North Carolina VoCATS Business Education Course Blueprint Computer Applications 1 (Grades 9-12) A. SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES CO01. Explain social and ethical issues pertaining to computer information systems. CO01.01 Investigate and explain property, privacy, access, and accuracy issues pertaining to computer information systems to include security, hackers, virus issues, etc. WWW9 CO01.02 Describe how computer information systems have changed social issues, including worker/manager protocols, and attitudes with work, family, school, and other cultures. The foundations of this objective are covered on the following: OFFxix OFFxx B. APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE CO02. Use word processing software. CO02.01 Explore, create, save, retrieve, edit, and resave/print documents using features such as cut and paste, search and replace, etc. CE16 CE17, WRD1 WRD2, WRD3 WRD15, WRD18 WRD19, WRD20 WRD22, WRD23 WRD37, WRD40 WRD41, WRD42 WRD44, WRD45, WRD99 CO02.02 Use word processing utilities to include spell check, thesaurus, grammar check, and help. CE18 CE21, WRD10 WRD12, WRD18, WRD20, WRD22, WRD45, WRD99 1
CO02.03 Create a document using character formatting techniques to include bold, italics, underline, font size, type style, superscripts/subscripts, etc. WRD21, WRD47 WRD53, WRD66, WRD69, WRD99 CO02.04 Create a document using paragraph formatting techniques to include alignment/justification, line spacing, indenting, tabs, widows/orphans, bullets, borders, left/right margins. WRD54 WRD63, WRD66 WRD67, WRD68 WRD71, WRD99 CO02.05 Create documents using page-formatting techniques to include margins, page orientation, headers/footers, endnotes, footnotes, etc. WRD21, WRD73 WRD86, WRD94 WRD95, WRD96 WRD98, WRD99, WRD124 CO02.06 Construct documents using mail merge, tables, table of contents, columns, outlines, etc. WRD71, WRD87 WRD91, WRD95, WRD97 WRD98, WRD101 WRD118, WRD121 WRD122, WRD123 WRD126, WRD127 CO02.07 Design documents using desktop publishing features to include graphics, newspaper columns, line draw, flyers, etc. WRD95, WRD97 WRD98, WRD99, WRD104 CO03. Use spreadsheet software. CO03.01 Design, create, save, and print spreadsheets. EXC7 EXC9, EXC13 EXC16, EXC19 EXC20, EXC21 EXC22, EXC23, EXC47, EXC80 CO03.02 Retrieve, edit, and resave spreadsheets to include updating cell contents, inserting/deleting columns/rows, etc. EXC9 EXC12, EXC27 EXC29, EXC42, EXC109 EXC110, EXC123 EXC124 2
CO03.03 Demonstrate cell formatting and alignment features. EXC29 EXC35, EXC42 EXC43, EXC44, EXC46, EXC47 CO03.04 Perform calculations using simple formulas such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc. EXC12 EXC13, EXC23, EXC51 EXC60, EXC63 EXC69, EXC72, EXC73, EXC74, EXC123 CO03.05 Use spreadsheet features to include replicating cell contents, windowing, freezing rows/columns, and sorting. EXC45, EXC46, EXC55 EXC62, EXC72 CO03.06 Modify spreadsheet display using enhancement features such as borders, color, shading, shadow, font, etc. EXC36 EXC39, EXC42 EXC43, EXC44, EXC47, EXC110 CO03.07 Design and create charts and graphs. EXC81 EXC97, EXC101 EXC102, EXC103 EXC105, EXC106 CO03.08 Design and create spreadsheets using advanced features such as what if statements, multiple calculations, etc. EXC55 EXC62, EXC73, EXC74 EXC79, EXC80 CO04. Use database software. CO04.01 Design, create, save, retrieve, edit/update, and resave/print database files. ACC3 ACC15, ACC18, ACC21 ACC22, ACC23 ACC24, ACC27 ACC53, ACC64 ACC66, ACC67 ACC68, ACC69, ACC71 ACC103, ACC106 ACC110, ACC111, ACC116 ACC118, ACC149, ACC151 CO04.02 Use database software to retrieve, query, search, and sort data. ACC113 ACC146, ACC149 ACC150, ACC151 ACC152, ACC153 3
CO04.03 Use database software to plan, create, modify, and print reports. ACC15 ACC17, ACC22, ACC53 ACC61, ACC66 CO05. Use presentation software. CO05.01 Design, create, retrieve, and save/resave presentation software. PPT1 PPT29, PPT32 PPT33, PPT34 PPT35, PPT115, PPT152 CO05.02 Modify/enhance slides using features such as bullets, clip-art, word-art, font, color, background color, etc. PPT39 PPT68, PPT74 PPT76, PPT77 PPT79 CO05.03 Set up slides for animation, transitions, and timing features. PPT81 PPT106, PPT115 PPT116, PPT117 PPT118 CO05.04 Review, produce, and display presentations in various formats such as outline, speaker notes, sorter, etc. PPT17 PPT29, PPT33, PPT107 PPT112, PPT115, PPT130, PPT138 PPT143, PPT147 CO06. Integrate computer applications. CO06.01 Design, create, and prepare documents for integration. CE1 CE2, CE9 CE11, EXC107 EXC120, EXC125 EXC127, EXC128, ACC155 ACC182, ACC185 ACC187, PPT121 PPT143, PPT146 PPT147, PPT148 PPT151 CO06.02 Demonstrate integration knowledge by using combinations of various software packages such as word processing, database, spreadsheet, etc. CE1 CE2, CE9 CE11, EXC115 EXC116, ACC158 ACC166, ACC169 ACC177, ACC185 ACC187, ACC188 ACC190, PPT127 PPT140, PPT146 PPT147, PPT148 PPT151 4
C. DATA COMMUNICATIONS CO07. Use the Internet. CO07.01 Examine the history and terminology of the Internet. WWW1 WWW2, WWW3 WWW14, WWW15 WWW16 CO07.02 Explain the components of the Internet to include ISP, browsers, search engines, addresses, etc. WWW1, WWW3 WWW8 CO07.03 Investigate the navigational tools of the Internet desktop. WWW3 WWW8 CO07.04 Explore, navigate, and search the Internet using search engines, links, meta-search engines, etc. WWW6 WWW8 CO07.05 Verify sites and evaluate quality of information. An extension of this objective can be found on the following: WWW9 WWW11 CO08. Explore data communications. CO08.01 Explain basic e-mail features and options. WWW8, WWW13 WWW14 CO08.02 Access, create, retrieve, forward, send, print, and delete e-mail. WWW13 WWW14, PPT152 5
D. CAREERS CO09. Examine information technology careers and their requirements. CO09.01 CO09.02 Investigate and research positions, career paths, and common tasks performed by information technology careers and support personnel. Identify education, training requirements, and certification issues for information technology careers and support personnel. The foundations of this objective are covered on the following: OFFxix OFFxx The foundations of this objective are covered on the following: OFFxix OFFxx 6