This practical, career-focused Computer Science associate degree program was developed in collaboration with Google, to build real-world skills, and provide instant name recognition and credibility to your program.
Portfolio-building projects and stackable certifications help ensure your students can learn the skills they need to launch careers across this fast-growing industry.
You can launch this Computer Science program by adding 5 Rize courses to your existing catalog, enabling you to market a Computer Science degree to prospective students in as little as one semester. Expand below to read the course descriptions.
This course, built in collaboration with Google, provides a gentle, but thorough, introduction to programming using Python. You will learn the core concepts and techniques needed to create programs and perform basic data analysis. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to pursue further study in computer science and unlock more advanced programming courses.
This course, built in collaboration with Google, follows on from Programming for Everyone I. In the first half of the course, you will learn how to leverage your Python skills to treat the internet as a source of data. The second half of the course will teach you the fundamentals of Structured Query Language (SQL) and database design. By the end of the course, you will improve your programming skills and learn how to build a range of applications.
This course, built in collaboration with Google, covers everything you need to know in order to build a website from scratch. You'll learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript - the core technologies which power modern websites - and build a website of your own. By the end of this course, you'll be able to create interactive, aesthetically pleasing websites for any purpose you can imagine.
Modern development relies on frameworks which provide developers with powerful tools to speed up development. If you want to build apps, you need to understand how to use frameworks. This course, which has been built in collaboration with Google, will introduce you to Django - a framework used for data-driven web applications. You’ll learn the fundamentals of Django, improve your database management skills, and begin developing your own apps.
This course - built in collaboration with Google - is the second part of the application development series. In this course, you will put your skills into practice and build your own application. By the end of this course, you'll have a greater understanding of the technologies that power modern apps and be able to build your own.