Computer Business Information Systems: Office Software Support - Certificate of Accomplishment

This program map only provides one possible pathway for degree and/or certificate obtainment and is for reference only. Please schedule an appointment with a counselor to develop your individualized Student Education Plan.

This certificate covers office applications and web fundamentals. Students completing this certificate will be able to provide support in the office applications and basic Web maintenance.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program. Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway. It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Understand the fundamentals of business and how they relate to information systems needs of a business.

Use effective written and oral communication to support business information systems needs.

Develop technical skills to analyze and solve problems both independently and in teams, using a variety of problem-solving approaches and selecting the appropriate software

Analyze/design/develop/deploy/maintain and manage business applications.

Program Map

Requirement
GE General Education
E Elective

Fall Year 1

15 units
CBIS 321
Internet Business Applications
Development of fundamental competency in Internet business applications. Explores a comprehensive range of skills from the basic uses of Internet browsers, search engines, and email to file transfer protocol, file compression, and bookmark management. Includes the use of editing software to create interactive business websites, searching for and registering domain names, and analyzing business websites.
  1. Advisories: CBIS 301
          CBIS 141
          Microsoft Excel-Comprehensive
          Manage and analyze information using spreadsheets for more informed decisions. Some skills covered are applying formatting, creating calculations, using functions, creating Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts, developing macros, sharing data, and writing VBA code.
          1. Advisories: CBIS 101
          2. Advisories: CBIS 371
          3. Advisories: CS 102
                  CBIS 337
                  Presentation Design - PowerPoint
                  An introduction to computer-based business presentations and their development using PowerPoint. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for CBOT 337.
                            CBIS 101
                            Computer Concepts & Applications

                            The focus of this course is to provide the students with computer concepts and management information systems concepts as used with business computing. Additionally, the course covers changes in technology that affect how computers are used in business. The course includes hands-on experience using software applications such as Internet browsers, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software. Learn the fundamentals latest version of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint,

                            1. Advisories: CBOT 100
                            2. Advisories: CBIS 301
                                1. Category 4B: Communication and Analytical Thinking
                                  CBOT 132
                                  Advanced Word Processing
                                  An advanced word processing experience designed to develop industry proficiency in the skills required for processing information in today's electronic office. Includes inserting graphics and WordArt to create flyers and newsletters, creating online forms, inserting a table of contents and index for reports and books, creating hyperlinks, bookmarks, and cross-references, completing a mail merge, recording macros and saving documents using different file formats.
                                  1. Advisories: CBOT 131

                                          Spring Year 1

                                          6 units
                                          CBIS 321
                                          Internet Business Applications
                                          Development of fundamental competency in Internet business applications. Explores a comprehensive range of skills from the basic uses of Internet browsers, search engines, and email to file transfer protocol, file compression, and bookmark management. Includes the use of editing software to create interactive business websites, searching for and registering domain names, and analyzing business websites.
                                          1. Advisories: CBIS 301
                                                  CBIS 142
                                                  Microsoft Access-Comprehensive

                                                  Learn techniques to solve business problems and develop business decision-making processes using a database program. Some skills covered are developing and maintaining tables, relationships, queries, forms, reports, macros, and code modules. Learn Microsoft Access. Course teaches skills needed for the Microsoft Access certification.

                                                  1. Advisories: CBIS 101
                                                  2. Advisories: CBIS 372