Exploring Advanced Tools and Techniques
Track Data Science
Duration 30 hours
Skill Level Advanced
Language English

About this Course

Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge digital tools. Focus on enhancing productivity, automation, and data capabilities.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home

Detailed Course Curriculum

Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.

  • Discover Google Sheets Features
  • Navigate Google Sheets with Ease
  • Create and Save Your First Spreadsheet
  • Spreadsheet Formatting
  • Advanced Spreadsheet Formatting
  • Collaborate and Share Spreadsheets Efficiently
  • Basic Formula and Functions
  • Introduction to Absolute and Mixed References
  • Common Math Functions and Operations
  • COUNTIF, SUMIF, and SUMIFS Functions
  • Text Manipulation Functions
  • LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND Functions
  • Date and Time Functions in Google Sheets
  • NETWORKDAYS and TEXT Functions
  • IF Statements, and Nested IFs
  • VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP Functions
  • Sort and Filter Data for Enhanced Insights
  • Data Validation and Data Integrity
  • Date and Text Validation
  • Analyze Data Efficiently with PivotTables
  • Date Data Grouping, Extracting and Filtering
  • Visualize Data with Charts and Graphs
  • Creating Stacked Columns, Combo Charts, and Line Graphs
  • Conduct Advanced Data Analysis Techniques
  • Enhance Teamwork with Comments and Tools
  • Track Changes with Revision History
  • Automate with Google Apps Script Basics
  • Create Custom Functions and Macros
  • Create Macros to Automate Task
  • Automate Routine Tasks in Google Sheets
  • Setting Triggers for Spreadsheet Opening
  • Apply Advanced Cell Formatting Techniques
  • Implement Conditional Formatting for Insights
  • Create Custom Conditional Formats for Data
  • Use Templates for Consistent Data Reports
  • Master Advanced Formatting for Professional Reports
  • Import Data Seamlessly from Various Sources
  • Export Data in Multiple Formats for Use
  • Query Data within Google Sheets for Insights
  • Connect Sheets with Apps for Streamlined Workflow
  • Clean and Transform Data for Analysis
  • Create Interactive Charts for Dynamic Insights
  • Utilize Sparklines for Compact Data Visualization
  • Implement GeoMapping for Geographic Data Analysis
  • Customize Column Charts
  • Chart Customization for Enhanced Data Storytelling
  • Analyze Trends with Advanced Visualization
  • Automate Reports for Up-to-Date Dashboards
  • Integrate Sheets with Data Pipelines for Efficiency
  • Optimizing Google Sheets to Overcome Limitations
  • Function Optimization and Execution Control
  • Apply Advanced Tips for Efficient Data Analysis
  • Recap: Transform Data Entry into Actionable Insights
  • Why Choose Looker Studio?
  • Setting Up Looker Studio
  • Exploring the Interface
  • Creating Your First Visualization
  • Saving the Look in Looker
  • Introduction to Filtering
  • Filtering in Looker Using Measures
  • Overview of Visualization in Looker
  • Creating Bar and Column Charts
  • Adding Dimensions, Pivoting, and Grouping
  • Grid Layout, Pivoting, and Spacing
  • Designing Line Charts
  • Pie Charts for Data Distribution
  • Introduction to Scatterplots
  • Advanced Scatterplot - Trend Lines, Reference Lines, and Saving
  • Utilizing GeoMaps
  • GeoMap Scale, Position, Zoom, and Saving
  • Single-Value Visualization
  • Introduction to Customs in Looker
  • Creation and Interpretation of Table Calculations
  • Permissions, Limitations, and Key Distinctions
  • Custom Dimension Creation
  • Binning as a Custom Dimension
  • Grouping Data with Custom Dimensions
  • Developing Custom Measures
  • Look View Mode in Looker
  • Data and Filters in View Mode
  • Different Options in Look View Mode
  • Customizing Dashboard Layout and Design
  • Filter Adding to the Dashboard
  • Optimizing Dashboards with Filters, Linked Filters, and Tile Management
  • Setting Up Tiles and Filters Dashboard
  • Creating and Managing Folders
  • Downloading the Data from Looker
  • Sharing Looks and Sending Mails from Looker
