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About the Course

Are you curious about the lucrative field that is software engineering and how you might be a part of it? This is the course for you! By taking this course you will gain foundational knowledge of software development, programming, and the many exciting job roles and career paths that the IT industry offers. Learn about the power of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and modern software development frameworks methodologies like Agile and Scrum. Explore fundamental programming principles and foundations of design, architecture, and deployment. The course offers a number of labs that will help you get important hands-on experience. These include, getting started with an IDE, basics of programming in Python, and Hello World in 10 languages. The field of software engineering is growing at an estimated rate of 22% according to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics. In addition to aspiring software engineers, front-end, back-end, full stack developers and DevOps professionals, this course is also suitable for those in related careers such as Product and Project Managers, IT Managers, Information Developers, UI/UX designers and others who communicate and interact with software engineers. You will learn about the different job opportunities and possible career paths in the software engineering field and also hear from industry professionals about what they do on a day-to-day basis. Professionals in the software engineering field are in great demand and now is a great time to learn more about this exciting domain. Start by enrolling now!...

Top reviews

FZ

Jul 15, 2024

This Course was incredible. It was informative as well as very easy to handle. Complete details were provided at each level so that the students don't feel any sort of difficulty while learning.

RP

Sep 11, 2024

This course surprised me in its applicability to software development. It is a great first course in establishing a foundation of programming before actually doing any programming itself.

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By Refiloe M

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Nov 25, 2022

I enjoyed this course and it made me gain more interest to want to learn more so I can execute in this career field. Except that i could not view the backend lecture in one of the video modules. i have been emailing the coursera team and still got no help.

By Abhishek S

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Oct 1, 2024

I found this course too much theoretical. I think we are going to be a programmer so we should focus more upon programming, learning coding. While the theoretical knowledge is important as well and I understand that it's the beginning of complete course.

By Odin M

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Feb 10, 2025

I find it nice. Yet, I find some sections quite shallow, particularly on the software architectural patterns. Somehow, I can't figure out how those are programmed or how they looks like in code. However, it is a great introductory course. Thanks for it.

By KALYANI B S

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Jul 21, 2024

Wonderful course and i done every project. the content which was given in this project it was understable and easy to understand and learn. https://github.com/ibm-developer-skills-network/jbbmo-Introduction-to-Git-and-GitHub/blob/master/README.md

By Fede S

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Jun 3, 2023

El curso esta bastante bueno. Lo que me juega en contra es el no entender ingles.

Traduzco todo online pero muchas veces no entiendo expresiones o conceptos, por eso mismo trato de mirar video tutoriales en español en paralelo al curso.

By Jeremy T

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Jun 23, 2024

A very detailed and in-depth over view of Software Engineering. There are several sections where maybe they go to far into the weeds for an introductory over view of the field, but that is not a bad thing at all in my opinion.

By Bayu W

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Jan 31, 2025

This course is good if you are new to the field of software engineering. However, the voice generator sounds outdated. If this video had aired in the 80s or 90s, it wouldn't have been a problem.

By Marco C

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Jan 10, 2025

I have learned a lot from this course, but I think something should still be improved. Some videos are just big lists of terms, and the AI voice makes them difficult to follow.

By بشاير ج س ا

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Oct 26, 2024

This course was great and the best part was the practical part. It was simple but it was great. If you add more practical part it will be more fun than theoretical education.

By Hardy T

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Dec 10, 2023

Pauses are needed when transitioning to different topics.. at times I guess we students get confused when does a sub topic start within the video and when does it end

By Sherly C h

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Aug 24, 2023

For someone to simply understand what Software Engineering field comprises of and thus maybe plan their career path in this field, this is a good introductory course.

By Haqdad K

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Jan 5, 2025

This course was awesome, covering all relavent fields to SE. But on the other hand, it lacks hands-on labs throughout the course which I think needs to be improved.

By Jeilsyn D A B

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Sep 1, 2024

En general está bien estructurado, las explicaciones son comprensibles. Sin embargo hubiese estado bien tener a disposición más tareas a realizar en cada módulo.

By Chuck I

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Oct 31, 2024

Covers a lot of ground. If you've been in the tech world, much of it will be review. If nothing else, it's a good "warm up" for the main curriculum's content.

By Bruno F

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Jun 27, 2024

Great approach to the theoretical part of programming, however a bit too theoretical though. There could be more hands-on activites other than only the Labs

By John B S

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Jan 13, 2025

The videos are extensive and well explained but I need reading materials but overall this course is great in introducing software engineering concepts

By Emad S

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Oct 14, 2024

Great course—comprehensive and well-structured. I highly recommend it for beginners and anyone transitioning into a career in software engineering.

By Adhil M

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Aug 1, 2024

It is good for those who have the mentality to pursue in software engineering. This course provide the best way to enroll into software field.

By Muneeb A K

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Feb 9, 2025

The course was no doubt extremely interesting and informative but I get the notion that sometimes the course content becomes hard to digest

By Angel L

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Nov 25, 2023

The content provided is quite useful for beginners because it covers the fundamental aspects of this field. I highly recommend it.

By Facundo N

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Oct 20, 2024

It was a very nice course, very complete, maybe too much complete (and extensive) for an introduction, but the content was great.

By Mourad R

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Sep 15, 2024

it need to increase the assignment about design and the uses of UML diagrams, also need more details how to write Full SRS

By MARTIN M

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Oct 2, 2023

It is been quite a better learning and experience for me it has build my coding capabilities to the next better level

By Mohamed A H

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Nov 28, 2023

Very Nice course, better have access to slides and needs more diagrams to explain the myriad of new terminoligies

By Richard H

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Jun 10, 2024

Very insightful introduction to Software Engineering. Great for novice and experienced professionals.