COMP1010 - Business Computer Applications 1 – Final Assignment (20%)

You will prepare an Excel Workbook and related PowerPoint Presentation for an existing or fictional organization of your choice presenting company information and statistics such as:

• inventory
• human resources
• sales and revenue
• budgets
• financial analysis and forecasting
• other topics as discussed with your Professor

Your topic should look like this: “Inventory of XYZ company”, “Human resources of PQR company” etc.

The chosen topic is: Sales and Revenue of Apple company

Requirements:

Consistency across Excel & PowerPoint Documents

• use the same Theme for both documents (2 marks)
• consistent content, organization, positioning and formatting across both documents (5 marks)
  • they look clean, professional and uncluttered

For proper use and presentation/explanation of one or more of the following (up to 5 marks):

• 3d References
• Lookup functions
• Subtotals
• Named Reference Formulae (both naming and using)

Excel Document

• includes at least two Tables (1 mark)
  • on separate sheets presenting different information (1 mark)
  • properly formatted, labeled and titled (2 marks)
  • a non-default Table Style is applied to each (2 marks)
• includes at least two different types of Charts (2 marks)
  • on separate sheets presenting different information (1 mark)
  • properly formatted, labeled and titled (2 mark)
  • a non-default Chart Style is applied to each (1 mark)
• use of proper Cell Styles and Borders (3 marks)
• use of Structured References where appropriate (2 marks)
• include at least three different AutoFunctions in your tables (Sum, Average, Min, etc. Using the same function multiple times will consider as one) (3 marks)
• includes at least three, different, hand-written Formulae of at least intermediate complexity in your tables (5 marks)
  • formulas should display
    • complex calculations using multiple operations and parentheses and/or
    • non-AutoFunction Formulae (If, PMT, FV, Match, CountIf, etc.)
• make sure that Formulae and other information is properly produced in Series by using the Fill Handle (2 marks)
• use at least three different Number Formats (Accounting, Currency, Dates, etc.) correctly and consistently in your Tables (3 marks)
• use Conditional Formatting at least twice in your Tables (2 marks)

PowerPoint Document

• include at least 8 well-organized and Spell Checked Slides (not including the Title Slide) (2 mark)
• include an Agenda slide (1 mark)
• include a slide introducing your organization, yourselves and your positions (by Title ( ex. Vice President of Human Resources) (1 mark)
• include the organization’s logo and at least three other Images with Picture Styles applied (3 mark)
• Insert and properly Link your Excel Tables into your Slides (2 marks)
• Copy, Insert and properly Link your Excel Charts into your Slides (2 marks)
• Transitions appear between every Slide (1 mark)
• Slide elements are Animated on at least three slides (3 marks)
• your names and your organization name should be included in the Slide Footer area (1 mark)

MARK      /60 (worth 20% of Final Grade)

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Aug 27, 2025