Excel: Mother of Business Intelligence
Beginners to Advanced Excel course for those who are preparing for a data career (especially Data Analysts). This course is carefully curated by industry experts to mimic real-world scenarios to prepare you to become a market fit. You will also get practical exercises to practice and get a simulated experience of a data analyst using Excel to solve problems.
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This course includes:
- 09h:05m:26s on-demand video
- 70 Lectures
- 8 Exercises
- 9 Quizzes
- Access on any Device
- Certificate of completion
Free Lifetime Access
No Experience Needed
Start from scratch
and build up
Flexible Schedule
Learn at your
own pace
Get Job-Ready
Acquire essential
job skills
Course Curriculum
70 Lectures | 09h:05m:26s
3:
Excel Basics: Getting Started
13 Lectures
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3.1: Peter Pandey’s Journey and Need to Learn Excel
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3.2: Installing Excel: Windows / Mac
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3.3: Getting Familiar With Excel
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3.4: Getting More Familiar With Excel
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3.5: Introduction to Formulas
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3.6: Formula Behavior
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3.7: Introduction to Tables
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3.8: Introduction to Charts
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3.9: Other Essential Features
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3.10: Peter Gets His First Assignment From His Senior
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3.11: Practice Exercise: Personal Expense Tracker
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3.12: Quiz
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3.13: Chapter Summary
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Excel Basics: Applying Business Maths & Statistics
9 Lectures
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5.1: Basic Maths to Business Metrics (Bollywood movies revenue avg)
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5.2: Commonly Used Business Metrics (P&L)
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5.3: Commonly Used Statistic Concepts (Mean, Median, Mode)
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5.4: Commonly Used Statistic Concepts (Variance, Standard Deviation)
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5.5: Commonly Used Statistic Concepts (Correlation)
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5.6: Peter Gets to Solve a Real Time Problem
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5.7: Practice Exercise
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5.8: Quiz
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5.9: Chapter Summary
7:
Excel Basics+: Creating Business Reports Using Pivot Table & Power Pivot
14 Lectures
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7.1: Pivot Table Introduction: Apple Product Sales
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7.2: Pivot Table For Movie Analytics
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7.3: Creating a Report Using Pivot Table
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7.4: Pivot Table Options & Formatting
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7.5: Using Power Pivot & DAX For Powerful Business Reports
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7.6: Adding Targets Using Data Modelling in Power Pivot
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7.7: Breaking Down Complex Problems: Thinking Process of a Highly Paid Data Analyst
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7.8: More Business Metrics and Conditional Formatting
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7.9: VBA Basics & How Much VBA You Should Learn
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7.10: Peter Practices On His Own
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7.11: Practice Exercise
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7.12: Quiz
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7.13: I Need a Favour
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7.14: Chapter Summary
9:
Excel Advanced: Sales Analytics
12 Lectures
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9.1: ETL (Extract, Transform and Load Data) in Excel I
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9.2: ETL (Extract, Transform and Load Data) in Excel II
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9.3: Business Report: Solution Design Thought Process
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9.4: Creating Connections Among Tables Using Data Modelling
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9.5: Adding a Date Table Using Power Query
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9.6: Functional Knowledge: Sales
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9.7: Sales Analytics: Creating Customer Performance Report
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9.8: User Empathetic Report Design
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9.9: Sales Analytics: Creating Market Performance vs Targets Reported
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9.10: Practice Exercise
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9.11: Quiz
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9.12: Chapter Summary
10:
Excel Advanced: Finance Analytics
11 Lectures
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10.1: Understanding P & L
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10.2: Functional Knowledge: Finance
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10.3: Adding the Finance Data to Data Model
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10.4: Finance Analytics: P & L by Year Report
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10.5: Fine Tuning P & L By Year Report
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10.6: Adding Months & Quarters in Data Model
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10.7: Finance Analytics: P & L by Months Report
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10.8: Fine Tuning P & L By Month Report
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10.9: Practice Exercise
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10.10: Quiz
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10.11: Chapter Summary
11:
Excel Advanced: Real-Time Business Applications
10 Lectures
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11.1: Wanda’s Challenge With Prioritizing Projects
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11.2: Peter & Tony Creates a Project Priority Matrix
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11.3: Mentor Talk: Being A Problem Solver
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11.4: Practice Exercise
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11.5: Bruce Haryali Needs Help With Excel
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11.6: Peter & Tony Creates a Scenario Planning Tool
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11.7: Mentor Talk: Growth Zone
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11.8: Practice Exercise
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11.9: Quiz
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11.10: Final Note: What’s Next?
What our learners experience
Our content is rated 4.9/5 from 10091+ Learners
Aspiring Data Analyst @Codebasics
Landed a Job
Senior Analyst
Aspiring Data Analyst
Manager- Financial Planning & Analysis
The best excel course that I had ever taken, The Videos are of optimum length with best information than ever, The Projects are of so good quality and we have worked so smoothly on them that I didn't even realize that I had just worked with data of over 1 million records.
Also making cinematic videos to make us feel like as if we are working as a data analyst in company kudos for that to all the codebasics team.
Also apart from just technical knowledge they taught us Real time Business skills like Project priority Matrix , Scenario planning etc which makes this course best among all.
