Digital skills for the workplace: analysing, handling and presenting data with Excel (intermediate)

What is the course about?

This course will help you handle, analyse and present data across a range of different workplace scenarios. You will consider the importance of data; how to think about data; and how Excel can help you use and present it effectively. You will work on how to create automated budgets that take into account different conditions such as changes in price, sales and costs. You will work on how to link different sets of data across worksheets. You will work on how to track and identify trends and present them effectively. You will also learn about pivot charts and what to use them for. Finally you will focus on how to create different types of charts and when to use them.

This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.

What will we cover?

• the importance of data analysis in the workplace
•identifying key features of well-designed and well-presented data so it is easy to identify and read
•planning and creating automated budget sheets involving profit, loss, total and subtotal expenditures using conditional formatting, functions and formulae
•calculating trends and identifying the best ways of presenting this data
• linking data across worksheets
•summarising data using pivot tables
•presenting data effectively using charts.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

• identify the importance of data analysis in the workplace
•identify key features of well-designed and well-presented data
•plan and create automated budget sheets involving profit, loss, total and subtotal expenditures using conditional formatting, functions and formulae
•calculate trends and present them effectively
• link data across worksheets
•summarise data using pivot tables
•present data effectively using charts.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This is an intermediate level course. You should be confident in the basic functions of Excel. If you need to know the fundamentals of Excel use, do our Foundation course. If you need more advice, please call (telephone temporarily unavailable).

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

You will learn in a supportive and welcoming environment with an emphasis on your discovering how to do and complete tasks, with guidance from the tutor. You will work on your own and with other students on different tasks so you are always practising important in-demand life and work skills such as problem-solving, decision-making, prioritising, negotiating, collaborating and independence. You will learn in a step by step manner so you can complete challenging tasks in enjoyable and relaxing ways. Your tutor will also work with you individually so you know how to improve and how to work in a way that improves your learning. You will need to do work outside the classroom and use Google Classroom to help you.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

You will need a pen, some lined A4 paper and a file to keep your work in. Your tutor will provide handouts and a code for Google classroom so you can communicate with classmates and access materials, videos etc. online.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

There are many courses you can do at the same time or after this course. These include:
• Digital skills for the workplace: using Excel (foundation)
• Essential digital skills for the workplace: Word, Excel and PowerPoint (foundation-level 1)
• Workplace skills: how to be organised, focused and efficient using MS Outlook and OneDrive (intermediate)
• Digital skills for the workplace: how to present, organise and communicate with Word (intermediate)
• Digital skills for the workplace: creating newsletters, reports and tables with Word (intermediate)
• Digital skills for the workplace: how to integrate Word, Excel and PowerPoint to organise, present and communicate data (advanced)
• Business skills: how to collaborate using OneDrive and SharePoint (intermediate)
• Business skills: how to collaborate with Microsoft Teams (intermediate)
• Business Administration: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access (intermediate-level 2)
• Business administration: ICT skills for business (advanced)
• Business administration: how to organise and manage with OneNote, MS Outlook and OneDrive (intermediate)
• Getting job ready: identifying the most in-demand work skills and how you can develop them

We have many maths, English, office, employability and communication skills courses. Ask your tutor or contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / (telephone temporarily unavailable) for more information. These courses include:
• Business Administration (with digital skills): English communication skills in a business environment (level 2)
• Professional communication skills: how to make your writing clear, concise and organised (level 2)
• Professional communication skills: reading, analysing, and comparing data and text (level 2)
• Professional communication skills: effective verbal communication in the workplace (level 2)
• Professional communication skills: effective written communication in the workplace (level 2).