"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).
Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1
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Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1
This course is part of Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving Specialization
Instructor: Charlie Nuttelman
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What you'll learn
Utilize VBA to define and implement custom user-defined functions
Create macros to automate procedures in Excel
Identify the basic programming structures in VBA
Automate Excel’s Goal Seek and Solver tools and use numerical techniques to create “live solutions” to solve targeting and optimization problems
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There are 6 modules in this course
Week 1 will introduce you to visual basic for applications (VBA) and teach you the foundational tools required to create basic procedures in VBA. You'll learn about different data types and the scope of variables, how to troubleshoot your code when it's not working, and how to record basic macros using both absolute and relative referencing modes.
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14 videos14 readings3 assignments3 discussion prompts
In Week 2, you will learn how to write proper VBA syntax and basic mathematical expressions; you will learn about objects, properties, methods, and events; and you will learn how to borrow common Excel functions using VBA code. In addition, you will learn how to move information to and from Excel and the Visual Basic Editor (VBE).
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11 videos2 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
In Week 3, you will learn how to create your own user-defined functions. You will also learn how to call other subroutines and functions that reside in other files and you will learn how to design subroutines based on a modular approach. Finally, ,you will learn basic error handling in VBA.
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9 videos3 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
Week 4 begins the "meat" of programming in VBA, and we are finally moving into some exciting problem solving. You will learn about the common programming structures in VBA (sequence, selection, and repetition) that form the foundation for advanced programming procedures. Several examples will highlight the utility of these programming structures.
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15 videos2 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
One of the most valuable uses of VBA is to manage large data sets in Excel. In this module, you'll learn how to automate the processes of filtering, sorting, and removing duplicates. You'll learn additional strategies for cleaning up data. The strategies learned in this week will make you a valued VBA user.
What's included
10 videos2 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
The final module of this course focuses on using the R1C1 style of cell formatting. This style, in contrast to the default A1 style of referencing in Excel, makes it much easier and straightforward to perform advanced manipulations to Excel worksheets. Several examples demonstrate the utility of the R1C1 style.
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8 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
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EM
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Reviewed on Dec 31, 2020
I'm gonna start my career and I found this course as a nice and clever way to learn vba. I highly recommend to do week five that is as optional. This is an excellent work, see you in part 2.
IF
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Reviewed on Sep 21, 2018
the course was very informative and helpful.However, it would be easier to concentrate on VBA if people who don't use mathematical formulas that much would not have to deal with maths that much.
MV
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Reviewed on Jan 19, 2020
Great course!! For a Part I it introduces you to useful functions and ways to approach different kind of problems. Challenging course but reasonable with low algebra. Exactly what I was looking for.
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