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Building Smarter Software: GenAI Tools and Practices Specialization

Coursera

Building Smarter Software: GenAI Tools and Practices Specialization

Transform Development with GenAI Integration.

Learn to integrate AI tools across software development roles for enhanced productivity.

Starweaver
Karlis Zars
Christopher Klaus

Instructors: Starweaver

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

from 135 reviews of courses in this program

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Integrate GenAI tools into development workflows across front-end, back-end, mobile, and DevOps roles

  • Apply software development fundamentals including version control, debugging, and testing management

  • Implement responsible AI practices while maintaining code quality and human oversight in development processes

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Specialization - 8 course series

GenAI for Software Engineering Teams

GenAI for Software Engineering Teams

Course 1, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Develop an understanding of GenAI tools and strategies for using them to increase team collaboration & efficiency within software engineering teams.

  • Utilize GenAI tools to refine software development processes and enhance project outcomes.

  • Master a framework for staying ahead of GenAI advancements in the field of software engineering.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Data Ethics
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Collaborative Software
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Software Engineering Tools
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: AI Integrations
GenAI for Back-End Web Developers

GenAI for Back-End Web Developers

Course 2, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of GenAI for enhancing back-end development functions.

  • Explore real-world applications of GenAI in back-end development scenarios.

  • Deploy strategies and tactics to responsibly integrate GenAI into web development practices, while maintaining human oversight and accountability.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: AI literacy
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Databases
Category: Database Management
Category: API Design
Category: Database Development
Category: Risk Management
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: AI Integrations
GenAI for Front-End Developers

GenAI for Front-End Developers

Course 3, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of GenAI for basic role-specific front-end development functions.

  • Examine real-world applications to leverage GenAI for streamlining work and fostering innovation in front-end development functions.

  • Deploy strategies & tactics to responsibly integrate GenAI into front-end development practices while maintaining human oversight and accountability.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Test Automation
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Frontend Integration
Category: UI/UX Strategy
Category: AI literacy

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Token Optimization
Category: OpenAI API
Category: Authentications
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: API Testing
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Context Engineering
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Model Optimization
Category: ChatGPT
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Key Management
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
GenAI for Application Developers

GenAI for Application Developers

Course 5, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of Gemini for Google Cloud (Duet AI) for application development functions.

  • Examine real-world applications to leverage GenAI for streamlining work and fostering innovation in application development.

  • Deploy strategies & tactics to responsibly integrate GenAI into application development practices while maintaining human oversight & accountability.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Google Cloud Platform
Category: Google Gemini
Category: Application Development
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Gemini
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Debugging
Category: Cloud-Based Integration
Category: AI literacy

What you'll learn

  • Identify the fundamentals of version control in software development.

  • Identify common bugs and apply effective debugging strategies.

  • Evaluate the principles of object-oriented programming and its implementation in code.

  • Recognize basic design patterns in object-oriented programming for more efficient software design.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Debugging
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Version Control
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Program Development
Category: Object Oriented Design
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Software Design
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Software Development Tools
Manage Your Versions with Git (Part I)

Manage Your Versions with Git (Part I)

Course 7, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understanding how Git works

  • Understanding Git terminologies

  • Using Git for basic version management

Skills you'll gain

Category: Version Control
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Project Management
Create Your First Web App with Python and Flask

Create Your First Web App with Python and Flask

Course 8, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create Web Applications with Flask

  • Use WTForms and SQLAlchemy in Flask Applications

  • Use Templates in Flask Applications

Skills you'll gain

Category: Flask (Web Framework)
Category: Python Programming
Category: Web Applications
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Database Management
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Software Development
Category: Object-Relational Mapping
Category: Web Development
Category: Application Development
Category: Database Application
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Application Frameworks

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Instructors

Starweaver
Coursera
603 Courses1,237,619 learners
Karlis Zars
33 Courses73,149 learners
Christopher Klaus
Coursera
16 Courses18,835 learners

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