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MC-X08
(PGDM-PT 2008-11 : Term-II)
Managerial Computing
(Resource Person from: Nu Star Solutions & Services, Bhubaneswar)
Course Outline
Objectives:
With the phenomenal growth of information technology, computers have helped all professions in being more effective. However IT plays different role for different professions. One of the key tasks of managers is decision making in functional spheres of managers. Hence, we use the computer in this course as tools, which help in modeling decision-making situations and provide insight into the complex situations at hand.
We use the popular managerial decision making tools such as spreadsheets, statistical packages to do the modeling.
Further, the students will have to learn about the state of the art in information technology and relevance of the same for organizations working for in decision making.
Pedagogy:
The course will rely on class room lectures for discussion on IT topics, exercises and cases for horning the skills at using computers in decision making situations.
Day Wise Schedule
Introduction to Information Technology
Day 1
What is a computer and components of a personal computer?
Concept of Hardware and Software, Computer architecture, Memory
Operating System
Day 2
Details about Operating System, Types of Operating System, Application Software,
Programmining software.
MS-Excel
Day 3
Introduction to Excel as office management software, Familiarizing with excel sheet.
Storing Data and formula on a sheet.
Day 4 Related Practical, Quiz - I
Day 5
Utilities of built-in functions in Excel application, Editing and Data Formatting on Excel Sheet.
Day 6 Related Practical
Day 7
Decision making on Excel sheet, Additional Cell formatting commands, Graph generation on Excel data
Day 8 Related Practical
Day 9 Concepts of E-Commerce
Additional Data management tools in Excel (Goal Seek, pivot table, data consolidation,
What-if Analysis)
Day 10 Related Practical, Quiz - II
Database Management System
Day 11
Database Concepts and Database Management System,
Day 12
Implementation of DBMS using MS-Access.
Related Practical
Networks, Internet & E-mail
Day 13
Concepts on Networking, Types of Network, Network Structure
Day 14
Internet & E-Mail
Day 15
Related Practical
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Bijoy Kar
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09/16/2008
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