1. MALS-509 Graduate IT Course for MAALS
Course Overview by
Dennis Foreman, Ph. D.

2. Description Advanced computer application skills for
business and other purposes,
research.
Use of common business and other applications,
understanding of how these tools are managed by the computer system.
terminology required for a skilled professional to communicate effectively with programming and network specialists.

3. TOPICS Project management (Project Libre)
Advanced word processing topics
Master documents
Macro concepts
Using spreadsheets
Relative & absolute references
V & H lookups
The IF function
Advanced functions
Sumproduct
Countif
Using a database
Tables, relations, forms & reports
Queries using QBE in MS Access
mail-merge/form letters
Networking concepts
Domains
Website concepts & webpage construction
HTML, CSS & Javascript

4. Assignments Project mgmt Advanced word processing Spreadsheets
macros
master documents
Mail merge (later)
Spreadsheets
proper use of cell referencing
use of formulas, functions and graphing
databases
tables, keys & relationships
queries, forms, reports and mailmerge
Networking
traceroute, ping, ipconfig, whatsmyip, etc.
Internet
website construction & CGI programming concepts

5. Projects Basic project tracking Creating spreadsheets
Creating a DB from spreadsheet data
Creating & managing a project plan
Creating a website using HTML, CSS and JavaScript

6. Document sections Types Allow separate formatting per section
Continuous
Next page
Allow separate formatting per section
# columns
Page numbering

7. Master documents Multiple individual documents
Inserted as parts of a final document
Ordering determined by the “master”
Managed as master and sub-documents
Expand & collapse as needed
Multiple masters possible with same/different sub- documents and ordering
Bugs: quickprint

8. Spreadsheets
Intro and advanced concepts

9. Databases
Basic and advanced concepts

10. Networking

11. Webpage construction