Excel 2016: Functions PrerequisitesUpdated
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Description
This course covers some of the more challenging functions such as IF, SUMIFS and VLOOKUP. Not all chapters will be taught in full due to time constraints but are included for self-study.
Target audience
- All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
- Good competency in Excel will be assumed
- Attendance of Excel: Introduction or equivalent knowledge
Sessions
Number of sessions: 2
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainers | |
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1 | Tue 29 Nov 2016 09:30 - 12:30 | 09:30 - 12:30 | University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1 | map | Lynn Foot, Rob Taylor |
2 | Tue 29 Nov 2016 09:30 - 12:30 | 09:30 - 12:30 | University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2 | map | Lynn Foot, Rob Taylor |
Topics covered
- Logical functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT)
- Lookup Functions (VLOOKUP)
- Statistical functions (COUNT/COUNTA/COUNTIF, MODE/MEAN, STDEV/VAR)
- Maths Functions (TRUNC/ROUND, SUMIF/SUMIFS)
- Date and Time FUNCTIONS (NOW/TODAY, WEEKDAY/EOMONTH, calculating future dates)
- Text functions (converting between cases, extracting part of a string)
Taught using
Excel 2016 on MCS Windows
Notes
- The course will be taught using Excel 2016 on PCs but will also be suitable for Excel 2010/2016 users. Apple Mac users of Excel 2011 should also find it useful.
- Anyone wishing to copy the course exercise files should bring a USB memory stick they can be downloaded
Duration
- One half day session
Frequency
- Termly
Related courses
- Excel 2016: Introduction (Self-paced)
- Excel 2016: Introduction
- Excel 2016: Managing Data & Lists
- Excel 2016: Analysing and Summarising Data
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