The main objective of this course is to be equipped with the proper skills to apply spreadsheet tools for providing practical solutions through the automation of tasks and data lifecycle management (load, clean, reconcile and exploit using differen techniques depending on the problem specification).

CB2. Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CB3. Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. CT3. Ability to organize and plan work, making appropriate decisions based on available information, gathering and interpreting relevant data to make sound judgement within the study area CT4. Motivation and ability to commit to lifelong autonomous learning to enable graduates to adapt to any new situation RA2. Engineering Analysis: To be able to identify engineering problems within the industrial field, recognise specifications, establish different resolution methods and select the most appropriate one for their solution RA3. Engineering Design: To be able to design industrial products that comply with the required specifications, collaborating with professionals in related technologies within multidisciplinary teams. RA4. Research and Innovation: To be able to use appropriate methods to carry out research and make innovative contributions in the field of Industrial Engineering. RA5. Engineering Applications: To be able to apply their knowledge and understanding to solve problems and design devices or processes in the field of industrial engineering in accordance with criteria of cost, quality, safety, efficiency and respect for the environment. RA6. Transversal Skills: To have the necessary skills for the practice of engineering in today's society.

Teaching Unit 1: A first contact 1.1-Structure of a spreadsheet: book, sheets and cells.and basic operations 1.2-Working with cells and sheets, data import and references. 1.3-Task automation for this unit Teaching unit TU2: Building, understanding and exploiting data. 2.1-Formula and functions Boolean operators and functions Text Database Descriptive statistics 2.2-Tables and pivot tables 2.3-Data analysis 2.4-Task automation for this unit Teaching unit TU3: Representation of data and information, task automation and applications 3.1-Visualization (pivot charts) 3.2-Spreadsheet applications: forms, mail merge, printing, document generation, etc. 3.3-Task automation for this unit

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGY THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES. [12 hours with 100% classroom instruction, 0.48 ECTS] Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Student receive course notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitate following the classes and carrying out follow up work. Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems and participate in workshops and evaluation tests, all geared towards acquiring the necessary capabilities. TUTORING SESSIONS. [1 hours of tutoring with 100% on-site attendance, 0.08 ECTS] Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK [24,5 hours with 0 % on-site, 0.98 ECTS] METHODOLOGY THEORY CLASS. Classroom presentations by the teacher with IT and audiovisual support in which the subject`s main concepts are developed, while providing material and bibliography to complement student learning. PRACTICAL CLASS. Resolution of practical cases and problems, posed by the teacher, and carried out individually or in a group. TUTORING SESSIONS. Individualized attendance (individual tutoring sessions) or in-group (group tutoring sessions) for students with a teacher as tutor. Additional note about software resources: -Excel 2013 or higher (Office 365 provided by the University would be recommended). Spanish or English language version, depending on the language of the enrollment group. -To do exercises, a personal computer can be used or you can also connect to the virtual classroom service provided by UC3M.