WHAT IS EXCELERATE?
EXCELERATE WILL BE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA'S FIRST EVER COMPETITION (HOSTED BY THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CLUB) TESTING SKILLS IN THE MICROSOFT EXCEL SPREADSHEET APPLICATION. THERE WILL BE FIVE ROUNDS, EACH TESTING A DIFFERENT SKILL AREA WITHIN EXCEL, WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SOLVE AND SUBMIT A GIVEN PROBLEM IN EXCEL.
WHEN IS IT?
HERE ARE SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT THE EVENT
MARCH 3RD
THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD
ECHA
IT WILL BE HOSTED IN THE EDMONTON CLINIC HEALTH ACADEMY
L1-350
THE COMPUTER LAB WILL
BE ROOM L1-350
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW?
SKILL AREAS CAN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
DATA FORMATTING
CONDITIONAL FORMATTING
GRAPHING
EXCEL FORMULAS
(VLOOKUP, SUMIF, ETC.)
PIVOT TABLES
SIMPLE CALCULATIONS
DATA ANALYSIS
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ROUND BREAKDOWN
ROUNDS 1&2
AFTER THE FIRST 2 ROUNDS, SCORES WILL BE TALLIED AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ALL COMPETITORS WILL BE ELIMINATED
ROUNDS 3&4
THE 3RD AND 4TH ROUNDS WILL SERVE TO FURTHER REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COMPETITORS FOR THE FINAL ROUND
FINAL ROUND
THE FINAL ROUND WILL CONSIST OF ONLY THE TOP 5 COMPETITORS
PRIZE POOL
JUNIOR
1ST - $100
*JUNIOR STUDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR EITHER DIVISION IF THEY WOULD LIKE
SENIOR
1ST - $500
2ND - $300
3RD - $100
NETWORKING
BETWEEN ROUNDS WHILE SCORES ARE BEING EVALUATED, STUDENTS WILL WAIT IN A NETWORKING ROOM (L1-430)
STUDENTS WILL BE SERVED COFFEE AND SNACKS, PLAY BOARD GAMES, AND CHAT WITH THEIR COMPETITORS
