Excel Workshop Syllabus - Global MBA Sept. 2022

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COURSE: 1833 MBA Data Analysis: Excel Workshop

PROGRAMME Global MBA

COURSE TYPE Core Course ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023


STUDENT HOURS 3 ECTS 0

SEMESTER Semester 1 CAMPUS Nice


TEACHING FACULTY Michelle Sisto
COURSE COORDINATOR/EMAIL [email protected]

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of this workshop is to ensure participants are familiar with the basics of using Excel for standard spreadsheet applications as well as to introduce
more advanced uses of Excel for Data Analysis.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
After having taken this workshop, participants will be able to/are expected to be able to
LO1 Use cell references, formulas, functions, and conditional formatting in Excel, and standard search functions such as vlookup and xlookup to assist in data
management.
LO2 Use pivot tables to summarize and extract meaning from large tables of data.
LO3 Create and label graphs on Excel.
LO4 Generally develop ease with using Excel and be familiar with resources to improve Excel skills throughout the year.

PREREQUISITES
No prerequisite required for this workshop. I recommend you go through the LinkedIn Learning modules detailed below if you are relatively new to Excel, either
before or after our workshop.

COURSE CONTENT
One session only:
- Cell references, formulas and functions
- Conditional formatting
- Pivot tables
- Graphing qualitative and quantitative data – seeking relationships between variables
- Search functions

MAIN TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS


Hands on applications in class Distance Learning

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Evaluation Type % of Grade Format - Invigilation Duration Main Learning Objective Evaluated

1 Other (Specify) Click or tap here Choose an item. Choose an item. ☐LO1 ☐LO2
to enter text. ☐LO3 ☐LO4 ☐All LO
2 Choose an item. Click or tap here Choose an item. Choose an item. ☐LO1 ☐LO2
to enter text. ☐LO3 ☐LO4 ☐All LO
3 Choose an item. Click or tap here Choose an item. Choose an item. ☐LO1 ☐LO2
to enter text. ☐LO3 ☐LO4 ☐All LO
4 Choose an item. Click or tap here Choose an item. Choose an item. ☐LO1 ☐LO2
to enter text. ☐LO3 ☐LO4 ☐All LO
This workshop is not graded. It is for the benefit of all to increase their Excel skills and to go beyond the workshop as needed. You will use Excel for courses
throughout the year.

REQUIRED READING/ MATERIALS


Excel spreadsheet package – any language version of Microsoft Excel is acceptable, be it on PC or Mac. The professor will teach using a PC English version.
Students must have their own computers as the entire session is hands-on learning.
References: A wealth of training tutorials for Excel are available on LinkedIn Learning, YouTube and on various websites.

I highly recommend you go to the LinkedIn Learning Course “Excel Essential Training (Office 365/ Microsoft 365) and focus on chapters
• 2 Entering Data
• 3 Formulas and Functions
• 7 Charts
• 10 Data Management Features

With your EDHEC email you have access to LI Learning and I encourage you to take advantage to develop skills over the year.

Other recommendations if you wish to focus only on specific elements:


https://www.excel-easy.com/ - straightforward tutorials on many common uses of Excel and intro to VBA
https://easy-excel.com/ - lots of great tips
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel-video-training-9bc05390-e94c-46af-a5b3-d7c22f6990bb

Or, go to YouTube and type in Excel tutorial to find a multitude of possible topics. Always add the version of Excel you are using and whether Mac or PC to get
most relevant help.

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