  • Sharing Dashboards and Sending Mails from Looker
  • Creating Boards in Looker
  • Overview of R
  • Introduction to Data Types in R
  • Understanding Data Type Casting
  • Introduction to Variables in R
  • Variable Methods and Naming Conflicts
  • Operators in R
  • Reading Data Files in R
  • The Reader Package, CSV Files, and read_lines Function
  • Data Import with read_table and read_CSV
  • Writing Data inside R
  • Introduction to Decision Making
  • Nested If-Else-If Statement, Switch Statement
  • Introduction to Loops
  • Nested For Loops, Break Statement & Next Statement
  • Repeat Loops & While Loops
  • Introduction to String Functions
  • Standardizing Text Case in R
  • Creating Date Objects in R
  • Formatting Dates & Handling Time Data
  • Calculating Date and Time Differences
  • Math Functions in R
  • Introduction to Arrays & Multidimensional Structures
  • Accessing Elements, Rows & Columns
  • Introduction to Lists in R
  • Manipulating Lists
  • Introduction to Data Frames in R
  • Multiple Activities using Data Frames in R
  • Introduction to Vectors in R
  • Manipulation of Vectors and Factors
  • Introduction to Matrices in R
  • Accessing Matrix Elements & Modifying Matrices
  • Combining Matrices & Creating Special Matrices
  • Introduction to Charts and Graphs, Bar Plots, Histograms
  • Box Plots, Multiple Box Plots, Scatter Plots, Heat Maps & 3D Graphs
  • Scatter Plots
  • 3D Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Colored Box Plots & Multiple Box Plots in One Plot
  • Bar Plots & Labeled Bar Plots
  • Grouped Bar Plots, Stacked Bar Plots & Histograms
  • Conducting T-tests
  • Working with Excel Files in R
  • Managing CSV Files in R
  • Introduction to Advanced Data Import Techniques
  • Reading XML Files & Reading Data from Websites
  • Understand ChatGPT-4’s Capabilities
  • Understand ChatGPT-4’s Limitations
  • Set Up ChatGPT-4 for Efficient Data Analytics
  • Create Datasets Using Diverse Sources and Techniques
  • Clean Data by Identifying and Resolving Irregularities
  • Classify Data Types and Structures for Analytics
  • Learn Basic Data Transformation Techniques
  • Execute Simple Data Queries Using ChatGPT-4
  • Data Analysis and Exploration with ChatGPT
  • Cleaning, Analysis, and Visualization with ChatGPT
  • Analyze Market Trends with ChatGPT-4
  • Perform Real-time Data Processing and Analysis
  • Apply Predictive Analytics in Business Decision-Making
  • Utilize ChatGPT-4 for Understanding Financial Reports
  • Missing Values and Outliers
  • Normalize and Standardize Data for Consistency
  • Engineer Features to Enhance Data Analysis
  • Preprocess Text Data for Effective Analysis
  • Understanding Date and Time Data with ChatGPT
  • Extracting, Analyzing, and Enhancing Date of Birth Data
  • Prepare Data for In-Depth Analysis
  • Apply Effective Data Visualization Principles
  • Create Basic Charts and Graphs Using ChatGPT-4
  • Form Histograms & Bar Charts
  • Generate Advanced Visualizations: Heatmaps and Boxplots
  • Build Interactive Dashboards and Compelling Data Stories
  • Real-Time Dashboards with ChatGPT
  • Apply Best Practices in Data Presentation
  • Perform Exploratory Data Analysis with ChatGPT-4
  • Analyze Data Statistically and Summarize Metrics
  • Introduction, Anomalies, Patterns, and ChatGPT Exploration
  • Spotlight on Anomaly Detection and Box Plot Analysis
  • Analyze Correlation and Causation in Data Sets
  • Insights on Correlation and Causation
  • Extract Inferences from Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Understanding Employee Attrition and Strategies for Retention
  • Perform Regression Analysis with ChatGPT-4
  • Apply Classification Techniques in Data Analytics
  • Conduct Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
  • Implement Clustering
  • Conduct Sentiment Analysis and Study Consumer Behavior
  • Generate Custom Code for Data Analytics with ChatGPT-4
  • Seamlessly Integrate ChatGPT-4 with Analytical Tools
  • Master Advanced Data Querying and Retrieval with ChatGPT-4
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!

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