Java  (FREE)

Course duration: 6 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Tuesday 4pm - 6pm

• Office hours: Thursday 3pm - 4pm

Sample topics:

• Foundation: Introduction, variables,  control flow, arrays, loops, string manipulation.

• Object-oriented programming: Access control, encapsulation, static methods, Inheritance, polymorphism, debugging.

• Data structures: Two-Dimensional arrays, array lists, hashmaps

PHP (FREE)

Course duration: 12 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Tuesday 11am - 1pm 

• Office hours: Tuesday 2pm - 3pm and Thursday 2pm - 3pm

Sample Topics: 

• PHP Basics: Introduction, environment setup, syntax, comments, variables, data types, loops, switches, functions, arrays.

• Database Integration: Form handling, SQL Implementation, data manipulation with PHP and SQL, logic around PHP.

• PHP Foundations: Object-oriented programming (OOP), references, Introduction to PHP frameworks.

SQL (FREE) 

Course duration: 12 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Thursday 11am - 1pm 

• Office hours: Tuesday 2pm - 3pm and Thursday 2pm - 3pm

Sample Topics:

• SQL basics: Introduction to MySQL, environment setup, keywords, data types, table creation, data Insertion, filtering, and logical statements.

• Joining data in SQL: Table joins, data manipulation, Intermediate SQL skills.

• Essentials of SQL: keywords review, Introduction to PostgreSQL.

HTML/CSS (FREE) 

Course duration: 8 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class A: Thursday 10am - 11am and Thursday 5pm - 6pm

• Class B: Tuesday 1pm - 3pm

• Office hours: Monday 12pm - 1pm, Wednesday 12pm - 1pm and Friday 2pm - 3pm

Sample Topics: 

• HTML Fundamentals: Introduction, editors, basics, elements, attributes.

• CSS Essentials: Introduction, syntax, selectors.

• JS Basics: Introduction, syntax, functions.

JavaScript (FREE) 

Course duration: 8 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am - 10am

• Office hours: Saturday 9am - 10am 

Sample Topics:

• Fundamentals and Analysis: JavaScript basics and principles, Introduction to Big O Notation for algorithm analysis.

• Data Structures: Arrays, Linked lists, Stacks and Queues, Recursion, Sorting and Searching Techniques.

• Fundamental Concepts: Hash tables and basic graph theory, Tree structures like binary and search trees, Advanced trees, graph traversals, dynamic programming and algorithms practice.

Graphic Design (FREE) 

Course duration: 10 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Friday 10am - 11am and Saturday 10am - 11am

• Office hours: Friday 12pm - 1pm 

Sample Topics:

• Graphic Design Fundamentals: Figma Introduction, Design Principles, Document Setup, Text Formatting, Image Handling, Interactive Tools.

• Basic Concepts: Terminology, File Formats, Workspace Overview, Image Editing Tools, Layer Functions.

• Design Techniques: Image Cropping, Rotation, Adjustment, Flyer Design Principles.

UI/UX (FREE) 

Course duration: 10 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Tuesday 10am - 11am and Wednesday 11am - 12pm

• Office hours: Friday 12pm - 1pm 

Sample Topics: 

• UI/UX Design Essentials: Wireframing, Prototyping using Figma, Introduction to Figma and File Sharing/Exporting.

• Web and Mobile Development Overview: Understanding Web Development, Mobile Development, and their respective methodologies.

• Figma Basics: Utilizing Figma for Wireframes, Prototypes, and File Sharing in UI/UX Design.

Python (FREE) 

Course duration: 6 weeks

Cost: Free to audit

Level: Beginner

Training schedule: 

• Class: Monday 1pm - 2pm and Friday 3pm - 4pm

• Office hours: Monday 12pm - 1pm 

Sample Topics:

• Python Basics: Introduction, variables, control flow, lists, loops, string operations.

• Object-oriented Python: Principles, best practices, Inheritance, polymorphism.

• Python Fundamentals: Debugging, data structures.

Quick start

• For the visually inclined: start with graphic design then transition to UI/UX design.

• For Web Designers: start with HTML/CSS and afterwords take the JavaScript course.

• Looking for a tech skill popularly sought after for building commercial websites: then we'd recommend taking PHP and SQL.

• Want to embark on a programming career: Begin with Python (popular for a data analysis) and Java (it's used everywhere).