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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 5, 2025

This course is amazing it covers all fundamental concepts that are required for Software Engineering. This course helped me to master concepts and fundamentals. Thanks Coursera & IBM

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By Viktor

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Apr 2, 2025

I have just remembered some things from my software engineering class. Thanks.

By Ahmad S

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Sep 16, 2025

Should have provided more examples when explaining some of the things.

By Ajinkya X

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Sep 15, 2023

good for someone who has zero knowledge about software development

By Sergio A

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Sep 16, 2024

The information really doesn't prepare you for the last project.

By Thato P

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Mar 19, 2025

Course is very informative, but contains a lot of repetition.

By kumar g

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Jul 17, 2024

It's very basic course and suitable only for college students

By Barbra B

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Apr 10, 2024

Some plug ins did not work. Please review course material.

By Zainab K

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Feb 19, 2026

No instructor, only video introductions like ppt reading

By Alfie R

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Nov 23, 2025

too much talk and kinda boring , and its like ai made

By David C

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Aug 22, 2025

Cannot access the IDE to complete the lab training

By Seyed a m R

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Jan 28, 2025

The Audio does not give a good feeling of teaching

By Tinomudaishe N

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Sep 17, 2023

Human interaction would be a nice addition.

By MOHAMMAD M P

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Feb 12, 2026

THIS SECTION IS A BIG SOLID THEORY PART

By Reuben A

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Sep 6, 2025

It very internsive and fun. Thank you

By Mohamed A

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Jul 4, 2024

كورس جيد جدا لكن ينقصه محتوى القراءة

By Eduardo F B d S

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Nov 6, 2024

Muito teórico,pouca mão na massa.

By Berdan S

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Jan 26, 2025

To much videos, too much theory

By Yongseang L

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Jan 22, 2025

good for complete beginners.

By Abi M

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Oct 21, 2024

Learn something new ideas

By Maitha M H A F

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Mar 12, 2024

It was a bit difficult.

By Rodrigo A

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Dec 5, 2025

I want more coding

By Keifvin M

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Feb 13, 2025

It was ok

By Ho V T

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Oct 21, 2025

Khong

By Vishal G ( G

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Sep 30, 2024

NICE

By naka s

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Jun 21, 2024