ECO150 Computer Skills for Economists II

Course Name

Code

Semester

Theory
(hours/week)

Application
(hours/week)

Laboratory
(hours/week)

National
Credit
 

ECTS

 

ECO150

Spring

3

 

3

3

3

Perquisites’

--

Course language

English

Course type

Required

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Learning and teaching strategies

Lecture, Drill and Practice, Homework

Instructor (s)

Nilgün Çokça

Course objective

The aim of this course is to teach to prepare effective presentations. To teach to use statistic applications, and graphic design.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the lesson, the students will ;

  • learn techniques for effective presentation

  • learn to use electronic spreadsheet

  • solve statistical and economic problems on applications,

  • create and publish web pages.

Course Content

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Introduction to PowerPoint

  • Creating A Presentation

  • Object Linking and Embedding

  • Introduction to Microsoft Excel: What is A Spreadsheet?

  • Gaining Proficiency: Coping, Formatting, and Isolating Assumptions 

  • Graphs and Charts: Delivering a Message 

  • Getting Started to Microsoft FrontPage

  • Hyperlinks

  • Creating a Web Page from a Template

  • Page Properties

  • Creating Links

  • Tables

  • Graphics and Pictures

  • Web Design Tips

References

Lecturer Notes Volume 2, Nilgün Çokça, 2012

Exploring Microsoft Office 2010, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) by Robert Grauer, Mary Anne Poatsy, Michelle Hulett and Cynthia Krebs (Jan 21, 2012)

Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 2 by Robert Grauer, Mary Anne Poatsy, Michelle Hulett and Cynthia Krebs (Dec 18, 2010)

Exploring Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 Introductory by Robert Grauer, Mary Anne Poatsy, Cynthia Krebs and Lynn Hogan (Aug 29, 2010)

Exploring Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Comprehensive (Custom Phit: The Pearson Custom Program for Cis) by Robert Grauer, Mary Anne Poatsy, Keith Mulbery and Lynn Hogan (Nov 22, 2010)

Microsoft® Office FrontPage® 2003 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) by Online Training Solutions Inc. (Oct 1, 2003)