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CONTENT-BASED LEARNING KIT

AE 21

IT Application Tools in Business

Prepared by
CHERRY ANNE G. ALBONIA

VISION
1st Semester MISSION

“MABINI COLLEGES, Inc.

SY 2023-2024
MABINI COLLEGES INC., MABINI COLLEGES aims to provide quality instruction, research
and extension service programs at all educational levels as its
monumental contribution to national and global growth and

Daet,Camarines Norter
development.

shall cultivate a CULTURE

Specifically, it transforms students into:
OF EXCELLENCE in
education” -
-
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God – fearing;
Nation Loving;
Earth-Caring;
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- Law-Abiding;
- Productive; and
- Locally and Globally competitive persons.
 College of Business Administration and Accountancy

LETTER TO STUDENTS

My Dear Students,

Welcome my dear students!

I’m glad you chose to take Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. You are on a right track and I’ll
be glad to be your Instructor for this subject IT Application tools in Business. This subject covers the
different Information Technology application tools such as Microsoft Office Word, Spreadsheets, Power
point and among others which helps businesses operations more effective and efficient. Due to pandemic,
it is very unfortunate that we will only have limited face to face classes but I’ll make sure I will assist and
teach to the best of my ability.

This module covers the topics in IT Application tools in business and provide you with activities
in every module that you need to successfully accomplished to assess your learnings in this subject and
for me to evaluate your learnings.

Let’s start with this online class journey. Stay safe and God bless!

Sincerely yours,
Mam Che

VISION MABINI COLLEGES INC., MISSION

“MABINI COLLEGES, Inc.

Daet, Camarines Norte MABINI COLLEGES aims to provide quality instruction,
research and extension service programs at all educational
levels as its monumental contribution to national and global

College of Business Administration

growth and

shall cultivate a CULTURE

OF EXCELLENCE in and Accountancy
Specifically, it transforms students into:

education” - God – fearing;

- Nation Loving;
- Earth-Caring;
- Law-Abiding;
- Productive; and
- Locally and Globally competitive
persons.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Page No.

Cover Page 1
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Letter to Students 2

Table of Contents 3

Course Outline 4

PRELIMINARY PERIOD

Week 1- 2 Module 1: Introduction to Information Technology

7-13
Activity 1: Online Seatwork

Activity 2: Online Assignment

Week 3-5 Module 2: Managing Information Technology and E-commerce

14-17
Activity 1: Research about different kinds of e-commerce business

Activity 2: Research about different Legal and Social Issues Encountered in Real
World

Activity 3: Practical Exams using Microsoft office

MIDTERM PERIOD

Week 6-9 Module 3:

7-13
Activity 1: Online Seatwork

Activity 2: Online Assignment

PRE-FINAL PERIOD

Week 10- Module 4:

7-13
Activity 1: Online Seatwork

Activity 2: Online Assignment

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 Week 3-4 Module : Managing Information Technology and E-commerce

Activity 1: Research about different kinds of e-commerce business

Activity 2: Research about different Legal and Social Issues Encountered in Real
World

Activity 3: Practical Exams using Microsoft office

FINAL PERIOD

Week 10- Module 5:

Activity 1: Online Seatwork

Activity 2: Online Assignment

VISION MABINI COLLEGES INC., MISSION

“MABINI COLLEGES, Inc.

Daet, Camarines Norte MABINI COLLEGES aims to provide quality instruction, research
and extension service programs at all educational levels as its
monumental contribution to national and global growth and

College of Business Administration

development.

shall cultivate a CULTURE

OF EXCELLENCE in
and Accountancy
Specifically, it transforms students into:

education” - God – fearing;

- Nation Loving;

COURSE OUTLINE for CONTENT-BASED MODULE

- Earth-Caring;
- Law-Abiding;
- Productive; and
- Locally and Globally competitive persons.

Course
CHERRY ANNE G. ALBONIA, CPA, MBA
Facilitator
Course Code
AE 21: IT Application Tools in Business
and Title
Learners must keep up with innovations and computerized processes, specifically on a business
perspective for the business to remain competitive. This course gives the learners the necessary skills
in program logic formulation; word processing; spreadsheet analysis and data management; business
Course
graphics and presentation; and project management software. Learners are expected to produce
Description
accounting and business reports; manipulate the spreadsheet using different data tools; demonstrate
business graphics and presentation skills; and utilize project management software.

Course Cognitive: Understand the basic concepts of information technology, role of IT application tools in
Outcomes business and identify the different types of IT application tools used in business.
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 Affective: Integrates the concepts learned in IT application tools in real world scenario through the
use of different IT application tools.

