Malta Digital Skills and Jobs Platform (LISP)

Excel for Data Reporting

Dive into the world of data with Excel for Data Reporting. This concise course is tailored to equip you with the skills to efficiently collect, clean, and report data. Whether you’re preparing data tables or building foundational reports, you’ll learn to use Excel to its full potential.

Main topics

This course aims to equip participants with foundational skills in Excel for effective data collection, preparation, and basic reporting. It focuses on utilising Excel for organising, cleaning, and analysing data to create straightforward data reports. The main topics are:

  • Introduction to Data Reporting in Excel: Discover Excel’s broad capabilities for data analysis and reporting.
  • Data Collection Techniques: Learn to import data from various sources, including CSV files, web sources, and manual entry.
  • Data Preparation and Cleaning: Focus on essential techniques for cleaning data and using powerful Excel functions like TEXT, VLOOKUP, and IF.
  • Basics of Data Analysis in Excel: Utilize PivotTables and basic statistical functions to analyse and summarise data sets.
  • Creating Basic Reports in Excel: Design visually appealing and informative reports using tables and charts; learn best practices for effective data presentation.