Dwight Nuwan Fonseka is Head of Data Science at Plano Pte. Ltd. and an ACLP-certified trainer with deep expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. He has extensive hands-on experience developing predictive models, RShiny dashboards, and deep learning solutions using R, Python, TensorFlow, and Keras. With a strong professional background in healthcare, finance, and customer analytics, Dwight brings an applied perspective to teaching AI, focusing on both the opportunities and risks of emerging technologies.
Course Details
Course Details
What You'll Learn
Topic 1: Spreadsheet Basics
Introduction
Pre work: Creating a Google drive account
Pre work: Creating a copy of my spreadsheet templates!
Spreadsheet basics
Toolbar walkthrough
Data types in Spreadsheets
Navigating Spreadsheets with shortcuts
Simple formatting tricks – beautify your Spreadsheets
Topic 2 Introduction to functions
Get familiar with SUM, COUNT, AVERAGE, COUNTA, MIN, MAX
Activity
Topic 3: Conditional Functions
IF Statement
AND / OR statements
IF’s and nesting IF
Conditional formatting
Conditional arithmetic functions (eg: SUMIF)
Topic 4: Pivot Tables, Sorting & Filtering
Introduction to raw data and the new section format
Pivot tables
Sorting and filtering
Topic 5: Charts & graphs
Creating charts and graphs in Google Sheets
Topic 6: Data Validation & introduction to Dynamic Models
Data validation
Creating basic dynamic model
Data validation and intermediate modelling
Topic 7: Errors, IF Error and Creating named ranges
Errors that we need to know and how to fix them
IFERROR formula
Named ranges
Topic 8: VLOOKUP, Lookup and Index Match
Vlookup
Hlookup
Index Match
Topic 9: Text functions
Adding words together and changing their case
Extracting first and last names from a cell
Left function
Right function
Len function
Trim function
Topic 10: Date & time functions
Edate, EOMonth
Interactive calendar
Topic 11: Rounding and Randomizing
Randomizing using RAND and RANDBETWEEN
ROUND, ROUNDUP and ROUNDDOWN
Course Info
Promotion Code
Your will get 10% discount voucher for 2nd course onwards if you write us a Google review.
Minimum Entry Requirement
Knowledge and Skills
- Able to operate using computer functions
- Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
- Positive Learning Attitude
- Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of working experience.
Target Age Group: 18-65 years old
Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement
Software:
TBD
Hardware: Window or Mac Laptops
Job Roles
Job Roles
- Data Analyst
- Administrative Assistant
- Office Manager
- Project Manager
- Accountant
- Financial Analyst
- Marketing Coordinator
- Sales Representative
- Human Resources Coordinator
- Research Assistant
- Business Development Manager
- Product Manager
- Operations Manager
- Educator
- Small Business Owner