1. Teaching Spreadsheet Software in Business School Presented by Dr. Lei Li Dr. Philip Bryant

2. Introduction Spreadsheet Software – MS Excel Applications in Business Courses Use MS Excel as Main Tool  MISM 2115 – Technological Applications in Business Decision Making  BUSA 3115 – Quantitative Analysis for Business I

3. MISM 2115 - What are Taught Formulas & Functions Charts Data Tables Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts What-If Analysis Workbook Management & Collaboration Imports and Web Queries

4. MISM 2115 – My Experience Learn by Doing  Pick a Good Textbook  Use Live Examples, not PowerPoint Humanize Excel  Fill Handle Make it Interesting  Functions, Absolute Reference

5. BUSA 3115 (“Quant I”) Excel is used in class as an aid in problem solving Data sets are worked through in class and forwarded to the students to work through outside of class to reinforce the concepts.

6. BUSA 3115 -- Using Excel for Multiple Regression Analysis An Example –Gold (x 1 ) –Silver (x 2 ) –Dow (y) Dow (y)Silver (x 1 )Gold (x 2 ) 200283004310 200391005363 2004100007410 2005106007445 20061100012603 20071330013695 20081230015871 2009860014972 201010400201225 201112200351571 201213000301641