4GEEKS ACADEMY MIAMI 2019 SYLLABUS AND PROGRAM DETAILS FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPMENT

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1 4GEEKS ACADEMY MIAMI 2019 SYLLABUS AND PROGRAM DETAILS FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPMENT

2 F U L L S T A C K D E V E L O P M E N T PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents LET S TALK DATA Why Coding? Employment Languages... 7 SYLLABUS Syllabus Part-Time Syllabus Full-Time Syllabus Technologies Why Python? Why JavaScript? What about NodeJS? PAYMENT OPTIONS PROGRAM DETAILS... 19

3 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.1. Why Coding? Learning to Code is not just a geeky thing anymore; it s not relegated to merely aficionados of Star Trek. Coding is about education itself. Traditional Education must evolve from just focusing on the antiquated necessity of ONLY teaching coding in High School. However, there is still the question: Why Coding? And we should answer: Why not? Okay, let s argue this with facts: By 2024, the demand for software developers is expected to er-and-information-technolo- gy/software-developers.htm grow by 17%. What other industry has a projected growth like that? Furthermore, the median salary (in the U.S.) for a software developer is around $100k. Yeah, not bad. What about Coding Bootcamps? There are, at least as major examples, three (3) kinds of personnel profiles interested in becoming a developer and ultimately taking the decision of enrolling a Coding Bootcamp: Increasing Income Jobs demanding new skills Entrepreneurs Full Stack Developers

4 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.1. Why Coding? Graduating from a Coding Bootcamp pays off. According to a recent report, graduates from a Bootcamp are getting both higher salaries and more opportunities than what they had before enrolling in a program: 25k Wage increase after graduating from a Coding Bootcamp. $66k Average salary after graduating from a Coding Bootcamp 8 out of 25 The employment positions in highest demand are in Coding related areas. You have 4x s more opportunities to find a job if you Learn to Code

5 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.1. Why Coding? Our Full-Stack program will not only train you to become -camp-pays-off-grads-report-64-increase-average-salary-according-new-study/ a developer but will also teach you both the most wanted and highest paid technologies in the market today. More Job opportunities: Coding skills are in high demand. Everyone is looking to hire developers. Higher income: Working as a software developer will increase your income immediately. Job growth: Coding jobs are always increasing and are projected to continue to do so over the next several years. Entrepreneur experience: Learn to Code and get the coding skills that will give you the tools to launch your very own Startup.

6 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.2. Employment Let s talk about the data behind the program. We just want to address any topics that jump to your mind when thinking about enrolling at a Coding Bootcamp. 500k There are over FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND open coding jobs in the US. That number goes up to over 1 million if we include those areas related to coding: marketing, graphic design, arts, etc. Finance, Healthcare and Manufacturing are the industries with the highest demand of coding developers. 25k According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Miami, Florida, is the city with the greatest surge in Web Developer job opportunities in the entire U.S. $60k This is the average wage for a Junior Web Developer. This data may vary (depending on the city), but it s the estimate for a Web Developer immediately graduating from a Coding Bootcamp.

7 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.3. Languages You are probably wondering how and why we determine what coding languages we include in our syllabus. Why Python? Why JavaScript? Why not Ruby? We have extensively studied, analyzed and debated these questions and returned several reasons that support our decision-making process; here we will try to show you the data and reasons in determining our syllabus. JavaScript is the most popular technology - not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Furthermore, it keeps growing year after year. A recent survey from Stackoverflow shows the following:

8 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.3. Languages As you can see, Python has been growing pretty fast as well. Let s be clear: Python was huge several years ago, but then it stopped being at the top of the list. That has changed, again, and Python is now back on top. Why? There are, at least, two reasons: 1. Python is used for a variety of purposes and is also extremely versatile. 2. Tech areas such as Data Science and Machine Learning (two of the biggest areas in the Tech Industry) are consistently requiring Python developers. Click here to check out the data and to get an outsider approach on this topic. Now, let s talk about wages. The average wage for a Junio Web Developer could reach $60k a year. This is for a JUNIOR position. Now, as your experience grows, your wage does, too. Senior Developer earnings are around $120k per year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated an overall average for a U.S. web developer at $72K per year. For a software developer, its around $104k per year.

