“Please teach as much excel as possible in the classroom.”
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Dear B-School Dean,

Please expose us to more Microsoft Excel/spreadsheets during our b-school program. For all its drawbacks, it is the ubiquitous software used in the corporate world for an incredibly wide variety of uses including tracking, reporting, data analysis, modeling and more.

Here are some ways in which you can help us:

  • Allow and encourage students to use Microsoft Excel in class & in exams.
  • Encourage more assignments to be done in spreadsheets especially in the core / mandatory classes.
  • Provide Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet boot camps at various points in the program.
  • Provide access to online Microsoft Excel training programs throughout the year.

Having good Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet modeling skills will significantly help us in our internships and careers ahead.

Yours Sincerely,
Business School Students

 

 

“NOT thoroughly exposing management students to spreadsheets does them a disservice.”
Sam Savage, Author of The Flaw of Averages & Consulting Professor, Stanford

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Why Sign The Petition to Teach More Microsoft Excel in the Classroom?

Microsoft Excel LogoWorking knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a critical skill for those graduating from business schools, even for those that may not choose an accounting or finance-related career. We are petitioning Deans and heads of business schools across the country to encourage and provide the infrastructure required to make it possible for students to learn more spreadsheet skills in the classroom.

To make this happen, we need to show that this is important to students. We need large numbers to capture the attention of your DEAN. And for that we need YOUR signature! Please join this campaign so that students can learn more Microsoft Excel in the classroom.

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“NOT thoroughly exposing management students to spreadsheets does them a disservice. The spreadsheet is ideal for experimenting with analytical approaches, even when the final analysis is performed on a more powerful platform. The effective manager must be able to understand good models and recognize bad ones.”
Sam L. Savage Author of The Flaw of Averages, and Consulting Professor, Stanford University


In our 2015 Accounting Faculty Survey only 28% of respondents reported that students are allowed to use Microsoft Excel in the classroom. This robs students of the opportunity to pick up valuable spreadsheets skill in the classroom.
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Spreadsheet applications have become an indispensable component of business education.
Sang Lee, Professor of Economics, Southeastern Louisiana University

The more you learn about Excel, the more job opportunities await you.
John Fraedrich, Professor of Business, Southern Illinois University

Expertise with MS Excel is NOT something the recent graduate should list on his/her resume as a differentiating skill. Competence with Excel is a mandatory expectation that ALL graduates must have to be competitive in the job market.
Russell Wahlers, Associate Professor of Marketing, Ball State University