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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 programmin...
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    MS

    Jan 27, 2018

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    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.

    NL

    Aug 7, 2019

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    It's a great classes. Material is well organized and Charlie kept me engaged with clear instruction, good examples and assignments.I have learned a lot very efficiently from this class. Thank you !

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    By Tony M

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    Dec 21, 2020

    Couse content is clear and exactly what I needed, as the description promised.

    My only quibble is the audio quality. Each video seems to be at widely divergent sound levels, so I adjust the volume for each module. Worse, the instructor seems to be tapping the mic or the nearby desk causing a series of random, jarring thumps.

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    Mar 18, 2022

    I like the quizzes and the assignments. They are very interesting and challenging but not too hard! The instructor has done everything nicely and explains/gives examples that are easy to understand. I was able to apply what I've learned in this course to my work to speed it up. Can't wait to finish the whole specialization

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    By Parambir S

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    Jan 10, 2020

    The only difficulty I faced in the course was small error correction in the assignments as with very little practise you tend to make mistakes which are difficult to correct with instructions from the grade/default instructions. Nonetheless, it felt great completing this first part! Looking forward to the remaining course!

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    By Pemika M

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    Jul 25, 2019

    The instructor can explain clearly step-by-step and visualize in his videos perfectly. I got a lot knowledge of VBA from this course and it works for me as it starts from basic. The lecturer also provide some useful tricks and know how to create quizzes that can make learners have to think about it again. Highly recommend!

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    By Jason J

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    Jun 6, 2018

    Great overview of the capabilities of VBA with Excel. It is clear the professor spent a great amount of time in putting together the lecture videos - both in laying out the flow of the class as well as editing the videos to aid in comprehension. I appreciate his effort as it really aids in understanding the material.

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    By Eduardo D R R

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    Jan 20, 2023

    Excellent course, with great explanations from the professor and many examples from each topic in order for us to fully understand everything. It's great to have challenging Quizzes and Assignments too, because that makes us study and read more about VBA even outside de course material.

    Greetings, Professor Nuttleman!

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    By Reid G

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    Mar 5, 2022

    I really enjoyed this course. Charlie is an excellent instructor, and he put together an excellent product. I have experience with Python and MatLab, and wanted to see what utility Excel has to offer for technical problem solving and programming. I have been thoroughly impressed with the capability of Excel with VBA.

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    By Olaf P

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    Nov 14, 2020

    Excellent course to learn Excel VBA. The content is very well explained and structured. I can recommend the course to everybody who wants to get into VBA. The course has a focus on solving practical non-linear mathematical problems in Excel, but is also a good foundation to just develop a better understanding of VBA.

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    By Brittany M

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    Feb 14, 2021

    My VBA knowledge was very rusty. This was a fantastic refresher (I had forgotten so much!) The class is interactive with quizzes in the videos, homework, and end of week quizzes. I really enjoyed the homework and thought the grading was really neat. I recommend this to anyone who wants to use Excel more efficiently.

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    By Jitka S

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    Sep 29, 2022

    The paid version is really great. Challenging with clear explanations. As I prefer learning by doing, just audit the course doesn't seem much useful for me. I have skipped the 5th honors week as it doesn't have much to do with VBA, the iterations are quite complicated and I don't see how to use it in my real life.

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    By Kate Y

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    Mar 7, 2021

    A very interesting course, and useful too. What is especially pleasant is that the theoretical information is kept short and precise. It allows to concentrate easily. The quizzes and assignments are challenging, but doable, and it makes them irrestistible. I'm very glad that I've chosen and completed this course!

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    By David F

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    Sep 28, 2018

    Hi everyone, I'm from Colombia this course I really enjoy. at the beginning I don't have any idea about VBA but after 4 weeks I've learned a lot with practice and the guide for the teacher Charles. in my opinion the screencast are easy to understand and the explanations for the teacher are clear and professional

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    By Ana C D

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    Jun 10, 2021

    Amazing course! The professor is great and explains the conceps very well, and there is a lot of practical examples. Im brazilian and I also used the course to practice my english, witch was awesome because I could understand everything and loved the course. It will be a great deal on my career. Thanks, Charlie!

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    By David T

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    Jun 25, 2020

    Very well done course. Instructional material is perfectly paced. Videos are very clear and precise. Course prepares you well for the assignments and quizzes. I knew a lot about Excel when I started this course, but now I realize I am just a beginner...and I'm eager to learn more. Really good course. Thank you.

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    By Katherine C

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    Apr 27, 2020

    The instructor gave thorough explanations and took care to make sure that even true programming beginners could follow along and replicate the lessons to solve problems.

    I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking to get more out of Excel and in particular utilizing user-made functions and automation.

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    By MATTHEW J B V

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    Jan 2, 2021

    El curso te enseña desde lo básico del Excel VBA (definir variables, conceptos de subrutinas y funciones, comandos más usados en VBA, etc.), y luego a partir de esa base se empieza a resolver problemas cotidianos. Muy didáctico, las tareas tienen un buen grado de dificultad. Recomiendo el curso completamente.

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    By Kenneth D C

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    Apr 30, 2018

    Excellent course to build a strong VBA foundation. The professor was very knowledgeable and responsive. A word of warning, the examples are heavily weighted towards math so be prepared to get a refresher on some Calculus concepts you may have forgotten. Stick with it and use the Discussion Board regularly!

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    By Деля Ю

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    Jul 11, 2020

    As a complete beginner in VBA I was able to build a strong foundation in VBA and start to use it for advanced problems in financial analysis. The course is conсise but very informative. Quizzes and assignments are challenging but very interesting and helpful in learning. I'd definitely recommend this course.

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    By Olivier S M

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    May 21, 2020

    Ayant un background ingénieur, j'ai déjà été exposé au code sans jamais vraiment réussir à faire tourner les algorithmes… Ce cours est parfait pour désacraliser le code (VBA du moins), briser la glace avec celui-ci et assurer une base solide pour l'approfondissement! Excellent investissement, merci beaucoup!

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    By Ravi T

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    Jul 1, 2018

    Highly recommended for everyone who want to start programming, be it for professional reasons or just for the sake of learning. The assignments are optimally designed making it both fun and challenging. Take this course as introduction to programming as Excel/VBA is a very interactive and fun place to start.

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    By Anthony S

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    Aug 20, 2018

    Really good course. There are times where it can be frustrating but if you are taking notes and review the course material it will make sense. I'm quite happy I took the time to take this class. And I feel that the skills the I learned here will help me in my career. I'm looking forward to part II.

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    By Ran X

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    Apr 28, 2020

    I love this instructor! He sounds so passionate about teaching things he knows in all of the screen-casts, and I actually learned a little bit of VBA during my undergrad, but this course is a whole system laying in front of you. Would 100% recommend to everybody who's trying to learn anything about VBA.

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    By Han D

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    Oct 26, 2018

    This course is great for those who want to pick up skills in Excel VBA. It is very informative and explained well by the instructor. Even though the whole course is more focused on the mathematical problem solving, I can still relate the content to my business working environment. Highly recommended.

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    By Irina K

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    Oct 1, 2018

    I enjoyed the course. The material explained is quite easy to understand and the tasks are interesting and challenging. The instuctor is very helpful and answers most of the questions via discussion forums and sometimes even email. I believe this specialization will be very useful for me in the future.

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    By KUA M S

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    May 30, 2020

    The instructor Professor Charlie Nuttelman is amazing. His explanation is clear and his voice's tone is modulated which makes students feel comfortable to watch the series of tutorials. The assignments and quizzes given is not so spoon

    -feeding. You have to brainstorm a bit to get the correct answer.

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