Psychomotor: Apply the basic concepts learned in IT application tools used in business such as
Microsoft office word, excel, power point and the like through practical exams.

No. of Course
54hrs.
Hours

Time Frame Course Content

Learning Modalities (depending on the needs of every student)

Prelims (Weeks
a. On-line Learning c. combination of a and b
1-5)
b. Home learning aided by the modules
Week Lessons (with Activities) and Instructor’s Activities Students’ Activities and Outputs

Conducting Orientation on the Subject

Presenting the course outline
Giving the first Module Getting oriented about the course

Module 1: Introduction to Information Receiving the first Module

Technology
Lesson 1: Information Technology’s Role in Business
1-2
Lesson 2: Computer Technology

Activity 1: Online Seatwork  Accomplished seatwork

Activity 2: Online Assignment  Submitted assignment

Evaluating the submitted outputs of the students

3-5 Reminding themselves of what they
Recapping of the past lessons to connect to the next learned from the first module
lessons in the second module

Module2: Managing Information Technology and

E-commerce
 Accomplished seatwork and
Lesson 1: Management Information Systems and E- assignment
commerce  Performed practical exam

Lesson 2: Legal and Social Issues

Activity 1: Research about different kinds of e-

commerce business

Activity 2: Research about different Legal and Social

Issues Encountered in Real World

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 Activity 3: Practical Exams using Microsoft office
PRELIM EXAMINATION

MAJOR OUTPUTS AND PROJECTS

Assessment
Tasks
1 Written Exams and Quizzes

2
Computer Practical Exams

GRADING SYSTEM
General Prelim- 20%; Midterm – 20%; Pre-final -30%; Final – 20%; and Others (output) 10%
Per Rating
Period Periodical Examination- 50%; Class Standing – 25%; Quizzes – 15%; and Attendance -10%
Rubric for
Written Output Indicated in the Modules
Rubric for
Project Indicated in the Modules

CONSULTATION HOURS

Sat 1:00- 2:30 PM

LIST OF REFERENCES
McGrawHill. Business Driven Information Systems 2e.
Books
The McGraw Hill Companies, 2009

https://www.mindmeister.com/948202236/chapter-1-introduction-to-information-technology
Web links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AWjvMv6NXs

SIGNATURE OF INSTRUCTOR

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 MABINI COLLEGES, INC.
Daet, Camarines Norte

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND

ACCOUNTANCY
1st Sem., S.Y.2023-2024

AE 21
MODULE 1
Title: Introduction to Information Technology

Name of Student:
Course/ year:
Class Schedule:
Module 1:

Module Overview:

Why study Information Systems and Information Technology? Information systems and
technology is a vital component of successful businesses. It helps businesses expand and compete.
Businesses use IS and IT to improve efficiency and effectiveness of business processes.

Learning Ouctomes:

After completing this module, you can:

 Understand the concept of information and technology.
 Explain information technology’s role in business and how you measure success.
 Give examples to illustrate how the business applications of information systems can support a
firm’s business processes, managerial decision making, and strategies for competitive advantage.
 Know the different types of computers and familiarize with the different uses of computers in
business.
 Provide examples of several major types of information systems from your experiences with
business organizations in the real world.
 Provide examples of the components of real-world information systems. Illustrate that in an
information system, people use hardware, software, data and networks as resources to perform
input, processing, output, storage, and control activities that transform data resources into
information products.

Lecture Notes: Read this!!!

Lesson 1: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY’S ROLE IN BUSINESS

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 • Information technology is everywhere in business
• Anyone involved in business must understand technology

Information Technology’s Impact on Business Operations

• Accounting - provides quantitative information about the finances of the business including
recording, measuring, and describing financial information.
• Finance - deals with the strategic financial issues associated with increasing the value of the
business, while observing applicable laws and social responsibilities.
• Human resources - includes the policies, plans, and procedures for the effective management of
employees (human resources).
• Sales - the function of selling a good or service and focuses on increasing customer sales, which
increases company revenues.
• Marketing - the process associated with promoting the sale of goods or services. The marketing
department supports the sales department by creating promotions that help sell the company’s
products.
• Operations management - includes the methods, tasks, and techniques organizations use to
produce goods and services. Transportation (also called logistics) is part of operations
management

Organizations typically operate by functional areas or independent, functional silos and

functional areas are interdependent, they require information from around the organization to
operate. For an organization to succeed, every department or functional area must work together
sharing common information and not be a “silo.” Information technology can enable departments
to more efficiently and effectively perform their business operations.

