King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources Spreadsheet Models & Microsoft Excel A quick introduction

King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources Course Content - Theory Wide and varied subject content covering things such as; –Hardware, Software –Data, Information and Knowledge –Security –Communication –Legislation –ICT in society

King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources Course Content - Practical The coursework will be in the form of two reports This year – Modelling (Using Excel) Next year – Data Handling (Using Access)

King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources What is a model? A system that allows for estimates and/or predictions to be made Examples include –The weather forecast –Grade prediction

King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources Example – The Weather Forecast Inputs: Things such as wind speed, temperature, air pressure… Process: Identifying / using patterns and trends to apply to the current conditions Outputs: The weather forecast – future wind speed, temperature, air pressure…

King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources Example – Grade Predictions Inputs: CATs, SATs, Reading Ages, Speaking Ages… Process: Identifying / using patterns and trends to apply to the current data Outputs: Predicted grades, across all subjects

King Edward VI Community College | ICT Department Resources Simple Example We know that double glazing might cut about 20% off a heating bill We know that the heating bill is currently £400 Therefore we can predict that the saving might be around £80, if we brought double glazing