Coding Bootcamp for Growing Businesses
Learn how to improve the digital platforms integral to your business.
Course overview
This online short course in coding has been designed specifically for people working in small or medium sized businesses looking to leverage the power of coding for business growth.
Whether you are currently leading on web development within your company or are supporting on day-to-day activities as part of a wider role, this course will give you the confidence to introduce different methods of writing code into your web development strategy, to improve your company’s website, apps, data processing and more.
Co-developed by experienced subject specialists and embedded in Falmouth University’s renowned creative and industry-focused environment, you will gain contemporary knowledge and skills to enhance your abilities in web development and give you insights to boost your day-to-day delivery.
You will:
- Gain a thorough understanding of web development and the different tools available to make improvements for your business
- Use devops (development and operations) approaches to publish your web applications
- Use Bootstrap to develop responsive web applications
- Explore user needs and understand the importance of user testing
- Develop an awareness of Django good practice to minimize common mistakes and security breaches
This course is not currently recruiting. You can register your interest for future intakes of our online short courses by clicking the button and filling in the form.
Course details
This six-week short course will improve your coding knowledge and skillset, equipping you to contribute to web development within the small/medium sized business (SME) in which you are currently employed.
In the first session, you will get a thorough introduction to web development, and throughout the six sessions will explore a number of different tools and approaches you can use to create and improve the design and function of web-based applications. You will also learn about user requirements, the importance of user testing and how to navigate common pitfalls and security risks within web development.
You will finish the course with a greater confidence in your theoretical knowledge and practical skills, helping you feel empowered to make impactful changes to digital platforms and support the web development strategy within your current place of employment.
Weekly topics
In this first session you will be introduced to web development; what it is, why there are so many options, and how to approach it as a beginner using the Django framework.
In this session you will use the Heroku platform to host Django applications. You will get an overview of the Git Hub version control system for managing your development files.
In this session, you will be introduced to Bootstrap, re-work existing content to include Bootstrap components and develop mockups using Bootstrap templates and themes.
Working with Django’s view models and object relational mapping components you will build an application that features the model life cycle of CRUD (create, retrieve, update and delete).
In this session you will be introduced to a user-centric approach to web app development, exploring how to capture and manage user requirements and apply them to functional user testing.
In your final session you will learn about common security issues and how to use Django to reduce the likelihood of services becoming compromised.
Course structures and specific weekly sessions can change as part of our course enhancement and review processes. If a certain session is important to you, please discuss it with our team: shortcourses@falmouth.ac.uk.
How you'll learn
Studying online is the ideal option for those looking for flexibility while elevating their career prospects. Our online short courses have been designed from the outset to be delivered online, meaning they're crafted specifically for you to study remotely.
You'll spend approximately four hours a week completing your studies. This may include:
- Reviewing all core lecture content and sharing your reflections on the topics discussed
- Reading and responding to discussions and challenge activities
- Completing required reading
- Attending weekly webinars with your tutor and peers (or watching the recording if you can't attend)
- Asking questions and sharing your thoughts with your tutors and peers
- Completing quizzes to test your knowledge
Through a combination of these teaching methods, you will be encouraged to push yourself, explore professional skills and develop expertise to take back into industry.
You will access all materials via our dedicated virtual learning environment. This is also where you will find all key documentation and any course announcements.
You'll be supported by your tutor, who will deliver weekly webinars and facilitate the online forums.
How you'll be assessed
This short course will culminate in a multiple-choice quiz to test your learning and understanding. The quiz is taken and submitted online at the end of the course and certification will be presented upon successful completion of the quiz (70% pass rate).
The quiz can be attempted as many times as required within a 30-day access period following completion of week 6 of the course. You will still be able to access your learning materials during this time to support completion of the quiz.
Please note, this course does not offer university credits but successful participants will be awarded a certificate of completion alongside building key skills for the workplace.
Staff
Our subject matter experts, who have developed and will deliver the course, have real-life experience of working within industry as well as experience of teaching. They are supportive and committed to helping you to develop digital competencies, and bring understanding of a range of modes of practice that specifically relate to SMEs.
Gareth Lewis
Research Supervisor
Gareth is a software engineer specialising in web development across the full-stack of frontend and ...
Facilities
The following resources are available to participants enrolled on our online short courses:
- Dedicated easy-to-use virtual learning environment (VLE)
- 24/7 support using Learn available through the VLE
- An online learning community
- Accessible online audio/visual content
- Optional weekly webinars
- Support via your online tutor for all course-related and academic queries.
- You can also contact our shortcourses@falmouth.ac.uk email if you require any support with any other aspects of your studies.
