Data Management and Quality Assurance Processes

• In this course, you will learn to:
• Define the basic features and functionalities of Microsoft Excel, including worksheet navigation and data entry techniques
• Identify different types of data in Excel and classify them according to their respective formats
• Organize spreadsheet data effectively using Excel's formatting tools
• Summarize the process of creating and customizing Excel tables
• Compare various data editing techniques in Excel, including custom lists, cleaning data, and using the Find and Replace feature
• Report on the usage and benefits of Flash Fill for effortless data transformation tasks in Excel
• Diagnose common sorting and filtering challenges and operate Excel's sorting and filtering features
• Find and predict specific information from dates in Excel using functions such as WEEKDAY, WEEKNUM, and NETWORKDAYS
• Compare different methods of data validation in Excel and examine their applicability in preventing errors
• Categorize fundamental text functions in Excel, such as extracting text, formatting numbers, and converting values
• Differentiate between various lookup functions in Excel and rate their efficiency in retrieving specific information from datasets
• Explain the main features and functions of Microsoft Word for word processing and document formatting tasks
• Organize Mail Merge functionality in Microsoft Word to create personalized documents efficiently.
• Find the appropriate tools and techniques for creating engaging presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, including transitions, animations, and setup options

• At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
• Create Microsoft Excel tables, Google Docs, and Google Sheets documents to organize and analyze data effectively.
• Design visually captivating presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint, integrating appropriate slide transitions
• Formulate complex formulas and functions within Microsoft Excel, enabling advanced data analysis tasks
• Estimate the accuracy and reliability of data cleaning and quality assurance processes
• Defend data editing methodologies and decisions, substantiating choices with industry standards and project-specific requirements
• Compare different data validation techniques in Excel and Google Sheets, assessing their efficacy in upholding data integrity standards
• Review data transformation processes, identifying areas for enhancement and optimization to streamline workflows.
• Rewrite poorly formatted documents in Microsoft Word, applying advanced text formatting and layout techniques
• Construct complex formulas and functions in Excel to effectively address real-world data manipulation challenges and streamline analytical processes
• Appraise the effectiveness of various sorting and filtering techniques in Excel
• Combine diverse datasets from multiple sources in Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Docs, enabling the creation of comprehensive reports and analyses
• Interpret data visualizations and charts generated in Microsoft Excel, extracting actionable insights
• Illustrate the steps involved in document conversions, showcasing proficiency in converting files between different formats

The academic approach of the courses focuses on the “work-centric” education i.e. begin with work (and not from a book!), derive knowledge from work and apply that knowledge to make the work more wholesome, useful and delightful. The ultimate objective is to empower the Learner to engage in socially useful and productive work. It aims at leading the learner to his/her rewarding career as an employee or entrepreneur as well as development of the community to which s/he belongs. Learning methodology:

• Step -1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work.
• Step -2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step -3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step -4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step -5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step -6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step -7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step -8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step -9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step-10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step-11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step-12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!

Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:

YCMOU Mark Sheet

Printed Mark Sheet will be issued by YCMOU on successful completion of Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 and will be delivered to the learner by MKCL.
YCMOU Mark Sheet will be available only for Maharashtra jurisdiction learners

MKCL's KLiC Certificate

The certificate will be provided to the learner who will satisfy the below criteria:

1. Learners who have successfully completed above mentioned 3 Sections i.e. Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
2. Additionally, learner should have completed Section 4 (i.e. Section 4 will comprise of SUPWs i.e. Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments)
   • Learner has to complete and upload minimum 2 out of 5 Assignments