Institute Of Management Sciences

Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

(City Campus)
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Course Plan
Course: Computer Application in Business Class: MBA (I) 2nd Semester,

Course Outline
Sr. Topic Contents Reference
1 Introduction What is Computer? Components of a 1. Ch 1
Computer; Why is Computer so
Powerful? Networks and the Internet;
Computer software; Application
Software; Example of Computer Usage;
Computer application in Society
2 Application Software Business Software Graphics and 1. Ch. 3
Multimedia Personal Communication
3 Business Softwares Word Processing Spread Sheet 1. Ch. 3
Presentation and Design Database
Management System Project
Management
4 Multimedia Personal Designing Software Image Processing 1. Ch. 3
Communication email Web
5 Structure of a Computer Processor Mother Board RAM Power 1. Ch. 4
Supply Heat Sink Ports Input Output
Devices
6 Data Processing Modal Input Process Output Storage
Communication Hardware Control Plug
n Play
7 Input Devices Conventional Keyboard Mouse
Microphone Scanner Bar Code Reader
8 Advance Input Devices Wireless Keyboard, Mouse, Digital
Camera, Biometric Devices,
9 Output Devices CRT Monitors LCD, TFT, HDTV
Printers Speakers
10 Storage Devices Purpose of Storage Hard Disks Floppy,
ZIP, CDs' DVDs' Tape, PC Cards Flash
etc.
11 Operating System Role of Operating System Functions of
Operating Systems
12 Operating System Functions Functions File Management
and Utilities Programs Communication Device Management
Plug and Play Devices Drivers
13 Word Processing What is word Processing Word
Processing Terminology Advantages of

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 Word-processing MS Word
14 MS Word Typing and Formatting
15 MS Word Common Tasks Menu Options Copy
Paste etc.
16 MS Word Advance Tasks Auto Correct Bullets
and Numbering Thesaurus, Insert
Objects Book Mark Linking
17 MS Word Advance Features Tables Creating, Entry, Formatting,
Sum of values of cells
18 MS Excel Introduction of Spread Sheet Data Type
Auto Calculation Data Entry
19 MS Excel Formula and Functions Common
Formulas Copping of Formula Example
Worksheets
20 MS Excel Formatting Cells Borders, Contents
Date, Numbers Functions: Round,
Truncate etc.
21 MS Word Advance Features Normal and Headings Short Cuts Table
of contents Table of Figures Index
Marking and Table of Index
22 MS Word Advance Features Mail Merge
23 MS Word Advance Features Macros
24 MS Word Advance Features Text to Speech Import Export etc.
25 MS Excel Advance Features Relative and Fixed Addresses Examples
26 MS Excel Advance Features Linking one Worksheet with others
27 MS Excel Advance Features Menu Options like paste special etc.
28 MS Excel Advance Features Graphs in Excel
29 MS Excel Advance Features Printing Pages, Work Sheets Selected
text
30 MS Excel Advance Features Data sort Auto Filter Paste Special etc.
31 Presentation and Designing MS Power Point Preparing Slide
Presenting Slide Layouts, Designs
32 MS Power Points Animation Inserting Objects Buttons
etc.
33 Seminar for Computer in Seminar
Business
34 Research Data Analysis What is Research Data? Entry Code
Sheet
35 SPSS What is SPSS? Descriptive Analysis
36 SPSS Inferential Analysis
37 Personal Management MS Outlook Address Book email
System Calendar Projects
38 MS Outlook Features of MS Outlook
39 Email and Web PMS Email services Web Services
40 Web Web Sites Search Engines
41 Web Ecommerce

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42 Web Other web choices
43 Seminar for Computer in
Business
44 Seminar for Computer in
Business
45 Future of Computer in
Pakistan Business Markets

Recommended Book(s)

Sr Name Author Publisher Yea

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1 Discovering Computers Shelly Cashman Vermaat THOMSON Course 200
2005: A Gateway to Technology 3
Information
2 Computer Technology in Larry Long & Nancy
Perspective Long
3 New Perspectives on Parson & OJA
Computer Concepts
4 Office 2000 in Easy Steps (In Copestake, Stephen BOOKSETS.COM 200
Easy Steps S.) (Shropshire, SAL, United 4
Kingdom)