Honestly, in the beginning of Phase 2, I was breezing through the course and once I hit the section for the more advanced functions in Excel, that's where my progress slowed down since the material was harder to understand and memorize for me. It was also frustrating when I knew how to do a task, but LabSim wanted it done a certain way. But overall, I still enjoyed learning something new and improving my skills in Excel. URL Components and Social Engineering was entertaining to be able identify as well as be cautious of certain links and be able to break them down. For A6 Spreadsheet Analysis with Trailer assignment reminded me of math because if a single function or reference is not inputted correctly, the whole data could be wrong.
For Discussion 5 Part 2, I chose 5.3.1 Deleting and Clearing Cells. I chose this topic because it helps us correct our mistakes by removing data. You can eliminate cells completely, erase their contents, or clear formatting.
Outside of class, I can apply what I've learned in multiple things such as managing my personal expenses, track investments and savings, or even organize data for my IT job.
For Phase 3, I want to repeat the same pace I had in Phase 1. The reason for this is because I want to push myself to improve my skills and take advantage of every opportunity the class has to offer so I can hopefully start working on getting my expert certifications for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Viviana, I get what you mean about Phase 2. It feels easy at first, then the advanced Excel part shows up and suddenly you have to slow down and actually think. One small mistake in a formula can mess up everything, especially in A6, so it ends up feeling more like problem solving than just following steps.
ReplyDeleteI also relate to what you said about LabSim. Your logic is correct, but LabSim requires it to be done in a specific way. I guess that’s part of learning the exact process, even if it’s annoying.
The part about URL components and social engineering was interesting to me too. It’s one of those things that actually feels useful outside of class, like you start noticing how links are structured and which ones look suspicious.
Your plan for Phase 3 makes sense. Wanting to go back to your Phase 1 pace while aiming for expert certifications is a good goal. Just take it step by step and don’t rush it, especially with Excel since it’s easy to make small mistakes that turn into bigger ones.
Hi Viviana, I know exactly how you feel, Excel felt easy at first because the beginning felt like Word all over again. However, as soon as it started getting into more technical stuff like functions, charts, and pivot tables, it became more of an "attention to detail" game because, like you said, one single function inputted incorrectly can change the whole data. Since you're willing to push yourself to improve your skills, I'm sure you'll do well for Phase 3, have a great rest of the semester!
ReplyDeletePhase 2 is definitely the most challenging part of the course. I'm glad you worked through it, Viviana :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you can apply what you learned in IS101-3003/5, Spring 2026 to outside the classroom. May your Phase 3 experience mirror or exceed that from Phase 1!
I look forward to seeing your pursuit of expert-level MOS certifications and success in the IT field ^_^
Hi Viviana, I'm glad that you are able to apply this course to your IT job. I remember being confused by the delete cells and clear content feature in Excel but I learned the main difference was deleting the actual cells as opposed to deleting the contents ON the cell. The names seems self-explanatory but I was confused on the necessity of deleting the actual cell.
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana, that's a good goal to keep up the pace for the entire semester. I agree with you that the steps we learned have made it easier to navigate templates or create our own spreadsheets in Excel for personal and professional reasons.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to how hard it was to understand how to write the advanced functions. Which function was the hardest for you to work with? For me, it was the concat function.
ReplyDeletei could not agree more about LabSim wanting us to do it in a certain way, while we're out here trying our best to answer it in the way that we know it. However, this also teaches us how to follow directions in order just so we can't make different mistakes when trying to shortcut everything. It hinders creativity though which sucks. Hopefully you succeed in getting the MOS expert exams before the semester ends!
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana, deleting and clearing cells is something we use often in spreadsheets. It is important to know the difference between removing data, formatting, and entire cells so we can keep our work organized and accurate.
ReplyDeleteHello Viviana, I completely understand the frustration with LabSim I had the same issues and I almost thought I was going crazy. Excel was a whole different beast but it's awesome you learned new skills you are able to take with you to a future career and in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana. Honestly, it does not matter if you slowed down in the process of learning something new; the most important part is that you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana, I know exactly what you mean about LabSim wanting things done in one very specific way even when the result was correct. And honestly A6 really did feel like math sometimes because one tiny mistake could mess up everything else.
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana. I can relate to speeding up in the beginning then slowing down when getting to a certain point, especially when it gets to content that is a little more difficult. LabSim can also be a little frustrating sometimes and that doesn't really inspire motivation. It's really cool that you've been able to use what you've learned in IS101 in your job. Good luck on getting your expert certifications!
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana, I think it's great what you've learned can be applied almost immediately within your life right now. Most times it feels learning something in a classroom simply ends at that, within a classroom. I too am able to apply these things I've learned into to my daily life and it is a benefit nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteHi Viviana! We share mutual feelings about being frustrated at LabSim at times...sometimes my way was faster than their way lol! But it's always great to learn all ways.
ReplyDelete"Outside of class, I can apply what I've learned in multiple things such as managing my personal expenses, track investments and savings, or even organize data for my IT job." I like reading or hearing about things like these. I am currently also stressing about budgeting my savings and how I'd manage student loans for when I move to UNLV dormitories. However, I can use what this class taught us about Excel to make things much easier for me to manage, see, and calculate!
ReplyDeleteHey Viviana, I felt the same way too, Word was cool, but Excel was a bit more technical. I'm glad I did what I could and passed.
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ReplyDeleteHello Viviana. It's great you'll be able to apply this Excel content to your life, especially your career!
ReplyDeleteHi, Viviana, glad to see that you will be applying the knowledge that you learned in IS101 outside of the class.
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