Because I don't intend to be a teacher, I think that my usage of excel and data collection may be a bit different than some of my classmates. In library science, I can see data collection and organization such as this being useful for cataloging resources, both physical and digital. It wouldn't be difficult to use excel to track what resources are being used, by who, and when. This would be useful both to ensure the safety of resources and to observe patron behavior. An understanding of which resources individuals use and when can help allocate resources in a more helpful fashion. I can see Excel also being useful in allocating spaces. For instance, if I end up working somewhere like Strozier, with numerous rooms, spreadsheets would be useful to manage claims of certain rooms at certain times. In fact, Strozier's website already uses a spreadsheet to help students quickly and easily see which study spaces are checked out, and when they will be available in the future.
One of my other courses this semester has to do with big data, and how analytic techniques are being developed frequently that were nonexistent or unreliable even just a decade ago. The large amount of functions that Excel offers undoubtedly have utility in data analysis that I have no concept of how to use. I'd like to become more familiar with the software, and the myriad applications that come with it.
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