This Specialization in "Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving" is designed to revolutionize the way learners use Excel spreadsheets. Through a series of engaging educational screencasts, quizzes, and programming assignments, participants will master the basics of VBA and learn to automate and optimize spreadsheets. The course culminates in three real-world projects, where learners will apply their skills to solve open-ended problems, which are then evaluated through peer review.
Throughout the course, learners will explore various aspects of VBA, from defining and implementing custom user-defined functions to creating macros that automate procedures in Excel. They will also delve into techniques for importing and exporting arrays, manipulating text strings, and consolidating information from multiple worksheets. Additionally, participants will discover how to create professional user forms to interface with users, perform advanced calculations, and manipulate data on spreadsheets.
By the end of the specialization, participants will have honed their VBA skills, enabling them to automate processes, optimize spreadsheets, and tackle real-world scenarios efficiently and effectively.
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This course is divided into three parts. In Part 1, learners will master the basics of VBA, while Part 2 delves into advanced techniques for manipulating data. Part 3 focuses on applying VBA skills to real-world projects, allowing learners to showcase their abilities and receive peer feedback.
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
Use VBA to import/export arrays from/to Excel
Describe how text strings in Excel and how to write data to .txt files and import information from .txt files
Automate the import, modification, and consolidation of information from multiple worksheets into a central worksheet
Create professional user forms to interface with the user, perform advanced calculations, and manipulate data on the spreadsheet.
Create a VBA user form that will implement or solve a real world scenario or problem
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