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Code 101: Intro to Software Development

Class Overview

Thinking about a new career in software development? Start here! In this one-day workshop, you’ll get a taste of a day in the life of a software developer.

Code 101: Intro to Software Development is about learning what it looks like to be a software developer through a day-long immersive course for beginners that focuses on front-end web development technologies.

Get a taste of the DeltaV learning experience, find out how websites are built, and code a webpage yourself using professional coding practices.

A Code 101 student and instructor look curiously at a laptop screen as they work through a coding exercise.
DeltaV Code 101 students gather at tables and work at their laptops; instructors sit with some of the students.
A DeltaV instructor stands before seated Code 101 students, guiding them through a lesson projected on the wall behind him.
A Code 101 instructor stands beside a seated student and uses her hands to help the student visualize a coding activity.
DeltaV Code 101 students and instructors sit grouped at a table and work at their laptops.
DeltaV Code 101 students and instructors sit in a circle with their laptops and talk.
A DeltaV Code 101 instructor points at and explains lines of code projected on the wall.
2 DeltaV teacher assistants laugh together at a desk.
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Topics

The Modern Web

  • How the pieces work together
  • Client side
  • Server side
  • User experience and user interface (UX/UI)

HTML and CSS

  • Building your website
  • Common tags and users
  • Integrating style sheets
  • Modifying CSS styles

The Tech Industry

  • A typical day for a software developer
  • Common job titles
  • The path to becoming a web or mobile developer

Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you will:

  • Understand the basics of what it means to be a professional software developer
  • Understand how HTML and CSS work together to create the modern web
  • Create a complete website
  • Know how to deploy your website and be able to share your accomplishments with friends and family
  • Be able to identify whether a career in coding and the DeltaV program is right for you

Live Remote Instruction

Our new online platform offers the following features:

  • Attend class from anywhere: from the comfort of your home, private office, or cabin in the woods, if you have an internet connection you are all set to join
  • Whiteboarding with interactive co-annotation
  • Polls for tracking progress
  • Learn from full-time expert Instructors over an interactive real-time video feed
  • No pre-recorded videos or boring slide decks!
  • Receive real-time feedback on projects and assignments
  • Collaborate and interact with fellow students in virtual breakout groups
  • Interactive lab time hosted by instructional staff in small group settings
  • Develop a truly global network of like-minded individuals
  • Daily attendance and feedback on assignments for the same accountability of in-person classes

Material Requirements

You are required to supply your own laptop, Chromebook, or iPad with keyboard.

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Code of Conduct

Punctuality, participation in discussions, completion of assignments, and demonstration of professional courtesy to others are required. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of every class. Students should always contact the instructors ahead of time if they are unable to attend all or part of published class or lab hours.

Refund Policy

Can’t attend the workshop after you register? We will refund tuition paid for Code 101 and Code 102 workshops, but only if you notify us by email of your cancellation before 12:00 noon on the day before the workshop.

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