1-Month Beginner-to-Advanced Data Analysis Learning Guide
This intensive 1-month course guide is designed for absolute beginners with no prior
computer or tech skills. By the end of this course, you will understand the core concepts of
data analysis, gain hands-on experience with essential tools, and be able to work on basic to
intermediate data projects independently.
Week 1: Computer & Digital Literacy + Introduction to Data Analysis
Day 1: Introduction to Computers – Understanding hardware, software, and operating
systems
Day 2: Basic Computer Operations – File management, creating folders, using keyboard
& mouse
Day 3: Introduction to the Internet – Browsers, search engines, downloads, and uploads
Day 4: Using Microsoft Excel – Interface, basic formulas, and formatting
Day 5: Understanding Data – What is data, types of data, and data sources
Day 6: Introduction to Data Analysis – Process, lifecycle, and use cases
Day 7: Practice Day – Recap of Week 1 using Excel for simple data entry and formatting
Week 2: Excel for Data Analysis + Basic Statistics
Day 8: Intermediate Excel – Sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting
Day 9: Charts & Graphs – Creating and customizing visualizations in Excel
Day 10: Excel Functions – VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, IF statements, COUNTIF, SUMIF
Day 11: Pivot Tables – Creating, modifying, and analyzing data
Day 12: Descriptive Statistics – Mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation
Day 13: Data Cleaning – Removing duplicates, handling missing values
Day 14: Practice Day – Analyze a sample dataset using Excel
Week 3: Introduction to Python & Data Analysis Libraries
Day 15: Installing Anaconda & Jupyter Notebook – Setting up the environment
Day 16: Python Basics – Variables, data types, loops, and functions
Day 17: Introduction to Pandas – Series, DataFrames, reading CSV files
Day 18: Data Cleaning with Pandas – Handling nulls, renaming columns, data types
Day 19: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) – Describe(), info(), value_counts()
Day 20: Introduction to Data Visualization – Using Matplotlib and Seaborn
Day 21: Practice Day – Perform basic analysis on a sample dataset in Python
Week 4: Projects, SQL & Career Pathways
Day 22: Introduction to SQL – Databases, SELECT statements, filtering data
Day 23: SQL Joins – INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, and FULL JOINS explained with examples
Day 24: Combining SQL with Excel/Python – Exporting and importing data
Day 25: Mini Project 1 – Sales Data Analysis (Excel)
Day 26: Mini Project 2 – Customer Insights (Python + Pandas)
Day 27: Data Storytelling – Communicating results with visuals & narratives
Day 28: Portfolio Building – Documenting and presenting your projects
Day 29: Career Opportunities in Data – Roles, CV tips, and freelancing sites
Day 30: Final Assessment & Certification – Review, feedback, and next steps