Final Project Instructions
Project Overview
The final project is designed for you to apply the software application skills you acquired during the term. For this project, you will use all three of the Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) covered this term and the Internet to create a unified project on a single topic. The instructions below are not step-by-step instructions you have already learned how to carry out various functions in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Instead, the information below details the requirements for the final project. If you need assistance with “how to do something in one of the Office applications” return to the previous reference materials for a review.
There will be four items to submit when you have finished your project.
Excel Workbook
PowerPoint Presentation
MS Word Brochure
MS Word Bibliography
Software Requirements
You must use the following software applications to create the final project:
Microsoft Word 2010 or newer
Microsoft Excel 2010 or newer
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or newer
No other versions of Office may be used.
Project Topic
You may select any topic that is of interest to you. You may choose one of the examples or contact me for permission to do something different. Remember that your project will cover ONE topic. You will use ALL the Office applications to create content related to your chosen topic.
Some examples project topics include:
develop a business,
highlight attending UMPI,
your favorite sports team,
your favorite sport,
dream car,
moving out on your own,
researching your planned career,
planning a vacation,
planning a wedding,
highlight your native country or culture,
your passion in life, etc.
Project Minimum Requirements
The minimum requirements for each of the applications are detailed in the checklists below.
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 or not the presentation exceeded the minimum requirements.
Creativity is demonstrated by applying the software skills acquired during the term. Creativity is measured in various ways, including:
applying additional skills covered in the course but not listed as a minimum requirement,
adding additional graphics or pictures,
applying varying color schemes,
creative formatting of the Excel chart,
using various design backgrounds with presentation slides,
creating your own slide background instead of using a design template,
adding a border to the Microsoft Word document component,
graphically editing pictures and other graphics,
adding external sounds or movie clip in the PowerPoint component etc.
This project must be an original creation, not a copy ‘n paste. All rules concerning Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism will be strictly enforced.
Make sure you cite your sources on your PowerPoint and your Word Document.
Microsoft Excel Minimum Requirements
Create an Excel sheet on your subject matter.
Create 2 Graphs (Bar/Column, Pie Chart, or Combo)
Use a worksheet with a minimum of six columns and six rows
Use a minimum of 6 column titles, Arial 10 pt, Bold, Fill color of your choice
Use a minimum of 6 row titles. Arial 10pt
Use the min, max, and average functions
Create formulas in at least four cells (formulas are DIFFERENT from the functions in the step above)
Create a title for the worksheet merging and centering the text of a minimum of six cells
Format title with Arial, 14 pt, bold, italics, font color of your choice
Apply borders to merged cells
Rename the Sheet Tab
Create a chart on separate sheet using the data on the main sheet; name the sheet tab Chart
You must include a picture
Save your Excel workbook as your last name_final Excel (Example: Dobbs_final Excel)
Microsoft PowerPoint Minimum Requirements
The first slide is Title slide (Include your name(s), class and time and date
The last slide is Bibliography (Work Cited) in alphabetical order (Including where you found the information)
The Text slides must follow 7×7 Rule (Interesting Bullets & Indentations)
Make sure you have ClipArt Images, or Photos on some slides
Create Transition to new slides
Select and use an appropriate Theme (Attractive Background & Color)
Include at least One slide with a Table(Can be the same as the one you use in your Excel sheet) in it
Include at least one slide with a SmartArt in it
Include at least one slide with WordArt in it
Include at least one slide with a Shape in it
Include at least one Animation (More if you like)
Check Spelling
Include Audio (Could be Music) on First or Last Slide
May include a Video on one of the slides (Slide before last may be)
Make sure to include the CHARTS created in your Excel here
Insert Footer on Print on the Handout Page (Not on the slides): Include your name
Save your PowerPoint as your last name__final PowerPoint (Example: Dobbs_final PowerPoint)
Microsoft Word Minimum Requirements
Create a Brochure on your subject matter.
THREE COLUMNS per side, TWO sided Brochure.
Employ text, pictures, different FONTS & COLORS to make an attractive Informative Brochure.
Create a bulleted list, or numbered list, of a minimum of 2 items in the list.
Save your Brochure as your last name_final Word Brochure(Example: Dobbs_final Word Brochure)
Create a One page Bibliography (Work Cited)
Save your Bibliography as last name_final Word Bibliography (Example: Dobbs_final Word Brochure)
Sending (uploading) the Project
Make sure all your work has been completed
Attach your files.
Be sure all 4 files are attached before clicking Submit
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