Exploring Microsoft Office

The goal of the Exploring series is to move students beyond the “point and click” to help them understand why and when they would perform a skill in MS Office Excel. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Beyond the Point and Click—College students today are much more computer-savvy than students were just five years ago. With this in mind, the new edition of Exploring moves students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing coverage of the fundamental skills that everybody needs to know. This ensures that students will be engaged from Chapter 1 and stay engaged throughout the book. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Diversity--Students have diverse career goals, so Exploring provides examples (and the accompanying Instructor Resources) from an array of fields that will be relevant to every student in the course: health sciences, hospitality, urban planning, business and more. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Studying Made Easy--Students read, prepare, and study differently than they used to. Rather than reading a book cover-to-cover, students want to quickly and easily identify what they need to know and then learn it efficiently. These key features bring students into the content quickly and make the text easy to use: http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Beyond the Basics—Advanced skills are introduced earlier in the text since students are learning basic skills faster.
• Objective Mapping--This brief index of skills and concepts located in each Chapter Opener allows students to skip what they know and quickly identify the material they need to review.
• Pull Quotes--Entice students into the theory/concepts by highlighting the most interesting points.
• White Pages/Yellow Pages--Clearly distinguish the theory (white pages) from the skill covered in the Hand-On exercises (yellow pages).
• Case Study Related Icons--Help students identify skills specific to the case study.
• Conceptual Animations--Literally illustrate how Exploring connects the theory with the skills.
• More Exercises--Offer the instructor even more options for assessment. Each chapter has approximately 12-15 projects per chapter, ranging from MC to open-ended projects.
• Mini-Cases with Rubrics--Give both the instructor and the student a guide to a solution. Each Mini Case can be customized and has its own rubric.
• Cumulative Capstone Exercise—These exercises tie application to real-life professional situations in the arts, hospitality, legal, and health care industries.
• Capstone Production Tests (one in the text and one in the IRCD)--Allow instructors to assess all the skills in the chapter with a single project.
• Student Reference Foldout Card--Includes text explanations and screenshots of Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbons for Excel. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Myitlab—An online solution that allows instructors to easily deliver their intro or advanced course on Microsoft Office 2007 with defensible assessment and customized training. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Chapter Reference Cards—A unique instructor’s resource, these 4-page, color cards outline KEY objectives in each chapter (like a PHIT Tip for instructors). They help instructors anticipate where students get stuck and how to get them back on track, and help bridge the gap between the instructor and student when discussing more difficult topics.

Case Study Lecture Demonstration Document—Provides instructors with a lecture sample based on the chapter-opening case that will guide students to critically use the skills covered in the chapter, with examples of other ways the skills can be applied. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

About the Author

Dr. Robert T. Grauer http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Dr. Robert T. Grauer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Miami, where he has been honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award in the School of Business. He is the vision behind the Exploring Series, which is about to sell its 3 millionth copy. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Dr. Grauer has written more than 50 books on programming and information systems. His work has been translated into three foreign languages and is used in all aspects of higher education at both national and international levels. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Dr. Grauer also has been a consultant to several major corporations including IBM and American Express. He received his Ph.D. in operations research in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Judith Scheeren http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Judith Scheeren is a professor of computer technology at Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, Pennsylvania where she received the Outstanding Teacher award. She holds an M.S.I.S. She holds an M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an advanced certificate in online teaching and learning from the University of California at Hayward. She has several years of experience in the computer industry with Fortune 500 companies. She has developed and written training materials for custom applications in both the public and private sectors. She also has written books on desktop publishing. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Dr. Keith Mulbery http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Dr. Keith Mulbery is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems and Technology Department at Utah Valley State College, where he teaches computer applications, programming, and MIS classes. He has written more than 15 software textbooks and business communication test banks. In January 2001, he received the Utah Valley State College Board of Trustees Award of Excellence for authoring MOUS Essentials Word 2000. In addition to his series editor and authoring experience, he also served as a developmental editor on two word processing textbooks. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

He received his B.S. and M.Ed. (majoring in Business Education) from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and earned his Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Business Information Systems at Utah State University in 2006. His dissertation topic was computer-assisted instructions using TAIT to supplement traditional instruction in basic computer proficiency courses. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

• OFFICE
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Chapter 1 Office Fundamentals

• EXCEL
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Excel

Chapter 2 Formulas and Functions http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Chapter 3 Charts

Chapter 4 Working with Large Worksheets and Tables http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Chapter 5 Data to Information

Chapter 6 Data Tables and Amortization Tables http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Chapter 7 Data Consolidation, Links, and Formula Auditing

Chapter 8 What-If Analysis http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Chapter 9 Collaboration and Workbook Distribution

Chapter 10 Templates, Styles, the Web, and Macros http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• CAPSTONE EXERCISES
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Using Excel in the Legal Profession, Health Care, the Arts, and Hospitality

• GLOSSARY
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER KEYS

INDEX http://www.dropshippers.co.za/