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The use of Excel is widespread in the industry. It is a very powerful data analysis tool and almost all big and small businesses use Excel in their day to day functioning. This is an introductory course in the use of Excel and is designed to give you a working knowledge of Excel with the aim of getting to use it for more advance topics in Business Statistics later. The course is designed keeping in mind two kinds of learners - those who have very little functional knowledge of Excel and those who use Excel regularly but at a peripheral level and wish to enhance their skills. The course takes you from basic operations such as reading data into excel using various data formats, organizing and manipulating data, to some of the more advanced functionality of Excel. All along, Excel functionality is introduced using easy to understand examples which are demonstrated in a way that learners can become comfortable in understanding and applying them. To successfully complete course assignments, students must have access to a Windows version of Microsoft Excel 2010 or later. ________________________________________ WEEK 1 Module 1: Introduction to Spreadsheets In this module, you will be introduced to the use of Excel spreadsheets and various basic data functions of Excel. Topics covered include: • Reading data into Excel using various formats • Basic functions in Excel, arithmetic as well as various logical functions • Formatting rows and columns • Using formulas in Excel and their copy and paste using absolute and relative referencing ________________________________________ WEEK 2 Module 2: Spreadsheet Functions to Organize Data This module introduces various Excel functions to organize and query data. Learners are introduced to the IF, nested IF, VLOOKUP and the HLOOKUP functions of Excel. Topics covered include: • IF and the nested IF functions • VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP • The RANDBETWEEN function ________________________________________ WEEK 3 Module 3: Introduction to Filtering, Pivot Tables, and Charts This module introduces various data filtering capabilities of Excel. You’ll learn how to set filters in data to selectively access data. A very powerful data summarizing tool, the Pivot Table, is also explained and we begin to introduce the charting feature of Excel. Topics covered include: • VLOOKUP across worksheets • Data filtering in Excel • Use of Pivot tables with categorical as well as numerical data • Introduction to the charting capability of Excel ________________________________________ WEEK 4 Module 4: Advanced Graphing and Charting This module explores various advanced graphing and charting techniques available in Excel. Starting with various line, bar and pie charts we introduce pivot charts, scatter plots and histograms. You will get to understand these various charts and get to build them on your own. Topics covered include • Line, Bar and Pie charts • Pivot charts • Scatter plots • Histograms...

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SW

May 25, 2020

The training provided by Dr. Sharad is easy to follow and learn. Bravo and Thank you.

The level of difficulty from the quiz and the final task is just right and it is making us to think creatively.

SS

Apr 27, 2017

good course gives a basic foundation for data analytics ! Excellent for beginners who have no idea how to use excel for want to learn systematically excel files given at every lecture are very useful.

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By Camilo S

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May 16, 2019

Extraordinary course. Simple and powerful

By Akshay S

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Aug 13, 2017

Explained concepts in an excellent manner

By Manoj K

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Jul 27, 2017

So much helpful ... Thank you COURSERA !!

By Shadrack B

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Nov 23, 2016

its an excellent course. Enjoyed doing it

By Wilson C

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Jun 24, 2022

Very well made course, I learned a lot.

By Maksuda I

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May 25, 2022

It is a good, easy to understand course.

By Vishwaragini G P

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Jan 21, 2022

Excellent Course and Easy to understand.

By Vikram S C

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Aug 20, 2021

Amazing Course and the tutor is awesome.

By PRAMOD K G

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Jul 20, 2021

Very useful course explain in simple way

By Sandra M D L R

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Feb 24, 2021

Very usefull introduction to Excel basis

By Priyadarshee A

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Nov 20, 2020

Best course for initiating Data Analysis

By Yeleussinov N I

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Sep 16, 2020

Excellent course! The lecturer is great!

By Zach F

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Aug 8, 2020

Very helpful course. I highly recommend.

By Jellapa K

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Jul 16, 2020

feeling very happy to learn from you sir

By May H N N

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Jul 10, 2020

love this course!

big achievement for me!

By Fernando F

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Jul 15, 2019

l. Excellent tools for any professional.

By prerit g

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May 11, 2019

Very interactive and qualitative videos.

By Shivani A

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Apr 29, 2019

Very nice course. It helped me a lot for

By Ganesh S

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Apr 12, 2019

Presentation and narration was excellent

By PRAKHAR A

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Jul 28, 2018

excellent course, I learnt a lot from it

By Johnson D

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Mar 4, 2018

Good course but the one by PwC is better

By Thelma M

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May 15, 2017

it is very informative and easy to learn

By Tarun S

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Dec 7, 2016

Nothing can be better than this.........

By Gaurav J

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Nov 20, 2016

A great beginning towards learning Excel

By Linh P

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Nov 19, 2016

Such a great course I ever have! Thanks.

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