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ACC 157 – Advanced Integrated Management Systems

Course Description

Emphasizes advanced use of database management and electronic spreadsheet software packages for accounting/financial applications.  Topics include; advanced multiple file operations, custom input/output forms, advanced accounting applications, spreadsheet database management, advanced macro applications, and graph creation

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Advanced Multiple File Operations

Class

2

Custom Input/Output Forms

D. Lab

8

Advanced Accounting Applications

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Spreadsheet Database Management

Credit

6

Advanced Macro Applications

 

 

Graph Creation

 

 


Prerequisite:

ACC 105, ACC 106

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

ADVANCED MULTIPLE FILE OPERATIONS

4

16

0

Multiple file operations.

Perform advanced multiple file operations.

 

 

 

Operating parameters

Change operating parameters.

 

 

 

File manipulation

Copy all or a portion of a data file to another file.

 

 

 

 

Copy to a file suitable for use in a spreadsheet or word processing program.

 

 

 

Memory variables

Create, use, display, store, retrieve, and remove memory variables.

 

 

 

Command files

Create, modify, and execute a command file that uses conditional logic.

 

 

 

 

Use commands that move to specific points within a data file.

 

 

 

 

Accept data into the program.

 

 

 

 

Print data out of the program.

 

 

 

 

Add to the data file.

 

 

 

CUSTOM INPUT/OUTPUT OPERATIONS

2

8

0

Input/Output

Output field or variable data anywhere on the screen or on a printed report.

 

 

 

 

Create a form for data input.

 

 

 

ADVANCED ACCOUNTING APPLICATION

3

12

0

Accounting applications

Create and manipulate multiple files for a specific accounting or management application.

 

 

 

 

Create spreadsheets for advanced accounting and financial applications.

 

 

 

SPREADSHEET DATBASE MANAGEMENT

5

20

0

Data commands

Use spreadsheet data commands for statistical purposes.

 

 

 

 

Use spreadsheet data commands for building tables.

 

 

 

 

Manipulate data by using other data commands.

 

 

 

Computational functions

Use advanced computational functions available in the spreadsheet.

 

 

 

ADVANCED MACRO APPLICATIONS

5

20

0

Macros

Create macros for various applications using the spreadsheet command language.

 

 

 

 

Design and create spreadsheets with macros for specific accounting or management applications.

 

 

 

Printing

Use advanced print options.

 

 

 

Combining files

Combine various spreadsheet files and text files.

 

 

 

GRAPH CREATION

1

4

0

Graphs

Create and print graphs using the options available

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

Liskin, M. (1988). DBASE III Plus Made Easy.  New York:  McGraw-Hill.

Que Development Group. (1991). Using 1-2-3 for Dos 3.1+, special edition.  Carmel, IN: Prentice Hall Computer.

Wray, R.A. (1991).      Dbase III Plus Programming (2nd ed.). Boston: Boyd & Fraser.