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About the Course

Spreadsheet tools like Excel are an essential tool for working with data - whether for data analytics, business, marketing, or research. This course is designed to give you a basic working knowledge of Excel and how to use it for analyzing data. This course is suitable for those who are interested in pursuing a career in data analysis or data science, as well as anyone looking to use Excel for data analysis in their own domain. No prior experience with spreadsheets or coding is required - all you need is a device with a modern web browser and the ability to create a Microsoft account to access Excel online at no cost. If you have a desktop version of Excel, you can also easily follow along with the course. Throughout this course, you'll gain valuable experience working with data sets and spreadsheets. We'll start by introducing you to spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and show you how to load data from multiple formats. From there, you'll learn how to perform basic data wrangling and cleansing tasks using functions, and expand your knowledge of data analysis through the use of filtering, sorting, and pivot tables. There is a strong focus on practice and applied learning in this course. With each lab, you'll have the opportunity to manipulate data and gain hands-on experience using Excel. You'll learn how to clean and format your data efficiently, and convert it into a pivot table to make it more organized and readable. The final project will allow you to showcase your newly acquired data analysis skills by working with real data sets and spreadsheets. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in using Excel for data analysis. You'll have worked with multiple data sets and spreadsheets, and will have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively clean and analyze data without having to learn any code. So let's get started!...

Top reviews

JR

Sep 26, 2022

Overall this was a refresher for me. I was able to reconnect with some of the Excel functions and can now apply those to my current job. The teachings and exercises I found useful and easy to follow.

FK

May 24, 2022

Wow, the practical (Hands on ) part is a boom! How did the course disigner/ instructor and the rest of the team involved manage to do that?

Also the review part....so well done and easy to follow!

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By Michael W E

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Jul 10, 2023

A very good and well structured course, with very professional hands on learning that has given me so much new knowledge and improved my excel skills and in certain areas furthered my understanding.

By Faith K

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May 25, 2022

Wow, the practical (Hands on ) part is a boom! How did the course disigner/ instructor and the rest of the team involved manage to do that?

Also the review part....so well done and easy to follow!

By Gerlando T

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Feb 24, 2022

el curso es bueno, te ayuda a como trabajar con datos sabiendo ediante atajos del teclado usando Excel, y no necesariamente debes trabajar con fuertes tecnologias. Me parecio util este curso

By Addo G

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Aug 1, 2021

The course has really helped me become familiar with using Excel for data analysis. i recommend it for anyone who has no knowledge about how to use Excel and also for amateur Excel users.

By Abdullah A

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Feb 14, 2021

Even though I have five years of experience in MS Excel, I have learned new tips and Infos from this course. I truly recommend it.

By Tori

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Jun 2, 2021

Overly simplistic and takes a LONG time to explain the basics of Excel (3 of 5 weeks is devoted to "basic" functionality and familiarity with buttons). If this was a completely introductory course on Excel, sure, but this is for a professional certificate. I expect a little more substance and challenge. I learned a bit about PivotTables (much easier than older Excel versions), but nothing I didn't already know, and it didn't explain HOW they work and exactly WHAT they're used for and their specific benefits.

By Chase H

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Dec 28, 2020

Overall, this is a very good basis excel course.

But, it doesn't provide enough hands-on projects. And students aren't able to verify the result of the projects.

Also, it only shows the short cut for windows excel, not for ios excel.

It still needs some improvement to make it better for the data analysts.

By Jeremiah L

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May 20, 2023

Lots of broken links. The final project had a broken link to the dataset you're supposed to use, making it impossible to complete the course. I submitted something anyway, based on a different dataset, but with all the right steps taken, but my reviewer just gave me zeros on multiple steps that I clearly completed properly (no shock, since most people doing the reviews can't read English, and couldn't possibly have read my notes pointing out my reason for using a different dataset). The course content was fine, but if I'm being promised a certificate for doing the work, and you refuse to give it to me because of your stupid mistake and sloppy review system, then you're just scamming people. How this has almost 5 stars is beyond me.

By Ifueko U O

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Apr 4, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The lessons are very easy to follow. I completed the hands-on labs and that further solidified the skills taught in the lessons. It's a fantastic course.

By Cathy W

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Apr 9, 2021

Great overall course. While most of the Excel topics were things I was already using or familiar with, I did come away from the course with a few new skills in Excel.

By Omololu O

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Oct 22, 2020

Great course. Really teaches you the basis. Only feedback is my name was spelled incorrectly on my certificate. But I'm sure that's an easy fix.

By Danielle O

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Oct 14, 2020

Very detailed and easy to follow but could be improved by having a dummy excel sheets for the students to work and follow with the instructor.

By Affan A

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Mar 17, 2021

I really liked this course - it was short, useful and to the point.

Thank you to all who contributed to such a great work.

By Elsa H

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Jun 11, 2021

Very valueable class for basic excel skills.

By Rohan N

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Jan 30, 2021

Great Excel basic course provided by IBM. It made me learn many things about excel and its usage in various aspects of data analysis. Only thing I didn't enjoy is the computer sound used in all the videos. Because of the computer sound/artificial sound used, it lacked the personal touch one would enjoy. So I have only 2 suggestions to give :

1) Use a teacher/professor/expert who can teach us and take us through each and every aspect.

2) The assignments are sometimes difficult to complete because certain features are not available in certain excel versions

By Doug M

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Nov 30, 2020

While fairly basic for people familiar with Excel, it ensures a good basis as one moves forward to have a solid foundation for data analysis. And there absolutely were a few tricks and shortcuts that I learned. Also very much appreciated that this was more hands-on than previous DA courses have been which is necessary to really gain understanding.

By Jackie S

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May 26, 2023

I strongly advise anyone using Coursera to ALWAYS double-check your peer-reviewed finals. Both peer-reviewed finals I have completed, on the first round of "peer-review" have been incorrectly graded. The only reason I know this is because I double-checked my grades and peer reviews. BOTH TIMES, the initial "peer-reviewer" has incorrectly graded my final, and the only recourse I could take is to re-submit my final, not knowing if the next :peer-reviewer" would actually grade correctly, according to the rubric. Just saying, double check your final grades, and fight for the grade you know you deserve.

By Evgeny T

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Oct 29, 2020

very boring but practical

By Anıl A

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Jul 21, 2023

The people controlling the final project are incompetent. They misjudged even the simplest parts. Unbelievable!

By Alexia D

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Dec 30, 2020

The course met my expectations, it gave me a glance at very important aspects and techniques of excel that even though I thought I knew, I didnt. I look forward to the future courses. I expect to feel like an expert by the time I finish the course. The theory explained and the practice tests are very advanced and right to the point.

By Maxyla B I P

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Feb 22, 2023

Great course! The only drawback is the peer graded assignment. My assignment was graded blindly by someone that I reckon didn't even open my files. That kind of behaviour is pretty disheartening for someone who was really put all of their effort honestly.

By Melanie S

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Mar 3, 2021

Fantastic course! So good to refresh some of my knowledge as well as learning new skills for cleaning, preparing and analysing data.

By Muhammad M

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Mar 15, 2021

This course will enrich your knowledge about Excel feature. A good option not only for Data Analyst, but for every profesional job

By Samuel K N

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Jan 7, 2021

Very good for the basics and a little more, I think it could do with a couple more exercises on our own, otherwise a great base!

By Roy A

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Mar 6, 2021

WELL DONE TO THE COURSERA TEAM FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE WITH ONLINE LEARNING!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE COURSES BY COURSERA!!!