Room: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LORIS

Education is no longer a word that is associated with knowledge, but rather money. The higher the education, more the money a person earns. This has resulted in education becoming expensive and for some — unattainable.

Where universities and institutions of higher learning were originally designed for acquiring knowledge, these days their roles have changed. However, internet is now changing the role of education and learning once again. People who are passionate about teaching and learning can now use the world wide web to share information and ideas and knowledge.

But it must come with a cost, correct? Wrong! Eduonix is one of the many premium e-learning companies that are offering many of its courses for FREE! But you are wondering what’s the catch? No catch at all! The world of technology is teeming with people who love to share their knowledge, and to train people who may not have the money or the connections to get an education.

Eduonix is one of these institutions who believes that there shouldn’t always be a price when it comes to knowledge and learning. This is why it offers numerous of its tech courses for FREE.

Great idea of getting enrolled for Eduonix online Courses. The tutors have explained the courses with the help of videos in understandable manner. Enjoyed learning the programming courses with the online video tutorials. The days of having to physically go and sign up for a class and then attend it are long gone. Just like everything else, classes are also becoming digital. Now, classes and courses are available wherever you want them to be. You don’t even have to leave your home for it.

Courses are well designed by professionals and experts from the industry. These courses are far more beneficial as they provide you with up-to-date practical knowledge of how these courses are applicable in real life.

Eduonix Learning Solutions is an online educational services company based out of Mumbai, India. The company provides vocational training and professional skill building courses through its online education website. The platform provides training in diverse areas, such as web development, software development, social media marketing, graphic designing and more.

Tools & Features

• 200+ online courses
• 500K+ students
• Free & paid courses
• Self-paced learning
• Downloadable video tutorials
• Inbuilt question answer system
• Certificate of completion
• One month 100% money back guarantee
• In-house built courses

 

Let me start with my background to give a bit of context here. I have a PhD in Computer Science followed by two years postdoctoral experience. Recently, when I started thinking about joining industry, I found my skill set not up-to-date with the kind of job I was interested in. I learned Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Distributed Computing, Software Engineering, and courses around bioinformatics and computational biology during my PhD. These courses were useful for a strong foundation in computer science and, of course, for performing scientific research in discrete algorithms as applied to bioinformatics and computational, which I had been doing for last seven years. But for the Data Scientist position, which I recently started considering, I needed to learn few things. I had some experience with MOOCs. Though my background is in Computer Science, I learned quite a bit of statistics through Khan Academy and by auditing classes in my campus. MOOCs are definitely more flexible compared to Interactive Online Education (IOE) or a university class, but they are less interactive so they require slightly more motivation to deal with the monotony. After some research I decided to join “Big Data and Hadoop” course at Edureka. Here is what I liked about it.

1.  The course content is very well organized, with demos and useful online links, and examples from real industry problems. (After the first class I really felt that I not only needed this class for learning Big Data/Hadoop but also to learn the common industry lingo for the transition from academia to industry 🙂
2. The instructor was knowledgeable (not just bookish knowledge, but industry experience to bring real examples) and humble person. I particularly noticed his genuine interest in tailoring the class (e.g., setting up a policy/timing for question and answer during the class) to meet our needs.
3. I found it very useful to have the course content available at LMS. Unfortunately, I had to miss couple of classes in the end, but I feel content that the video recordings of lectures are available so I can explore at my own convenience.
4. I have learned a lot about the extraordinary support team of Edureka. I hardly had any issues but I saw other batch mates were bugging them every now and then. I think a good support team is a must for such interactive education. In general setting up a system is more difficult than using it. A handy support team can definitely make your life much better!

Overall, I had a wonderful experience, which made me also join “Statistics Essentials for Analytics” course at Edureka. I am not joining this course as a complete novice, but this course will make me real hands-on person in statistics by doing the homeworks/projects and offer me class-room kind of confidence (as I am imagining to present myself as an expert in it).

Finally, I will recommend Edureka to anybody looking for online education to keep oneself up-to-date with the latest trends in the technology. It’s both money and time well spent!

Pros

 

• “Productive team; good place to learn and grow”

• “Good Work culture, great manager”

• The best training ever and trainer are the best

• – Structured start-up

• -Good for people of technical roles as their team manager is very employee friendly

 

Cons

 

• “Sometimes work-life balance takes a hit”

• “No work-life balance, less salary”

• “Try to come out of the company as soon as posssible bz your hard work will never be notified but your drabacks do”

• “Existing guys in tech team have been there for the past 3-5 years, so entire”

• “Employee benefits and leave policy as well as there senior members are unprofessional”

 

 

Treehouse is an offering of over 1000 videos created by industry experts. In addition, there are also supplemental materials to help you further absorb the material being presented. These videos have been used by almost 200,000 students in 190 different countries. Some offerings of Treehouse are:

• Web Design
• Coding
• Game Design
• Swift
• Android
• HTML
• CSS
• Jquery

Every lesson is taught by an expert in the industry. These experts have years of experience in their fields and are skilled at sharing that experience with passion in a way that makes it interesting to the learner. They are there to help students achieve their goal. It does not matter whether the goal is a career, promotion, or simply learning to develop for yourself.

Each lesson is broken into smaller portions, called Stages, which make the information easier to take in. Their learning method is so successful that many businesses use Team Treehouse. They teach further technical skills to their own employees. Small companies all the way to Fortune 500 companies source their tech education from Treehouse.

In today’s world, almost everything is Internet-connected or has become more technological than ever. The common theme in this world is the code that is written to run all the devices we use in the ever-evolving tech world. To make all this code work, there will need to be programmers to write and maintain the huge base of code that is behind everything. The tech industry leaders estimate that in the next few years the number of unfilled and newly created programming jobs will continue to increase. Learning the skills necessary is vital to being part of this market.

Treehouse is there to help provide that skill set. The alternative is a college education in an on-ground or online campus. However, most of us do not have the resources or time to get a college degree while trying to work and maintain a family. Treehouse fills this niche, making it easy for everyone to get the skills they need to learn to code. From absolute beginners to advanced, Treehouse has a course path and online learning for you.

Founded in 2011, Treehouse uses their expert created videos to make their education accessible to the masses. Their premise is that in just 30 minutes a day, the time it takes to watch a video, you can be working towards mastery of a new concept. And, unlike a traditional on-ground education, it can be accomplished without any books, hardware, or software—just your computer and an account at Treehouse.com.

Whether an individual seeking an education or a corporate entity seeking employee training, Treehouse claims that they can have you building websites and applications in approximately 30 days or 45 hours of lesson time. Compared to on-ground study, this is extremely fast, as the average college course takes 16 weeks to complete and is paced by the instructor and course schedule.

Everything is contained within the Treehouse website itself, so there are no purchases necessary to complete your lessons. The only caveat is that to learn iOS programming, you will need to own a Mac. With Windows ports of Swift, this is becoming less true, but running the finished project will require you to have access to a machine running OS X or iOS. Treehouse also has an iPad application that gives you full access to your account and all learning materials while you’re mobile.

You can even complete the coding lessons on the iPad, without the personal computer. All this means that Treehouse is giving you the ability to gain all the knowledge you need at a fraction of the cost of an on-ground college tuition. Treehouse’s mission is to provide this knowledge to you in any way possible in the most convenient way they can.

Pros

1. One of the key advantages with Treehouse is the fact that it is very clear and detailed. As such, learning has a lot of reinforcement and you will be taken through each step at your pace, until you understand the concept.
2. Treehouse adapts teaching methods that are easy to follow and understand. This makes it easier for the teachers to interact with the students.
3. All the teachers are friendly and will be willing to answer any type of questions that you may have in regards to the course that you are taking.
4. You will have access to the forum with frequently asked questions about any class, which can be very helpful. You will also have access to high quality videos with worthwhile content.
5. The graphics that teachers use to explain details are clear and neatly done, such that everything is visible.
6. The teaching process is quite interactive with many coding quizzes and challenges. As such, this breaks the monotony and allows you to take up some practical coding challenges.
7. With the Treehouse platform, the objective is not just to teach you how to write a code and let you go; you will learn how to code. The main objective is to ensure that at the completion of the course, you can start your career right away.

