Overview
Explore computer programming and complete block-language programming exercises
What are computers good at and how can you get the best out of them?
On this course, you’ll find out how and why people program computers.
Using an introductory block-language for coding, you’ll discover the kinds of problems that computers can help you solve.
You’ll also explore different types of coding languages and discover a variety of useful applications of code.
At the end of the course, you’ll implement key principles you’ve learned by writing your first computer programs.
Featured in the UK government’s The Skills Toolkit collection.
This course is designed for people who have digital skills but would like to build confidence in using digital technology in the workplace.
This may include those studying for A-levels, those who have a degree, or those who want to improve their career prospects.
The course will also be useful for anyone in employment who wants to boost their digital skills or anyone returning to the workplace who’d like to gain confidence in how working practices have evolved.
You might also be interested in the other courses in the Digital Skills for the Workplace collection from the University of Leeds and the Institute of Coding.
Syllabus
- What is code?
- Welcome
- Key developments in computing
- What can code do?
- The real world of programming languages
- Summary
- What does coding feel like?
- Welcome to Week 2
- Getting comfortable with code
- Doing more with code
- Meet a development team
- Summary