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Programming Basics Courses

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.


Popular Programming Basics Courses and Certifications


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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Certificado en Gestión y Políticas en Salud Pública

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Diagnostic Tests, Descriptive Analytics, Business Analytics, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Key Infrastructure, Gerontology, Health Policy, Healthcare Ethics, Digital Transformation, Team Leadership, Occupational Health, Telehealth, Program Evaluation, Public Health, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Policy Analysis, Health Systems

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Cloud Spanner について

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Database Administration, Database Development, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Data Migration, Cloud Applications, Relational Databases, SQL, Cloud Development, Query Languages, Database Design, Dataflow, Scalability, Transaction Processing, Disaster Recovery

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Power Electronics Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Power Electronics, Computer Vision, Convolutional Neural Networks, Display Devices, Control Systems, Debugging, Image Analysis, Computer Displays, Tensorflow, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Electronic Systems, Computer Programming Tools, Software Development Tools, Embedded Software, Electrical Engineering, Deep Learning, Systems Design, Artificial Neural Networks, Electronic Components

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    IIT Guwahati

    Bachelor of Science in Data Science & AI

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Social Network Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Cloud Computing Architecture, Linear Algebra, Data Structures, R (Software), Data Warehousing, Database Design, Model Evaluation, Database Management, Algorithms, Java Programming, Deep Learning, Portfolio Management, Oral Comprehension, C (Programming Language), Econometrics, Spreadsheet Software, Matplotlib

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Packt

    Mastering 3D Pathfinding with Octree

    Skills you'll gain: Spatial Analysis, C# (Programming Language)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of London

    Graduate Certificate in Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Game Design, Full-Stack Web Development, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, Agile Software Development, Animations, Data Ethics, Event-Driven Programming, Git (Version Control System), Web Applications, Incident Response, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Data Transformation, Combinatorics, Database Design, Model Evaluation, Web Development, Generative AI

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • U

    University of California, Berkeley

    Master of Advanced Study in Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Medical Imaging, File I/O, Materials science, Exploratory Data Analysis, Java Programming, Semiconductors, Medical Devices, Finite Element Methods, Team Leadership, Energy and Utilities, Control Systems, Mechanics, Robotics, Radiation Protection, Sustainable Engineering, Structural Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Vibrations, Climate Change Programs

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of London

    International Foundation Programme for Computer Science (IFP)

    Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Design, Databases, Descriptive Statistics, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Statistical Inference, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Algebra, Computational Logic, Calculus, General Mathematics, Trigonometry

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Master of Computer Science (feat. Data Science Track)

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Huddersfield

    BSc Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Linear Algebra, Computational Logic, Statistical Software, Integral Calculus, Matplotlib, Plot (Graphics), Calculus, R Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Logical Reasoning, Differential Equations, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Applied Mathematics, Deductive Reasoning, General Mathematics, Bayesian Statistics, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • G

    Google Cloud

    데이터 분석가를 위한 BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, SQL, Dashboard Creation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Google Sheets, Data Pipelines

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Leeds

    Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Social Network Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Storytelling, R (Software), Exploratory Data Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Supervised Learning, Network Analysis, Web Scraping, Statistical Modeling, Python Programming, Data Preprocessing

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • Certificado en Gestión y Políticas en Salud Pública: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Cloud Spanner について: Google Cloud
  • Power Electronics Graduate Certificate: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Bachelor of Science in Data Science & AI: IIT Guwahati
  • Mastering 3D Pathfinding with Octree: Packt
  • Graduate Certificate in Computer Science: University of London
  • Master of Advanced Study in Engineering: University of California, Berkeley
  • International Foundation Programme for Computer Science (IFP): University of London
  • Master of Computer Science (feat. Data Science Track): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • BSc Data Science: University of Huddersfield

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