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Scripting and automation for IT and business: Shell, powershell, bash and VBA

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for sysadmins. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: A script that deleted the wrong folder · 8 min

    Before you begin · The clean-up · What went wrong

  • Lesson 2: Variables, conditions and loops in a shell · 8 min

    Building blocks · Predict the output · Check

  • Lesson 3: Reading and filtering text · 5 min

    Filters in a pipeline · Which tool?

  • Lesson 4: Spreadsheet macros without surprises · 7 min

    Macro habits · The overwritten total · Controls

  • Lesson 5: Scheduling, logging and safe defaults · 7 min

    Safe defaults · Rank the risk · Check

  • Lesson 6: Code review of a script and final assessment · 5 min

    The reviewer's checklist · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding of operations staff, and before shared scripts or macros are put under review.

Sysadmins, IT operations and DevOps staff, and finance analysts who automate with macros; run by IT operations leads with L&D.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Link to the organisation policy referred to in the course
  • Link to the change management policy
  • Where completion is recorded
  • Who to ask for help or to report a concern
  • Link to the self-paced course
  • List of approved tools and versions
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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