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Overview

Build a solid foundation in MS-Excel with this course.

Duration

18 hours

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Credential

Certificate

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Highlights

  • 13% got a pay increase or promotion
  • Offered by Macquarie University
  • Earn a certificate upon successful completion
  • 31% got a tangible career benefit from this course
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Course details

What are the course deliverables?
  • Be comfortable navigating the Excel user interface, entering, manipulating and formatting data.
  • Use formulas and functions to perform calculations on data. Automate choices and data lookups using functions.
  • Analyze data and present the results in a user-friendly way. Create charts and tables that effectively summarize raw data.
  • Create easy-to-use spreadsheets. Validate data, find and correct errors. Create navigation aids for large workbooks.
More about this course
  • This course is created for those learners who want to specialize in Excel for the purpose of business-related calculations. It is one of the highest-rated Excel courses on Coursera that helps learners get acquainted with using formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel. Learners will also get to solve a variety of business problems through Excel. They will get the opportunity to use productivity features for business-related calculations
  • Through this beginner-level course offered by Macquarie University, learners will be able to perform basic calculations, create data visualizations through graphs and charts, and professionally format spreadsheets. Anyone regardless of having experience in Excel can opt for this course. It offers downloadable Excel workbooks along with full data sets containing applied examples and related practical challenge exercises. Learners will validate data as well as identify errors and rectify them. This 18 hours long course is great for beginners with an average rating of 4.5
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Curriculum

Week 1: Critical Core of Excel

Introduction

Discussion

Practice Video: Taking Charge of Excel

Practice Video: Navigating and Selecting

Practice Video: View Options

Practice Video: Data Entry, Data Types, Editing and Deleting

Practice Video: Fill Handle

Week 1 Wrap-up

Copy and Paste

Templates

Week 2: Performing calculations

Introduction

Discussion

Practice Video: Formulas

Practice Video: Formulas in Context

Practice Video: Functions I: SUM and AUTOSUM

Practice Video: Functions II: AVERAGE, MIN and MAX

Discussion: Absolute Cell References

Practice Video: Absolute Cell References

Practice Video: Calculations across sheets

Week 2 Wrap-up

Excel Options

Week 3: Formatting

Introduction

Discussion

Practice Video: Formatting

Practice Video: Borders

Practice Video: Alignment Tools

Practice Video: Format Painter

Practice Video: Number Formats

Practice Video: Styles and Themes

Week 3 Wrap-up

Graphics

Week 4: Working with Data

Introduction

Discussion

Practice Video: Managing Rows and Columns

Practice Video: Find and Replace

Practice Video: Filtering

Practice Video: Sorting

Practice Video: Conditional Formatting

Week 4 Wrap-up

Accessibility

Week 5: Printing

Introduction

Discussion

Practice Video: Print Preview

Practice Video: Orientation, Margins and Scale

Practice Video: Page Breaks

Practice Video: Print Titles

Practice Video: Headers and Footers

Week 5 Wrap-up

Save Options

Week 6: Charts

Introduction

Discussion

Practice Video: Basic Chart Types: Pie, Column and Line Charts

Practice Video: Move and Resize Charts

Practice Video: Change Chart Style & Type

Practice Video: Modify Chart Elements

Week 6 Wrap-up

Sharing Charts

Final Assessment

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Learning Experience: It was informative, understandable, easy to pickup and applicable in routine work as well
Faculty: Faculty was fine They were good, updated, assignments were helpful and necessary
Course Support: Made me more aware of what could be done with this
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Learning Experience: Excel skills are essential for business roles, as they increase efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making. Other essential skills include communication, project management, financial literacy, and analytical abilities. Relying too heavily on Excel can limit scalability and pose security risks, but the benefits outweigh the risks.
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Learning Experience: It was a great experience
Faculty: Faculty was also good they gave practical applications also Everything was very clear and defined
Course Support: By upskilling in that domain and getting further opportunities due to the skills
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Learning Experience: Course content was really impressive
Faculty: Faculty was really good and each one will understand Course structure are updated as per time
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Learning Experience: i was the beginner in excel but after this course i learned much.
Faculty: all are good great
Course Support: in operation this is most important
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