COMPUTER-BASED MATHEMATICS USING EXCEL
Employers around the globe are demanding digital skills especially excel spreadsheet skills in the employment process. These changing requirements of the job market have seen the emergence of a gap between the knowledge generated by the traditional learning management system (LMS) and the skills required by employers worldwide.
The need for graduates from high school, college and university to start jobs with demand driven digital skills is therefore becoming more of a prerequisite for employment all over the world.
This “Computer - Based Mathematics using Excel” is a demand - driven skill course that shows how to translate mathematical formulas into computer language to solve complex digital problems across the globe. Therefore, the central focus is how to learn mathematics through computer. The objective of this course is to equip every educator and student in every school with digital skills and prepare them for employment by showing them how to learn mathematics through computer.
This Skill – Based Course across oceans fosters students’ employability and promotes internationalization by removing obstacles to mobility of labor. The course also strengthens professional development of educators and enable them create blended learning environment.
The course comprises 10 chapters. Chapter 1 provides the Excel Basics that covers Goal Seek, Data Table, Scenario Manager and Data Validation Tools, IF and V-Lookup Functions most frequently used in corporate world. Chapter 2 is step by step computer-based approach to solving Statistics problems. It covers basic Statistics, Binomial Distribution, Poison Distribution, Normal Distribution, T-test, Chi-test, Regression, and Multiple Regression analysis. Chapter 3 deals with Probability Distribution and chapter 4 covers Plane Geometry. Chapter 5 outlines how to use computer to solve Bearings and Vectors problems. Chapter 6 deals with how to use computer language to solve Simultaneous Linear equation with Matrix Operations. Chapter 7 deals with how to use computer language to solve Quadratic Equation problems. Chapter 8 covers Trigonometry. Chapter 9 deals with Logical Reasoning. Chapter 10 deals with Linear Programming using Solver.
This Course includes:
7 hours 33 minutes of 77 video tutorial clips (5 – 6 minutes each)
80 Spreadsheets on how to learn Mathematics through computer
Certificate of Completion
What you'll learn
Learn Excel Basics Skills required by Employers Worldwide
Learn how to use computer to solve Statistics problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Probability Distribution problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Plane Geometry problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Bearings and Vectors problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Simultaneous Linear Equation problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Quadratic Equation problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Trigonometry problems in in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve Logical Reasoning problems in classroom and workplace.
Learn how to use computer to solve linear programming problems in classroom and workplace
Requirements
Requires laptop or desktop with Microsoft Window 2007, 2010, 2013 and above.
Course Content / Title
Chapter 1 – Introduction Excel basics
Lesson 1: How to use keyboard
Lesson 2: How to use computer to convert unit of measurement
Lesson 3: How to use computer to mark and grade class test, homework and examination
Chapter 2 – Statistics
Lesson 1: How to use computer to determine arithmetic, geometric, harmonic mean.
Lesson 2: How to use computer to determine median, mode, standard deviation, upper & lower quartile, and percentiles.
Lesson 3: How to use computer to solve frequency problems
Lesson 4: How to use computer to solve binomial and poison distribution problems
Lesson 5: How to use computer to solve normal distribution problems
Lesson 6: how to use computer to solve Regression problems
Lesson 7: How to use computer to solve student t-test distribution problems
Lesson 8: How to use computer to solve Chi-test distribution problems
Course 3 - Probability distribution
Lesson 1: How to use computer to solve uncertainty problems
lesson 2: How to use computer to solve resource allocation problems
Chapter 4 - Plane Geometry
Lesson 1: how to use computer to solve Circle problems
lesson 2: how to use computer to solve Cylinder problems
Lesson 3: How to use computer to solve Pyramid and other Plane Geometry problems
Chapter 5 - Bearings and Vectors
Lesson 1: How to computer to convert radians (number) to degrees and vice versa
Lesson 2: how to use computer to determine the component form of velocity
Lesson 3: How to use computer to determine bearings of a plane
Course 6 - Simultaneous Equation
Lesson 1: How to use computer under matrix operations for simultaneous equations
Lesson 2: How to use computer to solve resource allocation problems
Chapter 7 - Quadratic Equation
Lesson 1: How to use computer to solve Quadratic Equation problems
Lesson 2: How to use computer to graph Quadratic Equation Function
Chapter 8 – Trigonometry
Lesson 1: How to use computer to find height of a building
Lesson 2: How to use computer to determine angle of elevation of a building
Chapter 9 - Logical Reasoning
Lesson 1: How to use computer for employees’ performance analysis
Lesson 2: How to use computer for performance – based commission
Lesson 3: How to use computer for special discounts
Chapter 10 - Linear Programming
Lesson 1: How to use computer to formulate linear programming Matrix Table
Lesson 2: How to use computer to determine Cell Reference values
Lesson 3: How to install Linear Programming Solver
Lesson 4: How to use Solver to solve Profit Maximization problems
Lesson 5: how to use Solver to solve Cost Minimization problems
Target group
Educators and Students at all levels worldwide
Graduates looking for employment worldwide
Workers who want to secure their jobs in the midst of digital technology