Unit Two

Excel Training

In Excel's SIMnet training, we learned to to do many things. The many learned concepts ranged from calculating formulas, installing charts, changing the charts layout, installing numbers within the cells, adding titles within the cells, changing the cells format and fonts, and even using basic formulas within the cells to easily calculate totals without the formulas button such as, =SUM B2:B6.

Word Training

In Word's SIMnet training, we learned to operate Word at a very high level. Features in Word such as the navigation panel, headings, themes, editor, the bibliography, citations, and lastly the multitude of font tools, help format documents to read the text at an easier rate. Within the SIMnet training we learned to utilize these features to help us generate a concise, well put-together document. We learned that without some of these features, readers can have a tough time sifting through the maze of ideas. Features such as headings, font, theme, and style allow users to navigate the documents with ease, generating a concise user interface within the document. Features such as the reading viewer and the print page allow the user to see their final product in it's deliverable form before exporting. Lastly, features such as page numbers, page breaks, and a table of contents allow the reader to view the documents entire scope of information and to pick and choose what to read with ease.

PowerPoint Training

In PowerPoint's short but sweet SIMnet training, we learned to add slides, themes, use the reader view, slide layouts, and even presenter view. These features allow for those creating a presentation, to create a presentation that is interesting, unique, easy to understand, and present the information in a timely, coherent manner. Rules such as the 6x6 rule remind users to present the information with less words and more media to allow listeners to understand the main ideas of a presentation without sacrificing the listener's attention span. PowerPoints are useful for portraying information to an audience within settings such as speeches, corporate meetings, and academia. Without PowerPoints we would need to either handout long-form documents, brochures, or even memorize entire speeches. The reader view and the presentation viewer allow for work to be viewed in its final format without exporting. Lastly, we can utilize multimedia within said presentations; media such as audio, video, and pictures can be embedded into the presentation to lessen the word count and give a visualization of the information being presented.

My CSIT-101 Mindmap. This Mindmap features the goal I have of completing my college program, obtaining a job within the hospital, and then finally finding a job that pertains the the college program completed.

MindMap Activity

We learned in this activity the difference between workable and deliverable files. Workable files are files that're still in their constructive state; therefore, when saved, can easily be accessed and edited just by opening said file. Deliverable files are files that're in their final, viewing state. These files typically have extensions such as .PNG, .JPG, or .PDF. Also in this assignment, we learned to allow access to our files to certain individuals from our OneDrive. We learned to link those files and also assign them to the comment sections of our assignment submission pages. While the assignment was based in figuring out our personal goals and mapping them out, the biggest revelations were in understanding the file types and using them to our benefit. I think the biggest help to my own growth in CSIT was double saving your work, just in case you had to go back to edit a file you had already completed.