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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 2 by University of Colorado Boulder

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About the Course

"Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 2" builds off of knowledge and skills obtained in "Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1" and 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). In Part 2 of the course, learners will: 1) learn how to work with arrays and import/export arrays from/to Excel using VBA code; 2) learn how to work with text strings and write data to .txt files and import information from .txt files; 3) automate the import, modification, and consolidation of information from multiple worksheets into a central worksheet as well as the import of information from multiple workbooks to a central workbook; and 4) gain experience with creating professional user forms to interface with the user, perform advanced calculations, and manipulate data on the spreadsheet. Learners who have a foundational understanding of VBA code and programming structures can jump right into Part 2 of the course without taking Part 1 and use the screencasts in Part 1 as reference. 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

PN

Dec 26, 2020

very interesting course, very nicely and deeply explained all topics in course. All assignments were quite challenging and very useful for real world applications. looking forward to part 3 of course!

MC

Feb 25, 2019

Part 1 was great, but in part 2 i feel like i can now actually provide innovative solutions using VBA. It's a very well taught course that keeps you engaged through great quizzes and assignments.

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By Shankara P

Jul 22, 2020

Good course for those who wish to escape from daily routine job like consolidating files from multiple workbooks & worksheets. With this course now I'm able to consolidate my daily attendance file comprising of 31 workbooks with 12 worksheets in each workbook in matter of less than 5 min.

Thanks Charlie Nuttelman & University of Colorado Boulder for this wonderful course.

Completed Part 1 & 2 now heading to Part 3. Hope to complete part 3 specialization in a months time

By MARIE N S

May 7, 2021

Je remercie sincèrement Monsieur Charlie Nuthelman pour la qualité de ce cours. Je recommanderais ce cours à ceux qui ont un petit background en programmation et en dans la connaissance des fonctions Excel en anglais. Par le passé j'ai voulu me former en VBA mais les tutoriels VBA trouvés m'ont toujours repoussé. C'est à travers le choix pédagogique de cet instructeur que j'ai pu évoluer et je suis à mi chemin du parcours. Cours 2 / 3. Merci

By Deleted A

Jan 30, 2019

A fantastic course. I have significantly improved my VBA fluency after completing this course. I am now able to write simple to intermediate VBA applications without having to seek help online. The learning materials were clearly presented by Charlie, and the in-video questions were relevant and challenging. I would recommend this course to any VBA novice looking to gain a step-up in their use of Excel/VBA.

By Diego E

May 12, 2022

The material provided with the course is simple but it has everything you need to learn. The videos explain the content of the course are concise and precise, no need to watch them again, a single view is enough to understand. The only downside I could pinpoint would be that the sound of the videos is low, but it's still manageable. So, in general, it's another great course provided by Prof. Nuttelman.

By Sherly C

Aug 8, 2020

The material was markedly more difficult than part 1, but the examples made it doable. I do, however, think it would be easier if there were more mini assignments interspersed with each of the screencasts, rather than a longer assignment at the end of each week. That approach would make it easier to absorb new material. Overall, though, the content is easy to follow and explained well.

By Marija S

Feb 6, 2018

I found the course great for my level of VBA pre-knowledge. Learning by doing in coding is very important, and that is the reason why I appreciate that assignments were sometimes more challenging (at least for me). This course helped me to develop some business-related solutions in very short span of time. Support on assignments/quizzes/material was on very high level at all times.

By Lindsay C

Jul 10, 2020

Amazing course! Teaching was very clear and engaging. I especially love all the assignments. Some of them were not easy to solve, but by looking back at course material and finding helps on the forum, I could always figure out the solution. Assignments challenged me to understand course materials. After passing Part 1 and Part 2, I found Part 3 a piece of cake ;)

By Nikola J

Apr 3, 2018

This course is great for leaning some very practical data cleaning, organizing and consolidating methods for a wide variety of applications. Not difficult if you've followed part 1 of the course (which I strongly recommend) and the instructor is very nice and responsive if you do happen to run into trouble or don't understand a concept. Fun and useful!

By Jwala S

Jul 6, 2022

A must course for engineers or anyone who want to take their Excel skills to next level. Trainer (Mr Charlie) developed the course and explained the concepts in a very good way. Placement of quizes and their quality is excellent for understanding the concepts learned.

Thank you Mr Charlie for teaching. This course is very helpful in my day today work.

