Interactive Excel interface walkthrough Common pitfalls and solutions Group exercises with basic functions Project review and feedback

Data entry best practices Custom formatting options Basic data validation Worksheet organization

Basic functions (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN) Cell referencing (relative, absolute, mixed) Formula basics and error handling Documentation and formula auditing

Excel’s capabilities and limitations Interface navigation and shortcuts Workbook organization best practices Basic Excel operations

Final project presentations Peer feedback sessions Course recap Career guidance discussion

Data privacy and security Ethical considerations Bias in data analytics Responsible reporting

Storytelling with data Presentation best practices Creating effective reports Communicating to different audiences