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MTC Course Credit-by-Exam
OIS 1240A Computer Applications I

Course Description:
This integrated, project-based course will introduce you to the basic software applications in Microsoft® Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You will use the Internet to research topics and prepare documents in the appropriate software applications for submission via email. This overview course will include topics such as technology history, future trends, and hardware and software as it applies to purchasing a computer.

Scheduling the Credit by Exam:
The student must complete the credit-by-exam form and pay the fee ($40) for the exam in the MTC Business Office prior to taking the exam. The student must contact Vickie Axline in Room 197, axlinev@mtc.edu, or telephone at 740-389-4636 Ext. 213 to schedule an appointment to take the credit by exam. The student must bring his or her receipt to the scheduled testing appointment.

Objectives:
The OIS 1240A CBE will test your Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills; file management; email; and Internet searching capabilities. The following MTC IT College Graduate Competency will be assessed as well:

Use basic operating system functions including file management
Connect to the Internet and use a Web browser to research and obtain information
Create, send, and receive e-mail and attachments
Create, edit, and print a professional document using a word processing application (
Create, edit, and print a professional document using a spreadsheet application

Students should be very familiar with the following features:

Word:

Headers/footers
Margins
Font selection and manipulation
Line Spacing
Formatting Numbers and Bullets
Columns
Find and Replace
Printing options
Naming conventions
Paste Functions including OLE

Excel:

Headers/footers
Margins
Font selection and manipulation
Formatting cells, columns, and rows
Calculations
Formulas
Labeling tabs
Charts
Naming conventions
Paste Functions including OLE

PowerPoint:

Creating Slides
Templates
Headers/Footers
Speaker Notes
Paste Functions including OLE

File Management:
Creating folders and subfolders
Renaming items
Copying, moving, and deleting items

Email:

Sending, retrieving, and composing email through MTC student email accounts
Attachments

Internet:

Effective search techniques
Citing URLs correctly
Multitasking

Marion Technical College
1467 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Marion, Ohio 43302
Phone: 740.389.4636
Fax: 740.389.6136