Data analysis through Microsoft Excel

Course Code (Credit):

CUTM1185 (0-0-2)

Course Objectives:

  • To build a strong understanding on the Basics of Microsoft Excel
  • To understand data crunching and data presentation

Learning Outcomes:

  • To create dynamic reports by mastering one of the most popular tools in excels - PivotTables, Pivot chart, If, Vlookup, Index, and Match etc.

Course Syllabus:

Module I: Introduction to Excel

Course objective, outcome, methodology and assessment, Excel Introduction, , Basic Navigation Tab, Concept of Cell and Cell address , row Column concept, Sum, SumIf, Sumifs, Count number, CountA (Text and Number), Count if, Countifs, Average, AverageA, Averageif, Averageifs

Module II: Understanding different Formula

Round, Roundup, Round Down, Concatenate, Min, Max, Trim, Lower,Upper, Proper,Left, Right, Mid,,Exact, Randbetwen, Rand, Len (Length of character) Paste special, SQRT, If function with Example of IF, More function like And, OR with their example, Conditional Formatting basic and advance level with OR, AND, Nested IF function, Index, Offset, Match

Module III: Data analysis and Data presentation

Vlookup, Hlookup, Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents, show formula, Text to Column, Data Validation, Filter,Duplicate Removal, Sort, Filter, Wrap Test, What if Analysis, with detail example Merge Cell, Shapes, Median, Mode, Slandered Deviation (S), Correlation, Large, Small, Pivot Table, Pivot Charts, Slicing, Sparkling

Practice: Practical session - Students demonstration

Project:

  • Preparation of automated attendance sheet
  • Preparation of Dashboard
  • Create instances of database in MySQL.

Case study: GTIDS csp payout

Online Reference links:

Session Plan:

Session Topic Reference Link (if any)
1 Course objective, outcome, methodology and assessment, Excel Introduction, Basic Navigation Tab, Cell and Cell Address, Row/Column concept YouTube
2 Sum, SumIf, Sumifs, Count, CountA, Countif, Countifs, Average, AverageA, Averageif, Averageifs YouTube
3 (Practice) Practice - Students Demonstration
4 Round, Roundup, Round Down, Concatenate, Min, Max, Trim, Lower, Upper, Proper, Left, Right, Mid, Exact, Randbetween, Rand, Len, Paste Special, SQRT, If, AND, OR YouTube
5 (Practice) Practice - Students Demonstration
6 Internal Test - 1st
7 Conditional Formatting (basic & advanced), Nested IF, Index, Offset, Match YouTube
8 (Practice) Practice - Students Demonstration
9 Case Study Discussion - Gtids CSP payout
10 Vlookup, Hlookup, Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents, Show Formula YouTube
11 Text to Column, Data Validation, Filter, Duplicate Removal, Sort, Wrap Text, Merge Cell, Shapes YouTube
12 (Practice) Practice - Students Demonstration
13 Project: Preparation of automated attendance sheet YouTube
14 What-if Analysis with example YouTube
15 Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Correlation, Large, Small, Dashboard discussion & group allocation YouTube
16 (Practice) Practice - Students Demonstration
17 Pivot Table, Pivot Charts, Slicer, Sparkline Pivot Table
Pivot Chart
18 Excel Quiz (Group-based)
19 Internal Test - 2nd
20–25 Project: Dashboard Presentation YouTube