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- Level Professional
- Duration 17 hours
- Course by Erasmus University Rotterdam
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About
What sets this Excel course apart is that we don’t focus on quick fixes or specific tips and tricks. This course is for those who already understand Excel. The aim of the course is to elevate Excel models, to improve clarity, longevity, and transferability of these models, and to reduce mistakes and to encourage consistency in businesses as they work with Excel. Through this Excel course learners will gain the tools to decide whether or not to use Excel to solve their problem. They will learn how to set up good input data, format correctly, and the importance of good documentation. Learners will gain the ability to discern between different functions, to understand the pitfalls and strengths of commonly used functions, and to apply correct functions to their Excel models. Those that follow the course will also gain understanding of logical spreadsheet structure, graphs and reporting, and protection and hidden information in Excel, and users will learn how to apply these things to their own models. Finally users will get practical tips and steps for the finalization of a model, the automated checks, the manual run through, and general testing that one should do to ensure that their Excel model is accurate and complete.Modules
Introduction: Basic rules for expert users
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Discussion
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Plugin
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Discussions
- What can go wrong in your own spreadsheets?
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- Introduction: Excel Course for Professionals
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- Introduction
- 5 Excel Blunders that show how important safe Excel use is
Use the right tool for the job
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Discussion
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- Why do you use Excel?
- Mess ups in Excel
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- Expert Video: Ingeborg Hawighorst - Is Excel the answer?
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- Match the correct solution to the problem
Get, clean, and reshape your input data
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Discussion
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- What do you do with data in Excel?
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- Expert Video: Importance of good input data, and how to check it
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- Testing your input data
Set your standards for consistent formatting
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- Introduction: Formatting consistently in Excel
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- Expert Video: The importance of Formatting in Excel
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- How to format consistently in Excel
Apply accurate documentation from the start
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- Introduction: Documentation
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- Expert Video: Why is documentation important?
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- The importance of documentation
Week 1 Quiz
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Assignment
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Assignment
- A foundation for better spreadsheets
Recap & look forward
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- Recap “Fundamentals” and Intro “Functions & Formulas” in Excel
Find & Search Functions
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Discussion
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Discussions
- Find & Search Functions
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- Expert Video: Pitfalls of commonly used Functions & Formulas
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- Find & Search Functions
Calculation Functions
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Discussion
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Discussions
- Calculation Functions Discussion
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- Expert Video: Functions and Formulas
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- Calculation Functions
Other Functions
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Discussion
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- Functions and Alternatives
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- Expert Video: Functions and Alternatives
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- Other Functions
Assessment
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PeerReview
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Peer Review
- Week 2 Peer review assignment
Recap & look forward
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- Recap “Functions & Formulas” and Intro “Structure & Flow” in Excel
Maintain a logical spreadsheet flow
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- Linear and logical spreadsheet flow
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- Expert Video: Linear and logical spreadsheet flow
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- Linear and logical spreadsheet flow
Keep it simple
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- Keep it Simple
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- Expert Video: Keep it Simple
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- Keep it Simple
When possible, protect, don’t hide
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Discussion
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- Protection & Hidden information
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- Expert Video: Protection and Hidden Information
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- Protection & Hidden Information
Week 3 Quiz
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Assignment
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Assignment
- Spreadsheet Structure and Logical Flow
Recap & look forward
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- Recap “Structure & Flow” and Intro “Finishing Touches” in Excel
Charts and Reporting
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Discussion
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Discussions
- Using Charts in Excel
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- Charts, Pivot Tables, and Reporting (Gasper Kamensek)
- Charts, Pivot Tables, and Reporting (Henk Vlootman)
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- Charts and Reporting
Checking, Testing, and Validation
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- Checking, Testing, and Validation
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- Expert Video: Checking, Testing, and Validation
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- Checking, Testing, and Validation
Final things to check and double check
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Discussion
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- Finalization
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- Expert Video: Finalization
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- Finalization
Assessment
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PeerReview
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Peer Review
- Final Assignment
Auto Summary
Excel Modeling for Professionals: Best Practices & Pitfalls is a Coursera course designed for those already familiar with Excel, aiming to enhance model clarity, longevity, and consistency. It covers setting up input data, correct formatting, documentation, function application, logical structure, graphs, reporting, and model protection. The course includes practical tips for model finalization and testing. With a duration of 1020 minutes, it offers Starter and Professional subscription options, targeting professionals in Business & Management seeking to elevate their Excel skills.
Jan Stoop
Jan Karel Pieterse
Dr.ir. Felienne Hermans