0254 - Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2019
Description
Course DetailsIf you work with numbers, names, dates, or other important data, you need to create spreadsheets to manage this information. Microsoft Excel is the most widely-used spreadsheet software to organize, store, and optimize data. If you're ready to learn Excel 2019, this course will teach you the basics.
You will learn how to create a spreadsheet using several time-saving functions. You will also learn how to use macros and buttons, how to sort and analyze your data, and more. By course completion, you will know how to best organize large sets of data into a spreadsheet with this powerful business productivity tool.
This course is fully online, you require internet access and an email account. The course duration is 6 weeks, followed by a 2-week period
to complete the final exam (online, open book). Lessons are released on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, for a total of 12.
You are not required to be online at any specific time. In addition to the specific lesson content, there is a discussion board with
each lesson and often there is an optional assignment to apply the learning. Following each lesson, there is a short multiple choice quiz.
Your score on these quizzes does not count towards the final mark but completing these helps solidify your learning as well as prepare you for
the final exam. The final exam is an open-book, multiple choice exam and you need to achieve a minimum of 65% on the final exam to pass the
course. There is only one opportunity to pass the exam. A certificate of completion from WatSPEED is available within four weeks of successful
completion of each course and can be accessed in your student portal. Many of the Ed2Go courses are eligible towards the various online certificates
offered by WatSPEED.
Hardware Requirements
- This course must be taken on a PC. It is not suitable for Macs or Chromebooks.
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
- Microsoft Excel 2019 (desktop version), available with the desktop version of Microsoft 365, or Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 (not included in enrollment).
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Microsoft Office Elements : Mandatory
