Problem-Solving Cases in Microsoft Access and Excel, Fifth Annual Edition

Apply Excel and Access effectively and efficiently to solve real-world business problems in this fifth edition of Problem-Solving Cases in Microsoft Access and Excel. With six individual tutorials that build a practical knowledge of Microsoft Office 2007 Excel and Access capabilities, this book sets the groundwork for applying these spreadsheet and database skills to actual scenarios. These scenarios take the form of eleven all-new case studies, which introduce problems that are likely to face today's business professionals and allow readers to apply the information gleaned from the tutorials to solve them. With updates that include an all new sixth tutorial that covers data analysis techniques and a 30-day trial of Microsoft Office 2007 software, this book affords readers the most up-to-date, practical education in the most commonly used software programs.

Joseph A. Brady taught MIS courses at the University of Delaware from 1990 to 2009. Prior to his teaching career, he worked as a financial analyst for E. I. Du Pont de Nemours. Dr. Brady has an M.S. degree in computer science, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in education.

Ellen F. Monk has been teaching Information Systems at the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware since 1989. Prior to her teaching career, Dr. Monk worked as a chemical engineer for Engelhard Industries and W. R. Grace and Co.'s Davison Chemical Division. She has a B.S. degree in chemical engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in MIS.