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About the Course

Are you curious about the lucrative field that is software engineering and how you might be a part of it? This is the course for you! By taking this course, you will gain foundational knowledge of software development, programming, and the many exciting job roles and career paths that the IT industry offers. Learn about the power of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and modern software development frameworks methodologies like Agile and Scrum. Explore fundamental programming principles and foundations of design, architecture, and deployment. The course offers a number of labs that will help you get important hands-on experience. These include getting started with an IDE, the basics of programming in Python, and Hello World in 10 languages. The field of software engineering is growing at an estimated rate of 22% according to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics. In addition to aspiring software engineers, front-end, back-end, full-stack developers, and DevOps professionals, this course is also suitable for those in related careers such as Product and Project Managers, IT Managers, Information Developers, UI/UX designers, and others who communicate and interact with software engineers. You will learn about the different job opportunities and possible career paths in software engineering and hear from industry professionals about their daily work. Software engineering professionals are in great demand, and now is the right time to learn more about this exciting domain. Start by enrolling now!...

Top reviews

Apr 23, 2023

Great course for anyone wanting to get into Software Engineering, or a great refresher for those who have SE experience but need to fill in any gaps they may have. Highly recommended!

Jan 11, 2024

This course is the best introduction course in Coursera in terms of learning everything you need to know about Software Development. You will feel like a pro after completing this course.

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By Nick M

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Nov 20, 2024

VERY thorough! Could use more hands on opporuntities.

By gowsalya s

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Aug 25, 2024

Nice experience and learning new things day by day

By Vaihau

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Apr 24, 2025

Very useful and informative course. I enjoyed it.

By sreyas p

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Mar 27, 2025

The opinions of the experts are so motivating

By v V

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Nov 10, 2023

too many unnecessary details in some lessons

By Dalma P

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Jan 10, 2025

Buen contenido pero poco detallado

By Patrick K T

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Sep 7, 2023

very helpful. Thanks to all of you

By KURUBA P L

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Jul 3, 2024

nice to gain some important stuff

By Roberto A A A

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Dec 29, 2024

Excelente curso para aprendizaje

By Shaykh J

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Mar 20, 2025

Very informative and pragmatic

By LIMBACHIYA H H B

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Feb 4, 2025

Very Useful Developed Software

By KHARTADE H K

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Nov 15, 2024

osm course i like it very much

By Deleted A

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Feb 20, 2025

More hands on would be nice

By Lavanya A

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Oct 25, 2024

excellent the coursera team

By Muvanika M

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Sep 17, 2024

It was too good to be true.

By Robert J

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Aug 18, 2024

Good for Absolute Beginners

By Gino B

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May 13, 2025

to much innecesary content

By Ibrahim

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Oct 24, 2025

It's a good introduction

By Suraj J

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Aug 30, 2024

Quite Good for beginners

By 李明儒

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Feb 1, 2025

Very good and detailed.

By suleiman s

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Aug 30, 2024

Very nice and Educative

By Jarlinton M Z

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Jul 14, 2023

Good references course.

By Gandham S

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Jan 26, 2023

Gave me a good overview

By Frank W

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Mar 11, 2025

instructional and fun

By Muhammad R M

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Sep 12, 2024

Good training course