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Words of Advice for Aspiring Engineers: Meet Bessie

Published on: Jun 06, 2019 by 718 views No Comments
Posted in: edX Insider

Welcome back to edX Insider, a series where we find out more about people at edX HQ. Today, we chat with Bessie, Software Engineer, as she tells us about the best career advice she’s received, her own advice for aspiring software engineers, and more. Quick Stats Name: Bessie Steinberg Role and department: Software Engineer, Enterprise (B2B) Hometown: Farmington, CT Favorite song: I think my favorite...

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Data Scientists: What They Do and How to Become One

Published on: May 03, 2019 by 32741 views 1 Comment
Posted in: Learner News

Data is everywhere. Now that new, emerging technologies have advanced our ability to accumulate data, companies of all sizes, across all industries, are collecting massive amounts of data. In many ways, that’s the easy part. The hard part is actually manipulating and making sense of all that data. Organizations need someone to analyze it in order to help make better, data-driven decisions. Cue the data...

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Using Python to Develop Screen Reader Features: Meet Bhargav

Published on: Mar 08, 2019 by 7028 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner Stories

Bhargav, a test engineer from India, shares how learning on edX helped him develop add-ons for screen readers, participate in multiple Hackathons and get a job. I have always been interested in computer science: before I started learning on edX, I had already learned to program in C, C++, HTML, PHP, MYSQL and ASP.NET. Through edX, I was able to explore a new programming language...

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Software Engineers: What They Do and How to Become One

Published on: Feb 20, 2019 by 15219 views 2 Comments
Posted in: Learner News

Groundbreaking technology is only groundbreaking for so long. New is constantly replacing old, as demand for growth is constant. Both individuals and organizations look to utilize the latest technology, in turn creating demand for software engineers who make many of these advancements possible. Think about the last time you used Excel Online, Photoshop, iTunes, or even Google Chrome. They were all constructed by software engineers....

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Python for Everybody, Everywhere

Published on: Jan 29, 2019 by 4652 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

I am very proud to announce courses from my popular Python for Everybody (PY4E) MOOC series is now live and open for enrollment on edX. The series is composed of two courses, Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) and Python Data Structures – you can enroll in both and start learning today.  Back in 2009, my goal for PY4E was very simple: create the...

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Smoother career re-entry with online learning

Published on: Sep 22, 2017 by 3679 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner Stories

This post originally ran on MIT News. MITx course and internships help STEM professionals return after a break from the workforce to care for family. They are described as the hidden gems of the workforce: mature, skilled, and highly-motivated STEM professionals who return to their careers after a hiatus of two years or more. Often they have already navigated the complicated life experiences — marriage, career changes, children, and relocations — that...

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3 Steps to Developing a Data-Savvy Workforce

Published on: Aug 02, 2017 by 3197 views No Comments
Posted in: Business

A key challenge facing companies today isn’t the collection and management of customer data but, rather, its analysis. While technologies like Hadoop and Azure make it easier to collect large amounts of data from multiple customer touch points, much of this data’s potential is largely untapped. To keep up with the quantity of new information, companies need well-trained, analytics-savvy employees who can spot trends, identify...

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5 Course Trailers Our Learners Love

Published on: Jun 16, 2017 by 4904 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner News

There are over a thousand courses on edX, and many of them have trailers to give you a taste of what the course is all about. But which of these videos really caught the attention of our learners? We looked at the number of views, likes and learner feedback to bring you the five course trailers that edX learners love the most: 5. The Science of Happiness UC...

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Ravi: Me voy a graduarme de la universidad pronto, creo que tomar cursos en edX me ayudará a conseguir un buen trabajo

Python, Hackathons y oportunidades laborales: Conoce a Ravi

Published on: May 26, 2017 by 2248 views No Comments
Posted in: En Español

Ravi, un estudiante de ingeniería electrónica de la India, comparte cómo los materiales accesibles en edX le ayudaron a participar en un Hackathon. Soy un estudiante de cuarto año de ingeniería eléctrica en IIT Madras. Quería participar en un Hackathon para los discapacitados visuales que la universidad estaba organizando con Vision-Aid, así que tomé Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python  (Introducción a la...

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Python, Hackathons and Job Opportunities: Meet, Ravi

Published on: May 25, 2017 by 5373 views No Comments
Posted in: Learner Stories

Ravi, an electrical engineering student from India, shares how the accessible materials on edX helped him participate in a Hackathon. I am a fourth-year electrical engineering student at IIT Madras. I wanted to participate in a Hackathon for the visually impaired that the university was hosting with Vision-Aid, so I took the Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python from MITx on edX in...

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