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Are you considering Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as an investment strategy? Is your individual retirement account or 401(k) set up to earn the maximum return possible? Are you nearing retirement and want to learn how to make money when you don't have a job? Or do you need to learn how to manage debt and use credit wisely?

Wake Tech offers a variety of personal finance classes to help you build a foundation for better financial decision-making. Contact the Workforce Development Registrar's Office to inquire about courses that may not be listed below.

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Microsoft Excel 2021 Level 1

  • Course ID: SEF-3001OV2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Microsoft Excel is a globally-used program essential for business and academic settings. This is the first course of a three-part series. Participants will be able to use common terms, create and modify worksheets and workbooks, and perform basic calculations.

Course Objectives

Understand basic terminology and concepts

Create worksheets and workbooks

Perform basic calculations



Outline of Instruction

Getting Started

Performing Calculations

Modifying a Worksheet

Formatting a Worksheet

Printing Workbooks

Managing Workbooks


Contact Hours

7

CEUs

Yes

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Prior to course enrollment, students should type at least 35 words per minute and a basic ability to navigate the Windows operating system.

Learning Supplies Needed

N/A

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Demonstrate an understanding of at least 70% of course material taught.

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Anyone with little to no experience using Microsoft Excel.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

SEF-3001IO2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech’s Notify Me service for SEF-3001OV2-Microsoft Excel 2021 Level 1 .

Microsoft Excel 2021 Level 2

  • Course ID: SEF-3001OW2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Microsoft Excel has powerful graphing capabilities, letting users analyze large amounts of data and enhancing the ability to summarize and organize information. Learn how to create advanced workbooks and worksheets, perform data analysis, extract information from large data sets, and understand how to use Pivot Tables. Course participants will be able to leverage the power of data analysis and presentation in order to make informed and intelligent organizational decisions.

Course Objectives

Work with Functions

Analyze Data

Visualize Data with Charts


Outline of Instruction

Working with Functions

Working with Lists

Analyzing Data

Visualizing Data with Charts

Using PivotTables and PivotCharts


Contact Hours

8

CEUs

Yes

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Prior to class enrollment, students should have Excel Level 1 or equivalent experience.

Learning Supplies Needed

Textbook is included with the course.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Demonstrate an understanding of at least 70% of course material taught.

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Anyone interested in Excel's data visualization features to analyze, summarize, and graphically represent information.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

SEF-3001JX2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech’s Notify Me service for SEF-3001OW2-Microsoft Excel 2021 Level 2 .

Microsoft Excel 2021 Level 3

  • Course ID: SEF-3001OX2
  • Overview
  • Course Outline
  • Requirements
  • Intended Audience
  • More Details
Microsoft Excel has become an integral part of business around the world. It is used in organizations, academia, and personal settings to analyze, visualize, and store data. Learn how to use data analysis, auditing, Sparklines, and forecasting in Excel. You will also learn how to graphically display relationships between formulas and cells, find records quickly, represent information visually, show trends, and use data mapping to help resolve problems.

Course Objectives

Know how to make workbook edits with multiple users


Understand how to analyze data

Use Excel features to structure and visualize data

Use PivotTables and PivotCharts


Outline of Instruction

Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks

Sharing and Protecting Workbooks

Automating Workbook Functionality

Using Lookup Functions, Dynamic Arrays, and Formula Auditing

Forecasting Data

Creating Sparklines and Mapping Data


Contact Hours

8

CEUs

Yes

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

Prior to course enrollment, participants should have Microsoft Excel 2016 Level 2 or equivalent experience.

Learning Supplies Needed

N/A

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Demonstrate an understanding of at least 70% of course material taught.

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Prior to course enrollment, participants should have an interest in using Microsoft Excel to analyze and present data.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

SEF-3001ML2


Course Contact Information

Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]

No active courses available at this time.

To be notified when this course becomes available, please use Wake Tech’s Notify Me service for SEF-3001OX2-Microsoft Excel 2021 Level 3 .

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