Katherine T. Smith, Business Consultant
L. Murphy T Smith, Texas A&M University
Lawrence C. Smith, Louisiana Tech University

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 122 pp

ISBN-10:	0130085529
ISBN-13:	9780130085528

Our Price: £18.99
Status: Not Yet Published
Estimated Availability: 09 Sep 2002

The text features Excel assignments that are designed to enable students to work more efficiently while enhancing their understanding of specific AIS and auditing course concepts. As students learn through experience by following directions and creating the example worksheets, they also increase their computer competency.

• Computer basics covered.

  • Provides students with an accessible review of basic computer operating systems, spreadsheet programs, basic commands and working with files.

• Step-by-step Excel example—Including creating an Excel worksheet, editing a cell, centering, inserting formulas, manipulating data, numeric formatting, column expansion, printing and creating an Excel pie chart.

  • Walks students through an Excel example so that they can create their own worksheets.

• Preparing Excel charts—e.g. column, stacked-column, line and pie charts.

  • Provides students with complete guidelines that give them hands-on experience preparing the full spectrum of Excel charts.

• Guidelines for worksheet design—e.g. requirements outline, file ID, data input and output, input alignment, manual recalculation, backup files, testing.

  • Provides students with easy-to-follow guidelines for designing worksheets.

• Spreadsheet problems and suggested assignment schedule.

  • Provides students with exercises to practice the skills they have learned.

• Value to students—Each manual may be shrink-wrapped with any Prentice Hall Accounting text for only $5.00 net.