Chevron Left
Back to Data Visualization in Excel

Learner Reviews & Feedback for Data Visualization in Excel by Macquarie University

4.9
stars
1,073 ratings

About the Course

In an age now driven by "big data", we need to cut through the noise and present key information in a way that can be quickly consumed and acted upon making data visualization an increasingly important skill. Visualizations need to not only present data in an easy to understand and attractive way, but they must also provide context for the data, tell a story, achieving that fine balance between form and function. Excel has many rivals in this space, but it is still an excellent choice, particularly if it's where your data resides. It offers a wealth of tools for creating visualizations other than charts and the chart options available are constantly increasing and improving, so the newer versions now include waterfall charts, sunburst diagrams and even map charts. But what sets Excel apart is its flexibility, it gives us total creative control over our designs so if needed we could produce our own animated custom chart to tell the right story for our data. Over five weeks we will explore Excel's rich selection of visualization tools using practical case studies as seen through the eyes of Rohan, an environmental analyst. Rohan is required to produce visualizations that will show trends, forecasts, breakdowns and comparisons for a large variety of environmental data sets. As well as utilising the usual chart types he wants to use conditional formats, sparklines, specialised charts and even create his own animated charts and infographics. In some cases, he will also need to prepare the data using pivot tables to drill down and answer very specific questions. We are going to help him achieve all this and present our finished visualizations in attractive reports and dashboards that use tools like slicers and macros for automation and interactivity. These are the topics we will cover: Week 1: Dynamic visualizations with conditional formatting, custom number formatting, sparklines and macros Week 2: Charting techniques for telling the right story Week 3: Creating specialised and custom charts Week 4: Summarising and filtering data with pivot tables and pivot charts Week 5: Creating interactive dashboards in Excel This is the second course in our Specialization on Data Analytics and Visualization. The first course: Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis, covers data preparation and cleaning but also teaches some of the prerequisites for this course like tables and named ranges as well as text, lookup and logical functions. To get the most out of this course we would recommend you do the first course or have experience with these topics. In this course we focus on Data Visualization in Excel, join us for this exciting journey....

Top reviews

AR

Nov 26, 2021

Excellent course, all the videos and material on point, a lot to practice, i did many courses and specializations and this one is excellent in so many aspects, i put it like a role model.

IK

Sep 22, 2023

I really enjoyed and learned new skills. it's awesome... Thanks instructors. I am thankful to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for providing scholarship for this Courera license.

Filter by:

51 - 75 of 291 Reviews for Data Visualization in Excel

By G B

•

Feb 5, 2022

Absolutely fantastic course! I've been using Excel for nearly 20 years and I cannot tell you how many times I STILL found myself saying "Oh, that's neat!" Definitely worth your time!

By Zsófia K

•

Jun 12, 2023

The course is very well put together. I have been previously working with nicely layed out reports but I have learned many small tricks that can make your dashboards stand out.

By Donna C

•

Oct 11, 2022

Thoroughly enjoyed this course, excellent way to update your skills and love the practice exercises. Once of the best courses I have taken on Coursera, excellent instruction.

By Dmitrii C

•

Oct 11, 2022

This course is fantastic; it is well organized with many quizzes and hands-on activities. The lecturers are superb. One of the best courses I have ever taken on Coursera

By Andrea M

•

Jun 7, 2022

Even if some of the topics were already touched upon in the other Excel specialisation, there are very good tips and insights on creating pivot tables and dashboards.

By Prinvia P

•

Jul 10, 2021

Highly recommended! Course videos are well-paced and have very clear explanation. Each topics are taught deep and detailed, with a step-by-step process. Thank you!

By Jibrael J S o S | L

•

Feb 16, 2022

Very well made content. Good assignment and assesment. As a Professor I found the course very useful for my students and also to help me become a better teacher

By Bilal I

•

Apr 25, 2021

Macquarie University courses are very helpful. I learned a lot from this course. I will recommend it any anyone who wants to learn data visualization in excel.

By César C

•

Aug 18, 2021

No se si se podría agregar algo mas, es excelente, y lo mejor son las evaluaciones, donde pones en practica todo lo aprendido y te hace esforzar. Gracias

By Muskan k

•

Oct 25, 2021

The best thing about this course it's took your less time and gave you best knowledge, I am very thankful to coursera and also my college (MIT WPU)

By Augustin N

•

Mar 24, 2021

Un excellent cours qui vaut vraiment la peine d'être suivi. Je me croyais spécialiste en EXCEL mais j'avoue que j'ai beaucoup appris dans ce cours.

By Leren V

•

Nov 26, 2021

This course is very well structured and would be useful to anyone who wants to create Excel dashboards efficiently using many of Excels features.

By Carlos F A V

•

Jul 6, 2022

AMAZING course! I learned LOTSSS of great things about data visualization! This course makes everything so intuitive! GREAT, PERFECT, DO IT!

By EDUARDO C H

•

Nov 30, 2022

Muy exhaustivo, me parece estupendo, el inconveniente que veo, es muy poco el tiempo para el ritmo de las actividades en mi universidad.

By Rodney H

•

Oct 23, 2022

Engaging, challenging, and I learned a ton. This is a brilliantly designed hands-on course for learning data visualization in Excel.

By Lance T

•

Oct 6, 2022

Good use of the lecture examples in the assessments and final. Good balance of equation manipulation with EXCEL visual manipulation.

By Marc T

•

Jun 29, 2021

Hello! I really appreciate the content and the teaching strategy! This is one more skill that is added to my list of skills. Thank you

By Boris B

•

Dec 7, 2022

Every course from this University and this pair of professors about Excel is great! It is not boring and a lot of things are covered.

By MIGUEL A R V

•

Nov 14, 2022

Excelente curso, muy pero muy completo! Para los que no dominamos el ingles, solo faltaron los suptitulos en español en los videos.

By jai k p

•

Jul 5, 2022

recommended for everyone who wants to excel in excel...

comprehensive teaching method and worksheets help you to grab things faster.

By Marco A L Z

•

May 18, 2022

Muy buen curso para recordar temas, recibir tips y sobre todo prácticar diferentes escenarios para tener mas herramientas creativas

By Binoy G

•

Sep 17, 2021

Excellent; I've never seen such a method for visualising data with Excel in any other course. I learned something new here. Thanks.

By XUAN, X

•

Jul 7, 2021

I learned a lot of very useful tools in data visualization and the easy to follow practices are great reference for future usage.

By Karen R

•

Sep 30, 2021

I learned so much from this course! Ready to take what I've learned and start building some handy-dandy dashboards for work. :)

By Islam A A M I E

•

Apr 23, 2022

The way of teaching and how the material and the assessments are presented are so nice and convenient. Recommended for sure!!