Information Technology (S5) Proficiency Exam In order to complete this exam, you must have successfully completed Foundations of Adult Learning. Please note you can only fulfill the S5 Competence through this proficiency exam or taking the course. Complete the exam at least 2 quarters prior to your anticipated graduation date. The exam will be evaluated by an evaluator with substantial expertise in the field. You will receive a response to your exam within six weeks of submission.  By submitting the exam, students are required to accept the decision of that evaluation. By submitting this exam, you agree to have a $150 exam charge placed on your student account. In submitting this material, I confirm that it is my own original work that I have completed without assistance from others. Any and all items that are included that are from other sources are identified and cited to their original source. I understand and agree to these requirements. ___________________________ Confirm this commitment by inserting your name on the line. Last Name____________________ First Name____________________ Middle_____________ Email Address: __________________________________________ Telephone number (____)_____________________ __ business __home __cell Your Student ID number (7 digits):___________ Your Faculty Mentor______________________ I have completed Foundations : Yes I am a BAGB Student: No *Please note that BAGB Students are ineligible to receive credit for the S5 Proficiency Exam. Date of Submission of Exam: _________________________________ Please be sure you add [email protected] to your email address book, to assure you receive any emails regarding your exam. Copy and paste this page into a Word document that you submit with the products required for the exam. Proficiency Exam for Information Technology (S5) The portfolio exam is detailed on the following pages. Complete the requirements as stated. Then e-mail this completed form and the exam components to [email protected]. Put Information Technology Exam in the SUBJECT: line of the email. This document includes specifications for your demonstration of proficiency for Information Technology (S5). Follow the exam specifications exactly to construct a portfolio that includes five original products that demonstrate your proficiency. The products you submit will demonstrate that you have the proficiency to meet the criteria for this proficiency. Information Technology Criteria S-5: Can use current information technology for integrated solutions to problems. 1. Uses the current suite of software applications at a basic level as recommended by the University, including a text editor, presentation software, database management, and spreadsheets. 2. Uses and comprehends the structure of current Internet technology as recommended by the University, including electronic mail and web browsing. 3. Identifies a problem or problems that require(s) an information ...

1. Information Technology (S5) Proficiency Exam
In order to complete this exam, you must have successfully
completed Foundations of Adult Learning. Please note you can
only fulfill the S5 Competence through this proficiency exam or
taking the course.
Complete the exam at least 2 quarters prior to your anticipated
graduation date. The exam will be evaluated by an evaluator
with substantial expertise in the field. You will receive a
response to your exam within six weeks of submission.
By submitting the exam, students are required to accept the
decision of that evaluation.
By submitting this exam, you agree to have a $150 exam charge
placed on your student account.
In submitting this material, I confirm that it is my own original
work that I have completed without assistance from others.
Any and all items that are included that are from other sources
are identified and cited to their original source.
I understand and agree to these requirements.
___________________________
Confirm this commitment by inserting your name on the line.
Last Name____________________ First
Name____________________ Middle_____________
Email Address:
__________________________________________
Telephone number (____)_____________________ __
business __home __cell

2. Your Student ID number (7 digits):___________
Your Faculty Mentor______________________
I have completed Foundations : Yes
I am a BAGB Student: No
*Please note that BAGB Students are ineligible to receive credit
for the S5 Proficiency Exam.
Date of Submission of Exam:
_________________________________
Please be sure you add [email protected] to your email address
book, to assure you receive any emails regarding your exam.
Copy and paste this page into a Word document that you submit
with the products required for the exam.
Proficiency Exam for Information Technology (S5)
The portfolio exam is detailed on the following pages.
Complete the requirements as stated.
Then e-mail this completed form and the exam components to
[email protected]. Put
Information Technology Exam in the SUBJECT: line of the
email.
This document includes specifications for your demonstration of
proficiency for Information Technology (S5). Follow the exam
specifications exactly to construct a portfolio that includes five
original products that demonstrate your proficiency.
The products you submit will demonstrate that you have the
proficiency to meet the criteria for this proficiency.
Information Technology Criteria

3. S-5: Can use current information technology for integrated
solutions to problems.
1. Uses the current suite of software applications at a basic
level as recommended by the University, including a text editor,
presentation software, database management, and spreadsheets.
2. Uses and comprehends the structure of current Internet
technology as recommended by the University, including
electronic mail and web browsing.
3. Identifies a problem or problems that require(s) an
information technology solution and applies a tentative solution
demonstrating command and in-depth knowledge of the tools
and techniques used.
The documents you submit must be created by you and must not
include any materials or statements from other sources unless
they are necessary for the submission’s completion. All work
must be original. Any statements from other sources must be
completely cited.
Portfolios must meet all criteria as specified in the exam to
demonstrate full proficiency. Students whose exams do not
meet all the criteria must complete the course to fulfill this
competence.
Read through the following specifications.
Notice that there is a checklist that you should use to confirm
that you have included all required components in required
format.
Follow the specifications for each product carefully and
completely.
Then send the items to [email protected] in a folder you have
compressed (zipped). Submitting it in that format is one of the
requirements to demonstrate proficiency.

