IT for Business – Hands-on Intro to MS Excel - RAU Academy

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Overview

This course offers a practical, step-by-step introduction to Microsoft Excel, designed for beginners who want to quickly build essential skills for academic and business use. Through two hands-on sessions, you will learn how to navigate the Excel environment, organize and format data, and apply key formulas and functions to perform basic analysis.

The course focuses on real, applicable tasks, guiding you from the very first steps in Excel to working with more advanced formulas in a clear and intuitive way. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently use Excel to manage data, create structured spreadsheets, and support everyday business decisions.

Whether you are a student, a young professional, or simply looking to strengthen your digital skills, this course provides a solid foundation for working efficiently with Excel in a business context.

Course Features

Lectures 2
Quiz 0
Duration Lifetime access
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 0
Certificate No
Assessments Yes

Curriculum

1 Section
2 Lessons
Lifetime

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Video Course Section
2
- 1.1
  IT for Business – Hands-on intro to MS Excel 1
  78 Minutes
- 1.2
  IT for Business – Hands-on intro to MS Excel 2
  77 Minutes

Instructor

Conf. univ. dr. Alexandru TĂBUȘCĂ

Alexandru Tăbușcă is a PhD Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Computer Science for Business Management at the Romanian-American University, with over two decades of academic experience since 2001. His teaching and research activities focus on Computer Science, Economic Informatics, and IT for Business, and he is the author of more than 60 scientific publications. He has been actively involved in numerous national and international research projects, serving in roles ranging from member to project manager, and has contributed to over 30 international conferences as a committee member or chair. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Information Systems & Operations Management and is an active member of the international academic community. His areas of expertise include high-level programming (especially Java), web application development, database management, computer networks, artificial intelligence, data security, and emerging technologies such as 3D modelling and printing. Alongside his academic career, he has extensive managerial experience across the private, NGO, and educational sectors, including roles such as IT Director and Chief Information Officer, where he led infrastructure development and IT&C security initiatives. A graduate of both the Romanian-American University and the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, where he also earned his PhD, he further completed postdoctoral studies at the Romanian Academy. Since 2020, he has been serving as Dean, contributing to the continuous development and modernization of education in the field of computer science for business.