Course Description

This is a basic-skills computer course. It is designed to ensure that all CBA students have basic skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel in order to compete in the workplace and to complete assignments in future CBA courses. Students are required to attend all class sessions. Throughout the course students will work in groups to complete assigned projects and to take assessments.

Course Goals

• To test CBA students for basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, and where needed to teach those skills immediately.
• To equip and demonstrate to students how to continue to learn these programs as their reliance on them grows.
• To demonstrate advanced features of these programs required in future courses.
• To orient students to the task of small-group work that uses computers to network activity.
• To familiarize students with UNL's course management system.
• To introduce students to the language of business.

Test-out Dates

Credit by Exam or Waiver

Credit by Waiver

To receive a waiver in Business Administration 150 you must have completed an equivalent course in computer proficiency at another college or university within the last two years. The course must include assessment in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access 2007 or 2010. To apply for a Credit by Waiver deliver a detailed syllabus and a copy of your transcript to Jan Hime in CBA 247. For more information on the Credit by Waiver, contact Jan Hime at jhime1@unl.edu with the subject heading "BSAD150 Waiver Review".

Credit by Exam Over Microsoft Office 2010

It is recommended that you take the course rather than testing out. In addition to learning Microsoft Office 2010, the course is designed to offer students benefits such as small group projects, the use of Blackboard, and business terminology which are skills you will need in future courses.

With Credit by Exam you have 3 hours to pass four computer-based exams; one in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel. Each exam has approximately 25 questions and is timed at 40 minutes. To pass the course you must pass ALL exams at 80% or better.

The cost for the Credit by Examination is approximately half the cost of the course plus the cost of the exam software. You can only take the Credit by Examination once. If you do not pass the Credit by Examination, you will not receive a refund and you will need to take the course to graduate. It is suggested that unless you have intermediate to advanced software skills you not attempt the Credit by Examination.

To Register for the Credit By Exam (complete all steps)

1. Complete the Credit by Exam Application form and return it to Jan Hime at least one week prior to the exam date. You can download and print the Credit By Exam Application form , or one can be picked up outside Jan Hime's office (CBA 247)
2. Check the Test Out Dates and the Testing Center Hours on this website. Do not take the completed form with you to the Testing location because you will not be allowed to take the exams.
3. Purchase the Prentice Hall myITLab software packet from the Textbook Office in either University bookstore.
4. Register with myITLab using these myITLab Exam Registration Instructions.
5. The Study Guideis to review what will be covered on the exams.

Additional Information

For more information on majors in the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska, go to http://www.cba.unl.edu/programs/

If you would like more information regarding the Business Administration undergraduate program, contact: