Microsoft Foundational Career Certificate in Programming

Get a comprehensive introduction to computer programming to land a new job, boost your career, and tackle the Microsoft GSI Programming Foundations certification exam.

Introduction

• Beginning your programming journey

1. Life as a Programmer

• What do programmers do?
• A week in the life
• The biggest challenges
• Keeping your skills sharp

2. Software Development

• What is software development?
• The software development process
• Explore the various roles in software development
• Tools used for software development
• Getting software to customers

3. Tools of the Trade

• Explore version control systems
• Tour various code repository services
• Introduction to libraries and frameworks
• Survey different types of IDEs
• Learn where to get help

4. Programming Languages

• What is a programming language?
• Basic components of a programming language
• What is source code?
• Running source code
• Exploring variables
• Basic statements and expressions

5. Python Show and Tell

• Introduction to Python
• Basic Python syntax
• Saving data with Python
• Making decisions with Python
• Functions in Python
• Challenge: What's the output?
• Solution: What's the output?

6. Working with Python

• Introduction to object-oriented programming
• Creating and using a class
• How to organize your code
• Adding modules to your programs
• How Python is used in the real world

7. Exploring Different Languages

• Statements and expressions across languages
• Exploring variables across languages
• Making decisions in code across languages
• Tech careers and their associated programming languages
• Challenge: Pick the language
• Solution: Pick the language

8. Your First Programming Job

• Explore the hiring process
• Building up your technical portfolio
• Writing your résumé
• Preparing for technical interviews
• How to be successful starting out

Conclusion

• Next steps