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Clarity. Chapter S3: Clarity All Sections. View this presentation in slideshow mode to hear narrations. Not all slides are narrated. Narrations begin on slide #6. Today’s Topic. Security. Hardware & Software. IS Basics. Information Quality. Types of IS. Telecommu-nications.
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Clarity Chapter S3: Clarity All Sections
View this presentation in slideshow mode to hear narrations Not all slides are narrated. Narrations begin on slide #6.
Today’s Topic Security Hardware & Software IS Basics Information Quality Types of IS Telecommu-nications Systems Development PowerPoint Functional, Crossfunctional & Interorganizational Database Processing & Design Spreadsheet Design E-commerce Access Excel Business Intelligence
Objectives • List and define the five principles of the clarity goal. • Apply the spreadsheet design goal of clarity.
What are the Five Spreadsheet Design Goals? • Simple • Clear • Verifiable • Accurate • Efficient
What is Clarity? • Unity • Delineation • Order • Emphasis • Balance
Have You Been Taking Notes? Take this opportunity to ensure you have captured adequate notes for studying later.
What is Delineation? colors fonts borders
What is Emphasis? colors fonts Expanded row height
How Does Conditional Formatting Support Emphasis? Before Data Entry After Data Entry
Have You Been Taking Notes? Take this opportunity to ensure you have captured adequate notes for studying later.
GPA Exercise • Apply the principle of clarity to the GPA spreadsheet we setup in the previous class period. • You do not have to do this in Excel. You can find screenshots of the spreadsheet on subsequent slides. • Complete this activity individually or with a classmate. • Steps: Consider placement, formatting and print settings to support: • Unity • Delineation • Order • Emphasis • Balance
Step 1: Unity • Which Excel features would you use to support Unity? • Where would you apply those features?
Step 2: Deliniation • Which Excel features would you use to support Deliniation? • Where would you apply those features?
Step 3: Order • Which Excel features would you use to support Order? • Where would you apply those features?
Step 4: Emphasis • Which Excel features would you use to support Emphasis? • Where would you apply those features?
Step 5: Balance • Which Excel print settings would you use to support Balance?
Solution to Exercise • The next slide contains one solution to the exercise. To gain the most benefit from this activity, you should think about your solution to the previous five steps before viewing the next slide.
Have You Understood This Lecture? • Please log into Scholar and complete the Clarity Self Assessment • You can find this formative assessment in the Tests & Quizzes section of Scholar. • The assessment will be available 2/20-2/26. • This assignment is not graded.