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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 Jennifer A

Aug 20, 2023

I wish the class was more interactive ....the pivot tables are new to me.

I rather have hands on practice when we are going through the chapters...less multiple choices.

I want motor-memory on my mouse and keyboard immediatley when learning something...

Tell me how to ride a bike on a visual....then the last chapter...here is your bike...hope you read the instructions good.....just idea for hands on learners...who are less words....

By Kayla S

Oct 13, 2022

The lack of accountability for the learner does not provide an environment for the learner to actually learn the content. The use of peer review by the instructors is lazy. Peer reviewers do not always accurately or fairly grade assignments leading to frustration for the learner. I would not recommend this course of all the basic Excel courses available.

By Ori B

Mar 26, 2021

Very basic course, with nice coverage of basic functions - but relatively no coverage of actual Excel Data Analysis functions and no coverage of in-depth real case

By Akshay J

Jun 5, 2022

This course is suitable for students/professionals who already possess some sort of Excel knowledge. One who dont have any idea cant get it properly..

By Charles Akomba

May 5, 2022

Know i realized that becoming a data analyst without programing language skills is true with Microsoft Excel

By Bo P

Sep 20, 2023

Delivery of content is rather boring

By Ayush P

Jun 4, 2023

Narration is not good

By Michael C

Apr 19, 2022

Really confusing as many aspects of the tutorial don't seem to appear in excel, which is really frustrating as this is an important aspect of Excel and I feel like I will just have to skip over this and now not feel confident going forward, will most likely have to invest in other training programs specifically for pivot tables and charts and am now put off from coursera.

By Hon T

Mar 30, 2022

hello,

I am very mad with registering accounts ibm.

I paid 40$ each month. The course lasts 11 months, and I have only 1 month trial permission.

Do not mention promotion codes. I interupted when I used it.

Bad experiences.

By Michael H

Apr 30, 2022

The external links to the datasets required to complete this course were blocked by Google Chrome on ChromeOS because they originated from notoriously unsafe storage servers.

By Jecris M

Apr 10, 2021

I just like to make some comments about the evaluation being rendered by some students. I understand that this is a peer-graded final projects (most of the time). However, there were some student who are not really giving fair evaluation that sometimes even if it's reasonable to give a good grade, it ended up having the least grade or sometimes zero. Whenever I rate a peer project, I always bear in mind that the grade I will give is very important to the owner of the project because he/she spent time and resource in order to finish it. With that, it serves for me a guiding principle to make reasonable consideration in rendering my evaluation which demand personal responsibility to me - that I need to make sure that I fully understand the task, myself. Whether, generally or personally speaking, I would like to clarify that this is not a dispute but a reasonable comment about being fair and considerate as we all know that some students are not well verse in the evaluation task. We also need to consideration that there are those if they received a low grade they would also tend to find reasons to give low evaluation to the student's project they're evaluation. I would love to help aspiring students whom I feel striving to submit a job well done though as not exactly as evaluation letter after letter far from any form of discrimination, and of course, not being discriminated. Besides, I believe that the grades are very important or I say precious especially to one who's yet building his/her career because credentials like this also speaks for the validity of their skillset. I hope you won't mind me giving this comment, I just really have to say it. Thank you.

By Kajal R

Jul 13, 2023

Title: Comprehensive and User-Friendly Excel Course

I recently completed the Excel course on Coursera and found it to be an excellent resource for learning how to use Excel. The course is well-organized and easy to navigate, with clear video explanations and helpful practice exercises.

One thing I appreciated about this course was the comprehensive coverage of all the major features of Excel. From basic formatting and formula creation to advanced data analysis and visualization techniques, the course covered everything I needed to know to become proficient in Excel.

Another great aspect of the course was the user-friendly interface that made it easy to follow along with the instructor and practice the skills in real-time. The quizzes and assignments were also helpful in reinforcing the concepts learned in each module.

Overall, I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their Excel skills. The instructor was knowledgeable and engaging, and the course material was presented in a clear and concise manner. Thank you, Coursera, for providing such a valuable resource!

By Uriel S

Dec 22, 2023

Very good, surpassed my expectations. Most people know how to use excel, and can figure out how to do basically anything with it, as long as they dedicate enough time to the task, but this course concisely and effectively teaches you the basics, some analytical techniques, as well as many useful tips to speed up your workflow. I wish hlookup and vlookup was a bit better explained, i had to search for a video to complement the explanation. I also wish the peer review task was autocorrected, since its not an open task, and it definitely could be. And finally I wish they'd have taught how to name columns/cell ranges, I think its an important basic skill. But overall its a great course. I wish they'd teach it this way at highschool, I'm sure if they did people would generally use spreadsheets much more effectively.

By Raidan

Nov 24, 2022

There is a clear error in Part 2 Task 3 being asked in the peer evaluation if the table showed "like this". The next task is to sort the table in descending order and task 3 table will not look the same (unless theres another pivot table required).

I was marked zero for this question which clearly should have been 2 points as I did that except the table has been changed because the requirement is to sort it by descending order.

