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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

CK

Aug 1, 2018

Relatively easy, I cleared 3 weeks within 2 hours, and completed the whole module in less than 3 days. I did not spend more than 5 hours each of the 3 days. The honors exercise was interesting.

PD

Apr 10, 2020

Great course for anyone interested in Excel/VBA, especially engineers. There is a lack of course materials I must say, sometimes the spreadsheets that are worked with, were not uploaded.

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By Teagan O

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May 7, 2018

Very helpful. Well taught!

By Hannah L T

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Apr 23, 2018

Thanks Professor Nuttelman

By Ayura J

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Jul 24, 2024

Basics are well captured.

By Parimal R

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Nov 12, 2021

Highly recommended course

By Anh V N

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Aug 1, 2021

This course is wonderful.

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Mar 21, 2021

Very good and interesting

By ANGELICA P F G

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Jul 8, 2020

It's a really good course

By Loïc J

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Jun 19, 2018

Véry interesting course !

By Michael D S Y

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May 5, 2020

Excellent for beginners

By Houssein K

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Jul 20, 2018

Very challenging course

By Imrankhan A

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May 6, 2024

Very good and helpful.

By Jorge C M

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Sep 24, 2020

Un curso excellente!!!

By David L

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Aug 4, 2020

Best course in my life

By YAIR L A C

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Jul 1, 2020

The Best that I've had

By Aditya T

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Apr 24, 2020

It was a Good Course .

By Умаев А С

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Dec 18, 2024

мне очень понравилось

By Alexis H R

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Aug 24, 2023

Un curso muy practico

By sanket s

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Sep 26, 2020

Very Very Helpful !!!

By Pitipat W

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Jul 11, 2020

great and challenging

By Mohit M

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Nov 2, 2019

Practical. Well paced

By Rohan B

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Dec 29, 2018

awesome to start with

By Emilyn D

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Jul 6, 2018

Nuttelman is the man!

By Juan A V

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Jan 31, 2026

The Curse is Exelent

By Đức V T

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Oct 5, 2021

The course is great!