{"id":973,"date":"2022-06-13T15:44:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T15:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/lassondepd\/?page_id=973"},"modified":"2023-06-22T15:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T15:50:16","slug":"computer-science-for-non-technical-professionals-art-games-and-simulations-cs1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/lassondepd\/computer-science-for-non-technical-professionals-art-games-and-simulations-cs1\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Science for Non-Technical Professionals: Art, Games, and Simulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Computer Science for Non-Technical Professionals: Art, Games and Simulations<\/h1>\n \n
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Program Length <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 weeks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Program Dates <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Program Format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-paced, weekly coaching sessions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$490 plus HST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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None <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Course Overview <\/h2>\n \n

This course helps you understand the role that computational thinking can play in solving problems.\u00a0 Regardless of your professional background, the course helps you to feel confident in your ability to write small programs that enable you to accomplish useful goals.
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Designed by \"\"<\/sub><\/sup> for a Professional Audience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This unique course was curated by Shopify (Gail Carmichael) and was offered to Shopify’s non-technical employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course contains materials contributed or inspired by Dr Mark Lanthier<\/a>, Dr David Mould<\/a>, and Dr Jason Hinek<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who Should Attend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This course has been designed for individuals with little or no programming experience<\/strong>. The course is tailored for early to mid-career professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The training course allows you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n