This course teaches students how to use spreadsheet software to manage information.  It provides an introduction to office productivity software and hierarchical file systems.  The course teaches students how to design and populate data tables and how to perform computations on the data.  The bulk of the course is devoted to techniques for managing large data tables.  These include sorting, filtering, aggregating and visualizing data; relating data tables; and applying advanced tools for data analysis. 

CPSC 100, CPSC 101 and CPSC 102 are mutually exclusive and a student may only receive credit for one course (maximum of 3 credits).