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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1 by University of Colorado Boulder

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About the Course

"Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1" is aimed at learners who are seeking to augment, expand, optimize, and increase the efficiency of their Excel spreadsheet skills by tapping into the powerful programming, automation, and customization capabilities available with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). This course is the first part of a three-part series and Specialization that focuses on the application of computing techniques in Excel/VBA to solve problems. In this course (Part 1), you will: 1) create macros to automate procedures in Excel; 2) define your own user-defined functions; 3) create basic subroutines to interface with the user; 4) learn the basic programming structures in VBA; and 5) automate Excel’s Goal Seek and Solver tools and use numerical techniques to create “live solutions” to solve targeting and optimization problems. New to computer programming? The extremely intuitive and visual nature of VBA lends itself nicely to teaching and learning - what a fun way to learn to code! No prior knowledge in programming nor advanced math skills are necessary yet seasoned programmers will pick up new and creative spreadsheet problem solving strategies. After you have learned the basics of VBA, each module will introduce foundational and broad problems inspired by situations that you might encounter in the real world. To pass each module, you'll need to pass a mastery quiz and complete a problem solving assignment. This course is unique in that the weekly assignments are completed in-application (i.e., on your own computer in Excel), providing you with valuable hands-on training....

Top reviews

KM

Oct 25, 2020

The course is definitely challenging. I am an engineering graduate but it did not come easily as I expected. Good exercise for the brains though and the lessons were taught systematically.

DL

Mar 15, 2021

Well done, thank you. I had a very limited understanding of loops in programming. After this class, I feel much more comfortable with understanding and designing effective loops and more.

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By Zihui W

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Jun 7, 2018

Very helpful!

By Giuseppe L R

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Mar 8, 2025

Great course

By Kevin K

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Dec 23, 2022

Very helpful

By SURAJ S 2

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May 14, 2022

very helpful

By Asanka M

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Sep 20, 2021

Great Course

By INGRID L D L V

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Sep 15, 2021

Very usefull

By Ting X

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Jul 30, 2021

Nice course!

By TORRES V A D

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Apr 5, 2021

Great course

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Nov 22, 2020

Great course

By Nicolas T H

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Jul 8, 2020

Nice Course!

By Alex B

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Apr 22, 2020

Great Course

By Nattawat B

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Nov 11, 2019

Great Coruse

By Maged M

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Oct 8, 2018

very usefull

By Barak M

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Jun 17, 2018

Good start !

By John B

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Sep 19, 2023

Excelente !

By Văn L Đ

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May 12, 2022

Nice course

By Syed A H R

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Jul 27, 2021

poomp kebab

By James F

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Jun 20, 2021

very useful

By Nelson E G C

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Sep 16, 2020

Excellet!!!

By RITESH S

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Jun 10, 2020

good course

By Carlos G P A

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May 29, 2020

that's good

By Isaac P

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Jan 3, 2022

Excelent!!

By László P

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Jan 5, 2021

Excellent!

By Roden U P

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Dec 25, 2020

Very good!

By Shna R

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Mar 15, 2020

Excellent!