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    Quick Facts

    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Course Overview

    With each passing day, the world turns more and more digital raising the need and value of object-oriented programming to new heights. Creative coding is fast becoming one of the most in-demand courses of this time as it gives its learners a common medium for some of the best sectors in the multimedia industry like games, art, and design. 

    The course puts special emphasis on the candidates’ experiences in creative interaction to provide them with insights that will help them to go past the basic queries and doubts at the start of the coding learning phase. The concepts it teaches can be applied to various types of media including important ones like 2D graphics, image and video processing, and animation. 

    The contents of the course go into great detail at some parts of the syllabus that are quite significant to the industry such as data visualization, transformation and translation, and Document Object Model (DOM). Overall, the course prepares the applicants by giving them some of the best fundamental coding skills of the cyber world.

    The Highlights

    • 14 weeks long

    • Introductory level education

    • Free course accessible

    • edX offered course

    • Instructors from NYU 

    • NYU’s logo on the certificate

    • Shareable certificate

    • Self-paced learning

    • 8-10 hours of effort required weekly

    Programme Offerings

    • Projects
    • assignments
    • instructor led sessions
    • videos
    • tests
    • quizzes
    • E-learning

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 18648yesNYU

    The details related to the course fee have been mentioned below.

    • The course has two different modes of learning based on their fee criteria.

    • First is the audited course that makes the course accessible for free.

    • The other mode is upgraded which offers certification to the candidates, accessible upon payment of the fee of Rs 18,648.

    Course category

    Amount in Rs.

    Audited course

    Free

    Upgraded course

    Rs. 18,648


    Eligibility Criteria

    Education

    Although it is not a necessity for the candidates to be able to programme, it will definitely help them if they had some level of background in programming languages like Python, Java, or C++.

    Certification Qualifying Details  

    For candidates to receive the creative coding course certificate they will need to upgrade their course by paying a small cost.

    What you will learn

    Programming skillsAnimation skills

    When the candidates have finished this programme, they will have acquired great new skills allowing them to progress in their careers. 

    • Candidates will learn how to make original creative works by conceptualizing and idealising to design it on their medium of software.

    • Applicants will also learn what actually are the fundamentals of computational thinking and how to apply it through p5.js

    • Participants will be able to make a strategy for their personal growth and learning that will give them problem-solving skills

    • Candidates will get the best practice within real-time frameworks and object-oriented programming events for designing software.

    • Applicants will also be taught the contemporary practices and computational arts to give them a sense of cultural literacy.

    • Concepts such as harmonic motion and animation as well as data visualisation hold special significance in the syllabi of the candidates.


    Who it is for

    The candidates who are ideally suited for the course are:

    • The candidates who are looking for a new line of work and want to join the multimedia industry will find this programme as one of the best places to start.

    • Cyber enthusiasts who want to make their mark on the digital world can use this course as a stepping off point.


    Application Details

    Applicants who have found themselves interested in the course and are looking to join it have to go through the below-mentioned instructions first.

    Step 1: Applicants need to visit the official webpage of this course.

    https://www.edx.org/course/creative-coding

    Step 2: Once on the webpage, they can find the ‘Enrol’ icon on it which they have to click on.

    Step 3: This will lead them to the log-in page where they can either log into it with their previous accounts, if any, or they can create a new account on the website itself.

    Step 4: After registration or logging in, they will be taken to a course page where they will have to choose which mode of learning they want to pursue.

    Step 5: If they wish to pursue the audited course which is free, they can click on the icon saying ‘Audit this Course’. If not, they can choose to upgrade the course.

    Step 6: After deciding to upgrade, candidates will be directed to a payment page where they have to pay for the course.

    The Syllabus

    NYU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

    1: What is the duration of the course?

    The course and its contents have been spanned over a period of 14 weeks. In a week, the candidates will have to put in, from 8 to 10, hours of dedicated learning.

    2: Who is the course instructor?

    Kevin Siwoff will act as the instructor of the course. He is an adjunct professor at the prestigious New York University.

    3: What level of education is this course?

    The course, Creative Coding, and its contents have been designed to be an introductory level of education and to provide the applicants with basic fundamental knowledge about programming.

    4: Which university is offering this course?

    The course, Creative Coding, has been offered by the esteemed New York University. It is one of the only 60 institutions that are a member of the Association of American Universities.

    5: What is edX?

    edX is an organisation that aims to make high-quality education instantly accessible to everyone on the planet. It was founded by the esteemed Harvard and MIT universities.

    6: What type of learning will this course offer?

    The course offers instructor-led sessions to the applicants. However, the course is a self-paced one so the candidates can conveniently choose when and where to take these e-learning videos.

    7: What are the eligibility criteria for the course?

    Being an introductory course, the programme does not have any eligibility criteria but it will be helpful for candidates if they have some knowledge of object-oriented programming languages.

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