9 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.3. Languages Python and JavaScript are among the best paid career positions in the U.S. On average, a Python developer earns around $99k per year, and, a JavaScript developer around $90k per year. You will be trained in BOTH during our program. But, wait, that doesn t equate to ultimately getting a combined wage of those two; it means that you will have the chance to apply for jobs that demand either of those essential skills. And, please let us state that the aforementioned is based on data from There is an important fact missing here: How many job opportunities are there? What coding languages are companies looking for? The answer is, without a blink, JavaScript! Then, as David Robinson (Stackoverflow post) pointed out recently: Python has a solid claim to being the fastest-growing major programming language

10 LET S T A L K D A T A 1.3. Languages If you compare how many job opportunities there are for JavaScript versus Ruby on Rails, you will find this: JavaScript Ruby on Rails Click here Now let s see the performance of Python against Ruby on Rails: Python Ruby on Rails Click here

11 S Y L L A B U S Syllabus Designing our Syllabus was a discussion that covered many realms, including: the popularity (both current and projected) of each technology, frameworks and libraries, methodology to teach them, quality control, expected wages for web developers with such skills, timing, open positions and demand for each batch of skills, and a special focus on our students personal learning process. Syllabus Goal: Our goal is to train you in exactly what companies are looking for: - To create amazing websites. - To create web applications such as Airbnb, Twitter, etc. - To re-shape your mind to embrace new logical, researching, and developmental skills.

12 S Y L L A B U S 2.1. Syllabus Part-Time We have divided our program into three main stages: Course Structure Prework Duration: 2 Weeks Starting with the basics: HTML5 + CSS3 + JavaScript. We review the basics of coding and make sure we are all on the same page. Possible projects CSS Postcard, minimal instagram Version, etc Learn To Code Duration: 2 Weeks Think like a computer: Control the flow of yout code algorithms, loop, use conditionals, webpack, the command line, SASS transpile, GIT, etc Possible projects Instagram application, Memory Card game, Tic Tac Toe, Flappy Bird, etc. Junior Applications Duration: 6 Weeks Create your first ReactJS application, MVC Pattern, JS Modules, Bunding, BabeUS, The DOM, Events, AJAX Possible projects Coursera clone, Airbnb clone, Instagram clone, YouTube clone, etc. Advanced Applications Duration: 6 Weeks Python, Django, REST API s, Databases, MongoDB, MVC, Pattern, Publishing your website, etc Possible projects During this phase you will have to design, code, test and publish your own entire web application. $6, $6, WEEKS 3 TIMES PER WEEK +300 Hours of classes, exercises and projects DATES: Starting 10/16/18 12/03/18 02/19/19 04/08/19 06/18/19 08/05/19 10/08/19 12/02/19 Ending 02/16/19 04/05/19 06/18/19 07/26/19 10/05/19 11/22/19 02/08/20 04/02/20 Schedule T-T-S M-W-F T-T-S M-W-F T-T-S M-W-S T-T-S M-W-S

13 S Y L L A B U S 2.1. Syllabus Full-Time Week 1 Pre-work: Week 2 Learn to Code: Week 3 Junior Application: Week 4 Junior Application: Week 5 Junior Application: How does the web work? HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Wireframes, CMD & GIT Create algorithms & React introduccion (components & webapps) Scrum, Kanban, Agile, MVC and Flux framework. Practice everything together, learn AJAX & 3rd Party API s. Create your own API using Python, Django & ORM. Week 6 Advanced Application: Last content details and start working in your project. Week 7 Advanced Application: Time to work on the final project presentation Week 8 Advanced Application: It's time to present the final project and enjoy with your family and friends! Week 9 PITCH YOUR PROJECT CAREER SUPPORT $8, Hours of classes, exercises and projects 9 WEEKS 9:00 AM 6:00 PM DATES: Starting 11/05/18 01/28/19 04/01/19 06/03/19 08/12/19 10/21/19 Ending 01/11/19 03/22/19 05/24/19 07/26/19 10/04/19 12/13/19 Pitch Day 01/18/19 03/29/19 05/31/19 08/02/19 10/11/19 12/20/19