I think that question is unnecessary to be asked in the peer evaluation since the table will not show and it confuses the reviewers. Hoping for a fix on this.

Overall, I learned a lot which is the most important, and why I'm still marking the course 5 stars.

By Shahriar H

Feb 15, 2024

I recently took the Excel Basics for Data Analysis course and overall, I was quite happy with the content. The course covered a lot of ground and I found myself learning a lot about the basics of Excel and data analysis. However, I did find that some concepts could have been explained in more depth, particularly VLOOKUP. While the course did cover this function, I found myself wanting more information and examples to really understand how to use it effectively. That being said, I would still recommend this course to anyone looking to get started with Excel and data analysis. It provided a solid foundation and was definitely worth the investment.

By Erick J A P

Nov 5, 2022

Es un muy buen curso para familiarizarse con las herramientas básicas que forman parte de Excel y como aplicarlas en la Ciencia de Datos, en este curso aprendí formas de cómo darle control de calidad a la información antes de poder trabajar con ella y de este modo tener mejores resultados que estén sustentado con la información tratada de manera correcta. La opinión de los expertos es importante pues ayuda a tener un entendimiento de lo que estamos aprendiendo ya aplicado en lo laboral.

Los ejercicios prácticos ayudan a reforzar y complementar lo visto en los videos.

By Michele S

Apr 27, 2021

The course was a great review. I don't love the peer review format for the final project. The first time I submitted, I could clearly see my attachments however my peer said there were none attached and gave me zero points for everything. The second attempt was better but the peer reviewer still took of points for things that weren't being graded (such as where the sums are on the worksheet, the directions did not specify where to put them and mine were in the same place as the demo video yet I still lost points. Definitely being nitpicky but it matters to me.)

By Firdous B

Aug 24, 2022

Beneficial experiences to start your data analysis journey as a data analytics .

* Gained the basic experiences that's added to my journey in this field(Data Analysis)

* The resources are very helpful in many ways , specifically in difficult scenarios

* Especially the way these data analysis , can interperate things , so that you can have a better understanding on certain topics that could possibly challenging at times .

* Good information to start out as a junior .

By Adriana M H L

May 5, 2023

IT WAS A GREAT COURSE, BUT i THINK IST NEEDS SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE LAB ACTITIVIES AS WELL AS TH IN THE SECTION OF PIVOT TABLES. YOU HAVE TO BE ESPECIFIC ABOUT THE SECTIONS TO LOCATE OPTIONS FOR THE PIVOT TABLE SORTING.

tHERE IS ANOTHER MISTAKE IN THE FINAL PROJECT ALONST AT THE END OF THE INSTRUCTONS. YOU ALSO SHOULD USE ARROWS AND COLORS TO HIGHLIGHT THE MENU OPTIONS AND POINT OUT THE STEPS TO DO IT EASIEST.

OVERALL I GIVE YOU A 98% . GREAT WORK!!

By siphamandla t

May 30, 2021

This course provides the best platform for an entry level candidate, who aspires to learn data cleaning tools, spreadsheet basics and the fundamental processes of data cleaning methods plus, an outlined theory of utilizing functions and formulas.

This course is a perfect elaborated, breakdown that defines all the tech_named Jargon and defines it in simple day to day language for anyone, even without technical background to relate to and understand

By Sitesh C

May 26, 2023

sir i use financial ad application for this course and now i am not able to complete this course because of upgrade feature for last assignment. For every cousre of every week the last assignment need to be upgraded for completion and also for certificate . So sir please unlock all those assignment for me so that i complete all courses and get certificate which will be helpful for my future.

please sir consider this request.

By Yusuf “ G Z

Nov 29, 2021

This course was really intuitive and needed less effort to get comfortable at. I love IBM courses because of their organized structure, brevity and problem centric nature of the labs and final assignment. I was a very great experience overall and that applies to all their courses I have taken so far.

I think the peer review sections after marking by the first reviewer should be cross-checked by at least one more reviewer.

By Nguyen T N

Aug 1, 2023

I have acquired the skills to carry out fundamental data wrangling and cleansing tasks by utilizing functions in spreadsheets. In addition to this, I have also enhanced my knowledge of data analysis by utilizing techniques such as filtering, sorting, and pivot tables. Spreadsheets are a crucial tool for handling data and acquiring proficiency. It has boosted my confidence in seeking new job opportunities.

By cecilia b

Nov 8, 2023

I would like to commend my Excel Basics' Professor Steve Ryan my heartfelt gratitude for him and his team. its an amazing exploration in learning Excel. I had proven my resilience in following instructions and making the processes worth knowing, until now it is as if there is something pushing me on to go farther. Thank you so much Coursera Excel basics!!! I want to give you 5 stars!

By Shilpa K

Jul 5, 2021

Dear IBM Instructors and Team,

I am thankful of IBM for this concise and focused course to understand basic as well as advance functions for Data Analyst. I am thankful to all instructors as I am feeling confident to apply knowledge I gained to ease my journey as a Data Analyst. It was very easy to understand.

I am very happy and will look forward to learn more from you.

Shilpa