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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

RL

Feb 22, 2018

The screencasts are very clear and concise but the assignments were too easy. I would suggest adding some assignments related with finance (e.g., bond calculators and portfolio optimization problems).

PP

Apr 19, 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 Anna M

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Nov 6, 2019

Great course! thank you!

I really like quizes and projects

By Yurley T Z R

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Apr 23, 2022

Excelente curso, material muy completo y bien explicado.

By Yaqi Z

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Feb 10, 2021

A good course to learn useful introductory tricks of VBA

By Kenny K

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Dec 1, 2020

Good course. Very useful information for my current job.

By Deleted A

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Sep 6, 2020

Really, enjoyed the course and fluent teaching pratice .

By Suyash M

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Dec 15, 2019

Instructor has done a great job in creating this course.

By Lim Y P

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Sep 8, 2018

had alot of fun learning. charlie is an awesome teacher!

By Siddhartha K

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Jul 30, 2018

Very easy to grab concepts laid out in a simple fashion.

By Chenglong G

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May 17, 2018

Very good course for new learner to gain the experience.

By Yaman B

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Jul 18, 2020

Really Added to my skills in Excel. Totally recommended

By abrahamlc1

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Jul 31, 2019

Great Course! A lot of resources and practical examples

By Shirish O

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Apr 11, 2019

One of the best MOOCs I have come across...phenomenal!!

By EVANTHIA C

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Jul 17, 2025

Very structured course with lots of practical examples

By Houssem B

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Aug 16, 2022

Un cours trés enrichissant surtout pour les débutants.

By Umang P

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Jan 24, 2022

Good for VBA beginners but help/resources are limited.

By Nihal G

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Jan 22, 2021

Awesome course, great lectures, and cool assignments!!

By Luz M F M

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Aug 9, 2020

Muy buen curso! Definitivamente tomaré los siguientes.

By Vincent K

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Jul 20, 2019

Excellent course to learn the fundamental of excel vba

By Alejandro C

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Aug 8, 2018

Great explanations and lots of practical applications!

By Zihui Z

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Jun 25, 2022

This is really a great course and it is very helpful!

By Chan Y W

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Dec 22, 2020

Very useful and clearly presented, thank you Charlie!

By Ajit K

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Oct 14, 2020

its very awesome series for me. Really i learn a lot.

By Andrea C

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Jun 7, 2020

Really useful and interesting, really well structured

By Victor F

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May 20, 2020

It was quite a challenge, but totally would recommend

By Gökhan Ş

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Feb 19, 2020

I recommend this course to everyone in business life.