end user data analysis tools

project declaration:

Welcome to Challenge 1: Project Declaration! It’s time to jump right in to your role as a newly-hired business analyst at Big Brother, Inc. Which topic will you choose to recommend as a positive impact on your new company? How will the training program help you to succeed your role? Check your inbox to get started.

Challenge 1: Action Items

At this point you should be choosing a topic for your research project from the list of 3: Cloud Computing, Solar Energy, or Lease versus Buy computer equipment. Although you will ultimately need data from MS Access and Excel to support whatever decision you make, you will still need to submit a well-researched summary of your chosen topic in two week’s time. Make sure to include a bibliography in APA format. Please see below for information on citation management and plagiarism as well as other resources that will be helpful in your research. The following documents provide key questions that should be answered in your research summary:

As you progress through the training course, you will have the opportunity to back up your research with data using Microsoft Access and Excel. Eventually, you will be preparing a presentation using PowerPoint, where you will provide and explain your recommendations on the chosen topic.