Course Title: Spreadsheets for Business Decision Making

Teaching-Learning and Evaluation Plan

Course Information:

Course Code: 22MBASEC002 Course Title: Spreadsheets for Business Decision Making
Credit Units: 2 Total Contact Hours: 30 L-T-P: 30-0-0
CA : UE Weightage : 50 : 50 Pass Marks (CA and UE): 40% and 40% Aggregate Pass Marks: 40%
UE Question Paper Marks: 50 Special Examination Fees: NA Pre-requisite (if any): NA
Course Coordinator: Thilak Reddy C

At the end of the programme, learners will be able to:

PO1 Apply knowledge of management theories and practices to solve business problems
PO2 Develop analytical and critical thinking abilities for data-based decision making
PO3 Understand, analyze and communicate global, economic, legal and ethical aspects of business
PO4 Identify and apply trans-disciplinary tools and techniques for projects and solving problems
Lead oneself and others in the achievement of organizational goals and contribute effectively to
PO5
a team environment
PO6 Inculcate entrepreneurial mind-set for sustainability
PO7 Apply knowledge of management theories and practices to solve business problems
Demonstrate effective response to industry challenges by applying managerial tools and
PSO1
techniques for a sustainable society
PSO2 Appraise the complex specificities of Indian Business to garner global reputation
PSO3 Develop a holistic thinking solopreneur for a self-sufficient society.

Course Objectives:
● Understand Basic Calculations in Excel
● Apply tools for data analysis
● Implement data validations in Excel based applications for data consistency
● Interpret the summary reports related to business data

Course Outcomes (COs):

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

Sl. Course
Bloom’s
No Outcom Description
Taxonomy Level
. e

Apply spreadsheet tools to understand data manipulation. 2 (Understanding)

1 CO1

CO2 Demonstrate business models using spreadsheet tools. 3 (Applying)

 2
Illustrate MS Excel Practical Lab and functions. 3 (Applying)
3 CO3
Analyse large data sets using spreadsheet and modelling tools 4 (Analyzing)
4 CO4

COs to POs and PSOs Mapping:

COs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO3 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 3
Total
Average
*3 – high; 2 – medium, 1 – low, 0 - Zero

Course Contents:

Module 1: Understanding the MS Excel environment 7

Hours
MS Excel Practical Lab, Ribbon, QAT, Worksheet; interface of Excel, cursors and their roles, series;
conditional formatting, cells, range; formula, references, split windows; values.
Learning Outcome: Apply MS Excel Practical Lab tools to datasets.

Module 2: Data representation using MS Excel Practical Lab 8 Hours

MS Excel Practical Lab, relative and absolute reference, charts and customizing charts.
Learning Outcome: Solve problems related to reference ranges.

Module 3: Data validation 10 Hours

Data validation practical, data consistence, value, whole number, decimal, list, date, time, custom values,
validation.
Learning Outcome: Describe data validation using the functions of MS Excel Practical Lab.

Module 4: Analyzing large data sets using MS Excel Practical Lab 10 Hours
Apply filter and advanced filter, pivot table, subtotal database function; data analysis.

Learning Outcome: Construct summary reports using pivot tables and apply filters for data

analysis. Module 5: Spreadsheet Models 10 Hours

Iferror; Locking sheet; Hiding formulae; Building blocks of Models; Developing model; Add-ons

model*
Basic Text:
1. Walkenbach, J. (2018). The Excel Bible, 1/e. USA: Willey.

Reference Book:
1. Microsoft Excel 2013: Data Analysis and Business Modeling.

