Beginner Professional Java – Learn to Code for Work and Fun

Learn to code from no prior experience. Train for a career in software, or learn how to teach coding.

Created by: Jenny Brown
Professional Software Engineer and Coding Mentor (22 yrs)

What Will I Learn?

• Become a coder! Plan and write text console applications using core Java language programming
• Use efficient debugging techniques for finding and solving problems in your programs
• Be ready to learn other code libraries, make sense of their documentation, and integrate them with your program (including game mod systems and others). Be able to make a learning plan for yourself.
• Apply study techniques learned during this course to ease your process of learning other new technologies and programming languages
• Choose which areas of software development you may want to study next and know how to begin
• Know enough coding to teach a junior high or high school computer science course beyond Scratch.

Requirements

• Plan to spend 5-10 hours per week on this course to be most successful.
• Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop/desktop. Tablets are not sufficient.
• You should have basic computer literacy, and be comfortable with arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• We'll explain software installation.

Target audience

• You are a complete beginner to programming, and want a course with a gentle learning curve that helps you solidly learn and apply the basics.
• You want to start a journey towards a career in coding. You will find this a welcoming and supportive place to start.
• You are a teacher who wants to teach computer science at a junior high to high school level. Go through the course to learn for yourself, and then check Udemy's institutional offerings for class enrollment.