May 2023 Penn LPS Coding Boot Camp in collaboration with edX
The Penn LPS Coding Boot Camp curriculum covers front-end and back-end technologies, and participants complete the program with the skills needed to become full-stack web developers.
Earners of this certificate:
-Demonstrated a fundamental working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, third-party APIs, Progressive Web Applications, MySQL, API design, and the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js)
-Displayed ability to work with diverse teams on demanding timelines to build fully functional web applications from start to finish
-Exhibited skills necessary to learn new technologies and resolve issues independently
The curriculum covered the foundational skills for coding, including:
Databases
-MySQL
-MongoDB
Server Side Development
-MERN Stack
-Template Engines
Browser Based Technologies
-HTML5
-CSS
-JavaScript
-jQuery
-Bootstrap
-Progressive Web Applications
Deployment and Delivery
-Heroku
-Git
-GitHub Pages
-Shell Scripting
API Design
-Client-Server Model
-API
-Rest
-JSON
-AJAX
-HTTP request methods
-GraphQL
Quality Assurance
-Unit Testing
-Linting,
-Continuous Integration
Supplemental Self-Study Topics
-Python
-Java
-C#
-Amazon Web Services
Browse the full curriculum: https://bootcamp.sas.upenn.edu/coding/curriculum/
Skills / Knowledge
- MySQL
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- Quality Assurance
- JSON
- AJAX
- GraphQL
- Shell Scripting
- GitHub
- JavaScript
- MERN Stack
- CSS
- jQuery
- Bootstrap
- Team Work
- API Design
- Web Applications
- Problem Solving
- Heroku
- HTML
Earning Criteria
Required
Attendance of 90% of program contact hours
90% completion of homework assignments
Completion of the following: 24-week program, with 3 individual & group projects