What is Information?
 Information is any knowledge that comes to our attention. That could be voice, image, text and
video and among others.
 data converted into a meaningful and useful context
 If you were building a system to track students data might include height, name, and hair color
and information might include student to professor ratio, percentage of marketing majors who are
female, number of students who pass the course.

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 Sample information

Data- raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event

Information Technologies are systems of hardware and/or software that capture, process, exchange,
store and/or present information using electrical, magnetic and/or electromagnetic energy

Information Technology (IT) describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store,
communicate, and/or disseminate information
IT Example: Wireless Internet

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Lesson 2: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

 COMPUTER is an electronic machine that follows a set of instructions in order that it may be
able to accept and gather data and transform these into information.
 A computer is a programmable, multiuse machine that accepts data—raw facts and figures —
and processes, or manipulates, it into information we can use, such as summaries, totals, or
reports. Its purpose is to speed up problem solving and increase productivity.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Communications technology , also called telecommunications technology , consists of electromagnetic

devices and systems for communicating over long distances.
The principal examples are telephone, radio, broadcast television.
In more recent times, there has been the addition of communication among computers—which is what
happens when people “go online” on the internet
- Online: means using a computer or some other information device, connected through a network, to
access information and services from another computer or information device.
- A network is a communications system connecting
two or more computers; the internet is the largest such network.

What is Process?
• Computer works on data as per programme is called process.
• Processing means operations like…..
Calculations,
Logical decision making,
Outputting data,
Communicating with others computer etc

Applications of Computer
• Science research
• Education
• Business applications
• Banking
• Office Automation
• Desktop publishing
• Management aids
• Engineering designing

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 • Road traffic control
• Railway
• Medicine
• Information services

Types of Computers
1. Supercomputers- are used to process very large amounts of information including processing
information to predict hurricanes, satellite images and navigation, and process military war
scenarios.
2. Mainframes- are used by government and businesses to process very large amounts of
information.
3. Mini-Computers- are similar to mainframes...they are used by business and government to
process large amounts of information. Personal Computers (Continued)
4. Personal Computers- also known as PC’s...are smaller and less powerful than the others. They
are used in homes, schools, and small businesses.
There are 3 main types of PCs
1. Desktop
2. Portable (Notebook/Laptop)
3. Hand-Held
Networks

 A network is a group of computers that share information and hardware.

 The computers are connected together using copper phone wires, fiber optic cables, or radio
waves.

 Our computers are on a network here at school...Look under the table and see the blue wires that
connect your computer to the network.

 The internet is many networks around the world that are all connected together to make 1 huge
network.
Three Major Components of an Information Processing System

 HARDWARE is the tangible part of a computer system.

 SOFTWARE is the non-tangible part that tells the computer how to do its job.

 PEOPLEWARE refer to people who use and operate the computer system, write computer
programs, and analyze and design the information system.

Examples of Real World Application of Information Technology

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 Downloading: transferring data from a remote computer to one’s own computer

Focus Questions:

Discuss your answers on the following questions briefly:

1. What is information technology?

2. Explain the impact of information technology in business.
(If means of learning and teaching is done online, the following questions will be asked to students during
video conference or be posted by the teacher in the Google Class Stream/ Wall as a discussion point.)

Learning Activities: Enriching what you have learned!

. Answer the following questions briefly. (10points)
 If you are one of the sellers in Lazada, how can you win the loyalty of your customers? Write an
action plan.

Assignment

Give five examples of input and output devices.

(In Google Classroom, this will be given as an assignment and to be submitted on the deadline. Students
will share their insights through video conferencing.)

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References:

McGrawHill. Business Driven Information Systems 2e.

The McGraw Hill Companies, 2009.

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 MABINI COLLEGES, INC.

Daet, Camarines Norte

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND

ACCOUNTANCY
1st Sem., S.Y.2023-2024

AE 21: IT Application Tools in Business

MODULE 2
Title: Managing Information Technology and E-commerce

Name of Student:
Course/ year:
Class Schedule:

Module Overview:
Information Technology is the application of knowledge, including the processes and procedures to solve
problems, perform tasks, and create new methods to obtain desired outcomes. This module discusses the role of
management information systems in business, identify the roles of IT in business and let you familiarize with the different
legal and social issues faced in real world by using information technology.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, you can:

 Understand the role of information technology in e-commerce.
 Identify the different roles of IT in business
 Identify the different e-commerce business models.
 Differentiate data from information
 Identify the different legal and security issues in using information technology.
 Understand the concepts of MIS.

