What you will learn
- A broad and robust understanding of computer science and programming.
- How to think algorithmically and solve programming problems efficiently.
- Concepts like abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development.
- Familiarity in a number of languages, namely Python as well as C, SQL, and JavaScript plus CSS and HTML.
- Functions, arguments, and return values variables and types; conditionals and Boolean expressions; and loops.
- How to handle exceptions, find and fix bugs, and write unit tests. Use third-party libraries; validate and extract data with regular expressions.
- Model real-world entities with classes, objects, methods, and properties; and read and write files.
Program Overview
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2 skill-building courses
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6 months
5 - 14 hours per week
Discounted price: $466.20
Pre-discounted price: $518USD
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Courses in this program
HarvardX's Computer Science for Python Programming Professional Certificate
- CS50's Introduction to Computer Science
- CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python
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