of search and replace text functions, Date and Time operations in excel, various
date formats in spreadsheets, syntax and use of various date and time functions, use of yearfrac and
datedif function in finding difference between 2 given dates
Situation-based problems of calculating student age
calculating working days examples

Unit V: Pivot Tables and Database Management using SQL (No. of Lectures-9)
Introduction to Pivot tables, steps of creating pivot charts in spreadsheets, Use of multiple fields in row,
column, or data section, Problem Sensitivity Analysis and decision making with Data Tables,
Situation based problem on pivot table
Introduction to SQL environment, creating, deleting and modifying tables in SQL, inserting and
updating data through SQL, brief discussion on other decision-making tools available in market
introduction to Power BI

LEARNING RESOURCES

Prescribed Text Book

1. Excel 2019 Bible by Michael Alexander, Wiley Publication

Reference Books

1. Computer Fundamentals - 8th Edition by Pradeep K. Sinha, Priti Sinha, BPB Publishers
2. Excel 2019 All-in-One by Lokesh Lalwani, BPB Publishers
3. Microsoft Office Excel 2007 by Torben Lage Frandsen
4. Statistics for Managers using Microsoft Excel by David M. Levine, Pearson Education
5. Excel Functions and Formulas by Bernd Held, BPB Publications

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