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Excel Syllabus

The document outlines a 12-week Microsoft Excel training program covering essential skills from basic operations to advanced data analysis and visualization techniques. Each week focuses on specific objectives and topics, including data handling, statistical functions, PivotTables, and automation with Macros and VBA. The program culminates in a capstone project that integrates all learned skills to solve a real-world data science problem.

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Excel Syllabus

The document outlines a 12-week Microsoft Excel training program covering essential skills from basic operations to advanced data analysis and visualization techniques. Each week focuses on specific objectives and topics, including data handling, statistical functions, PivotTables, and automation with Macros and VBA. The program culminates in a capstone project that integrates all learned skills to solve a real-world data science problem.

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Microsoft Excel

Week 1: Excel Basics & Fundamentals

●​ Objective: Learn the Excel interface and fundamental operations.


●​ Topics:
o​ Excel Interface: Ribbon, cells, rows, columns, navigation
o​ Data Entry & Formatting: Text, numbers, dates, bold, borders, number
formats
o​ Basic Formulas: SUM(), AVERAGE(), COUNT(), MIN(), MAX()
o​ Cell Referencing: Relative, Absolute ($A$1), Mixed
o​ Basic sorting and filtering
o​ Introduction to Data Types (Text, Numbers, Dates)
o​ Data Validation (basic rules)
●​ Practice: Create simple reports with basic functions and formatting.

Week 2: Data Handling & Organization

●​ Objective: Learn how to organize, filter, and validate data.


●​ Topics:
o​ Sorting & Filtering Data
o​ Conditional Formatting (rules, color scales, icon sets)
o​ Data Validation (Dropdowns, Lists)
o​ Removing Duplicates
o​ Grouping & Ungrouping Data
o​ Introduction to Data Cleaning Functions: CLEAN(), TRIM(),
SUBSTITUTE()
●​ Practice: Create a data entry form with validation and explore conditional
formatting rules.
Week 3: Essential Functions for Data Analysis

●​ Objective: Master essential functions used for data transformation and basic
analysis.
●​ Topics:
o​ Logical Functions: IF(), AND(), OR(), NOT(), Nested IF()
o​ Lookup Functions: VLOOKUP(), HLOOKUP()
o​ Text Functions: LEFT(), RIGHT(), MID(), LEN(), CONCATENATE(), TEXT()
o​ Error Handling: IFERROR(), ISERROR()
●​ Practice: Use logical functions to clean data and lookups to join datasets.

Week 4: Advanced Lookup & Reference Functions

●​ Objective: Deepen your knowledge of lookup techniques and dynamic


referencing.
●​ Topics:
o​ Advanced Lookups: INDEX(), MATCH(), XLOOKUP()
o​ Named Ranges and Dynamic Named Ranges
o​ Error Handling: IFERROR(), ISNA()
o​ Basic Aggregation Functions: SUMIFS(), COUNTIFS(), AVERAGEIFS()
●​ Practice: Perform dataset lookups using INDEX() + MATCH() and manage
missing values.

Week 5: Data Analysis Tools & PivotTables

●​ Objective: Learn how to summarize data using PivotTables and core analysis
tools.
●​ Topics:
o​ Data Tables and Structured References
o​ PivotTables & PivotCharts (creating, grouping, filtering)
o​ Slicers & Timelines in PivotTables
o​ Calculated Fields & Items in PivotTables
o​ Introduction to Data Consolidation
●​ Practice: Create PivotTables for reports and visualize them with PivotCharts.

Week 6: Statistical & Mathematical Functions

●​ Objective: Learn functions for statistical analysis and mathematical


calculations.
●​ Topics:
o​ Descriptive Statistics: AVERAGE(), MEDIAN(), MODE(), STDEV(), VAR()
o​ Rounding Functions: ROUND(), ROUNDUP(), ROUNDDOWN(),
CEILING(), FLOOR()
o​ Frequency Distributions: FREQUENCY(), COUNTIF(), COUNTIFS()
o​ Percentages, Ratios, Proportions
●​ Practice: Analyze datasets using statistical functions and summaries.

Week 7: Advanced Data Manipulation

●​ Objective: Master advanced data transformation and cleaning techniques.


●​ Topics:
o​ Array Formulas (Introduction) and Dynamic Arrays
o​ Functions for Data Manipulation: FILTER(), UNIQUE(), SORT()
o​ Text-to-Columns, Flash Fill, and other Data Cleaning Techniques
●​ Practice: Work with messy datasets, cleaning them using advanced
functions and tools.

Week 8: Data Visualization with Excel

●​ Objective: Create professional data visualizations.


●​ Topics:
o​ Basic Charts: Bar, Column, Line, Pie Charts
o​ Advanced Charts: Combo Charts, Waterfall, Sparklines
o​ Chart Customization: Axis Labels, Legends, Data Labels, Gridlines
o​ Dynamic Charts: Using Named Ranges and OFFSET()
●​ Practice: Create interactive reports using dynamic charts and conditional
formatting.

Week 9: Data Analysis Add-ons & Power Query

●​ Objective: Automate data cleaning and transformation using Power Query.


●​ Topics:
o​ Introduction to Power Query (Get & Transform)
o​ Importing Data from External Sources (CSV, SQL)
o​ Data Cleaning: Removing Duplicates, Replacing Values, Merging
Queries
o​ Unpivoting Data for Analysis
●​ Practice: Use Power Query to clean and transform large datasets.

Week 10: Macros & VBA for Automation

●​ Objective: Automate repetitive tasks with Macros and VBA scripts.


●​ Topics:
o​ Introduction to Macros and the Developer Tab
o​ Recording and Running Macros
o​ Editing VBA Code for Custom Functions
o​ Automating Reports with VBA
●​ Practice: Record a Macro that automates data cleaning or report generation.

Week 11: Advanced Excel Functions for Data Science

●​ Objective: Learn key Excel functions for advanced data science tasks.
●​ Topics:
o​ Advanced Statistical Functions: LINEST(), FORECAST(), CORREL(),
COVAR()
o​ Time Intelligence Functions: DATEDIF(), NETWORKDAYS(),
WORKDAY()
o​ Solver Add-in for Optimization
●​ Practice: Build a forecasting model and calculate correlations with dataset
trends.

Week 12: Capstone Project & Case Study

●​ Objective: Apply all skills to a real-world data science problem.


●​ Project:
o​ Data Cleaning (using Power Query)
o​ Data Transformation (Lookup, Logical, and Array Functions)
o​ Data Analysis (PivotTables, Statistical Functions)
o​ Data Visualization (Charts, Dashboards)
●​ Presentation: Prepare a final report or dashboard showcasing the findings.

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