By Charles J

Jan 31, 2021

This is a very useful course, and you can put what you learn to use immediately. I completed a very complex excel automation that required me to update 60 spreadsheets and read in history from earlier versions of the spreadsheets. Our process went from 8 hours of an analysts time to 10 minutes. I did it using the skills I learned in this course.

By Alejandro O A

Jul 8, 2020

Es un curso muy interesante. Como curso intermedio, tiene una dificultad lo suficientemente alta como para generar aprendizaje dado que no se tiene a un profesor que pueda responder preguntas. Los videos son muy claros, no fue necesario recurrir a material distinto al del curso para realizar los quices y completar los talleres. Muy recomendado.

By Jason J

Jun 18, 2018

The instruction is fantastic because it is practical. It's 90% utility with 10% theory and courses 1 and 2 have been a great refresher on VBA/Excel while adding to my skill set. Again, thank you to Charlie for putting in the time with video editing - his attention to detail really helps to drive home learning comprehension. On to class 3!

By DanielliJ

Nov 18, 2018

I learned a LOT from this course. There are some kinks here and there, but overall the course is very, very well done. Also, Professor Nuttelman is also working on improving the course as well, which is very impressive. He does a great job of responding to questions that go beyond the scope of what can be answered in the forum., too.

By Maxim V

Apr 13, 2020

This course builds upon fundamentals learned in Part 1 and provides even more advanced VBA knowledge. Assignments, especially Assignment 3, are pretty challenging, which ensures that you will need to study in order to pass the course. I definitely recommend everyone interested in mastering VBA to continue developing skills with Part 2!

By Hamza T

Sep 21, 2019

I just finished with the second part of the course Excel/VBA for creative problem solving. it was a nice and challenging course. I feel that I took the basics of programming in VBA thanks to this course.

Thank you so much Pr. Charlie for your explanation and for making this course as challenging and beneficial.

By Martin R

Apr 3, 2020

Very well explained courses, made for young workers as me who need to deal with datas in various Excel workbooks (results of testing, outputs of a software, etc.).

Easy to understand and follow for a non-native English speaker. The assignments are guided if the student is stuggling with one assignment.

By Pikachu R

May 17, 2020

Dear Sir,

The way you have designed the course was really great! I have enjoyed every lecture and exercise.

Your efforts are highly appreciated. I did this course using scholarship but I will make sure that in future I will return back your efforts. Right now my condition is not that good, financially.

By Jhon J H T

Nov 15, 2020

A very comprehensive course that provides the necessary tools to build on from it ,through clear screencast and assignments that lead me to employ each bit of information in problem solving. In my particular case of someone who started off from zero the course was challenging but also fun.

By Moreno C

Apr 27, 2019

Another excellent course. As expected, part 2 was more demanding than part 1.

The assignments were challenging but feasible.

To gain the most from the course, I would recommend to work along with the instructor during the lectures in order to develop your own macros for future reference.

By Albert L

Jan 26, 2020

Completed this course in parallel with the 1st part. The content and the structure of both courses are amazing, and I can already feel the benefit at my workplace: the knowledge has allowed me to optimize some menial tasks which I previously used to avoid. Looking forward to Part 3!

By sayed a

Mar 19, 2020

it is very important course but there are only two comments,first of all , i wished to see some information even a quick review for VBA class.second of i have met some problems related to course work ,i sent it in discussion forum but i have not received any information until now

By Sergio M

Nov 18, 2020

Interesting, Challenging, and above all Useful in every day's professional life

Screencasts are clear and the different subjects are well explained and supported by several examples.

Assignments are interesting, challenging, and let you understand if you understood.

Thanks.

By Teo Y Z

May 27, 2020

It's a great course by Professor Charlie Nuttelman! Part 2 dives into arrays and user forms, both of which are the foundations of many real-world applications. The video contents are well planned out. The quizzes and assignments definitely help to reinforce the concepts!

By Katherine C

May 6, 2020

This course is an excellent follow-on to Part I of this course. Part I covers the basics and really sets the foundation for the more complicated pieces of Part II. This course offers a wider range of skills that can be employed in a professional or academic setting.

By Dakshan R

May 12, 2020

However, the content is extremely useful for my work-related spreadsheets. I look forward to using these new skills to create very professional/advanced spreadsheets. Course could be a little more challenging! Thanks Dr. Nuttelman! Congrats on an excellent course