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2025-2026 Catalog

CIS 109 - Spreadsheet Software


Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090  and ENGL 090  or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: FWSU

This course familiarizes students with electronic spreadsheets, spreadsheet graphics and data management systems. The various applications to business and general management systems will be discussed. Hands-on experience will be provided utilizing a popular spreadsheet software package such as Excel for Windows.

Notes:  

Business Division
Theory Hours: 
45

Learning Outcomes:  

  1. Identify and Recognize:

  • components of the spreadsheet window and spreadsheet design concepts.

Applies To Computer Information Systems: Office Professional, A.A.S.  Program Outcome D

  • text, data, formulas, and how to write a formula

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  • the various categories of functions

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  • the major types of charts

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  • the elements of a list

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  • various smart icons

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  • definitions from a list of glossary terms relative to spreadsheets

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  • cell references to other work sheets

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  • workbook templates

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  • editing and web tools
  • validation rules

 

  2. Demonstrate and Practice:

  • enter data into a worksheet cell, edit the contents of a worksheet cell, write formulas using operators and functions

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  • insert and delete rows and columns, insert borders around cells, format a worksheet, change column widths and row heights

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  • spell check a worksheet, audit formulas

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  • print all or a portion of a worksheet, define and print a chart, create and printa worksheet group

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  • work with lists, compute statistics on selected records, freeze column or row labels

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  • record and edit macros
  • perform what-if analysis, use advanced spreadsheet tools
  • use data tables, and create 30 cell references

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