Landed a Job
Honestly speaking I have never done this type of course before. The best paid course I have ever came across. No need to think twice just you can simply buy it no issues. Thanks to Dhaval and Hemanand for putting their efforts. It has everything you need to start with the data analyst career with MS Excel.This course is designed in such a way that it will take you first to the basics first and then to an advanced level also. It has quizzes, practice exercises and everything. The best thing I like about this course is that it will introduce you to domain knowledge and you will also get to know how to communicate with the business teams and the project that this course provides you is like a total real world experienced industry based project that will be guided at each and every step throughout this course.
I recently had the pleasure of taking the course "Excel: Mother of Business Intelligence" and I must say, it was a fantastic learning experience. Throughout the course, I learned a range of Excel skills including basic Excel functions, Power Query, Pivot Tables, DAX formulas, and much more.
One of the highlights of this course was our instructor. They were incredibly knowledgeable and had a natural ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and concise way. They also provided us with a variety of real-world examples, which helped to illustrate how these Excel skills can be applied in a business context.
The course content itself was also excellent. We covered all the essential Excel skills and the instructors made sure to pace the lessons in a way that was easy to follow. I particularly enjoyed learning about Power Query, as I had previously struggled with data cleaning and transformation, but after taking this course, I feel much more confident in my ability to work with data.
I have no doubt that the skills and knowledge I gained from this course will be invaluable in my future endeavors, and it is all thanks to your expertise and guidance (Dhaval Patel). Thank you for making this course such an enjoyable and worthwhile experience!
🤯🤯🤯 This Course Blew My Mind! 🤯🤯🤯
I've taken a lot of online courses in my time, but I've never experienced anything quite like the Excel course from Codebasics. 💯
Forget dry lectures and endless slides. This course uses a unique cinematic approach, following the characters of Peter Pandey and Tony Sharma on their Excel journey. It's like watching a movie that teaches you Excel! 🍿
Data Analyst
Landed a Job
Recommended to anyone who is trying to learn data analytics and data science. DHAVAL PATEL teaching technique is awesome. The perfect combination of flexibility, affordability and supportiveness. I am grateful to the CODEBASICS team for providing an excellent platform that enhanced my professional growth. thank you very much CODEBASICS.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows / MAC
- Memory: 4 GB or more (Recommended)
- Processor: 1 GHz or faster (Recommended)
- Display: 1440*900 or larger display resolution (Recommended)
- Web: Latest version of Safari, Chrome, Edge, or Firefox
- Note: Excel on MacBook has some limitations on features like Power Pivot, DAX, and Power Query. Due to this limitation, you might not be able to replicate all operations that are taught in the course.
Course Instructors/Creators
Dhaval Patel
Data Entrepreneur (17+ Years),
YouTuber,
Ex - Bloomberg, NVIDIA
I have 17 years of experience in Programming and Data Science working for big tech companies like NVIDIA and Bloomberg. I also run a famous YouTube channel called Codebasics where I pursue my passion for teaching.
Hemanand Vadivel
Ex- Data Analytics Manager, 8+ Years in Europe, Microsoft Certified, Certified Supply Chain Professional
I’m a Mechanical Engineer who transitioned to a full-time Data & Analytics Manager in the UK & Germany. I have delivered 30+ analytics projects over 15+ countries and trained professionals at different levels to equip them with valuable analytics skills.
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When You Complete This Course
You receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’ signed and addressed personally by me, your guide and mentor. – Dhaval Patel
Add and share this certificate with your Resume/CV or on your LinkedIn profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q.1
What is different in this Excel course compared to hundreds of courses on the internet and free tutorials on YouTube?
Most of the Excel courses available online teach you how to build x & y without any business context and do not prepare you for real business world problem-solving. This course is rather an experience in which you will learn Excel by solving real-life use cases in an imaginary company called AtliQ Hardware. The tutorials are very easy to understand and also have a lot of fun elements in them so that you don’t get bored! 😊
Q.2
What dataset is used in this course? Is it some toy dataset or something that mimics a real-world problem?
For initial basics, we have used a toy dataset of movies but for advanced concepts, we used a dataset that is crafted to mimic the real business world by consolidating our years of experience and the FMCG industry. That dataset contains more than 1 million records.
Q.3
What is the duration of this Beginners to Advanced Excel course?
Our beginners to advanced Excel course comprises 9 hours of on-demand video content. This allows you to learn Excel at your own pace.
Q.1
I have zero knowledge of Excel and belong to a non-technical background. Can I take this Excel course?
Yes, this is the perfect course for anyone who has never worked on excel and wants to build a career in the IT/Data Analytics industry or just wants to perform better in their current job or business using data.
Q.2
What are the things I need to know before starting this Beginners to Advanced Excel course?
This Excel course is for absolute beginners hence you do not need any specific skills other than basic familiarity with computers.
Q.2
How can I get help if I have a doubt and need support?
We have an active discord server where you can post your question and most of the time you will get an answer in a reasonable time frame.
Q.1
Can I add this course to my resume?
Yes. Absolutely you can mention the AtliQ Hardware project experience in your resume with the relevant skills that you will learn from this course
Q.2
I’m not sure if this course is good enough for me to invest some money. What can I do?
Don’t worry. Many videos in this Excel course are free so watch them to get an idea of the quality of teaching. Dhaval Patel (the course instructor) runs a popular data science YouTube channel called Codebasics. On that, you can watch his videos and read comments to get an idea of his teaching style
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