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Course Outline
Introduction to VBA for Government
- Overview of the VBA environment for government use
- Utilizing the VB Editor for efficient development
- Navigating and managing projects with Project Explorer
- Using the Toolbox to enhance application functionality
- Creating and organizing modules for structured code management
- Developing procedures and functions to streamline processes
- Incorporating comments for clear documentation and maintenance
Principles and Concepts of Programming for Government
- Data types, variables, and constants in government applications
- Controlling program flow with conditional statements
- Implementing If…Then…Else logic for decision-making
- Utilizing Do…Loop, While, and Until loops for iterative processes
- Using For…Next statements for repetitive tasks
- Managing input/output operations with message boxes and input boxes
- Programming event procedures behind forms to enhance user interaction
- Passing arguments and returning values to ensure data integrity
Debugging Techniques for Government Applications
- Understanding run time, design time, and break mode for effective debugging
- Setting breaks and watches to identify issues
- Utilizing the Local Window to inspect variable values
- Using the Immediate Window to execute code snippets
Access - Object-Oriented Programming for Government
- Exploring the Access object model for robust database management
- Working with objects and collections to organize data efficiently
- Leveraging events to enhance user interactions and automate tasks
- Utilizing methods and properties to control database operations
- Incorporating the Data Access Object Library for advanced data manipulation
Access User Interface Design for Government
- Programming event procedures to enhance user experience
- Creating dynamic combo boxes for flexible data selection
- Managing user inputs to ensure data accuracy and completeness
- Considering interface design principles for usability and accessibility
- Developing menus to provide easy navigation and access to features
Access SQL & Database Design for Government
- Filtering data with various Where clause options for precise results
- Deriving data using calculated fields for enhanced analysis
- Implementing inner table joins to combine related data
- Using outer table joins to include all relevant records
- Creating sub-queries for advanced filtering and virtual tables
- Adding rows directly or via queries to maintain up-to-date databases
- Updating and deleting data using direct methods and sub-queries
- Creating and dropping tables to manage database structure
- Establishing relationships with primary and foreign keys for data integrity
Excel - Object-Oriented Programming for Government
- Understanding the Excel object model for comprehensive spreadsheet control
- Working with objects and collections to manage data effectively
- Leveraging events to automate tasks and enhance user interactions
- Utilizing methods and properties to manipulate and analyze data
Excel – Programming Analysis Routines for Government
- Sorting, filtering, and distributing data between worksheets and workbooks for efficient analysis
- Using VBA to control charts for visual data representation
- Manipulating pivot tables with VBA for dynamic data summarization
- Controlling What If scenarios with VBA to explore potential outcomes
- Importing data from external files and the internet to enrich datasets
Error Handling in Government Applications
- Stepping through code to identify logical errors
- Finding syntax errors to ensure code correctness
- Using Debug.Print for real-time error tracking
- Building robust error-trapping routines to enhance application reliability
Requirements
Delegates should be proficient in using Excel formulas, sorting and filtering data, creating charts, and working with pivot tables. In addition, they should have the ability to manage tables, queries, forms, and reports in Access. These skills are essential for government professionals to effectively handle data-driven tasks and support efficient public sector workflows.
21 Hours
Testimonials (4)
Well structured. Good teaching techniques. Course well documented!
Sorin
Course - VBA For Access & Excel
Tamil was exceptionally patient and very helpful in figuring out solutions to real needs. He was also very honest about if he didn't know something from the top of his head, which enabled us to quickly jump on in the training and we didn't lose time.
Christine Weiler
Course - VBA For Access & Excel
The explanation way and including tips on the best practices in VBA/Access, encouraging via exercise to think more by ourselves on how to solve the problem rather than giving ready solutions.
Daria Rudin
Course - VBA For Access & Excel
I liked the examples and the way he explained.
