ChatGPT + Excel: AI-Enhanced Data Analysis & Insight

Overview

Unlock the power of AI and Excel in this Specialization, where you'll learn to create compelling data narratives, advanced formulas, and design compelling data visualizations using ChatGPT. Exciting Practical Skills You’ll Learn:

Turn Text into Data:

Extract structured datasets from unformatted text or images with ChatGPT.Example:

Convert a messy list of LinkedIn posts into a clean table with post titles, dates, and engagement stats.

Create Formulas:

Generate complex formulas tailored to solve specific challenges, even if you don’t know how to write them from scratch. Design Stunning Visualizations:

Build engaging charts and graphs directly from your prompts or replicate a chart from a photo.

Example:

Transform a hand-drawn sales graph into a professional Excel chart in seconds. Merge and Unify Datasets:

Seamlessly combine data from multiple Excel sheets or CSV files into one cohesive table.

Example:

Integrate customer data with sales records to track performance by demographic or region. Automate with VBA Scripts:

Create powerful macros with ChatGPT to eliminate repetitive tasks and enhance productivity.

Turn Images Into Excel Solutions:

Use ChatGPT to turn a photo of a whiteboard into an Excel-based project plan or inventory tracker. Example:

Snap a photo of a brainstorming session and convert it into a structured Excel sheet.

Craft Data-Driven Stories:

Build narratives that make your data compelling and actionable for presentations.

Syllabus

• Introduction to AI and Excel Integration
Overview of ChatGPT capabilities
Introduction to Excel for data analysis
Understanding the synergy between ChatGPT and Excel
• Text and Image-Based Data Extraction
Techniques for converting unformatted text into structured datasets
Using ChatGPT to extract data from images
Practical exercises: Converting a list of LinkedIn posts into a table
• Advanced Excel Formulas with AI
Generating complex Excel formulas with ChatGPT assistance
Solving specific challenges with formulas
Hands-on practice: Creating tailored formulas without prior knowledge
• Creating Dynamic and Engaging Visualizations
Principles of effective data visualization
Building charts and graphs from textual prompts
Exercise: Transforming a hand-drawn graph into an Excel chart
• Data Integration and Fusion
Techniques for merging datasets from different sources
Utilizing ChatGPT for seamless data unification
Case study: Integrating customer data with sales records
• Automation with VBA and Macros
Introduction to VBA and macro automation
Using ChatGPT to write efficient VBA scripts
Workshop: Automating repetitive tasks with macros
• Image-to-Excel Solutions
Turning images into actionable Excel documents
Use cases: Project plans, inventory trackers from whiteboard photos
Example project: Converting brainstorming session photos to structured Excel sheets
• Crafting Data-Driven Narratives
Techniques for building stories from data
Enhancing presentations with compelling narratives
Final project: Create a data-driven presentation using insights from Excel
• Course Recap and Next Steps
Review of key concepts and skills
Resources for further learning and exploration in AI and Excel
Guidance on applying skills in real-world scenarios

Taught by

Dr. Jules White

Subjects

Business