1.3 Final Project

Your final project will carry a large percentage of the final grade (25%). So, it is time to start thinking about it.

The final project needs to demonstrate that you have learned everything in the scope of this class, and that you are able to apply the knowledge. Traditionally, you will be given the final project topic. I think it is better if you think of a topic that interests you, so that you have more incentives to complete the final project.

For the purpose of evaluation, your final project cannot be too simple. It needs to involve the use of practically all the features of Excel (or Calc) that we will discuss in this class. I will give you some suggestions here.

• Household budget analysis.
• Business cashflow analysis
• Energy audit.
• Retirement investment projection.

You can see that all of these topics involve time. This is because this makes it easier to create charts, and use various kinds of formulae in the spreadsheets. If you can think of better or more interesting topics, please do not hesitate to send me a message for feedback.