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Microsoft Excel for Business course
Data & Analytics • Beginner to Intermediate

Microsoft Excel for Business

Build reliable workplace spreadsheets, analyse business data and create clear reports.

15 estimated hours6 modules12 lessonsGraded ADE certificate
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01
Workbook and data foundations
Build spreadsheets that are structurally reliable before adding calculations.
Recognise clean tabular dataUse appropriate Excel data typesOrganise workbooks for maintainability
How Excel stores business data35 min
Build clean Excel Tables40 min
02
Formulas and references
Create calculations that copy correctly and communicate business meaning.
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Use relative and absolute referencesApply essential aggregation functionsAudit common formula errors
Formula logic and cell references45 min
Essential business functions45 min
03
Business logic and lookups
Turn business rules and reference data into dependable formulas.
Build IF based business rulesCombine logical testsUse XLOOKUP safely
Business rules with IF and logical tests45 min
Reliable lookups with XLOOKUP45 min
04
Data quality and preparation
Clean common text, date and entry problems before analysis.
Clean text and datesControl data entryIdentify duplicate or invalid records
Clean text and dates45 min
Control data entry and duplicates40 min
05
Pivot analysis and dashboards
Summarise business data and communicate results visually.
Build PivotTablesChoose appropriate chartsCreate a focused KPI dashboard
Analyse with PivotTables50 min
Build a focused business dashboard55 min
06
Business reporting capstone
Combine the course into a complete monthly performance workbook.
Build a reproducible reportExplain business findingsApply a final quality review
Capstone brief: monthly performance workbook45 min
Quality assurance and handover40 min
CERTIFICATE GRADING

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Checkpoint scores and the reviewed capstone produce a weighted final result. The certificate displays both the grade and classification.

A+ · High Distinction95–100%
A · Distinction90–94%
B+ · High Merit85–89%
B · Merit80–84%
C+ · Credit75–79%
C · Pass70–74%
Below 70% is not eligible for the course certificate. A failed gated assessment must be passed before progression.
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