M1+Spreadsheets+Investigate

toc =** Introduction: **= This website has an example of a spreadsheet tutorial. Below are some spreadsheet tasks to work through to help you become more familiar with using excel, a spreadsheet program.   

=** Spreadsheets and reports – when are the used? **= List your ideas here for spreadsheets you have seen or used, add URLs if you have them so others can look at your examples. media type="custom" key="12393152" List your ideas here for the even you want to plan for. Next to your idea write why you think it will make a good event, how you will use your spreadsheet and what you will write about in your report. Then comment on other students ideas, add suggestions or questions to help them develop their ideas. media type="custom" key="12393148"

=** Spreadsheet and Report Research **= Once you have decided on an event to plan using a spreadsheet and a report, think of the information you need to gather to complete it fully. Perhaps you need to find information from people, books or the internet. Do you know how to add some automatic features in spreadsheets? Do you know how to make graphs? Do you know what kind of language to use in a report? If you don't you will need to find these answers as part of your research. Here is a detailed list of things you might need to do in a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel 2003, listed under subheadings to help you (click here for Excel 2007).

** Questionnaire / Survey / Interview **
If you need to create a questionnaire or survey. Show me and then when it is approved ask your target audience.

** Sources **
As you complete your research, make sure you record your sources correctly.

=** Posing the Problem **= Complete the ‘posing the problem’ form. You need to explain why the database is a relevant problem, who are the stakeholders.



=** Design Specification **= Once you have completed your research, use what you have found and the information from the context and challenge or write your design specification. 

=** Assessment Criteria **= Here are the assessment criteria for this unit.