310.844.7614

License #1050831
DWJ Printing
  • Solutions
  • Custom Promotional Products
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Contact

Google’s Nanodegrees are a Game Changer​

2/26/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
By looking to find the next generation of software developers, Google is changing the face of education
The problem with many courses is that they will inevitably have a hard time gaining a reputation amidst traditional degrees. In order to achieve parity in terms of credibility, they need differentiating factors. Online courses have to be somehow better in some regard or fill a basic need that is currently not serviced.
Training the Next Generation

That need has just been revealed. Google has blown open the concept of online courses with its Android development nanodegree. It is designed specifically to fulfil Google’s own need for Android developers, with the industry facing a critical shortage. The program’s creator, Sebastian Thrun says there are hundreds of thousands of coding jobs going unfilled.

Google’s nanodegree takes between 6-9 months to complete and is fully online. It differentiates itself from other courses through mentors, project grading, and guidance from Google’s experts in app development. It costs $200 a month, a tiny amount compared to conventional degrees but that’s not why this program is special. The real value lies in the expert tuition from Google’s own developers. If it wasn’t enough that the student can learn from Google experts, the degree may lead to a job with Google itself. Indeed, Google’s partnership with Udacity to deliver their nanodegree is primarily to fulfil their own developer shortages, with Google planning to hire the brightest and best.

Building Careers

Even those who do not get hired can expect a fantastic career in app development for other firms writing Android code. Thrun said, “If you do what we tell you to do with this program, you can get $100,000, $180,000 as an entry-level salary in Silicon Valley.”
This is staggering and its importance for app developers and the wider concept of nanodegrees cannot be understated. Online degrees needed a differentiator to come of age, and it has found it in the most spectacular and relevant way possible – they have been validated by arguably the world’s most relevant company.

Are there Alternative’s to Google’s nanodegree?

There are other nanodegrees offered by Udacity in tandem with software and tech companies. Those comparable to Google’s Android development degree are listed and are known to result in jobs in app development (or similar) shortly after graduation.
AT&T: IOS Developer Nanodegree, Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree
Amazon Services, AT&T, GitHub, Google: Full Stack Web Developer Nanodegree
Facebook, mongoDB, Zipfian Academy: Data Analyst Nanodegree

The bottom line

You don’t need a Google nanodegree to learn how to code. You can learn it yourself for free and display your talents on sites like http://insightdatascience.com. If your coding is good enough, you will be found. However, what the Google nanodegree and others are doing is formalizing the process, making it accredited and providing a more structured pathway to jobs in IT and app development. Combine that with expert tuition from leading developers looking to hire the students they teach and it is a win-win.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All
    Business Management
    Marketing
    Signage
    Software

    Archives

    April 2020
    March 2020
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.