Cons

1. Some of the courses are outdated and the structure of learning can be limiting since you have to pass a particular unit before advancing.
2. The choice of classes is quite limited and the library cannot compare with similar platforms like Udemy or even Lynda.
3. The courses on Treehouse only revolve around mobile and web development. Other components of programming are not included.
4. Most classes are only suitable for beginners, not those who want to advance.

Pricing Plans

Treehouse has two main types of pricing plans. You can evaluate and look for the package that suits your needs. The price options that you can choose from are:

1. Basic Plan

With the basic plan, you will be required to pay $25 per month to start learning. There are a number of features that you will get with this package, with the main ones being:

• Access to over 1000 video courses in with top notch graphics
• There are interactive tools, which you will use for learning
• Offers on-demand learning for the students
• Grant access to the supportive community of students.

If you are not sure if this is the plan that suits your needs, you should start with the 7 days free trial.

 

2. Pro Plan

The Pro package will cost you $49 per month and has a free 7 day trial period. The main features include:

• Over 1000 video courses
• Allows you to practice live coding with the Code Challenge Engine
• Get access to member-only forums to get help
• Watch talks from leaders in the industry
• You will get exclusive content as a bonus
• Download videos, which you can watch offline.

Conclusion

Treehouse is certainly a great platform for software and web development. This is a great platform for the beginners who are interested in coding. There is a good level of student engagement, and the platform also allows the teachers and students to interact. The courses are clearly outlined, and each student learns at their own pace.

Treehouse is a great place for students to not only learn the skills but start their career. However, it is limited in terms of the courses, and the library is not as equipped as the one on Lynda or Udemy. Over and above, this is a platform that is worth giving a shot.

Absolutely! I have been using Pluralsight for almost a year now and it’s worth every penny.

They have a huge library of courses which are updated regularly based on the latest trends in the tech industry. If you just want to learn programming then other options are fine too. But if you want to get a job in the tech industry then I would highly recommend you to give Pluralsight a try.

Learn For Free

The monthly subscription may seem a bit pricey but you don’t have to worry. You can easily get 6 month subscription completely free of cost.

Why I prefer Pluralsight

Most of the training platforms out there try to make things easy and won’t go in depth. They often skip important and slightly difficult concepts that help you understand the topic better. Also, the company keeps 99% of of their content relevant with the latest standard’s and archives older courses. Other platforms such as Udemy, Lynda, Treehouse etc don’t focus much on updating their content and try to sell you courses that where created in 2012.

Pluralsight subscribers are given access to the complete catalog of courses at Digital Tutors, a site strictly intended for design software, and creative professionals.

What seperates Pluralsight from other e-learning platforms is the exceptional quality of the platform. From the amazing UI/UX design the platform has to its courses often taught by leading professionals, Pluralsight outranks all competition.

Price: $299 per year or $29 per month or <$1 per day [Reasonable for unlimited access to more than 5000 high quality courses in 8 different categories]

Pros

• Live Mentor Support.
• Personalized learning
• Free trial
• Good Quality
• 5000+ courses
• 1000+ Mentors
• Course completion certificates.
• Mobile viewing.
• Offline access

Downsides

• Not for everyone.
• Highly Specific content.

Pluralsight allows its users to acquire important skills and knowledge in the fields that pique their interests. It offers courses for virtually everyone interested in learning about the top programming languages, application development platforms, developer tools, and software practices. It is designed to help fill the knowledge and skill gaps that prevent businesses and individuals from keeping up with the latest trends in technology.

Its courses vary in difficulty, ranging from beginner to expert. You get to choose what you want to learn and Pluralsight can help you identify the course and difficulty level that is best suited for you.

Pluralsight is designed for individuals, businesses, small businesses, academics/teachers, the federal government, and state and local governments. It helps individuals self-improve, allows employers to better understand, improve, and keep track of their employees’ skills, lets teachers innovate and supplement the curriculum, and helps governments enhance productivity through expert-led training.

Getting Started With Pluralsight

Once you subscribe to Pluralsight, it is time to decide what you want to learn and start directing and monitoring your progress. While the abundance of courses may be overwhelming, Pluralsight is there to assist you every step of the way.