Mod Sessio Topic Readings and Pedagogy/ Activity CO Mode of

ule n References Planned Delivery
1 1 Ribbon, QAT, (103) Learn Lab session, Demo, 1 Lecture
Worksheet; Excel Basics in Lecture and hands on and Hands
interface of Excel, One Hour. on using
cursors and their Excel for Lab
roles, series; Beginners - session
YouTube

Excel Bible by
John
Walkenback
2 conditional (103) Learn Lab session, Demo, 1
formatting, cells, Excel Basics in Lecture and hands
range; Formula One Hour. on
(sum, average, Excel for
count, max, min), Beginners -
Problem Solving YouTube
Use of operator
3 Problem solving https://www.linked Lab session, Demo, 1
using Operators in.com/learning/m Lecture and hands on
References: anaging-and-analy
Relative reference, zing-data-in-excel-
Hands on exercise office-365-excel-2
019/convert-lists-t
o-tables?u=92695
330

4 Absolute (103) Learn Lab session, Demo, 1

reference, Hands Excel Basics in Lecture and hands on
on exercise, One Hour.
Excel for
Working on Split Beginners -
windows and YouTube
Exercise
 5 Problem solving (103) Learn Problem solving and 1
session using Excel Basics in Presentation by
References, One Hour. students
Operators and Excel for
formula Beginners - Assessment 1
Assessment 1 YouTube

6 Problem solving (103) Learn Lab session, Demo,

session using Excel Basics in Lecture and hands on
References, One Hour.
Operators and Excel for
formula Beginners -
YouTube

2 7 Using reference to https://www.linked Lab session, Demo, 2

connect multiple in.com/learning/ex Lecture and hands on
sheets and files. cel-2013-managin
Demo with the g-multiple-worksh
help of Sales eets-and-workboo
example, Problem ks/welcome?u=92
solving. 695330

8 Charts and https://chandoo.or Lab session, Demo, 2

customizing g/wp/line-chart-va Lecture and hands on
charts: Building riations/
Simple Charts

9 Creating https://chandoo Lab session, Demo, 2

Customized .org/wp/line-ch Lecture and hands on
charts, Settings: art-variations/
Axis, Legends,
Backgrounds

3 10 Data validation Excel bible : Lab session, Demo, 3

practical, data Read Data Lecture and hands on
consistence, value, validation

11 whole number, Excel bible : Read Lab session, Demo, 3

decimal, list Data validation Lecture and hands on
12 date, time, custom Excel bible : Read Lab session, Demo, 3
values, validation. Data validation Lecture and hands on

13 Assessment 2 Lab: Students 3

Problem solving
Activity

14 (103) Advanced Lab session, Demo, 4

Apply filter: Filter and Filter Lecture and hands on
Using Single
data based on
Criteria, Multiple
Criteria Color - YouTube
Exercise
15 Advanced filter (103) Advanced Lab session, Demo, 4
Using Single Filter and Filter Lecture and hands on
Criteria, Multiple data based on
Criteria, and Color - YouTube
AND, OR
Operations
16 Pivot table (103) Pivot Lab session, Demo, 4
Table in MS Lecture and hands on
Excel! -
YouTube
(368) Create
I nteractive
Dashboard using
Excel! - YouTube
17 Subtotal Read Subtotal Lab session, Demo, 4
Lecture and hands on

18 Database function; Read Database Lab session, Demo, 4

data analysis function Lecture and hands on

19 Problem Solving Data to be Lab session, Demo, 4

and data analysis provided by Lecture and hands on
of the Case study instructor and
of a Pickle details to be given
manufacturer by him

20 (103) If and Lab session, Demo, 5

IF function & Nested if in MS Lecture and hands on
Text Function
Excel -
YouTube
20 Basic Date and (103) How to Lab session, Demo, 5
Time function, extract Year, Lecture and hands on
V-lookup and
Month and Days
H-lookup
Function from date for
data analysis? -
YouTube

(103) Use Vlookup

in Excel to search
data. Also learn
how to use iferror
function. -
YouTube

21 Handling error, Data to be Lab session, Demo, 5

sum, product provided by Lecture and hands on
function, Protect instructor and
cell and
details to be given
by him

22 Developing Excel (368) Loan Students Activity 1,2,3,

Model Calculator and 4,5
Amortization
Schedule using
Excel! -
YouTube
23 Developing Excel (368) Loan Students Activity 1,2,3,
Model Calculator and 4,5
Amortization
Schedule using
Excel! -
YouTube
24 Demo by Students Presentation by 1,2,3,
Students 4,5
Basic Text:
1. Walkenbach, J. (2018). The Excel Bible, 1/e. USA: Willey.

