Information and Decision Sciences

IDS 331 Spreadsheet Analysis

Credit hours 3 hours
Catalog description Analyzing business cases using spreadsheet software. Effective and efficient use of Excel. Spreadsheet automation using Visual Basic for Applications.
Key topics
  • Excel Skills at the Level of Microsoft Office User Specialist first exam
  • Effective business models
  • Creating macros
  • Creating user interfaces and other specialized applications with Visual Basic for Applications
Prerequisites for this course IDS 200, Recommended corequisite of ACTG 110
Course(s) for which this is a prerequisite IDS 400, IDS 405, IDS 410, IDS 420
Required course for Core Course for IDS Majors
Elective course for May be used as an IDS elective for IDS majors who also take IDS 201
Frequency of offering Fall, Spring, and Summer, based on demand
Recent offerings, instructors, syllabi Spring 2007 Hagstrom
Fall 2006 Sunjaya
Planned offerings Spring 2007 Hagstrom
Cross-listings None
Comments Can be used instead of IDS 201 a) for the major, and b) as a prerequisite for most IDS undergraduate courses.