Succeeding in Business with Microsoft Office Excel 2003: A Problem-Solving Approach [Paperback]

Debra Gross (Author), Frank Akaiwa (Author), Karleen Nordquist (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0619267402 | ISBN-13: 978-0619267407 | Edition: 1

Succeeding in Business with Microsoft Excel 2003: A Problem-Solving Approach prepares students to analyze data and solve real-life business problems using Microsoft Excel as a tool. Moving beyond the basic "point and click" focus of most computer applications texts, it challenges students to use critical thinking and analysis to find efficient and effective solutions to real-life situations.

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"I sincerely believe that Thomson Course Technology is pursuing a much needed link between concepts, applications, and problem solving." -- Michael Kadlubowski, University of Notre Dame

"I'm impressed with the level of skills the students will be building. These will be useful advanced skills that many people who work with Excel on a daily basis do not have." -- Donald Daake, Olivet Nazarene University

About the Author

Bill Littlefield has been teaching part-time since 1988 and full-time since 1998. He began teaching while he was in graduate school. Bill enjoyed the interaction with students so much that he moved to teaching full-time when the opportunity arose. He wanted to write this book as a means of sharing his pedagogy of teaching.

Product Details

• Paperback: 696 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (March 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619267402
• ISBN-13: 978-0619267407
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good!!, December 9, 2005

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V. M. (Mississippi, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Succeeding in Business with Microsoft Office Excel 2003: A Problem-Solving Approach (Paperback)

The idea of what the book is supposed to accomplish is great. I'm currently using the text in a class. It's not necessarily reader friendly and the instructor's resources are seriously lacking (errors in test bank - many, in textbook, no copies of textbook examples beyond image files - for instance, if the book shows a spreadsheet, the author doesn't provide you with the spreadsheet file, but an image of the spreadsheet - no kidding,). It could grow into my favorite series, if they tweak it and fix the errors, but it's so problematic at the moment, I might have to "can" it before next year. I would love to see the authors improve it. It's worth the effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Textbook Review, November 21, 2009

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This review is from: Succeeding in Business with Microsoft Office Excel 2007: A Problem-Solving Approach (Paperback)

This book is very informative. It walks you through the steps to many excel functions. It allows you to see processes with real life siuations.

4.0 out of 5 stars Intermediate Excel Guidbook, June 5, 2010

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This review is from: Succeeding in Business with Microsoft Office Excel 2007: A Problem-Solving Approach (Paperback)

Excellent book for intermediate to advanced users of Excel illustrating many of the more useful functions and capabilities for business planning and analysis. Recommended since it goes beyond the introductory level.