Excel Skills for Business by Macquarie University

Excel Skills for Business: Essentials

Skills: Graphs, Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, Chart

Quick Overview

• Week 1 - Taking Charge of Excel
  • Describe key components of the Excel user interface
  • Operate essential navigational controls
  • Perform the basics of data entry in Excel
  • Explain basic Excel terminology
• Week 2 - Performing Calculations
  • Explain the syntax of basic formulas and functions
  • Use formulas and functions to perform simple calculations
  • Describe the difference between relative and absolute cell references
• Week 3 - Formatting
  • Give examples of key formatting tools and their uses in Excel
  • Modify spreadsheets with Excel styles and themes
  • Explain the use of number formatting in Excel
  • Format a raw data set using Excel formatting tools
• Week 4 - Working with Data
  • Manage rows, columns, and worksheets Identify, retrieve and change data in spreadsheets
  • Explain how to operate Conditional Formatting in Excel
  • Use the conditional formatting tool to highlight specific data
• Week 5 - Printing
  • Identify the key printing tools and options in Excel
  • Optimise a spreadsheet for printing
  • Create a spreadsheet for printing with repeating elements
• Week 6 - Charts
  • Describe basic chart types in Excel
  • Produce basic charts in Excel
  • Modify charts in Excel
• Certificate ✅

Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate I

Skills: Concatenation, Data Consolidation, Pivot Table, Pivot Chart

Quick Overview

• Week 1 - Working with multiple worksheets and workbooks
  • Compare the different methods of combining data from multiple sources
  • Use a variety of techniques to perform calculations across workbooks/worksheets
  • Manage datasets across multiple workbooks/worksheets
• Week 2 - Text & Date functions
  • Explain the use of Date and Text functions in Excel
  • Understand how to work with Nested functions
  • Use Date functions to extract additional business intelligence
  • Use Text functions to combine or split text strings
• Week 3 - Named Ranges
  • Describe the use of Named Ranges
  • Use different methods to create Named Ranges
  • Enhance calculations through the use of Named Ranges
• Week 4 - Summarising data
  • Explain the syntax of more advanced formulas
  • Use functions to extract summary information from data
  • Generate graphical representations of data
• Week 5 - Tables
  • Create and modify Tables in Excel
  • Apply formatting, sorting and filtering to Tables
  • Add data to Tables
  • Explain terminology specific to Tables in Excel
• Week 6 - Pivot Tables, Charts, and Slicers
  • Create Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, and Slicers
  • Use Pivot Tables to extract meaning from datasets
  • Create visual dashboards with slicers and Pivot Charts
  • Use Slicers to filter information from multiple sources
• Certificate ✅

Goals

• Manage large datasets efficiently
• Extract meaningful information from large datasets
• Present data and extract information effectively
• Work with datasets from a variety of sources

Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate II

Lookup Table, VLOOKUP, Microsoft Excel VBA, Data Validation, Microsoft Excel Macro

• Week 1 - Data Validation
  • Set and configure data validation
  • Work with formulas in data validation
  • Create and use drop-down lists
  • Create and apply custom conditional formats
• Week 2 - Conditional Logic
  • Explain the concept of conditional logic in formulas
  • Evaluate data in a cell using logical tests
  • Use conditional operations in functions (IF, AND, OR)
  • Evaluate data with nested IF functions
• Week 3 - Automatic Lookups
  • Use the VLOOKUP function to find and display the contents of a cell
  • Identify the use and requirements of the range lookup feature
  • Look up data using the INDEX and MATCH functions
• Week 4 - Formula Auditing and Protection
  • Configure Formula Calculation Options
  • Trace Precedents and Dependents
  • Explain how to check for errors in a spreadsheet
  • Protect workbooks and worksheets
• Week 5 - Data Models
  • Model different scenarios based on input, assumptions and/or outcomes
  • Use Goal Seek and Solver to investigate what input parameters produce a desired outcome
  • Use Data Tables and Scenario Manager
• Week 6 - Recorded Macros
  • Identify the uses of macros in Excel
  • Create macros to automate repetitive tasks
  • Edit macros to extend their functionality
  • Manage macros efficiently
• Certificate ✅

Excel Skills for Business: Advanced

Dashboard (Business), Financial Modeling, Data Cleansing

• Week 1 - Spreadsheet Design and Structure
  • Design flexible and auditable spreadsheets
  • Build robust and transparent calculations
  • Create self-documenting spreadsheets
  • Use formatting to enhance functionality
• Week 2 - Advanced Formula Techniques
  • Apply structured references in formulas
  • Explain the use of array formulas
  • Build formulas with array functions
  • Use array formulas in calculations
• Week 3 - Data Cleaning and Preparation
  • Fix dates with the help of functions
  • Replace blanks with repeating values
  • Remove unwanted spaces and characters from data
• Week 4 - Finance Functions and Working with Dates
  • Apply date formulas in calculations
  • Use financial functions in calculations
  • Create a loan schedule with financial functions
  • Use depreciation functions
• Week 5 - Advanced Lookup Functions
  • Explain R1C1 and A1 referencing style
  • Use INDIRECT and ADDRESS functions
  • Create lookups using the OFFSET function
  • Use INDEX for complex lookups
• Week 6 - Building Professional Dashboards
  • Design visual representation of data in dashboards
  • Prepare data for visual representation
  • Create interactive dashboard elements
• Certificate ✅

Course Specialization - Completed 🎉