UDACITY, a helpful guideline to choose right learning path
- Aisha
- Jun 15, 2019
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2019
You have finished four years or 3 year degree course from well-known college, you might have high scores on your academic exams, when you graduated you might have celebrated with your friends and families, all you might think now the world is open to explore, you are free to do whatever you want, even your parents' job has been done, they have given you enough education to make your way in the world, now all you have to do is fly in the world and explore, but soon you might realize someone has to pay for the bread, and shelter, for that you need to have a job.
So vacation is over next thing you will do is start looking for a job, your search will start online on different websites, Facebook, Google you name it. After long search you will land to your dream job, when you will apply you might get a phone call for an interview and soon you will have your big day for the interview.
You will reach for your interview Happy, excited and full of energy but in the interview !!!
Ah interviewer will not ask you any questions related to your degree you were learning for 4 years !!!
All they will ask, you are an engineer but
Do you know how to use a computer?
Do you have any knowledge about date engineering?
Or if you have finished MBA you will have questions like
Do you know marketing analytics?
What is a predictive analytics for business?
Now at this stage you will realize you have to go back and prepare for the job hunt, take some courses, have some extra ability to fight in the market. To be successful in the career you need to be ready to work in a large company, or a small firm you need to advance your knowledge and remove the gap between career goal and academic education.
Udacity is the answer for the newbies
What is an Udacity?
Audacity is an online program, it offers unique short courses which is designed to bridge the gap between learning and career goals. The courses are carefully designed with the help of experts and industry leaders who understand what skills are in demand in the applicable job market.
Now a day’s computer knowledge is mandatory for all the fields, audacity has created courses for newly graduates looking forward to initiate career with knowledge in computer science.
Audacity courses are highly interactive with activities such as quizzes and exercises interspersed between short videos and interviews with instructors and industry experts. The quizzes are a tool to help you learn, and an ongoing resource, so you can watch the videos and try the quizzes as many times as you like.
Usually, after a lesson there will be a problem set with exercises for you to reaffirm that you have learned the material. Just as with the quizzes, you can try them as many times as you like.
Audacity courses also include project(s) that you can add to your portfolio. Whether it is a blog, search engine, game or app, audacity will help you build something that publicly demonstrates your skills.
You will have choices of two categories of courses Free courses and Nanodegree
Free courses
Intro to Artificial Intelligence
· Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
· Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
· Intro to Machine Learning
· Secure and Private AI
· Intro to TensorFlow for Deep Learning
· Intro to Deep Learning with PyTorch
· A/B Testing
· Machine Learning
· Real-time Analytics with Apache Storm
· Knowledge-based AI: Cognitive Systems
· Machine Learning for Trading
· Data Visualization and D3. J's
· Reinforcement Learning
· Intro to Hadoop and MapReduce
· Data Analysis with R
· Deep Learning
· Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning
· Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
· Introduction to Computer Vision
· Intro to Descriptive Statistics
· Model Building and Validation
· Linear Algebra Refresher Course
· Artificial Intelligence
You have a huge choice of free courses, these courses will introduce basic information, related to your specific course. Topics include machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, robotics, computer vision, and natural language processing. For example, if you choose course Artificial Intelligence in the free course you will learn industrial relevant contents. You will learn how to program all the major systems of a robotic car. This course includes planning, search, localization, tracking, and control.
You should initially sign in for free course then if you feel to learn Gnostic information sing up for Nanodegree course.
Each program they offer is designed to help you achieve your goals, meet objectives, and succeed in your life and career. Whether you have a specific job in mind, or want to learn specific skills, the best way to decide is to envision your desired outcome, and then select the path that will get you there.
The meaning of Nanodegree is to finish a course in a short term which is focused to stimulate the skill required for a job. Nanodegree doesn’t need the time period usually required by the formal university.
Nanodegree courses included, artificial intelligence, programming, autonomous systems, cloud computing, Data science.
All Nanodegree includes
Real-world projects from industry experts
With real world projects and immersive content built in partnership with top tier companies, you’ll master the tech skills companies want.
1-on-1 technical mentor
You will get a knowledgeable mentor who guides your learning and is focused on answering your questions, motivating you and keeping you on track.
Personal career coach and career services
You’ll have access to career coaching sessions, interview prep advice, and resume and online professional profile reviews to help you grow in your career
Flexible learning program
Get a custom learning plan tailored to fit your busy life. Along with easy monthly payments you can learn at your own pace and reach your personal goals.
Udacity Propel
If you have Nanodegree from udacity, they promised they connect students to their hiring partners, they have partnership with huge and well-known companies. They usually organize career fair, it’s called propel, in that they connect Nanodegree graduates to new-age tech companies, it will be great push for novice job hunters to hoist themselves in front of hiring company and achieve their career goals.
Nanodegree graduates get a lifetime-access to Udacity career fairs.
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