Date: [March 20th, 2023]
Time: [9:30 am to 12:30 pm]
Venue: [Seminar room Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, PU]
Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore organized a one-day training workshop on “Hands-on Training with MS Excel”. The seminar started with the recitation of the Holy Quran and was attended by 73 participants from different institutes including Kinnard College, Lahore College for Women University, Minhaj University, University of Central Punjab, and University of Engineering and Technology. The chairperson of the Department of Plant Pathology, Prof. Dr. Tehmina Anjum, talked about the importance of data representation and its scope in research. She emphasized that data representation is an essential aspect of research and can help researchers communicate their findings effectively. The technical session was conducted by Prof. Dr. Amna Shoaib, she delivered a detailed lecture on understanding and making sense of graphs, data arrangement, mean standard deviation, and standard error (SE), bar and line graphs, and applying SE on the graph. She provided hands-on training to the participants and demonstrated how to use MS Excel for data representation. Participants were encouraged to follow along on their laptops and ask questions during the lecture. At the end of the lecture, all the questions were answered by Prof. Dr. Amna Shoaib, and the participants were given certificates of attendance. Overall, the seminar was very informative and provided participants with practical skills in data representation using MS Excel. Participants expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to learn from such knowledgeable trainers and thanked the organizers for organizing such an insightful event.