Reference Book:
2. Microsoft Excel 2013: Data Analysis and Business Modeling.
3. Youtube Link:

Dr. Rupesh Kumar Sinha - YouTube

Other references:
1. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/getting-started-with-excel-services-and-excel-web-acce
ss-fed3586d-b150-4819-a67e-14529c974387
2. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/excel-for-windows-training-9bc05390-e94c-46af-a5b3-d
7c22f6990bb?wt.mc_id=otc_home&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
3. https://www.hubspot.com/resources?q=excel&_ga=2.30839551.1998448527.1559814869-1230
591017.1559814869

Evaluation Pattern:

End Semester
Continuous Evaluation Total
Examination
Class Participation : 10
Marks Assessment 1 : 10
Marks 50 Marks 50 Marks 100 Marks
Assessment 2 : 10 Marks
Assessment 3 : 10 Marks
Block End Test : 10 Marks

Module TAP Sessions / Hours

1 T & A : Faculty Facilitated sessions 21

2 A & P : Post Class Readings / activities / LMS discussions 5
3 A & P : Post Class Assessment Components 4
4 A & P : Industry Practitioner’s Sessions / Workshops 9
5 T,A & P : Self-Paced LinkedIn Learning courses / certifications 6
Total 45

Assessment Scheme (CA: UE - 50: 50)

 Sl. Assessment Details Formative / Frequency Weightage CO
No. Summative
1 Class Participation Formative Continuous 10% CO1, CO2, CO3,
CO4 and CO5
2 Assignment 1 : Creating Application of Formative 1 10% CO1
HLookup
Watch this video to and create your
own usage of HLookup (300)
XLookup to search data. It is
better then VLookup and
HLookup! -
YouTube
3 Create a Model using Excel : Group Formative 1 10% CO1 and CO2
Assignment, Topics and details will be
discussed in the classroom.
4 Block End Test Summative 1 10% CO1, CO2, CO3,
CO4, CO5

5 Group Project : Data Analysis and Formative 1 10% CO1, CO2 and CO3
creating of a Dashboard
6 End Semester Examination(UE) Summative 1 50% CO1, CO2, CO3,
CO4 and CO5

Evaluation Pattern:

End Semester
Continuous Evaluation Examination Total
Class Participation : 10 Marks
Assessment 1 : 10 Marks
Assessment 2 : 10 Marks 50 Marks 50 Marks 100 Marks
Assessment 3 : 10 Marks
Block End Test : 10 Marks

Others Details:

1. Class Participation – Punctuality, Frequency, and Level of Interaction, Contribution to the

Learning Process (1 – Poor/Below 75%, 2 – Good/75-80%, 3 – Very Good/80-90%, 4 and above –
Excellent/Above 90%
2. Assignment– Parameters for Evaluation:
a. Stated objectives
b. Provides evidence
c. Critical analysis of evidence
d. Global awareness
e. Perspective taking
f. Understanding of the Economy and Business Processes
3. Discipline – The students are expected to be punctual and regular in attending classes,
submitting assignments and activities. They should be decently dressed all the time. In their
interactions, they should be respectful and sensitive to everyone.
4. Chamber Consultation Hours –1.00 pm to 2.00 pm (Tentative)
 5. Pre Reading – The readings/ references given in session-wise plan should be read by students
before coming to class to have effective and meaningful discussion on the topic.
6. Participation in Co-curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities – Attendance for the course on
Multidisciplinary Writing is compulsory as it will help in writing Review Essays

Blooms Taxonomy