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About this 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!

Featured reviews

5.0Reviewed Jun 6, 2024

It is a good course for people who want to know what is software engineering, what kind of role do you play as a software engineer, what kind of tools and skills you'll need and learn.

5.0Reviewed 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!

5.0Reviewed 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

4.0Reviewed Dec 9, 2023

Pauses are needed when transitioning to different topics.. at times I guess we students get confused when does a sub topic start within the video and when does it end

5.0Reviewed Dec 1, 2024

This course helps me in shifting my career towards Software Engineering as I am moving from core engineering to the tech career. I learnt a lot in this course. Thank you.

4.0Reviewed Nov 10, 2025

Course had some good and well laid out material. I did feel like at times it was a bit repetitive with some of the material but for the most part it was good overall

5.0Reviewed Jul 2, 2023

Taking this online course has added not only credit, but also a big contribution to the knowledge I have in the field of software engineering. Big love to IBM team.

4.0Reviewed Aug 23, 2023

For someone to simply understand what Software Engineering field comprises of and thus maybe plan their career path in this field, this is a good introductory course.

5.0Reviewed Sep 10, 2024

This course surprised me in its applicability to software development. It is a great first course in establishing a foundation of programming before actually doing any programming itself.

5.0Reviewed Jul 14, 2024

This Course was incredible. It was informative as well as very easy to handle. Complete details were provided at each level so that the students don't feel any sort of difficulty while learning.

4.0Reviewed Jan 30, 2025

This course is good if you are new to the field of software engineering. However, the voice generator sounds outdated. If this video had aired in the 80s or 90s, it wouldn't have been a problem.

5.0Reviewed Oct 8, 2022

This is a great course taught by industry experts.I find the experts viewpoints very educating because it gives insight into how Software Engineers solve problems daily

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Adam Rigg

1.0

Reviewed May 18, 2023

If you're into robot voice narration and 1980s style educational editing for laser disk productions, this flashback to the past is for you.

Obimba Smart Chukwunenye

5.0

Reviewed Aug 20, 2023

This Introductory course to Software Engineering was all-rounded. After taking this course, the information it delivers is well-rounded and fundamental for a beginner.

Zachary Wyatt

1.0

Reviewed Apr 22, 2023

Incredibly boring course. Presented by TikTok voice. A complete waste of time.

Alam

1.0

Reviewed Feb 7, 2024

The course content is Awesome & i got the overview of the software industry quickly. But they use robot voice. I tried hard to keep focused but it very difficult to keep up with the robot presenter. A real human could made this things more pleasant.

Yongchang Lao

5.0

Reviewed Jan 4, 2023

Simple enough to fast track the learning, while it still manages to maintain the depth levels which allows learner to grapsh the main aspects on software engineering

Ondrej Raso

1.0

Reviewed May 15, 2023

Very bad and very boring.

Ernest Keith Arthur

3.0

Reviewed Mar 4, 2023

A great course by all standards, however, I didn't really enjoy the AI or computer generated voice that was reading the lecture notes. I'd prefer a real person took us through the course. I also enjoyed the industry people who gave their experiences in software development at the various work places

Cengiz Ozel

1.0

Reviewed Jul 11, 2024

Extremely bloated and doesn't start with what's important. It feels like a song in a constant state of build-up but never gets to the point.

Vladislav Golovatenko

2.0

Reviewed Jul 28, 2024

It's okay course if you have absolutely no idea about IT and programming at all. Otherwise, you end up listening to boring text read by machine reader. There's a reason why you need a real person in the course, it just makes it real, personal.

Lucky Alade

5.0

Reviewed Jan 12, 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.

Deleted Account

1.0

Reviewed Jun 17, 2023

they are issuing certificate to coursera

not to the participant who enrolled the course

Sarfaraz Unar

5.0

Reviewed Jan 6, 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

Saviour Aniekan Eking

5.0

Reviewed Oct 9, 2022

This is a great course taught by industry experts.

I find the experts viewpoints very educating because it gives insight into how Software Engineers solve problems daily

mon myatzaw

5.0

Reviewed Nov 21, 2022

This course is a must to enroll for beginners in software engineering. I really like the way they present the lecture, and the hands-on activity.

Deleted Account

1.0

Reviewed Jun 6, 2025

I've never seen a course about anything, anywhere, as boring as this: It's basically a multiple hour powerpoint read out by a monotone generated voice. It's stultifying. Awful.

Dev Rajiv Desai

1.0

Reviewed Jun 30, 2024

certificate without name is being issued

Christina Cappelli

1.0

Reviewed Oct 4, 2024

ai voice is hard to listen yo

David Price

5.0

Reviewed Apr 24, 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!

Sharon Allen

5.0

Reviewed May 21, 2024

This fantastic course provides the foundation and knowledge of different technical roles, methodologies, frameworks, jobs to consider, and advice from SMEs on this career journey.

Ruslan Sotnikov

4.0

Reviewed Apr 2, 2023

There were some errors in the practical exercies in coding.

And in some places the explanation was too abstract