14 S Y L L A B U S 2.2. Syllabus Technologies Technologies and stages The first 2 weeks are about HTML, CSS and Bootstrap: every student needs to learn the foundation of the web and its essential components. During weeks 3 and 4, you will learn to code in JavaScript by building games and small websites. During the next 6 weeks you will start combining JavaScript, CSS/HTML, Sass, Webpack, GIT and many others, to create better websites, games and even simple web applications. Python comes in from weeks 10 to 16 - empowering you to start doing your very own amazing copycats of the most popular web applications out there.

15 S Y L L A B U S 2.2. Syllabus Technologies Let s be clear (just in case we haven t been already), we are teaching both JavaScript and Python as the primary technologies. And there are strong reasons for that; it s not just a careless decision:

16 S Y L L A B U S 2.2. Syllabus Technologies Why Python? 1. The best MVC Web Framework: Python/Django is one of the top technologies used to code for the web - if not THE best. 2. The future is about Web, A.I. and Big Data: Python is THE LANGUAGE for Big Data, Machine Learning and AI. All major libraries are written in Python. 3. MIT Teaches in Python: 25% of Junior Developer mistakes are within the syntax; with Python that is almost entirely gone. For both this and many other amazing reasons, Python is the best language to teach coding - that is probably why MIT decided to teach using Python. 4. Job Openings: Python has 3x s more job openings than Ruby, even Google has endorsed Python and uses it everywhere!

17 S Y L L A B U S 2.2. Syllabus Technologies Why JavaScript? The question should be: Why not JavaScript? There are no other alternatives - JavaScript owns the web. It s the only language that all web browsers understand, and it is still growing like crazy. It has more job openings than any other (by far!!!). JavaScript remains hot, trendy, and it will stay that way for several years to come. Combined with Python, they will make you the best-armed developer you can expect to be. What about NodeJS? According to W3Techs, SimilarTech, and many other market research firms, Node JS is only used in 0.3% of the web, and it is not growing as fast as it was last year. If you learn Python/Django, you will be comfortable working with Ruby/Rails or PHP/Laravel, but Node is extremely different from the rest of the back-end technologies. We have to make sure that you understand how to build websites that correspond to 99.7% of the web. We wrote an article to explain why we decided to leave Node out of this program. Click here to read our analysis.

18 P A Y M E N T O P T I O N S 2.3. Payment Options months Up-front months Early Geeks: If you enroll 4 weeks (at least) before our next program begins, you will get 10% off your tuition fee. Partners in Crime: If you are joining the program together with someone else, both of you are getting 10% off. Geeky Geek: If you are a college student and you are coming from one of the best Colleges in the US, you will get 10% off.

19 T E S T I M O N I A L S Testimonials 4Geeks Academy has more than 200 graduates so far. 3 cities and 5 ongoing campuses. We have been working hard, but we are still building our own path. What we say is nothing compared to what our graduates already said. Let s check out some of their experiences: Part-time is just what everybody is looking for. I m ready now; this program gave me exactly what I needed to go forward with my coding career. The timing and the spin of class topics was really awesome! Ximena Puig "4Geeks has a perfect combination of blended learning with an affordable pricing. That allowed me to get the skills I needed." Marlon Taylor I totally recommend 4Geeks Academy. I reviewed many options before joining the program, but 4Geeks had everything I needed in just one place. If you want to change your life, this is the best place to make that happen. Carlos Ávila

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