LECTURE NOTES
READ THIS…
Lesson 1: Management information systems (MIS)

Management information systems (MIS) -a general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the
application of people, technologies, and procedures to solve business problems
• MIS is a business function, similar to Accounting, Finance, Operations, and Human Resources

Management information system (MIS) – used for organizing and transmitting data into information that can be used for
decision making.
MIS & Data Collection
• Collect data
• Store data
• Update data
• Process and present information
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 When beginning to learn about information technology it is important to understand the following:
• Data - raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event
• Information - data converted into a meaningful and useful context

If you were building a system to track students data might include height, name, and hair color and information might
include student to professor ratio, percentage of marketing majors who are female, number of students who pass the
course.

• Business intelligence – applications and technologies that are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze data
and information to support decision-making efforts

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN IT

• Chief Information Officer (CIO) – oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic alignment of IT with business
goals and objectives
• Broad CIO functions include:

Manager – ensuring the delivery of all IT projects, on time and within budget
Leader – ensuring the strategic vision of IT is in line with the strategic vision of the organization
Communicator – building and maintaining strong executive relationships
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – responsible for ensuring the throughput, speed, accuracy, availability, and
reliability of IT
• Chief Security Officer (CSO) – responsible for ensuring the security of IT systems
• Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) – responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information
• Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) - responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organization’s
knowledge

The Gap Between Business Personnel and IT Personnel

• Business personnel possess expertise in functional areas such as marketing, accounting, and sales
• IT personnel have the technological expertise
• This typically causes a communications gap between the business personnel and IT personnel

Improving Communication

• Business personnel must seek to increase their understanding of IT

• IT personnel must seek to increase their understanding of the business
• It is the responsibility of the CIO to ensure effective communication between business personnel and IT personnel

The Impact of Technology

Technology – the application of knowledge, including the processes and procedures to solve problems, perform tasks, and
create new methods to obtain desired outcomes
Technology has improved business effectiveness and reach
• Improved global access
• Faster productivity growth
• Improved efficiency
• Reduced costs
Information is a major business resource. It is an asset to be developed and distributed to managers

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Database -- A collection of data stored in one place and accessible throughout the network
Internet – Global information system that links many computer networks together
World Wide Web – a collection of interconnected Web sites or pages of text, graphics, audio, and video within the
Internet.
Intranet– a network of computers similar to the Internet that is available only to people inside an organization
Extranet– a network of computers that permits selected companies and other organizations to access the same information
and may allow collaboration and communication about the information.
E-Business – carrying out the goals of business through utilization of the internet.
E-business models
1. Business to Business (B2B)– use of the Internet for transactions and communications between organizations.
 Cisco Systems
 Ford Motor Company
 General Motors
 IBM
 Procter & Gamble

2. Business to Consumers (B2C) – delivery of products and services directly to individual consumers through the
Internet (e-tailers).
 Dell Computer
 MapQuest
 Travelocity.com
 Expedia
 RetailMeNot.com

3. Consumer to Consumer (C2C)– market in which consumers market goods and services to each other through the
Internet.
 eBay
 Zshops at Amazon.com
 Lazada

Legal and Social Issues

Privacy, identity theft, & intellectual property
• Privacy
• Consumer tracking via Internet purchases
• Data gathering via “cookies”
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• TRUSTe
• Better Business Bureau Online
• Spam – unsolicited commercial e-mail. racking via Internet purchases
• Data gathering via “cookies”
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• TRUSTe
• Better Business Bureau Online

• Identity Theft – criminals obtain personal information allowing them to impersonate others in order to use their
credit to obtain financial accounts and make purchases.

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 • Intellectual Property & Copyrights– protecting rights to property including:
• Songs
• Movies
• Books
• Software
• Ideas, creative materials

Focus Questions:

Discuss your answers on the following questions briefly:

(If means of learning and teaching is done online, the following questions will be asked to students during video
conference or be posted by the teacher in the Google Class Stream/ Wall as a discussion point.)
 How can you mitigate the privacy threats or issues in e-commerce? (10 points)

Learning Activities: Enriching what you have learned!

 Aside from credit cards, what other methods of online payment have you had experience with? How did it affect
your buying behavior?

Assignment:

 Give at least five privacy issues that you encountered while using e-commerce when you purchase online at
Lazada, Shoppee, and the like.

References:
McGrawHill. Business Driven Information Systems 2e.

The McGraw Hill Companies, 2009.

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