Unit 9: Spreadsheet Development

Level: 1 and 2
Unit type: Optional specialist
Guided learning hours: 30
Assessment type: Internal

Unit introduction
Spreadsheets are used to store, manipulate and analyse data and to present it in
easy-to-understand ways. They are invaluable for collecting and manipulating data of
all types. Spreadsheets can be formatted to create clear, concise reports and can be
sorted, filtered and updated with the touch of a button.
Spreadsheets are used extensively in many organisations to help people carry out
their job roles. For instance, accountants use spreadsheets to keep track of the
money going into and out from a business, and scientists use them to analyse the
results of their experiments and record the data for use in the future.
In this unit you will understand the many uses for spreadsheets and the tools and
techniques that are available and become skilled at using them. You will be able to
apply some of your findings to your own spreadsheet solutions.
In this unit, you will understand the many uses for spreadsheets. You will discover
the many tools and techniques that are available in spreadsheet software and will
become skilled at using them. You will investigate some of the ways spreadsheets
used in real-life. You will design a spreadsheet solution for a brief. You will then
develop and test your spreadsheet solution to store, manipulate and analyse a large
amount of data and present the output data in easy-to-understand way. Once
completed, you will review the finished spreadsheet solution having obtained
feedback from others, and evaluate possible improvements.
In particular, this unit develops skills from Unit 1: The Online World and Unit 2:
Technology Systems. In addition, it supports the content of Unit 10: Database
Development.

Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A

understand the uses of spreadsheets and the features available in spreadsheet

software packages

design a spreadsheet

develop and test a spreadsheet

review the finished spreadsheet.