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About the Course

Have you ever heard that computers "think"? Believe it or not, computers really do not think. Instead, they do exactly what we tell them to do. Programming is, "telling the computer what to do and how to do it." Before you can think about programming a computer, you need to work out exactly what it is you want to tell the computer to do. Thinking through problems this way is Computational Thinking. Computational Thinking allows us to take complex problems, understand what the problem is, and develop solutions. We can present these solutions in a way that both computers and people can understand. The course includes an introduction to computational thinking and a broad definition of each concept, a series of real-world cases that illustrate how computational thinking can be used to solve complex problems, and a student project that asks you to apply what they are learning about Computational Thinking in a real-world situation. This project will be completed in stages (and milestones) and will also include a final disaster response plan you'll share with other learners like you. This course is designed for anyone who is just beginning programming, is thinking about programming or simply wants to understand a new way of thinking about problems critically. No prior programming is needed. The examples in this course may feel particularly relevant to a High School audience and were designed to be understandable by anyone. You will learn: -To define Computational Thinking components including abstraction, problem identification, decomposition, pattern recognition, algorithms, and evaluating solutions -To recognize Computational Thinking concepts in practice through a series of real-world case examples -To develop solutions through the application of Computational Thinking concepts to real world problems...

Top reviews

EO

May 27, 2021

The course helped me develop problem thinking skills and I appreciate the real life examples used in teaching the course. They made understanding the concepts much easier.

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Jul 27, 2021

This course is what I really need to understand what is Computational Thinking. I learned about all aspect of it. To who want to begin your road to Computer Science, this course is my recommend

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By Bhagyoday M

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Apr 22, 2021

This was a very nice course, I really enjoyed that course. I'm glad to took or enrolled for this course. I like the course and the quizzes in video and the practice tests.

By Yogyata C

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Apr 19, 2022

It is cool and I have learnt so many things through this course . Due to this course my concept for algorithm is build strongly. Thank you for such a intersting course.

By Joseph F

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May 17, 2021

I really enjoyed this course. I have learned the techniques to tackling problems (especially in a way that the computer will interpret) in this computer age.

By Jerome L

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May 24, 2021

This course is great for those who have troubles how to solve a problem. The course teaches you how to break down a big problem and manage it step by step.

By Ali A A K

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Oct 3, 2024

A good course especially for beginners to adapt a new mindset of thinking in a way that could help to solve real life problems with the use of computers.

By Pankaj D

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May 6, 2021

The course content was good and well explained. But I expected it to be more rigorous. Many videos had repetition of same content

By Mariya R

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Jun 22, 2022

This course was very informative and I could learn many new aspects which can be used in our day to day problem solving.

By Adelaja D

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Apr 18, 2022

this course is a course to take if you planning on escalating in your career to think like the computer

By Russell W

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May 12, 2021

I enjoyed the course it gave a good foundation on to problem solve and to develop an algorithmic model.

By Mạnh P

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Sep 12, 2021

help me how to solve a problem in a dynamic and resonable way!! i have a good time with that course

By Effah A

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Jun 4, 2021

THIS COURSE MAKES YOU THINK AND ALWAYS FIND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

I RECOMMEND FOR EVERYONE

By Jānis Ā

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May 31, 2021

Having peer review is not most optimal, but otherwise quite interesting and useful content.

By Douglas R

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Jun 5, 2021

great course, need to incorporate alittle bit of coding at the end for it to be complete

By rahma a

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Dec 24, 2022

It was a great course and got me excited to dive into more courses on the same topic.

By Aditya P

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May 24, 2021

Great course on computational thinking and its application in various diverse fields.

By Maheswari M

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Nov 19, 2022

nice course and excellent explanation by the professor of University of Michigan.

By Girish D K

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May 30, 2021

You can Learn new things from it and the most basics of writing the algorithms.

By Sagrario S

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May 19, 2021

Great introduction to the process of problem solving by computational thinking

By Abdur R

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Aug 3, 2021

Makes us able to gain the ability of a structured thinking mechanism

By Yasser G

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Apr 24, 2021

The course is good and afford you the basics of problem solving.

By Priya S 2

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May 18, 2021

The course is very nice and easy to start from scratch

By Bhagwan D G

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May 19, 2021

I am unable to complete the peer graded submssion.

By Judy A

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Mar 10, 2022

I really liked this class a lot gained knowledge.

By noor o

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Aug 22, 2022

Truly incredible, great outcomes, learned a lot!

By brilian a a

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Apr 24, 2021

Clear and well transfer knowledge and material