MIS260, Problem Solving for Business

Note: The updated syllabus and all class files are in my public AugNet folder for this class along with a lot of other useful files, including the first few chapters of the Excel text. Below are several useful links for class:

• casegrader2007.course.com site to access CaseGrader. Your key code is in your text (scratch off). Set up a new account first, and enter your class code found in the syllabus.
  www.course.com to find text and download Excel files and access companion Web site. The files are also in my public folder. Make sure you copy them to your account.
• Microsoft Office site. Note: You can get a 60-day trial of Office 2007 and get detailed information on Excel, Access, etc.
• www.journeyed.com. Students and faculty can purchase software at deep discounts here. Also check out www.theultimatesteal.com.
• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA101491511033.aspx is a great site where you can enter commands as you did in Excel 2003 and see how to perform the same operations in Excel 2007.
• http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/help/HA100744321033.aspx for Word 2003 to 2007
• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101490761033.aspx for PowerPoint 2003 to 2007
• Business Communications problem solving
• Free Site Templates: I created my Web site using one of these free templates and used Front Page 2003 to do the editing.
• Excel handout I created several years ago.  Know this stuff!
• MrExcel.com.  Interesting site with lots of Excel information and a monthly Excel challenge.
• Access handout. Know this for your last exam.

• Family finances spreadsheet
• Fitness assessment spreadsheet
• Wrestling stats spreadsheet
• Restaurant finances spreadsheet

Consider getting a minor or major in MIS! Below is a link to an article about the general job market for college grads. Look up MIS under the Business Administration Dept. on p. 124. of the latest Augsburg College Catalog. If you're a business major, you probably only need two more courses for an MIS minor -MIS375 and MIS376 or ECO318, which also meet several skill requirements!

• National Association of Colleges and Employers, "Starting Salary Offers to New College Grads Continue to Climb" (July 2006)
• Augsburg College Catalogs