Subject description

Beginner to advanced Excel applications including Charts, Excel  Functions, Advanced Excel Formulae, Goal Seeking, Data analysis, Data filtering, Lookup Functions, Pivot Tables, Pivot Reporting, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and macros; Solving simultaneous equations, evaluating integrals and differentiation; building complex calculations with advanced functions; creating and using a range of … For more content click the Read More button below.

Equivalence

MINE434 - Computer Applications in Mining Engineering
CIVL296 - Engineering Computing
MINE234 - Computer Applications in Mining Engineering

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Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Develop analytical skills for handling and interpreting datasets
2.
Apply Excel spreadsheet to solve practical problems in a systematic process.
3.
Apply Excel for critical analysis and evaluation of data.
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Develop advanced numerical solutions to complex problems using Excel.
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Develop a more advanced computing skillset relevant and ready for the workplace that will allow a student to hit the ground running and be more efficient in their workplace upon graduation.

Assessment details

Two Excel application projects

Online quiz

Final exam

Work integrated learning

Embedded WIL:This subject contains elements of "Embedded WIL". Students in this subject will experience activities that relate to or simulate professional practice as part of their learning.

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