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Excel Basics

Learn essential Excel skills for organizing, analyzing data, and making better business decisions.

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Course Overview


As big data continues to change the way businesses operate and drive strategy, the ability to efficiently and effectively organize and analyze data is crucial. Managers need to be able to utilize tools to identify trends and help make better business decisions. Microsoft's Excel is a powerful spreadsheet software to organize and manage data related to business operations. This course focuses on mastering the fundamental tasks performed in Excel, including data entry, basic formula calculations, and formatting and style operations. During the course, you will learn how to build a spreadsheet from scratch and gain a greater understanding of the most popular Excel commands and functions.


Course Format

This self-paced course offers a dynamic and engaging learning experience, combining interactive elements such as games, flashcards, video content, real-world case studies, and curated readings. Participants have the flexibility to progress at their own pace, while interactive games and quizzes reinforce key concepts and track progress. Participants have 90 days of access per course, with progress tracked through interactive elements.  Flashcards, expert-led videos, real-world case studies, and carefully curated readings deepen knowledge.

This course is part of the Office Technology program.

Price

$225

Course Details

Units 0.3 CEUs / 3.0 PDUs

Location Online Courses

Course Type Self-Paced

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What You’ll Learn

After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the different components of the Excel interface

  • Enter and convert numerical, text data, dates, and times

  • Select, copy, paste, and arrange data in a workbook

  • Apply styles, create images, illustrations, shapes, and hyperlinks

  • Format worksheets, use basic formulas/functions (SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN), and clean data by removing duplicates and misspellings

Your Instructor

Calie
Waterman

IT Project Manager III, Standard Insurance Company

<div>Calie Waterman is an experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of leading and delivering complex projects in both IT and business environments since early 2019. Her background includes managing large-scale software implementations, IT infrastructure upgrades, and business process improvements, showcasing her ability to manage diverse project environments while employing a mix of methodologies to ensure adaptive and efficient project execution. Her professional experience allows her to effectively integrate technology with business needs, fostering collaborative environments that drive projects to successful completion and achieve results.</div>