Advanced Excel – VBA Programming I 2400-INTER-EXVBA-OG

Detailed list of topics:
• Introduction to VBA Part 1 - record macros, design and code optimization; VBE – Visual Basic Editor.
• Introduction to VBA Part 2 - edit the code; objects - properties and methods; structures: With ... End With and For Each ... Next.
• Functions and formulas in VBA; dialog boxes: MsgBox and InputBox.
• Statement GoTo, Dir and structure If ... Then.
• For ... Next loop, Do ... Until and Do ... While.
• Example an application that imports data for sales reports from multiple stores to Excel, consolidates all accounts, create reports for individual product groups and stores them in separate files.

Note 1: classes are held in the form of e-learning on the platform: https://elearning.wne.uw.edu.pl (no live classes).

Note 2: The software version in the course is Microsoft Office 2019 or 365 (language version: English, operating system: Windows). Using an earlier version is possible, but it may cause some difficulties. The Polish language version is not a major problem, but the course a different operating system is (e.g. MacOS) due to the limitations of the Office suite (possible lack of necessary software components). The University of Warsaw does not provide participants with the necessary computer hardware or software.

Course coordinators

Krzysztof Owsiany

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Niniejszy kurs dedykowany jest wszystkim studentom, którzy znają program MS Excel (m.in. umieją robić wykresy i formatować tabele, potrafią używać funkcji logicznych, tekstowych, czy wyszukiwania i adresu w Excelu, posługują się tabelami przestawnymi) i chcieliby nauczyć się pisania makropoleceń, czyli języka VBA.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student obtains the ability to efficiently use Excel and VBA. They will be able to use, build and modify macros, write and edit the VBA code to customize it to your needs, including define variables, conditional statements (If ... Then ... Else), loops (Do ... Loop), instructions (For ... Next), use dialog boxes.

Assessment criteria

The final evaluation consists of:
• Homework (60 pts.): two cumulative homework each scored 30 points.
• Questions and answers on the Discussion Forums: maximum 3 points for each post.
Scoring:

Points Mark
(0-30) 2
(30-36) 3
(36-42) 3,5
(42-48) 4
(48-54) 4,5
(54-60) 5
60+ 5!

Bibliography

- materiały własne,
- Walkenbach J., Excel 2013 PL. Programowanie w VBA. Vademecum Walkenbacha, Helion 2011,
- Flanczewski S., Excel. Tworzenie zaawansowanych aplikacji, Helion 2012,
- Jelen B., Syrstand T., Microsoft Excel 2010 PL. Język VBA i makra. Akademia Excela, Helion,
- Alexander M., Walkenbach J., Excel 101 makr gotowych do użycia, Helion 2013.