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How To Use Education-as-a-Service “EaaS” For A Tech Economy
Perhaps you are a student or professional looking to change gears and join the exciting tech economy and workforce. Or, you may be teaching a younger generation of K-12 students who are ready to dive into coding. You may be an educational leader exploring new ways to increase revenue and round out your university 's technology curriculum, or an executive seeking to upskill and retain employees. It 's clear the [...]
Woz U Data Science Graduate, Danika Guiley from Liberty Mutual
Woz U: "I just wanted to talk to you a little bit about your experience. I know we 've worked together in the beginning when you were getting started and, oh my gosh it 's done already! It went fast, but I'm sure at some points it felt like it went slow." Danika Guiley: "Sounds good. I think overall, probably the best part of the program was working with Meredith [...]
Meet Ammon King, Woz U Expert Software Developer Instructor!
It 's no secret that the job market and the demand for tech talent are exponentially growing. For instance, the employment of software developers is projected to grow 24 percent over the next ten years, the employment of application developers is projected to grow 30 percent, and employment of systems developers is projected to grow 11 percent (bls.gov). Companies across all industries are struggling to find qualified tech talent and [...]
Tips for how to land a software developer job
Make landing your dream software developer job a reality A college degree used to be the ticket to landing just about any job. But the world has changed. Many successful software developers never earned a degree and plenty of college dropouts (Bill Gates and Steve Jobs) made it big in Silicon Valley, Seattle, and other technology hot spots. The student loan debt crisis is adding fuel to the degree debate. [...]
Scott Shetley – Woz U Student Spotlight & Review
Scott Shetley worked as an admissions representative at Woz U before deciding to enroll in the JavaScript program himself. Having some college and close to ten years in the military, Scott knew the traditional University route was not for him. Knowing Woz U was flexible, caring, and supportive, Scott found his strengths and was a successful student. Hear about his experience at Woz U and what made graduation so special [...]
Meet Meredith Dodd, Woz U’s Expert Data Science Instructor!
In the early 2000 's, companies were receiving colossal amounts of data and information. By 2008, the term "data science" was coined as specialists were hired to coordinate and interpret these large pools of information. The Data Science field has and continued to evolve for a decade, and is now considered to be one of the most sought-after career paths for trained professionals. Glassdoor has ranked Data Scientist as the [...]