Intro to Tech Careers & Digital Skills

Duration: 12 Months/1 Year

Intro to Tech Careers and Digital Skills

Computer Science Discoveries (CS Discoveries) is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun.

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Duration: 12 Months/1 Year

Tech Career Pathways

Role of:

  • Developer
  • Tester
  • Program Manager
  • Tech Support Engineer
  • Data Analyst
  • Tech Writer
  • Marketing

Professional Training in Technology Career Pathways

Real World Projects

Project based approach to hands-on learning focused on design and development of a solution/product for a real world problem for a local non-profit organization.

Work in Small Teams

Students are divided into small teams, each of which works on a unique product. This type of engagement makes for an effective learning process.

21st Century Skills

Using computational thinking, problem solving and teamwork ethic, verbal communications, time management and professional orientation.

Industry Mentors

Shadow mentors are equipped and answer the students and come away with a well informed view of the rich and exciting world of IT.

Web Development

Computer Science Discoveries (CS Discoveries) is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun.

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Video & Social Media Marketing

Learn how to leverage the power of video marketing, social media and Facebook to promote your business online targeting specific audiences. Learn how to deliver rich video experiences, the most common video formats, how to encode quality video that’s optimized for online delivery, making your videos accessible by adding captions, prepare videos for social media and more.

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Game Development

Learn how to create interactive, dynamic and colorful games using HTML5. You will create a game using CreateJS – a suite of library and tools, to control visuals, input, sound and basic javascript for the game logic itself. You will learn how to test and debug your game for Chrome, Firefox, iOS and Android platforms.

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Data Analytics

Introduction to Data Visualization using Tableau. Learn to Visualize Data as the First Step Towards Data Literacy. DSFA big data experts introducing a comprehensive course in analytics and data visualization. These courses don’t require any programming skills, and we will award a certificate of achievement at the end. These courses will open doors to exciting, new opportunities in engineering, medicine, business, the arts, and other fields. Whether your goal is academic advancement or career preparation, you can stand out from your peers by learning to work with data. If you plan to apply for higher education abroad, this course will give you a big advantage over others.

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Real World Capstone Projects

Students work in teams to put into practice all the knowledge they have acquired during the year long program by identifying, designing and implemeting a website or marketing video for a local company. Project teams will use Agile software development princiles to manage their projects, communicate project status, adapt to changing requirements and overcome technical challenges.

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Job Shadow

Students learn the skills needed to identify jobs that match their proficiency and interest, learn professional skills including creating a targeted resume, LinkedIn profile, networking, interviewing and negotiating skills. Students are placed in job shadows based on their interests and the IT career paths they want to explore. They are matched with a mentor during the program. Students come away with a well-informed view of the rich and exciting world of IT.

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Current Employer’s Panel

Testimonials

Ritu Bahl

Ritu has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology industry.

Alka Manchanda

Alka has extensive experience with tech companies as an engineer, manager

Mandira Virmani

Mandira brings 20+ years of experience employing customer research,

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