Devry BIS155 Course Project: Excel Project

BIS 155
Course Project: Excel Project
Objective
The general instructions for this project can be found in the Week
6 Lecture material. The Week 6 Lecture describes the assignment and provides an
overview of the project as a whole. There are no step-by-steps for the course
project. The following are grading criteria for this project.
Guidelines
Organize the Data
Data imported from SalesData.csv text file located in Course
Project Materials in DocSharing. Professional formatting follows the formatting
guidelines we studied during the first week of class. Documentation sheet added
to provide author, purpose, and date and provide information about each of the
sheets you will create as you analyze the data. At least one calculated field
added and copied to all cells in the worksheet.
Analyze the Data
Analyze the data in at least three different ways. Each form of
Data Analysis should be provided on a separate, appropriately labeled
worksheet. It is expected that each sheet will be professionally formatted and
clearly documented with titles, comments, and explanation. Remove any extra
sheets so your workbook is as compact as possible when you turn it in. Go back
and review your labs for assistance in completing the different types of
analysis.
The following are some examples of analysis you might wish to do:
Sort by discount level. Have discounts increased sales volumes? Is
there any discount level that appears to be more effective than others? Graph
sales over time to see trends. Are there any peaks and lows in sales? Is there
any time of year in which sales are highest? Lowest? Pivot the data to see
total sales by quarter, country, category, and salesperson. Are there any
highs? Are there any lows that need to be addressed? Subtotal the data. How are
quarterly sales totals? Sales totals by salesperson? By Country? Challenge
Option: Perform What-If Analysis. What if prices were raised by a certain
percentage with a slight decline in sales? What combination of price increases
and decline in sales makes most sense?
Present your Conclusions in a Report
Use the integration techniques we worked on in the course to
develop a report (Word document) that includes data and graphs copied and
pasted from your spreadsheet. You will turn in both your Recommendation Report
and your spreadsheet. (There is an Excel Project Template in DocSharing, Course
Project Materials, to help you formulate your report. The yellow-lined
information provides an explanation of what should be included in each section
of the report.)
Your report will focus one paragraph on each of the Data Analysis
sheets in your workbook. Explain the type of analysis you completed, the
conclusions you drew, and a recommendation based on the analysis. (45 points)
You should include a final paragraph that explains three things
you learned about using Excel for data analysis. (15 points)