Course Syllabus
📘 Module 1: Basic Excel Foundation
Topics:
- Excel Interface, Ribbon & Toolbar
- Workbook, Worksheet, Rows, Columns Management
- Data Entry & Editing, Autofill, Series, Flash Fill
- Formatting (Font, Borders, Number, Alignment)
- Conditional Formatting (Basic Rules)
- Basic Formulas: SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN
- Text Functions: LEFT, RIGHT, MID, CONCAT, PROPER, UPPER, LOWER
- Page Setup, Print Area, Header/Footer, Page Breaks
Practice Project: Attendance Sheet + Basic Expense Tracker
📗 Module 2: Intermediate Excel
Objective: Data Management & Logical Function mastery
Topics:
- Cell Referencing (Relative, Absolute, Mixed)
- Logical Functions: IF, IFS, AND, OR, NOT, XOR
- Lookup Functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH
- Mathematical Functions: SUMIF, COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF, ROUND, CEILING, FLOOR
- Text & Information Functions: LEN, FIND, SEARCH, REPLACE, ISERROR, ISBLANK
- Data Validation (Dropdown, List, Error Alerts)
- Conditional Formatting (Custom Formula Rules)
- Data Sorting & Multi-Level Filtering
- Using Excel Tables & Structured References
Practice Project: Employee Data Management Sheet
📙 Module 3: Advanced Excel Formulas & Analysis
Topics:
- Advanced Lookup: XLOOKUP, XMATCH, CHOOSE, OFFSET
- Dynamic Array Functions: UNIQUE, SORT, FILTER, SEQUENCE
- Statistical Functions: RANK, LARGE, SMALL, PERCENTILE, QUARTILE
- Financial Functions: PMT, NPV, IRR, FV
- Date Functions: EDATE, EOMONTH, DATEDIF, NETWORKDAYS
- Advanced Conditional Formatting (Formula-based)
- Pivot Table (Advanced Grouping, Calculated Fields)
- Pivot Chart + Slicer, Timeline
Practice Project: Sales Performance Report (Pivot-based)
📒 Module 4: Business Analytics & Dashboard
Objective: Interactive Dashboard & MIS Reports
Topics:
- Dashboard Planning & Design Principles
- Chart Mastery: Combo Chart, Waterfall, Funnel, Gauge, Dynamic Charts
- Form Controls: Drop-down, Scroll Bar, Check Box, Option Button
- Data Visualization with KPI Indicators
- Creating Dynamic Dashboards (Region & Product Based)
- Power Query (Data Cleaning, Transformation)
- Power Pivot (Data Model, Relationships)
- Power View & Power Map Introduction
Practice Project: Interactive Business Dashboard
📕 Module 5: Automation & VBA
Objective: Automation & Macro Programming
Topics:
- Introduction to Macros & Developer Tab
- Recording & Editing Macros
- VBA Basics: Variables, Loops, Conditions, MsgBox, InputBox
- Automating Tasks (Reports, Formatting, Copy-Paste)
- Event-Driven Macros
- Creating Custom Excel Functions (UDFs)
- Form Controls with VBA
- Creating Custom Message Boxes & Buttons
- Protecting VBA Project
Practice Project: Invoice Automation with VBA
📔 Module 6: Data Analytics + Professional Projects
Objective: Real-World Excel Application & MIS Reporting
Topics:
- Data Import from CSV, Access, SQL
- Data Cleaning with Power Query
- Data Consolidation (Across Workbooks)
- Advanced Chart Linking with Formulas
- Report Automation (Monthly / Yearly)
- Excel Integration with Word, PowerPoint & Outlook
- Advanced Protection & Encryption
- Excel Dashboard Final Project (Real Dataset)
- Interview Preparation (MIS / Analyst Roles)
Final Project:
Create a Corporate MIS Dashboard for Sales, HR, and Finance.
🏆 Learning Outcome:
✅ Excel from Basic to Expert
✅ Data Analysis & Business Dashboard
✅ Power Query, Power Pivot & VBA Automation
✅ Suitable for MIS Executive, Data Analyst, Accountant, Manager roles