C# developer and VBA - Macro development for Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Free of cost

by funding

Among other things, you will learn about the concepts of data encapsulation and polymorphism with C#. The course also teaches the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language, which is included in all Microsoft Office products. You will learn how artificial intelligence is used in the workplace.
  • Certificates: C# Developer" certificate
    Certificate "VBA - Macro Development"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

C# Developer

General basics (approx. 1 day)

Microsoft Visual C# development environment

Architecture of the Microsoft .NET framework and the .NET framework class library

Common Language Runtime (CLR) and garbage collection

C# as a strictly object-oriented programming language

Program structure (data (types) and instructions) and namespaces

Program start (program class with main() routine)

Step-by-step creation of console-based programs

Input/output with the Console class


Basic language concepts (approx. 6 days)

Elementary and composite data types, enumeration types, type conversion

Variables (declaration, initialization, scopes)

Operators (arithmetic, relational, logical, bitwise)

Program control (branches, loops)

arrays

methods

Character strings and their processing


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Object-oriented programming (approx. 8 days)

Basic concepts of object-oriented thinking

Classes as abstractions of concrete objects, encapsulation principle

Structure and elements of classes

Step-by-step creation of own classes

Instantiation and use of objects

Properties, delegates and events

Reference and value types (class vs. struct), boxing

Overloading methods/operators

Inheritance and polymorphism

Overwriting methods, virtual methods and dynamic binding

Abstract classes and interfaces


Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) (approx. 10 days)

Step-by-step creation of Windows Forms and WPF applications

Interface design via Designer and C# code (Windows Forms)

Interface design via Designer and eXtensible Application Markup Language XAML (WPF)

Event-based program flow (events and event handlers)

Use of control elements (for design and runtime)

Processing graphical elements and images

User-defined controls (user controls)


Further topics (approx. 5 days)

Error handling (exceptions) and debugging techniques

Polymorphic and generic containers in .NET

Iterators (interface IEnumerable and 'foreach' loop)

File access

Class libraries (Dynamic Link Libraries DLLs)

Database access (ADO.NET)

Generic programming (Reflection)

Multithreading

LINQ (Language INtegrated Query)


Project work (approx. 10 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

VBA - Visual Basic for Applications - Macro development for Word, Excel and PowerPoint

VBA development environment (approx. 1 day)

Components of the development environment

Recording macros

Working with procedures

Using modules

Saving projects

Hungarian notation

KamelCase notation

Working with the direct window

The local window


VBA Basics (approx. 9 days)

Variables

constants

Data types

Creating your own data types

Operators

Procedures

Parameters

Input dialogs and message windows

Program branches

Array

Using the object library

Forms and their controls

Error handling

Extension of the ribbon with own menu items

File selection


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Programming in Excel (approx. 2 days)

Excel objects

Properties and methods

Editing cell ranges

Editing worksheets

Collecting, evaluating and further processing of data

Excel object events


Programming in Word (approx. 2 days)

Word objects

Provision of global functionalities with add-ins and templates

Properties and methods

Editing text areas

Working with bookmarks

Working with Word Forms

Object events


Programming in PowerPoint (approx. 2 days)

PowerPoint objects

Properties and methods

Working with slides and shapes


Import/Export (approx. 1 day)

Import of data from a TXT, CSV file

Transferring data between Excel and Excel

Transferring data between Excel and Word

Transferring data between Excel and PowerPoint


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Sound user knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel

After the course, you will quickly and confidently master the object-oriented programming language Microsoft Visual C#.NET and be able to develop complex solutions.

After this course, you will also be able to use the VBA language to implement automated solutions in the Office programming environment. You will be able to create and use forms, create class designs, develop object-oriented solutions and process tasks in Word, PowerPoint or Excel more conveniently and efficiently.

IT apprentices, IT specialists, programmers and specialists with relevant professional experience.

Programmers with modern know-how find a wide range of applications in the growing IT fields. C# is used to create innovative web and business applications. A professional approach to C# is becoming increasingly natural when programming in Microsoft environments.

With your additional knowledge of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), you can significantly expand Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Due to the market-leading spread of Microsoft Office in almost every company, specialists with knowledge of VBA macro development are in high demand.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.