• WEEK 0 Orientation

    Learn what to expect within this 6 week immersive learning journey.

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    Your Host

    Jan Lukas

    Lessons

    • Getting started

      2 mins

    • The program

      5 mins

    • Reason to believe

      10 mins

    • 3 golden rules

      10 mins

  • WEEK 1 From concept to prototype - How to choose the right problem

    The changing role of the designer and how to focus on real problems.

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    Your Host

    Chris

    Lessons

    • Introduction Week 1

      1 min

    • What does design have to do with your feelings and desires?

      5 mins

    • Disruption and design

      4 mins

    • Impact of good design on user experience

      10 mins

    • Design-first puts the user first

      10 mins

    • User centricity and understanding user's needs

      10 mins

    • Task: defining your own engagement loop

      10 mins

    • Frameworks to understand "the user"

      15 mins

    • Finding problems, finding solutions

      10 mins

    • The role of the designer has changed

      10 mins

    • Prototypes: how to do them, how to test them, why to do them

      15 mins

    • The case study - "AUTOFIX - car repair made simple"

      3 mins

    • It's a wrap

      1 min

  • WEEK 2 Computational basics

    Let's get a grip onto frameworks, tech stacks and development languages.

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    Your Host

    Alejandro

    Lessons

    • A brief introduction to computer science

      5 mins

    • Why do different programming languages exist?

      8 mins

    • Algorithms and pseudocode

      10 mins

    • Languages and programming constructs

      9 mins

    • Inputs and outputs

      14 mins

    • The technology stack

      13 mins

    • Software design

      8 mins

    • Internet technologies and applications

      15 mins

    • Case study and exercises

      5 mins

  • WEEK 3 The development process, GitHub and how to master complexity

    Take a glimpse into the day-2-day operations of a development team. Understand tools and process, but also the complexity of their job.

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    Your Host

    Alejandro

    Lessons

    • Introduction to week 3

      1 min

    • It's complicated (actually it's complex)

      12 mins

    • Benefits of and roles within the software development life cycle

      5 mins

    • Planning

      6 mins

    • Requirement analysis

      5 mins

    • Design

      6 mins

    • Implementation

      11 mins

    • Testing

      13 mins

    • Release

      5 mins

    • Maintenance and technical debt

      12 mins

    • DevOps + Continuous Delivery

      14 mins

    • Case Study

      2 mins

  • WEEK 4 Architecture and Database choices - Avoid costly planning mistakes

    Main system design and database concepts, as well as focussing on the correct requirements for future readiness.

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    Your Host

    Alejandro

    Lessons

    • Introduction Week 4

      1 min

    • Architectural considerations

      11 mins

    • How big is a "big" application and how do we measure it?

      14 mins

    • Save it for a rainy day: the world of databases

      17 mins

    • Choosing the "right" database

      10 mins

    • The principles of system design

      5 mins

    • Scalability

      9 mins

    • Reliability

      4 mins

    • Availability

      6 mins

    • Efficiency

      2 mins

    • Maintainability

      2 mins

    • Service Level Agreement (SLA)

      4 mins

    • Different industries - similar requirements

      4 mins

    • Everyone on the same page

      7 mins

    • The importance of data modelling

      14 mins

    • Better safe than sorry: data security and privacy

      13 mins

  • WEEK 5 APIS & 3rd party services - Don't reinvent the wheel

    Identifying a well maintained API and understanding the upsides of working with 3rd party services.

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    Your Host

    Alejandro

    Lessons

    • Introduction to week 5

      2 mins

    • What is an API?

      6 mins

    • The many faces of an API

      16 mins

    • How to choose an API

      11 mins

    • Exploring an API

      11 mins

    • 3rd party services and why to use them

      18 mins

    • Commercial considerations when building external APIs for your business

      13 mins

    • Case Study "AUTOFIX": Repair made easy

      10 mins

    • Wrap up

      1 min

  • WEEK 6 Workflow automations - Make your live easier using shortcuts

    Understand the market, use cases and limitations.

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    Your Host

    Jan Lukas

    Lessons

    • Introduction Week 6

      5 mins

    • A brief history of automation

      10 mins

    • From Big Data to BigOps

      15 mins

    • Automation after Covid-19

      10 mins

    • The low-code/no-code automation landscape

      10 mins

    • Workflow and Business Process Automation (BPA)

      10 mins

    • Business Process Automation Use Cases

      10 mins

    • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

      10 mins

    • Integration-platform-as-a-Service (IPaaS)

      10 mins

    • The future of automations and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

      10 mins

    • Ethical discussions about automations and implications for society

      10 mins

    • Conclusion

      10 mins