πŸ“Š Three

Evaluate data with Google Sheets

πŸ€– Step 3: What to do

Overview

This exercise aims to:

  • Introduce the basics of analysing and visualising data in Google Sheets
  • Train you to follow instructions carefully and pay close attention to detail

What Should You Do?

1. Watch the videos in the Google short course to prepare a Google Sheet

πŸ“Note

This short course from Google will teach you how to analyse and visualise data in Google Sheets. It is suitable for beginners. Come to CYF workshops to get help and to work with other applicants on your project.
  1. Watch the videos in the “Try a Career in Data Analytics” short course.
  2. Follow the instructions in the videos to clone a Google Sheet with the dataset.
  3. Carefully follow the instructions in the videos to prepare the resulting Google Sheet.
2. Put your name in the Google Sheet name

Include your given name or your family name in the title of the Google Sheet.

3. Make your Google Sheet public

Change the sharing settings of your Google Sheet to “Anyone with the link can view”.

Submit the link to the Google Sheet in Step 3 on the CYF Course Platform.

βœ… Step 3: How to check your work

A volunteer will review your submission and check that it meets the acceptance criteria. They will give you feedback on your submission and help you make any changes needed to meet the criteria.

Here are the criteria you need to meet:

πŸ“© Step 3: How to show us

Submission

You must do this on the CYF Course Platform.

  1. Submit a link to your Google Sheet

How to get help

When you have a question, ask it.

πŸ’‘Code Your Future is a Community

Remember, Code Your Future is a community of adults sharing skills. We are all here to help each other, and learn. You are meant to ask questions at Code Your Future.

When you see someone else has a question, help them if you can.

First, visit our frequently asked questions page

When you have questions about coursework, ask in a workshop🧢🧢 workshopCode Your Future Workshops are meetings where you can get technical help. or in Slack🧢🧢 SlackSlack is messaging software - once you have downloaded Slack you can visit our Slack workspace to ask your questions.

You do not need to wait for a workshop to ask a question. You can ask questions in Slack at any time. We are here to help you understand and complete this course. Our goal is to help you learn.

πŸ’ͺ🏾 Step 3: Extend Your Skills

Use your new skill in real life:

This optional step is just for you. You don’t need to submit it. Next, make a spreadsheet to track your job applications. Use Google Sheets to evaluate the data in your spreadsheet.

πŸ’‘The national careers service works for you

The National Careers Service is a free service that can help you with your job search.