Excel for Business with AI: Essentials is a practical, beginner-friendly course designed to help you master Excel from the ground up — with a smart twist. You'll learn to build and format professional spreadsheets, perform essential calculations, manage and analyze data efficiently, and create eye-catching visual dashboards. Along the way, you'll also explore how AI tools can enhance your workflow, speed up your tasks, and uncover data insights. Whether you're new to Excel or looking to boost your skills, this course gives you the tools to work confidently and effectively in any business setting.
Excel for Business with AI: Essentials
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Develop proficiency working in Excel and using best practise to create and format spreadsheets
Build confidence creating and understanding Excel calculations for accuracy and automation
Manage data effectively, generate insights and create visual reports
Use AI to improve productivity and problem-solve in Excel
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September 2025
Assessments
43 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 6 modules in this course
In this module we will create our own spreadsheet from scratch, developing confidence working in the Excel space and discovering important efficiency tools like the fill handle and the quick access toolbar.
What's included
11 videos12 readings7 assignments
This module is all about making your spreadsheets look professional and easy to read as we apply a range of formats: from colours and fonts, to borders, alignment options and number formats. We look at using themes to assist with branding and consistency and explore some of the many copy paste options available.
What's included
9 videos11 readings7 assignments
This module covers the key principles in creating and copying calculations in Excel. As well as simple calculations with operators we introduce the functions: SUM, AVERAGE, MAX & MIN, look at relative and absolute cell referencing and discover how AI tools can help us generate calculations.
What's included
9 videos15 readings7 assignments
This module is all about data. Organising it, automating the management of it, sorting and filtering and generating insights from it, with a little help from Copilot.
What's included
9 videos14 readings7 assignments
This module explores options for setting up Excel sheets to sit nicely on the page when printed or converted to PDF and explores other options for sharing our Excel files and saving to cloud storage.
What's included
9 videos11 readings7 assignments
This module covers presenting data visually to help unlock insights and support data driven decision making. We look at conditional formatting, creating effective charts and how to construct a dashboard.
What's included
10 videos13 readings8 assignments
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Excel is one of the most widely used and versatile business tools. In six action-packed modules, we cover the essential skills needed to create stunning, accurate, and automated spreadsheets in modern Excel.
Each module begins with a fireside discussion introducing important concepts, followed by six practical, hands-on videos with quick quizzes to test your understanding. At the end of each module, you'll practice all the skills covered to cement your learning before completing the assessment task.
Our course also includes a unique "AI Corner" in select weeks, providing helpful suggestions on improving your Excel productivity with artificial intelligence tools like Microsoft Copilot.
This course is ideal for:
- Business professionals aiming to improve their Excel skills - Students gearing up for careers in business or data analysis - Individuals wanting to boost their productivity with spreadsheets - Professionals looking to integrate AI tools into their Excel workflow - Complete beginners with no previous Excel experience
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Create professional-looking spreadsheets from scratch
- Perform calculations and analyze data efficiently
- Build visually appealing charts and dashboards
- Leverage AI tools to enhance your Excel workflow
- Print and share your Excel documents professionally
- Apply best practices for data management and visualization
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