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MIST 7810: Advanced Business Applications
Software (Excel)
J.E. Aronson
Texts and Materials

Along a Canal (Gracht) in
Amsterdam, May 2003
Texts and Materials
1. Parsons, June Jamrich, Dan Oja, Roy
Ageloff, and Patrick Carey, New Perspectives on Microsoft Office
Excel 2007 Comprehensive, Thomson/Course Technology, Cambridge, MA,
2008 (ISBN:
and 10-1-4239-0585-1 and
13-978-1-42390585-1; use
the first one). The book’s Web site is
accessible from www.course.com/NewPerspectives/
. We refer to this book as POAC
in some of the course documents. There is no CD in the textbook. PLEASE
MAKE VERY SURE
YOU
HAVE THE CORRECT EDITION OF THE TEXTBOOK AND THAT YOU BRING IT TO
CLASS!!!
2. Textbook Web Site:
Available at www.course.com/NewPerspectives/
Go to the bottom right of the page, select Student Downloads, then
search on the book's ISBN number (use
1-4239-0585-1) to get the specific files that you need). This site is
set up in several distinct areas. The Student Online Companion contains:
- Student
Data Files
- Internet Assignments
- Lab Assignments
- PowerPoint
Presentations, and
- Links to the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Grids
Why I
chose this textbook: Books
in the New Perspectives Series by Course Technologies are well-known
for their completeness, comprehensiveness, and excellent tutorials.
This book and others in the series have been successfully used at many
college campuses. Previous editions of this specific book has been used
at UGA successfully, and the book came highly recommended by previous
instructors. I read through it. I really
like the structure, especially
the step-by-step tutorial nature and comprehensive coverage [its
case-based problem solving approach], the
cases in
the appendices, and the online materials. Each chapter is a tutorial about the topic.
It is also extremely useful
as a
reference. We have used this or the previous editions of the book in
the course often.
Students in the class have liked it as a good learning tool. Basically,
the book works. Finally, the book is designed to be
the basis for becoming a Certified Microsoft Office Specialist (the
Excel portion). This certification can be a valuable asset in any job
search or career advancement. See www.microsoft.com/officespecialist/
for details.
2.
PowerPoint Presentation Files: The
PowerPoint
Presentation
Files for this class are available in the Course Materials in
Blackboard. These include any Narrated Powerpoint
Presentation
Files, if we use them.
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