4. The compressed folder should include six files, listed here and
described in detail on the following pages.
Exams must include these materials.
All submissions must be in the format specified.
· Cover Page (page 1 of this document)
· Word Document (“Product 1” specified below)
· PowerPoint (“Product 2” specified below)
· Excel or SPSS document (“Product 3” specified below)
· Report on Internet Search (“Product 4” specified below)
· Plan to organize a solution using Information Technology
(“Product 5” specified below)
Each file is a product you create to demonstrate your
proficiency.
Each product should include your name and ID number at the
top of the document.This is a weighted requirement of the exam.
Label the .zip file with your name and Technology Exam.
This is the format to use for the label for that .zip file:
YOURNAMETECHNOLOGYEXAM.
Label each file within it by the number of the exam product—
for example,
1WordDocumentYOURNAME.docx
3ExcelYOURNAME.xlsx.
Correct labeling of the files is a requirement for successful
completion of the exam.
Send the .zip file by email to [email protected].
In the Subject Line put: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EXAM
If an exam is submitted that does not include all the required

5. materials in the specified formats, you may be required to
complete the course to demonstrate this competence.
Product 1: Ability to Create Word Documents
A three-page or four-page document prepared in Word that
explains how you have learned how to use Word, PowerPoint,
Excel (or SPSS), and Internet search engines. It should include
at least one footnote, a note that provides detail about a book,
course, or workshop, such as the name of the course and
institution where it was completed. The paper should not,
however, include any text from any other source.
Be sure that your document includes one paragraph double-
spaced on each:
· Word—How I learned it, how I use it.
· PowerPoint—How I learned it, how I use it.
· Excel or SPSS—How I learned it, how I use it.
· Internet search engines—How I learned it, how I use it.
This document should include a centered title, Product 1:
Ability to Create Documents. Boldfaced headings and
subheadings. Students must include name and ID number on this
document.
The document should be three to four pages long.
Margins should be set at 1 inch from top, bottom, and sides.
Include the following features in your text:
· Centered header
· Section headers (flush left)
· Boldface
· Italics
· Use of three different type sizes
· Use of two different fonts

6. · A footer including page numbers document title
· At least one footnote*
*The footnote may be for the title of a guide or a book or a
course or workshop you took. Use any format for the citation;
the purpose of including footnotes is to be sure that you know
how to insert footnotes in a document.
Product 2: Ability to create a PowerPoint document
Create a PowerPoint document that presents a report on how
you use technology in your work or studies. Your document
must explicitly relate to your work or studies and explain the
application of technology you do. This PowerPoint must be
specific to you and your work or studies. For example, it could
relate to how you use PowerPoint in making presentations and
include examples of a presentation you have designed, but the
presentation cannot be the majority of this PowerPoint. No part
of this PowerPoint can be from a source other than your own
original work. Only if the PowerPoint includes a presentation
that you yourself prepared for work or another purpose can the
document include previously prepared sections. Any section(s)
you include that you prepared for another purpose should be
identified as to purpose and date.
The PowerPoint should include a minimum of ten slides and
incorporate graphics as well as text and should have a
background other than white.
The first slide should include the following text: Product 2:
PowerPoint.
Also include on that slideyour name, ID number, and an image.
Product 3: Ability to create a statistical table and graph that
analyzes a situation

7. An Excel or SPSS document that includes a table with data (see
below) and a graph that presents data from the table graphically.
The document should have this title for the page: Product 3:
Situation Analysis. Students must include name and ID number
on this document.
In the table and graph, present information about one of the
following:
This week’s weather: Compare and contrast Chicago to another
city.
This week’s real estate prices: What differences do you see
between prices in the city and another location.
Cite the sources for the data.
Your product should include:
1. Topic you are presenting.
2. Source of the data.
3. Data table you have constructed.
4. Graph you have constructed based on those data.
5. Statement based on the data and graph.
Be sure to:
· Label each axis.
· Label the graph.
· Label the table.
· Write a caption for the graph that comments on the trends
shown in the graph.
Product 4: Ability to complete an Internet Search
The topic you are searching for should be a current urban,
national, or international issue and you should cite the sources

8. and also classify the items by kind such as article, website, or
other kind. Include the following items in your report.
The document should have this title on the first page: Product 4:
Internet Search. Students must include name and ID number on
this document.
1. Topic: (insert here the topic you are investigating)
2. Search engines used:
3. Reasons for selecting them:
4. Key words selected and why you selected them to identify the
relevant research:
5. What basis you used to identify relevant research:
6. Identify ten items you have found during your search. List
them including title of the page and source (website link).
7. Identify three you select as most useful for a report on the
issue.
8. Explain why you selected them.
Product 5: Ability to organize the solution to a problem using
Information Technology
The document should have this title on the first page: Product 5:
Information Technology Problem
Solution
. Students must include name and ID number on this document.
Explain how you have solved a specific problem using
Information Technology. For example, explain how you solved
a financial problem, or how you collected and analyzed data to

9. make a decision, or how you used information technology to
determine the answer to a quantitative problem in a course or
work application. This report can be based on how you solved a
problem for work or for a course or for another purpose. You
should not submit the work prepared for a course or for work.
You are explaining in your response to this component of the
exam how and why you used specific kind(s) of information
technology to address this problem. Report must be a minimum
of three pages, including in boldface the component of the item
you are addressing.
Include the following in your report.
1. State the problem.
2. Identify the kinds of information technology you considered
using.
3. Explain which kinds of information technology you selected
and why.
4. Explain how you applied this technology.
5. Comment on how effective your choice of technology was.
If you have not solved a problem previously using Information
Technology, then set up a hypothetical problem and solve it.