Paper instructions:
Action Items
Investigate one (1) or more sources (other than your textbook) [no Wikipedia!], that discusses or answers the following:
a. How spreadsheets are used in the business world today (including at least three ways in which companies can benefit from using spreadsheets),
b. When you would use a spreadsheet as opposed to a Word document in the business world or personally,
c. How Excel can be used to help track numeric data in the business world today or in your personal world,
d. How charts can be used in spreadsheets (including advantages of using charts to represent data, some characteristics of good and bad charts in Excel), and
e. A tip or two on how to customize spreadsheets for a particular business or personal situation.
You will need at least one outside reference (other than your textbook)
Write a paper that discusses or answers the items presented in #1 above (1800-2100 words total, not including title page or references).
This is a formal paper and must contain at least one citation or outside reference (other than your textbook). As with any formal paper this must be written in the
third person and should contain an introduction, body and conclusion.
You must reference your sources according to APA guidelines.
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