Final Project

You must use the following software applications to create the final project:

Microsoft Word 2021/365

Microsoft Excel 2021/365

Microsoft Access 2021/365 (MS Word 2021/365 Worksheet)

Microsoft PowerPoint 2021/365

No other versions of Office may be used. If you’re missing any of the above applications, keep in mind that the computers in the Open Computer Lab (DTEC 462) have all these applications available for your use.

Project Topic

After reading through the Careers in the Business Disciplines websites, you will select a career. This will be the focus of your final project. You will use ALL the Office applications to create content related to your chosen topic.

Project Research Links

Select a career in the business disciplines to use as the topic for your final project. Research Careers in the Business Disciplines to make your selection. Use the following sites:

• Any other site of interest

Project Minimum Requirements

The minimum requirements for each of the four applications are detailed in the checklists below.

1. Each application component is valued at 65pts.
2. There are 40 points (10 pts each application) allocated for professionalism, effort, and creativity.

• Professionalism is assessed in evaluation of proper use of the required skills (e.g. competent in tables), grammar, spelling, and overall appearance.
• Effort is assessed in whether the presentation exceeded the minimum requirements
• Students who meet only the minimum requirements for each software application may not receive the 40 points for professionalism, effort, and creativity.
• Creativity is demonstrated by applying the software skills acquired during the term.
• Creativity is measured in various ways, including:

oapplying additional skills covered in the course but not listed as a minimum requirement,

oadding additional graphics or pictures,

oapplying varying color schemes,

ocreative formatting of the Excel chart,

ousing various design backgrounds with presentation slides,

ocreating your own slide background instead of using a design template,

oadding a border to the Microsoft Word document component,

ographically editing pictures and other graphics,

oadding external sounds or movie clip in the PowerPoint component, etc.

1. This project must be an original creation, not a copy and paste from this semester’s assignments. All rules concerning Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism will be strictly enforced.
2. The project must be based on your original work.

Microsoft Access – (65 points)

or use MS Access to create your database. Note, Mac users must use the Word document.

___1. Create a database and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Create a table

___3. Create a minimum of 5 fields in table

___4. Create a minimum of 6 records in table

___5. Assign a primary key (note the primary key must be unique for all possible data)

___6. Create a form based on table

___7. Create a query containing 3 fields your choice of fields

___8. Create another query containing 4 fields sort the query on your choice of field

___9. Create a query with at least 3 fields and restrict the query results with your choice of criteria

___10. Create a report based on table or one of queries

Microsoft Excel – (65 points)

___1. Create an Excel workbook and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Create a worksheet with a minimum of 5 columns and 7 rows

___3. Create a minimum of 5 column titles, Times New Roman 12pt, Bold, use a font color other than black

___4. Create a minimum of 7 row titles, Times New Roma 12pt, do not bold

___5. Create formulas in no less than 4 cells, these are separate from the functions in #6 and must be 4 different formulas

___6. Use the MIN, MAX, and AVERAGE functions

___7. Create a title for the worksheet merging and centering the text using a minimum of 5 cells

___8. Format title with font of your choice, 14 pt, bold, italics, using a font color other than black

___9. Rename the Sheet Tab using your last name

___10. Apply color to Sheet Tab

___12. Create a chart on separate sheet using the data on the main sheet; name the sheet tab Chart

___13. Add Sparklines to one or more pieces of data

___14. Change the Number Formatting from General to a Number Format of your choosing to one or more rows/columns of data

Microsoft PowerPoint – (65 points)

___1. Create a presentation and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Use a minimum of 10 slides

___3. Select a design theme or create your own theme

___4. First slide must be title slide layout with your name, course and section number

___5. Add a picture of your face on the title slide and apply a style to the picture

___6. Use the Notes Pane to add a slide note to at minimum 1 slide

___7. Add a slide title to each slide

___8. Add a footer to the presentation with the date of development or slide number

___9. Add Online Pictures or other graphics to a minimum of 4 slides

___10. Add WordArt to at least one slide

___11. Apply slide transition to all slides in the presentation

___12. Use a SmartArt Diagram

___13. Create the background for one slide from a gradient

___14. Add entrance effects to at least 1 text and 1 piece of Clip Art

___15. Create a table with a minimum of 2 columns and 3 rows

___16. Create a simple column chart

___17. Add a title to the chart

___18. Use high contrast font color based on the color of the slide background

___19. Last slide must indicate that the presentation is ending

Microsoft Word – (65 points)

___1. Create a document and name the file using your last name_final project

___2. Apply a document theme that is different from the default Office theme

___3. Set margins to 1.25-inch top and bottom and 1.50 inch left and right

___4. Set line spacing to double

___5. Set paragraph spacing to before: 6, after: 6

___6. Create a header with your full name aligned left and the course number & section number aligned right

___7. Create a footer with the page number centered to the page

___8. Create a bulleted list, or numbered list, with a minimum of 2 items in list

___9. Add a picture of your face

___10. Create a title for your document: font of your choice, 14pt or larger, bold, italics, color (change from default of black), set to Small Caps, and centered to the page

___11. Create a subtitle for your document: format it using the Subtitle Style

___12. Document must be no less than 150 words

___13. Insert a comment within the document

___14. Using the Advanced Document Properties, add a Title, Subject, and update the Author to Your Name

My name is Mariolis Noguera and my career is arts and design

WRITE MY PAPER