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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 SOUCHARD T

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    Nov 5, 2022

    Very good course that provides the foundations for Excel VBA. Very progressive with many testing to make sure the concepts are understood. Just the right amount of difficulty. I really enjoyed it and recommend it. I can't wait to start the next level.

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    By Deoras P

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    Mar 16, 2020

    Well organized course. Recommended for those who want to leverage the power of VBA while working with Excel. It would take about 2-3 hrs per week. If you have any prior programming experience, then you will find the Week 5 material fun to work through.

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    By George W

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    May 6, 2018

    This course got me started quickly in understanding VBA for Excel and coding subroutines and functions with the first lecture. I had tried self-teaching by purchasing a book and got discouraged, but Charlie's screencasts and examples are very helpful!

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    By Anna H

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    Nov 15, 2019

    Loved this course! It is very well-structured and the concepts are easy to understand. What I like the most is that the course it truly hands-on - I was able to implement the tools & techniques right away to optimize my workflow. Highly recommended!

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    By vaibhav m g

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    Aug 10, 2019

    This course is very interesting and helpful if you dont know anything about macros. This really hepls in Building base for studying macros further. This also helps you to write your own small macros for excel.

    The assignments are also very interesting

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    By Kennie N H

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    Oct 23, 2018

    I think the course did a good job introducing VBA, and the optional week 5 was surely worth doing! It not only taught you a few new methods, but it provides you with the opportunity to create a workbook automating calculations with ease for a user.

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    By Luke S

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    Jun 25, 2021

    Best course on Excel VBA I have completed! I have been able to apply the VBA coding in the course to my work (finance/accounting) to automate sorting through large amounts of data. I highly recommend this course to anyone who needs to learn VBA.

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    By Gabriel F d S

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    Aug 5, 2020

    Curso é muito bom para quem não tem nenhum conhecimento sobre VBA. Acredito que os vídeos e os exercícios são verdadeiramente didáticos e nos deixam curiosos para aprender mais a todo o tempo. A qualidade dos áudio e imagem também é muito bom.

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    By Shane S

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    Jul 28, 2024

    Well taught! Charlie's teaching style is easy to understand, very lighthearted and the projects are challenging but not overly tough. I'm no newbie to Excel or to VBA and I learned a lot more about it through this course. Highly recommended!

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    By Jaydip C

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    Oct 31, 2023

    It is an excellent experience!! Learnt a lot and hope to learn more. My best regards for my teacher of this course Mr. Charlie Nuttelman . His brilliant lectures and thoughtful course mats really really helped me to achieve 100% grade mark.

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    By Danilo F d A

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    Jul 31, 2020

    It's a fantastic way of entering VBA programming even if you are not familiar at all, as it was my case. I recommend to anyone who wants to start using this tool as well as to anyone who wants to learn smarter ways to solve problems with it.

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    By Noelia D S B

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    Mar 15, 2021

    Esta primera parte del curso resulta ser bastante para útil aplicar los conceptos de programación en Excel VBA ante situaciones frecuentes que surgen con la operación de base de datos. Fue excelente! Tomará la segunda parte de todas maneras

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    By Mayank J

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    Jun 9, 2020

    One of the few courses that really make you work on the learning part with the innovative assignment submission. Kudos to the Instructor. I really enjoyed the course as well as the assignments and it was certainly a useful learning for me.

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    By Marshall S

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    Oct 11, 2019

    great class and great instruciton.

    some of the quizzes overly complicate things, and some of the ways to demosntrate functions and subs are not conducive to understanding though (i.e. swapping cell values is simple but not really practical)

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    By Jennifer F

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    Sep 13, 2019

    Great course with many instructor led examples and explanations to provide the necessary building blocks to begin developing useful code. The assignments were challenging to ensure understanding of the critical concepts. Thanks, Charlie!

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    By yash l

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    May 5, 2020

    Excellent course. This was my first try at anything related to coding and I found it super helpful. Thank you very much Prof. Charlie and coursera for creating such an interactive learning content. Looking forward to Part 2 of the course.

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    By Michael A

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    Feb 6, 2022

    A great intro to VBA in Excel! Great balance of sufficient background info and introductory material with rapidly getting the student to a place where they can apply the material in the real world. I look forward to part 2 of the course!

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    By Lindsay J

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    Aug 8, 2018

    I've taken quite a few courses on Coursera and this has easily been the best one. I use Excel/VBA every day for my job and have taken away more than a few concepts to apply just by taking Part 1. Looking forward to taking Parts 2 and 3.

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    By Daksh G

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    Oct 11, 2021

    I just audited the course and would have loved to do assignments as well but this course definitely has good course material and excellent lectures. Thanks for the effort that helps the learner a lot in their journey towards learning!!

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    By Yoo Y J

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    Jul 7, 2020

    this was a very good introduction to VBA, i was able to follow the lessons and complete the assignments with no prior experience with VBA. i will most certainly complete the other 2 courses in this specialisation! thank you dr charlie!

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    By Charlie H

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    Nov 27, 2018

    Very well-organized and well-paced. I am a corporate accountant and I find VBA techniques incredibly useful in my daily work, and this is the first online course that I find helpful for someone without any coding experience to utilize

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    By Juan R

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    Jun 4, 2018

    Excellent information and challenging content. The course was very useful and showed me an interesting alternative to be more productive with Excel. I have a Mac and if you want to take this course you absolutely need to borrow a PC.

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    By Marlene F

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    May 9, 2020

    Great course, totally recommended. All the videos, material, explanations from the instructor are absolutely amazing. The assignments are very good and in some cases difficult, but for me this is the best way to learn. Thanks a lot!

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    By Johannes H

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    Oct 28, 2018

    Great presentation of very useful content. Makes it easy to understand. Good balance between theory and practical examples. Sometimes the math might be intimidating, but it's just a little part of it - except you try out the honors.

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    By Edmond J

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    Oct 10, 2019

    Really useful to expand your knowledge on excel and introduce some pretty cool functions should you be using it all times. Highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to learn how to start using VBA. I am excited for Part 2 now.

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