Software Packages
Seminar requirements
International Business and Economics in English, 2nd year
Seminar activity will result in a project presentation.
The project will use the MS Excel and SAS software packages to perform an
analysis of an organization's activities and its possible expansion opportunities.
The project will be done individually or in teams of 2 students, using data from
the same organization.
For each software package at least the following functions will be used:
Excel: lookup functions, financial functions, goal seek, pivot table
SAS:
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Import a non-SAS file and create a SAS data set
Queries
Internal and external joins
Use of prompts
SAS report
SAS graph
Statistical analysis
User defined formats
Document Builder
User defined styles
The project will be written in MS Word, will be structured on software packages
and functions and, for each function, the following will be specified:
a) Problem definition
b) Information needed
c) Calculation methods, algorithms and formulas used (if applicable)
d) Presentation of the results
e) Economic interpretation of the results
The project will be delivered in electronic format and will contain the MS Word
document, the Excel file and other files to solve specific requirements for SAS.
It is preferred that all projects from a group of students to be placed on the same
magnetic support (CD, DVD). Also, all files related to a project will be included in
a folder with the full name of the author/authors of the project.
Acceptance (and notation) of the project will be done after verifying the contents
of the project and student’s knowledge regarding the use of software packages.
The grade from the seminar represents 50% of the final grade.
In order to pass the exam students must obtain a minimum 5 grade from
the seminar and a minimum 5 grade from the exam