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About the Course

Are you curious about the lucrative field that is software engineering and how you might be a part of it? This is the course for you! By taking this course, you will gain foundational knowledge of software development, programming, and the many exciting job roles and career paths that the IT industry offers. Learn about the power of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and modern software development frameworks methodologies like Agile and Scrum. Explore fundamental programming principles and foundations of design, architecture, and deployment. The course offers a number of labs that will help you get important hands-on experience. These include getting started with an IDE, the basics of programming in Python, and Hello World in 10 languages. The field of software engineering is growing at an estimated rate of 22% according to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics. In addition to aspiring software engineers, front-end, back-end, full-stack developers, and DevOps professionals, this course is also suitable for those in related careers such as Product and Project Managers, IT Managers, Information Developers, UI/UX designers, and others who communicate and interact with software engineers. You will learn about the different job opportunities and possible career paths in software engineering and hear from industry professionals about their daily work. Software engineering professionals are in great demand, and now is the right time to learn more about this exciting domain. Start by enrolling now!...

Top reviews

Apr 23, 2023

Great course for anyone wanting to get into Software Engineering, or a great refresher for those who have SE experience but need to fill in any gaps they may have. Highly recommended!

Jan 5, 2025

This course is amazing it covers all fundamental concepts that are required for Software Engineering. This course helped me to master concepts and fundamentals. Thanks Coursera & IBM

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By Lakshya S

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Jan 2, 2025

pretty basic stuff , added complex topics which have no use in SE

By Bapi M

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Mar 1, 2024

It was a very useful course. It will help me a lot in the future.

By Mpumelelo M

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Jan 25, 2023

Solid foundation to Software Engineering, all the void is gone...

By Layla M

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May 23, 2024

Great way to be introduced to the topic of Software Engineering

By Rohit D

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Oct 22, 2024

Good course. Can be made more practical with the proejct work.

By Mickey W

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Dec 11, 2025

Was great except the "Mark" assignment as it kept timing out.

By Vimal K

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Aug 23, 2025

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By Tooba Z

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May 6, 2025

This the most easily understandable course I have ever seen

By Arlen E R P

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Feb 28, 2025

Super bien me gustaría que profundizaran más en el modulo 4

By Bili V

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Sep 28, 2023

good lessons but a little boring because of the AI voice

By Mohammed S

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Nov 14, 2024

preffered for who have no idea about software engineering

By Andrés J

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Aug 21, 2024

Muy buen curso para empezar en la ingeniería de software.

By Rishi

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Jul 17, 2025

It was beneficial to learn about software engineering.

By Renzo “

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Jan 14, 2025

Mejorar la temporización de los subtítulos al español.

By Nick M

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Nov 20, 2024

VERY thorough! Could use more hands on opporuntities.

By gowsalya s

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Aug 25, 2024

Nice experience and learning new things day by day

By Vaihau

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Apr 24, 2025

Very useful and informative course. I enjoyed it.

By sreyas p

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Mar 26, 2025

The opinions of the experts are so motivating

By v V

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Nov 10, 2023

too many unnecessary details in some lessons

By Dalma P

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Jan 10, 2025

Buen contenido pero poco detallado

By Patrick K T

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Sep 7, 2023

very helpful. Thanks to all of you

By KURUBA P L

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Jul 2, 2024

nice to gain some important stuff

By Roberto A A A

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Dec 29, 2024

Excelente curso para aprendizaje

By Shaykh J

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Mar 20, 2025

Very informative and pragmatic

By LIMBACHIYA H H B

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Feb 4, 2025

Very Useful Developed Software