Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Jun 03, 2025  
Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

BSA 238 - Advanced Professional Productivity Solutions


Description: Apply advanced strategies to enhance productivity using documentation tools, advanced presentation techniques, data visualization, spreadsheets, database management, and emerging technologies. Utilize sophisticated techniques to solve complex business challenges, support decision-making, and improve workplace performance.

Prerequisites: Reading Proficiency. BSA 228  and (MAT 142   or ECN 232  )

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Advanced documentation preparation
  2. Advanced presentation skills
  3. Advanced spreadsheet formulas, functions, and techniques
  4. Advanced spreadsheet statistical and data analysis
  5. Advanced spreadsheet functions in accounting and financial reporting
  6. Advanced database use
  7. Data visualization
  8. Emerging technology

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Use advanced documentation tools to improve workflow. (1)
  2. Prepare professional presentations using advanced presentation techniques to communicate complex information. (2)
  3. Apply advanced spreadsheet functions for data analysis. (3,4)
  4. Apply advanced spreadsheet functions for statistical analysis. (3,4)
  5. Use advanced spreadsheet functions for accounting tasks. (5)
  6. Use advanced spreadsheet functions for financial reporting tasks. (5)
  7. Employ advanced database tools to manage complex datasets. (6)
  8. Use data visualizations to support informed decision-making. (7)
  9. Discuss emerging technologies used to enhance business productivity. (8)