Microsoft Office Excel 2010–Level 4

Course Specifications

Course Number: ELK84–579_rev1.0

Course Length: 1 day

Course Description

Course Objective: You will use the advanced features of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010 to attain proficiency as an Excel power user.

Target Student: This course is designed for advanced Microsoft Office Excel professionals who may work or be interested in the domain of finance, statistics, project analysis, and market analysis including the fields of micro- and macro-economics.

Prerequisites: Excel 2010 knowledge, including how to create, edit, format, and print worksheets that include charts and sorted and filtered data is required. You should also know how to write and edit simple formulas. To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 4, the following Element K courses or equivalent knowledge is recommended:

• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 1
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 2
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2010: Level 3

Certification

This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification skill sets. The MOS and certification program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products

Hardware Requirements

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and the instructor. Each computer should have the following minimum hardware configuration:

• A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster.
• A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is recommended.
• 20 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for Office 2010 installation.
• A DVD-ROM drive.
• A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device.
• A 1024 x 768 resolution SVGA monitor is recommended.
• Network cards and cabling for local network access.
• Internet access (check with your local network administrator).
• A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver.
• A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

• Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2010 Edition.
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 3

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• manipulate data using statistical and lookup functions.
• analyze data using the data analysis tools in Microsoft Excel 2010.
• make investment decisions using the financial functions in Excel 2010.
• examine data using math functions in Excel 2010.
• manipulate data using text and information functions in Excel.
• create templates and work with Excel's advanced chart options.
• manage data in Excel workbooks.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Manipulating Data Using Statistical and Lookup Functions

Lesson 2: Analyzing Data Using Data Analysis Tools

Lesson 3: Working with Data Using Financial Functions

Lesson 4: Examining Data Using Math Functions

Lesson 5: Manipulating Data Using Text and Information Functions

Lesson 6: Working with Templates and Charts

Lesson 7: Managing Data in Workbooks

Appendix A: Commonly Used Excel Functions

Appendix B: Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Exam 77–882

Appendix C: Microsoft Office Excel Expert 2010 Exam 77–888