Course Overview

The aims of this subject are to provide students with:

1. Basic data entry and preparation skills using electronic worksheet applications that can use to perform calculations, create charts, analyse data, locate data, find trends in data, and present the data in a meaningful manner. 
2. Advanced electronic worksheet techniques and skills to streamline the data collection and preparation stage of the analytical process to deliver faster and more accurate data analysis results.
3. Skill to use the electronic worksheet features and tools to identify suspicious or invalid cases, variables, and data values.

The subject provides an introduction to advanced spreadsheet techniques that streamline the data collection and preparation stage of the analytical process to deliver faster and more accurate data analysis results.  With software application, the techniques learned from the subject can be used to identify suspicious or invalid cases, variables and data values.