ECON10151
Computing for Social Scientists
10
Semester 1
Undergraduate
Level 1
Yidi Sun
Unit coordinator
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0
<p>This course is designed for first-year undergraduate students to develop essential skills in using Microsoft Excel for a variety of academic and professional applications. By focusing on practical, hands-on experiences, students will learn to effectively use Excel for data analysis, optimization problems, financial analysis, and integration with Microsoft Word for report generation. This course will also briefly touch upon the general use of University IT systems, including library systems and citation databases.</p><p>At the end of this course, students will be able to:</p><p>- Understand and navigate University IT systems, focusing on library systems and citation/journal databases.</p><p>- Utilize Microsoft Word's advanced features, including the equation editor, styles, and endnote referencing, in conjunction with Excel data.</p><p>- Manipulate, summarize, and visually represent data in Microsoft Excel, applying various data analysis techniques.</p><p>- Employ Microsoft Excel’s solver functionality for solving constrained dynamic optimization problems.</p><p>- Integrate Excel outputs within Microsoft Word to produce quantitative reports of professional standards.</p><p>- Understand the basics of Macro and VBA Basics </p>
<p>This course is designed for first-year undergraduate students to develop essential skills in using Microsoft Excel for a variety of academic and professional applications. By focusing on practical, hands-on experiences, students will learn to effectively use Excel for data analysis, optimization problems, financial analysis, and integration with Microsoft Word for report generation. This course will also briefly touch upon the general use of University IT systems, including library systems and citation databases.</p><p>At the end of this course, students will be able to:</p><p>- Understand and navigate University IT systems, focusing on library systems and citation/journal databases.</p><p>- Utilize Microsoft Word's advanced features, including the equation editor, styles, and endnote referencing, in conjunction with Excel data.</p><p>- Manipulate, summarize, and visually represent data in Microsoft Excel, applying various data analysis techniques.</p><p>- Employ Microsoft Excel’s solver functionality for solving constrained dynamic optimization problems.</p><p>- Integrate Excel outputs within Microsoft Word to produce quantitative reports of professional standards.</p><p>- Understand the basics of Macro and VBA Basics </p>
<p>This course is designed for first-year undergraduate students to develop essential skills in using Microsoft Excel for a variety of academic and professional applications. By focusing on practical, hands-on experiences, students will learn to effectively use Excel for data analysis, optimization problems, financial analysis, and integration with Microsoft Word for report generation. This course will also briefly touch upon the general use of University IT systems, including library systems and citation databases.</p><p> </p>
<p>At the end of this course, students will be able to: <br/>- Understand and navigate University IT systems, focusing on library systems and citation/journal databases such as to facilitate students’ studies. <br/>- Utilize Microsoft Word's advanced features, including the equation editor, styles, and endnote referencing, in conjunction with Excel data in order to be able to submit well formatted assignments. <br/>- Manipulate, summarize, and visually represent data in Microsoft Excel, applying various data analysis techniques in order to use data to support written arguments. <br/>- Employ Microsoft Excel’s solver functionality for solving constrained dynamic optimization problems. <br/>- Integrate Excel outputs within Microsoft Word to produce quantitative reports of professional standards. <br/>- Understand the basics of Macro and VBA Basics in order to automate repetitive tasks. <br/> </p>
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Students will obtain the practical computing skills identified in the Intended Learning Outcomes.
<p>Provisional</p><p>Core content area of the course: <br/>- Excel Fundamentals, e.g. Basic functions and formulas; Data entry, manipulation, and formatting <br/>- Data Visualisation and Dashboards, e.g., Creating and customizing charts and graphs; Advanced visualization techniques using PivotTables and PivotCharts <br/>- Advanced Data Analysis Techniques in Excel, e.g., Utilizing advanced functions like VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH; Data sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting; Introduction to statistical analysis in Excel <br/>- Optimization and Problem Solving, e.g., Solver tool in Excel <br/>- Automation and Efficiency Tools, e.g., Basics of macros and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)</p><p> </p>
<p>Synchronous activities (such as Lectures or Review and Q&A sessions, and tutorials), and guided self-study</p>
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Other
100%
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<p>35% Integrated Word/Excel project</p><p>35% Excel solver assignment</p></div>
<p>30% Exam</p>
<p>• Feedback in tutorials.<br/>• Office hours. <br/>• Revision sessions. <br/>• Discussion boards. <br/> </p>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6" id="ACE_UM_CRSE_DERIVED_UM_GROUPBOX27$0" role="presentation" width="791"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"><p>For every 10 course unit credits we expect students to work for around 100 hours. This time generally includes any contact times (online or face to face, recorded and live), but also independent study, work for coursework, and group work. This amount is only a guidance and individual study time will vary.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>