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BA216A Data Analytics with Excel

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  • CRN: 22353
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online, Available 24/7
      From March 31 through June 14, 2025, Jalen R Grimble

Class materials

Textbooks

Find out which textbooks are required for this class.

Details about this class

Welcome to BA-216A: Data Analytics w/ Excel which will be taught across 11 weeks this Term. This Portland Community College (PCC) course is intended to provide students with a clear understanding of Data Analytics within Excel and Tableau. Regardless of if the course modality is online or in-person. you will need to do class work by yourself and with peers outside of class. 

The textbook is required, either in print or e-version. Make sure you have your textbook in hand by the start of class.  All the homework assignments, quizzes, and assessments will be open book and online in D2L. Most deadlines in the class are flexible but if you follow the due dates your workload will be nicely spread out over the entire term.

Office hours during the term will be hosted through Zoom meetings via appointment if you have additional questions.

Look forward to a great term with you!

 

Technology

Required Software

Microsoft Office

  • Students must use Excel 2019 (Office 365) in this course.
  • MAC users must either have the dual-booting system (Partition) that runs a Microsoft Operating system or use PCC Splashtop access to complete this course. MAC users needing Splashtop must inform your instructor as soon as possible so they can request Splashtop access. Click on the following link to download excel: https://www.pcc.edu/technology/services/office-365/ 

Tableau for Students

  • This class requires the use of Tableau. Students will be given an access code for Tableau once the course begins.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online and remote teaching technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Online prerequisite: Start Guide for Online Learning

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide for online learning. The start guide will help you decide if online classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be eligible to register for online classes.

The Start Guide is not required for remote classes but strongly recommended.