Aikewang Hands-On Training: An Excel Automated-Reporting Course for SEM & Feed-Ad Operators
\Course outline:
\Module 1: Excel Basics & Advanced Skills
– 1.1 Introduction to the Excel Data-Analysis Course
– Course goals and content overview.
– 1.2 Common Excel Shortcuts & Operations
– Teaching shortcuts and basic operations to speed up data work.
– 1.3 Excel Analysis Basics: Relative & Absolute References
– How relative and absolute references are used in analysis.
– 1.4 Practical Excel Skill: Find & Replace Data
– How to efficiently find and replace data.
Module 2: Excel Functions & Data Processing
– 2.1.1 Date Functions – A Must-Learn for Data Analysis
– Why date functions matter in analysis.
–. 2.1.2 Logical Functions –. A Must-Learn
–. Basic logical functions and their use in analysis.
–. 2.1.3 Common Functions
–. How to use the common functions.
–. 2.1.4 The VLOOKUP Function –. A Must-Master
–. How VLOOKUP works, with real cases.
–. 2.1.5 The SUMIFS Function –. A Must-Master
–. How SUMIFS is used in real data analysis.
–. 2.1.6 The COUNTIFS Function –. A Must-Master
–. How to do conditional counting with COUNTIFS.
–. 2.1.7 Another Use of COUNTIFS
–. Exploring advanced uses of COUNTIFS.
Module 3: PowerQuery & Data Integration
–. 2.3.1 Case: Merging Search-Term Reports With PowerQuery
–. A hands-on example of merging different data sources.
–. 2.3.2 Simple Data Processing & Append-Merge in PowerQuery
–. How to clean and merge data with PowerQuery.
–. 2.3.3 Batch-Merging Excel Files With PowerQuery
–. How to batch-process and merge multiple Excel files.
–. 2.3.4 Tidying Data Sources –. Wide to Long Format
–. Techniques for converting multi-dimensional data into one dimension.
–. 2.3.5 The PowerQuery De-dup & Summarize Method –. Using Group By
–. How to de-duplicate and summarize data.
–. 2.3.6 The Super-VLOOKUP for Multi-Table Merges in PowerQuery
–. How to run a super-VLOOKUP across tables.
–. 2.3.7 Quickly Handling [Unconventional] Data Merges With PowerQuery
–. How to handle complex merge requirements.
Module 4: PivotTables & Advanced Analysis
–. 2.2.1 Applying Table Styles –. PivotTables
–. How to quickly organize and analyze data with PivotTables.
–. 2.2.2 Raw-Data Requirements for PivotTables
–. Preparing data before building a PivotTable.
–. 2.2.3 A Simple Introduction to PivotTables
–. The basics of what PivotTables do.
–. 2.2.4 Calculated Fields in PivotTables
–. How to add calculated fields.
–. 2.2.5 Value-Show-As Options in PivotTables
–. How to change how values are displayed.
–. 2.2.6 Excel's Interaction Power Tool –. Slicers
–. Using slicers in PivotTables
to boost report interactivity.
– 2.2.7 PivotTable Field Grouping
– How to group fields to simplify complex displays.
Through this series, students master Excel data analysis and automated reporting from basics to advanced, effectively raising professional skills in data processing and analysis.