IT Tools for Business Analytics (Practical Lab)

Paper Code: 
25MBAS127
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will introduce students to the applications of computers to manage different data management operations in an organization. It provides them an opportunity to study the data management for various managerial operations and handling data in corporate environment.

Course Outcomes: 

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25MBAS127

Information Technology for Management (Practical Lab)

CO37: Create spreadsheets and employ basic functions to handle data.

CO38: Examine Sensitivity analysis using Spread sheet

CO39: Analyze data by using advanced inbuilt functions available  in spreadsheet software

CO40: Create charts, perform statistical analysis using managerial and financial functions                              through spreadsheet software

CO41: Analyze database management software to manage data for effective information management and also examine current trends of e commerce operations and online financial transactions

CO42: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach                      in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Case Study

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, presentations

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Information Management & Spread Sheet

Information Management: – Introduction, Classification of Information

Spread Sheet: Introduction, operations on spreadsheet and workbooks, Filling series, sort, and Formatting worksheet.

Basic Spread Sheet Functions: cell referencing (Relative, Absolute, Mixed). Inbuilt function (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN, COUNTIF, CEILING, FLOOR, TRUNC, ABS, INT, LOG, MOD, POWER, ROUND, EXP, IF, AND, OR), Date & Time functions (NOW, DATE, TIME, DAY, MONTH, YEAR, HOUR, MINUTE,SECOND) Protecting worksheets,

Charts in Excel: types, create chart from adjacent data/ nonadjacent data, data series, editing and formatting, printing chart

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Sensitivity Analysis & Advanced Spread Sheet Functions

Sensitivity Analysis using Spread Sheet: Filter, Advance Filter, Goal Seek, Solver, Scenario Manager, Consolidate, Subtotal, V lookup, H Lookup, pivot table, pivot chart, Freeze Panes.

Advanced Spread Sheet Functions & tools: Logical Function, Date and time function,

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Financial Functions, DBMS & MS Access

Financial function: FV, PMT, IPMT, NPER, NPV, PV, RATE, OLE (object linking and embedding).

Database Management System: Introduction, Types of Database, System Decomposition,

MS Access: database structure, Data types, Creating Tables, table fields, Primary keys and field validation and record validation rules

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Data Manipulations

                                                                Multiple tables, relationships, Sort & Filter in table, select data with queries: Creating query by design & by wizard, Creating basic forms & Reports.

 

12.00
Unit V: 
E –Commerce & Recent Trends in IT

E –Commerce & Recent Trends in IT- Introduction to E-commerce, E business model as B2B, B2C, C2C, C2B, G2C. Recent Trends in IT:- Wireless Access Technologies, Types of payments (Credit Card, debit card, online payments, e wallet, upi app based payments etc.) Bluetooth, wifi, RFID.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • R. Elmarsi and S.B. Navathe, “Fundamentals of Database Systems”, Addison Wesley, 4th Ed.,
  • David Whiteley, “E-Commerce”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.2004.
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 - Data Analysis and Business Modeling PHI Publication 2017

 

 

References: 
  • A. K. Majumdar, P. Battacharya, “DataBase Management Systems’, TMH, 1996.
  • Bipin Desai, “An Introduction to Database Systems”, Galgotia Publications, 1991.
  • Abraham Silberschatz, Henry Korth, S. Sudarshan, “Database Systems Concepts”, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2005.
  • T.N. Chhabra, R.K.Suri “E-Commerce new vistas for business” Dhanpat Rai & Co.
  • E-Commerce: C. V.S Murthy (Himalaya Publishing House)

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Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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