About this Specialization

This specialization is designed to let you explore computational thinking and beginning C programming topics, applying those concepts to develop solutions to a variety of practical problems.The first course assumes no programming experience, and throughout the 4 courses in the specialization you'll learn about both computational thinking and C programming. The material in the courses in the specialization is equivalent to our computational thinking course at UCCS.
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Approximately 4 months to complete
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English
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online courses
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible Schedule
Set and maintain flexible deadlines.
Beginner Level
Approximately 4 months to complete
Suggested pace of 3 hours/week
English

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Hands-on Project

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When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.

There are 4 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code

4.6
stars
340 ratings
Course2

Course 2

Data Analysis and Representation, Selection and Iteration

4.7
stars
84 ratings
Course3

Course 3

Abstraction, Problem Decomposition, and Functions

4.7
stars
33 ratings
Course4

Course 4

Simulation, Algorithm Analysis, and Pointers

4.4
stars
34 ratings

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