Programming basics courses can help you learn fundamental concepts like variables, control structures, data types, and functions. You can build skills in problem-solving, debugging, and writing clean, efficient code. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, and programming languages like Python or JavaScript, which are commonly used in web development and software engineering.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Social Media Strategy, Digital Transformation, Professional Networking, Marketing Strategies, Social Network Analysis, Market Analysis, Real Time Data
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Software Design Patterns, Node.JS, Distributed Computing, Dataflow, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Load Balancing, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Real Time Data, Systems Architecture, File I/O, Redis, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Design, Application Performance Management, Javascript, Maintainability
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Dashboard, Automation, Scripting, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Integrity, Data Quality, Google Cloud Platform, Data Validation, Marketing Analytics, Auditing, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Financial Modeling, Regression Analysis, Excel Formulas, Business Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Operations Research, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Probability Distribution, Analysis, Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Process Optimization, Decision Tree Learning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Processing, Big Data, Apache Spark, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Databricks, Infrastructure Security, Data Pipelines, Virtual Networking, Azure DevOps, Virtual Machines, Azure Active Directory, Analytics, Active Directory, Network Security, Model Deployment, Python Programming, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Business Communication, Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, Statistical Methods
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Mobile Development, Gradle, Application Development, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Virtual Environment, Extensible Markup Language (XML), UI Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Project Management Software, Return On Investment, Business Process Automation, Business Metrics, Slack (Software), Project Implementation, Workflow Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Automation, AI Enablement, Performance Metric, AI Workflows, Process Improvement and Optimization, Business Reporting, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, Prompt Engineering, Authentications, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Application Deployment, Cloud Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Development, No-Code Development, Application Design, Generative AI, Web Applications, Authorization (Computing), Back-End Web Development, System Design and Implementation, Frontend Performance, Software Development Life Cycle, Database Management, Problem Solving
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Extensible Markup Language (XML), File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks