Excel Skills for Business: Essentials
Macquarie University · View on Coursera ↗
Taught by Nicky Bull, Professor Yvonne Breyer, Assoc Prof Prashan S. M. Karunaratne
BusinessData Science
About the course
In this first course of the specialization, 'Excel Skills for Business: Essentials', you will master the fundamental capabilities of Microsoft Excel. Over six weeks, you will gain the confidence to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform essential calculations using formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create impactful data visualizations with charts and graphs. This course is designed for aspiring business professionals, students, and anyone looking to en
The dissent
The most-upvoted critical review (98 votes, 2.0★).
“This course hasn't been great so far for a Mac user. I constantly have to stop and double check if this course actually mentioned the right short cuts (the UI is on Windows, they mention Mac shortcuts). For example, in Lesson one I tried to find Flash Fill for ages - turns out, there's no Flash Fill available on Mac. Very poor for a course. You should offer to separate ones - one for Windows, one for Mac. Same in final exam in Lesson one: I answered correctly for Mac which was a wrong answer for Windows.”
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