Optional Supplement II: Crash Course in Excel
Excel is a powerful tool widely used on Wall Street to perform financial and valuation
modeling. Accordingly, Wall Street Prep has developed the Excel seminar for participants
with a limited or no knowledge of this application.
- Provides the required Excel foundation for those pursuing careers in finance.
- Taught using easy-to-follow materials filled with exercises that test and
reinforce covered concepts.
- Prepares participants for the Financial and Valuation Modeling training
seminars, which presume a basic understanding of Excel.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Learn Excel Basics—menu commands, data manipulation, and formatting.
- Gain Excel proficiency—calculations, functions, formulas, and Excel
best practices.
- Understand advanced Excel features—data tables and macros.
- Introduction to modeling techniques, and the role of Excel in Financial
and Valuation Modeling.
Overview
- Section 1: Excel Basics Overview of Excel Excel A-B-C's-Excel
navigation and menu commands Entering, moving, and manipulating data Excel
formatting
- Section 2: Gaining Excel Proficiency Calculations, formulas
& functions
- Section 3: Advanced Excel Topics Excel mechanics and best
practices Introduction to data tables and macros
- Section 4: Excel & Financial Modeling Introduction to modeling
techniques Excel and its role in Financial and Valuation Modeling.