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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

MS

Jan 26, 2018

Great course! I like it goes straight to implementation and is practice-oriented. What could be improved maybe is sound quality of lectures. And maybe it would be great to have some VBA notes in pdf.

PP

Apr 18, 2020

The pattern of course is really nice.It first teaches all the basic information in video and the assignments are designed in a way that all the taught information are used to solve the assignment.

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By Jessica C

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Apr 14, 2023

I've taken a lot of Coursera Courses - and this is the worst. I would expect a stronger core build up of foundational elements. This jumps right in with a lot of assumptions and terms.

By SAUSSOL J

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Feb 23, 2022

Worst course ever !!! Don't buy it, trust me !! I have passed more than 20 courses on Coursera but this one is awful

By nakula d

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Nov 22, 2022

West of time. No experience of teaching. No one can learn anything from the instructor.

By Vidhi T

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Jun 12, 2023

having trouble to submit assignment in 1st week.

cant get access to 2nd week

By BENJAMIN C

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Jul 10, 2022

No assistance available. Had to quit in week 4 and try something else.

By MAHA T A

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Sep 10, 2022

Very bad Course

By HEATHER K

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Mar 29, 2022

Nothing but math

By Adewale A

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Aug 12, 2020

yes