ICT and Organisation (B-ODISEE-OBF64A)

4 ECTSEnglish48 First termFirst term
Bormans Jef (coordinator) |  Bormans Jef |  Felix Vargas Edgar |  Neyns Jacques |  van Beurden Ellen
Kernteam Business Management (BA)

Aims

Competency 1: From the perspective of this own area of specialization, the graduate can support the company policy efficiently

1.1 On the basis of an analysis of the business processes, can provide advice that takes into account business functions, business strategy, corporate culture, and the environment in order to optimize short and long term management decisions.  (starter)

1.3 Interprets financial ratios, costing and the annual accounts and provides advice in order to prepare short and long term management decisions (starter)

Competency  3: Can support and manage internal and external oral and written communications in at least three languages

3.2 writes reports and  words a message, a personal opinion or point of view, integrating business information and numerical data. (starter)

Previous knowledge

General admission requirements and prerequisites: check the education and examination regulations.

Specific requirements and prerequisites: None, but previous Microsoft 365 experience is expected. E.g., have a look here.

Identical courses

This course is identical to the following courses:
HEB05A : ICT and Organisation (No longer offered this academic year)

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

4 ects. ICT and Organisation (B-ODISEE-OBF64a)

4 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture-practical-assignment48 First termFirst term
Bormans Jef |  Felix Vargas Edgar |  Neyns Jacques |  van Beurden Ellen
Kernteam Business Management (BA)

Content

THIS COURSE

  • focuses on office productivity and general notion of value of digital in business life, with a focus on the topics below; and
  • belongs to the learning track 'information management'.

GENERAL CONTENT (more detailed information is available on Toledo):

1. Document processing (MS Word):

E.g.

  • formatting (character, paragraph, layout, tabs, tables, lists, ...)
  • build-in styles, text edits and themes
  • graphic elements (e.g. pictures)
  • formal elements (header, footer, page, ...)
  • sections,
  • lists/reviews,
  • inserting various kinds of content (tables, cross-references, header/footer, etc.),
  • reference and research tools
  • ...

2. Data analysis and reporting (MS Excel):

E.g.

  • basic calculations
  • cell references (absolute, relative, mixed),
  • formulas and functions (logical, date/time, querry, rounding up/off, etc.),
  • charts,
  • tables,
  • pivoting tables and charts,
  • ....

The following items will not be evaluated in this course, yet can still be part of class content.

3. Presentation skills (MS PowerPoint)

E.g.

  • create and manage slides (add and remove slides, themes, backgrounds, sections, ...)
  • insert and manage simple graphics (insert, edit and format pictures, screen clippings, icons, shapes, ...)
  • animate text and pictures on slides (customize animation effects including slide transitions, ...)
  • ...

4.  ICT Essentials

E.g.

  • Organizing, presenting and communicating (e.g. MS Teams, MS Outlook, ...)
  • Searching for information
  • ICT Security and working online
  • Understanding GDPR
  • Introduction of AI
  • ...

Course material

Textbooks: https://studiemateriaal.odisee.be/publiek/OlaFiche.aspx?OID=36105

The following EBOOKS are recommended (especially Excel):

  • Microsoft Excel Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)
    ISBN 9780137564354
     
  • Microsoft Word Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)
    ISBN 9780137522514
     
  • Microsoft Office Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)
    ISBN 9780137544844

Buying these books is NOT mandatory. If you decide to buy however, buying the electronic version is strongly advised.

Additional study material will be provided through Toledo.

Language of instruction: more information

This course is taught in English.

Format: more information

Assignments

An active participation during the courses is expected. Students need to prepare assignments in and in between courses.

The solutions will be discussed during the courses, based on the questions of the students.

Classes take place in BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) classrooms, so please bring your personal laptop for practice purposes!

Evaluation

ICT and Organisation (B-ODISEE-O73885)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Written, Practical exam
Type of questions : Multiple choice, Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : Computer

Explanation

AssessmentGrading scale
TOTAL1-20/20 scale

A. COURSE EVALUATION PRINCIPLES

A.1. POINT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE COURSE

  • Word: 20 points (midterm only), weight of 25% of total course grade
  • Excel: 60 points (January exam only), weight of 75% of total course grade

= total for the course: 80 points (i.e. 100% of total course grade)

A.2. MODES OF ASSESSMENT

Written midterm during the November midterm examination period: 20 points out of 80 in total to be earned

  • Word (all 20 points)

Written exam during the January examination period: the remaining 60 points out of 80 in total to be earned

  • Excel (all 60 points)

A.3 IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • It is compulsory that you pass the Excel portion of ICT skills to pass the course. If you do not pass the Excel section, the other section (i.e. Word) will NOT be taken into account, hence your maximum score will only be 7/20.
  • Most of the points for this course will be earned through practical assignments, meaning working on a document / data set / presentation which needs to be uploaded within the exam time when finalized
  • Possible other midterm/exam style questions: (mainly) multiple-choice questions, closed-ended questions and open questions. 

 

B. ADDITIONAL COURSE EVALUATION GUIDELINES (as part of BBM-program policy)

  • Absence Policy. What do you have to do when you are ill during assignments/tests/presentation or absent during an exam? Please apply the BBM-absence policy as published online at https://www.odisee.be/en/bachelor-business-management-brussels/reporting-your-absence
  • Groupwork with "Peer grading": all evaluation activities that contain group work, will apply "peer grading" (captured via formalized process), to differentiate individual score vs. group average, based on collected peer feedback.
  • Assignment submission. All assignments will have to be submitted on Toledo / TurnItin. Emailed assignments will NOT be graded.
  • BYOD Exam Policy. This course has an online, on campus exam where the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)-policy fully applies. The BYOD-policy is published online at https://www.odisee.be/en/bachelor-business-management-brussels/bbm-practical-information
  • AI & document authenticity Policy: You need to submit authentic, original work for your course assignments, presentations and open book exams (a.o. no copy/paste from AI tools). The BBM-AI & authenticity policies are published online at https://www.odisee.be/en/bachelor-business-management-brussels/bbm-practical-information. Deviation from this policy is only possible if the course lecturer explicitly allows use of AI-tools via TOLEDO/Ultra announcement or in course material or assignment instructions.

Information about retaking exams

A. COURSE EVALUATION PRINCIPLES

A.1. POINT DISTRIBUTION FOR THE COURSE

  • Excel: 60 points, weight of 75% of total course grade
  • Word: 20 points, weight of 25% of total course grade

= total for the course: 80 points (i.e. 100% of total course grade)

A.2. MODES OF ASSESSMENT

Retake during the August-September examination period: 80 points out of 80 in total to be earned

  • Excel (all 60 points)
  • Word (all 20 points)

A.3 IMPORTANT NOTES: identical as in 1st exam opportunity

 

 

B. ADDITIONAL COURSE EVALUATION GUIDELINES (as part of BBM-program policy): identical as in 1st exam opportunity