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Coding for Beginners Courses

Coding for beginners courses can help you learn programming fundamentals, syntax, algorithms, and problem-solving techniques. You can build skills in writing clean code, debugging, and understanding data structures. Many courses introduce tools like Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) such as Visual Studio Code, and languages like Python or JavaScript, which are commonly used in web development and software engineering.


Popular Coding for Beginners Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Mastering Data Analysis with Pandas

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, NumPy, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    174 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Michigan

    Ethics in Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Engineering Practices, Biomedical Engineering, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Social Impact, Engineering, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Software Engineering, Safety Assurance

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    81 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Designing Effective Science Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Human Learning, Education Software and Technology, Technical Communication, Education and Training, Writing, Community Outreach, Learning Theory, Research, Technical Writing, Learning Management Systems, Scientific Methods, Media and Communications, Science and Research, Persuasive Communication, Program Evaluation, Interviewing Skills, Photography, Infographics, Storytelling

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    130 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Basics of Cisco Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Network Security, Routing Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Switches, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing, Networking Hardware, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    110 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM COBOL Software Development Process

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, z/OS, COBOL (Programming Language), Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Systems Development, Pseudocode, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Software Design, Systems Architecture, Mainframe Computing, Programming Principles, Scrum (Software Development), Software Testing

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    63 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tel Aviv University

    Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I - The Role of the State

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Tax, Economics, Sustainable Development, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Policy Analysis, Technology Strategies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    383 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Peking University

    《Health Education and Nursing Practice》(健康教育与护理实践)

    Skills you'll gain: Health Education, Health Technology, Nurse Education, Nursing Care, Nursing, Nursing Management, Health Promotion, Nursing Practices, Patient Education And Counseling, Healthcare Ethics

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    83 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    New York University

    Overview of Advanced Methods of Reinforcement Learning in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Derivatives, Market Liquidity, Finance, Market Dynamics, Risking, Financial Modeling, Market Data, Credit Risk, Machine Learning

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    85 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Data Mining Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Text Mining, Innovation, Data Integration, Unstructured Data, Big Data, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Feature Engineering, Analysis, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing, Technical Writing, Classification Algorithms, Algorithms

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    48 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Data Science and Analysis Tools - from Jupyter to R Markdown

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Box Plots, Plot (Graphics), Descriptive Statistics, Scatter Plots, Histogram, Jupyter, Matplotlib, Data Presentation, Ggplot2, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, R Programming, Python Programming

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of London

    Introduction to Applied Cryptography

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Information Systems Security, Cyber Attacks, Key Management, Infrastructure Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Authentications, Mobile Security, Data Integrity, Algorithms

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    76 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Flutter & Dart - Complete App Development Course

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Data Persistence, Interactive Data Visualization, Database Management, Real Time Data, Computer Programming, Data Management, Software Installation, Data Structures, Data Modeling

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular coding for beginners courses

  • Mastering Data Analysis with Pandas: Coursera
  • Ethics in Engineering: University of Michigan
  • Designing Effective Science Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Basics of Cisco Networking: LearnQuest
  • IBM COBOL Software Development Process: IBM
  • Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I - The Role of the State: Tel Aviv University
  • 《Health Education and Nursing Practice》(健康教育与护理实践): Peking University
  • Overview of Advanced Methods of Reinforcement Learning in Finance: New York University
  • Data Mining Project: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Data Science and Analysis Tools - from Jupyter to R Markdown: Codio

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