Program overview

Estimated time: 10 minutes

Skills

In the next few weeks, you’ll learn to make programs that can:

• Get input from the user, and show them messages
• Work with numbers and text
• Make decisions
• Repeat operations over again
• Work with lists of data

Final Project Example

At the end of the course, you’ll make a final project of your own design, using the skills you learn in the program.

So that you have a picture of what kind of project you can aim for by the end of the course, here’s a Guess the Capital project by a past student.

You can try the program yourself by clicking on this link.

Topics

In week 1, you’ll learn the basics: data, variables, operators, input and output.

In week 2, you’ll learn flow control and how to make decisions with conditions

In week 3, you’ll learn more on flow control and how to repeat operations with loops

In week 4, you’ll learn about storing data in lists and do more practice with loops

In week 5, you’ll build your final project

Mindset

Along the way, your mindset will change.

• You’ll be less scared about computers and more confident 💪🏿
• You’ll know how to debug and find a solution when things don’t work 🐛
• You’ll learn how to break problems down into smaller pieces and solve them piece by piece 🧩
• You’ll make friends and collaborate with teammates 👥

Let’s hear from some Kibo alumni about their learning journey.

Alexis (Try Kibo Alum)

Ayo (Try Kibo Alum)