| The MOS certifcation certifies
individuals in the workplace with Proficient and Expert skills
in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
and FrontPage.You can be certified in any one Course or the entire
Microsoft Office Suite. Great certification for anyone requiring
high level skills in Microsoft Office or provide computer support
within a company. Many company's support departments require A+
and MOUS Certification for employment. Microsoft is expecting
1 million individuals to be MOUS Certified.skills, knowledge,
and experience with challenging exams that are a recognized benchmark
in over 75 countries.
MOS Excel Exams are available at two levels
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Accumulative Ratings
- Note all data presented here assumes students
are following the certz route, where each certification builds
on the previous certifications achieved. See
FAQ for explanation of each rating.
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| A |
MOS
Excel 2003 (XP)- Proficient (Core) |
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| Level (1/10) |
1 |
Overall rating (1/10) |
7 |
| Difficulty (1/10) |
3 |
Study time - Wks |
5 |
| No of exams |
1 |
Additional Earnings |
+$6,000 |
| Exam Costs |
$75 |
Study Costs |
$27 |
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| STUDYING
- The MOS Excel 2003 certification exam tests a users ability
in the following exam objectives
Certz.com recommends the
Microsoft Office Excel 2003: A Professional Approach, Specialist
Student Edition w/ CD-ROM (on offer at $27). McGraw-Hill
offers you an entirely new way of mastering Microsoft Excel
2003. Using unique exercises taken from realistic business
situations, this step-by-step tutorial gives you hands-on
experience working on projects that mirror potential on-the-job
challenges.
Features:
- Case study that runs throughout the text
provides a real-world context for learning Microsoft Excel
2003
- Complete instruction for all skill sets
and activities for the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
Exam for Excel 2003
- Each lesson contains up to 25 skill applications
and five or more end-of-unit skill applications
- Step-by-step exercises are featured in
each lesson using colorful graphics to teach key
- Microsoft Excel 2003 skills
Lesson summaries review all the important concepts taught
in each lesson
- Lesson applications enable you to assess
your mastery of key tasks
- Unit application exercises allow you
to test and apply skills across multiple lessons
“On Your Own” exercises encourage you to solve
challenging problems independently
- The Online Learning Center includes additional
instructional content and projects helping you delve deeper
into Microsoft Excel 2003. The OLC also includes special
tutorials that reinforce Windows fundamentals.
- Student CD-ROM includes electronic data
files for text exercises
The book comprises 512 pages and comes with
a CD-Rom
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| EXAMS
- Microsoft Office certification exams are not
traditional tests with multiple choice answers. Instead,
you’re presented with an actual program interface
with a document already started. Steps appear in a pane
below the application window, and your task is to complete
the steps exactly as directed. Then you are scored on how
closely your result matches the computer’s version
of what is “correct.”
The passing score is 640 out of 1000, with
typically 17 scenerio based questions and a time limit of
50 minutes,
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Microsoft Office Excel 2003: A Professional
Approach, Specialist Student Edition w/ CD-ROM
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| CONCLUSION
- This is an ideal certification of MS Office
users, the exam is Not a pushover, given the method of testing
so candidates must ensure adequate practice in using MS
Excel beforehand. Saying that the pass rate is low so there
is some room for error. |
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