Applied Quantitative Skills

Course code MGMT 1015

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

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This course introduces students to the basics of arithmetic and financial mathematics. A basic understanding of statistics will also be developed during this course. Students learn how to use MS Excel to analyze, manage, and present data in different formats.

Prerequisites

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • Basic arithmetic and algebra skills
  • Ratios, proportions, and percent
  • Time value of money
  • Concepts of central tendency and measures of dispersion
  • Break-even analysis
  • Data, information, reports
  • Qualitative and quantitative approaches
  • Using Excel to create tables, pivot tables, dashboards
  • Conditional formatting and formulas in Excel

Course schedules

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.