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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Programming Fundamentals certification is an online course, conducted for 4 weeks, is prepared by Duke University and is offered by Coursera. This course is the first part of the specialization, Introductory C Programming Specialization which focuses on programming essentials, the skills of which are necessary for making a career in software development or other fields.
Programming Fundamentals training is extended for students in different subtitles like English, Spanish, German, French, and more. This certification course will be teaching the participants fundamental programming activities like analysing, understanding, generating the algorithms, requirement verification, implementation of algorithms, and other resource consumption. With this course completion certificate, participants can develop certain algorithms along with reading programming codes, and also relate algorithms to programming.
The Highlights
- 100% online programme
- Beginner level course
- 18 hours of classes
- 9 subtitles available
- Self-paced learning
- Certificate by Coursera
Programme Offerings
- Online Course
- Certificate upon completion
- Flexible Deadlines
- Graded Assignments
- Course in English
- 9 Subtitles Available
- Lectures
- peer reviews
- Graded Quizzes
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
After enrollment, the Programming Fundamentals certification fee is usually zero till the trial period of 7 days ends.
Programming Fundamentals Fee Structure
| Particulars | Fee Amount in INR |
| Programming Fundamentals - Audit course | Free |
| Programming Fundamentals - 1 month | Rs.4,015/- |
| Programming Fundamentals - 3 months | Rs.8,031/- |
| Programming Fundamentals - 6 months | Rs.12,046/- |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
Programming Fundamentals certification by Coursera is only given to students who have complete attendance in video lectures, graded quizzes, and graded assignments.
What you will learn
With this Programming Fundamentals certification syllabus, candidates will be introduced to different problem-solving concepts like the Seven Steps which will be useful for developing an algorithm, then further moving onto solving programming problems by reading codes and then understanding concepts of programming that are related to algorithms.
Admission Details
The Programming Fundamentals admission process is:
Step 1: Visit the official link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-fundamental.
Step 2: Find the ‘Enrol for Free’ button, after the first step and click it.
Step 3: After creating an account, look for any financial support if needed.
Step 4: Later on with this step admission will be granted, and one can access the course during the free trial period.
Step 5: Later on to keep the admission and access, the students need to start paying a fee.
Application Details
Instead of any tedious application form filling, the easiest way to apply for a Coursera programme is to create a student account and opt for the course.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Why You Should Learn to Program
- Stepping Through An Algorithm
- Testing an Algorithm for a Numerical Sequence
- A Pattern of Squares
- Testing a Pattern of Squares
- Drawing a Rectangle
- Closest Point
- Generalizing Closest Point
Readings
- Programming: Plan First, Then Code
- Overview of the Seven Steps
- Algorithms
- Step 1: Work an Example Yourself
- Step 2: Write Down What You Just Did
- Step 3: Generalize Your Steps
- Step 4: Test Your Algorithm
- A Pattern of Squares
- Next Steps
Practice Exercises
- Steps 1–4
- Algorithm Practice
- Algorithms
Videos
- Why You Should Learn to Read Code
- Declaring and Assigning a Variable
- Examples of Expressions
- Using Functions for Abstraction
- Execution of Function Calls
- Printing Example
- Execution of If/Else
- Execution of Switch/Case
- While Loops
- Equivalent For and While Loops
- Execution of Nested Loops
- Execution of Continue
Readings
- Declaring a Variable
- Assigning a Variable
- Expressions with Common Operators
- Anatomy of a Function
- How to Evaluate a Function
- Scope
- Printing
- Conditional Statements
- If/Else
- Switch/Case
- Shorthand
- Loops for Repetition
- While Loops
- Do/While Loops
- For Loops
- Continue and Break
- Higher-level Meaning
Practice Exercises
- Variables and Expressions
- Functions
- Printing
- Logical Operators
- Conditional Statements
- While Loops
- Loops
- Reading Code
Videos
- Introduction to Types
- Types and Formatted Output
- Type Conversion
- Everything Is a Number
- Struct for a Rectangle
- Uses of Typedef
- Enumerated Types
- A Duke Software Engineering Student on the Importance of Planning
Readings
- Converting between Decimal and Binary
- Looking under the Hood
- Basic Data Types
- char
- int
- float and double
- Printing redux
- Expressions Have Types
- Type Conversion
- Casting
- Overflow and Underflow
- "Non-numbers"
- Strings
- Images
- Sound and Video
- Structs
- Typedef
- Enumerated Types
Practice Exercises
- Decimal, Hex, and Binary
- Basic Data Types
- Expressions Have Types
- "Non-numbers"
- Complex, Custom Data Types
- Types
Videos
- Importance of Writing a Specific Algorithm
- Introduction to Sorting
Reading
Sample PB&J Algorithm with Feedback
Practice Exercise
- Writing a Sorting Algorithm
Instructors
Duke University, Durham Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Students can find 4 weekly modules consisting of lectures, readings, and practise exercises.
Since completing the course does not allow any academic credit so no transcript can be found.
No mandate is there to visit any college campus for studying this.
Chances of refund is zero when candidates have already paid.
Candidates can use either the chat or the email option for contacting Coursera.
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