You can start by browsing the library and viewing the latest and most popular courses or those that you are most interested in. If you are not sure where to start, you can turn to Pluralsight Skill IQ. By filling out a quiz that contains 20 questions and takes 5 minutes to complete, you can discover your strengths and identify areas in which you need improvement.

IQ in Skill IQ stands for Iris Quotients. Iris is Pluralsight’s skill assessment algorithm and recommendation engine. It plays the main role in the quantification and certification of learners’ skill development and it helps users discover the skills they need to develop and guides their selection of courses.

To make it easier for learners to master a particular skill, the platform has designed Paths, which merge relevant courses and tools into a unique experience of learning a specific skill from the lowest to the highest level. By opting for a Path, learners eliminate any potential knowledge gaps and build skills from the ground up.

Pluralsight does not only provide on-demand courses but offers mentoring for businesses as well. Mentoring is available upon request and takes the form of live, on-demand assistance from relevant experts. Teams can decide on the topic and time and interact with mentors in real time, via video chat, screen share, and other modes of communication.

Finally, Pluralsight allows you to take your courses with you wherever you go with its handy mobile apps. It provides applications for iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, Windows, Mac, and Smart TVs, so you can view the courses any way you wish.

What You’ll Get by Purchasing Simplilearn Online Course

1. [most importantly] 35 Contact Hours certificate which is a requirement for applying the certification exam — you will need to finish this course and get the certificate before submitting your exam. The Contact Hours can be earned through face-to-face classroom lectures or online course, the latter being more flexible and value-for-money.
2. High Quality E-Learning Content delivered 24/7 over the internet covering all the topics that would be tested on the PMP® exam — within your subscription period, you will be able to watch all the course lectures anytime anywhere and for as many times as you want. Every students will be able to proceed with their own pace. The online lessons can be assessed through desktop internet browsers as well as the Android mobile app. The progress through the course will be synchronized among the different channel. In this way, you can virtually study for the exam anywhere you want. The contents of the lessons include:
   • Lesson 1:  an introduction to the PMP® certification.
   • Lesson 2: Project Management Framework — explain what project and project management is all about
   • Lesson 3: Project Management Processes Groups — explain the five project management process groups
   • Lessons 4 to 13: the ten knowledge areas
   • Lesson 14: project management process group
   • Lesson 15: professional and social responsibility
3. 5 Project Management Case studies and 20 Real world examples — the knowledge gained through this online course doesn’t stop for cracking the exam only, the inclusion of case studies and examples will give you a comprehensive understanding on how to apply the knowledge in your daily project management work and help you to become a better project manager.
4. 83 End-of-Chapter Quizzes — what better ways than quizzes that can help you to understand if you have acquired all the essential knowledge for each chapter of study? The 83 quizzes included are meant to help students to check their progress and understanding and whether they need to re-read the chapter in order to clear certain misunderstandings. Quizzes are a great companion for online self-study learners.
5. 5 Simulated mock exams — these are the full-length 200 question practice exams that will help students understand their strengths and weaknesses. As recommended by most instructors, getting over 75% – 80% in these mock exams is a clear indicator that one may be able to pass the real Exam. Five mock exams are enough for many students so that they won’t need to separately purchase another exam prep product which may cost around US$100 or more.
6. Tips and tricks for passing the Exam — just as any exams, tips and tricks by experienced instructors and exam takers will be able to offer students invaluable insights into the exam preparation and exam taking. There is no need to re-invent the wheel while there are lots of valuable experiences that we can learn from.
7. 100% Money Back Guarantee — within 3 days of purchase of the online course and the progress is less than 50%

Assistance in filling the Application form — this is provided through the large online community where students and ask any questions, many other instructors and students will be there to help.

Overview

The Simplilearn online PMP® course is a comprehensive all-in-one exam preparation package which provides the students with all the materials and resources for preparing well for the exam. Once purchased, students will have 180 days to watch the lessons, attempt the mock and practice PMP® exams and download the e-book. Since most Aspirants would take around 6-8 weeks to complete the exam preparation and pass it, the 180-day access period is considered well enough.

The online course is developed with a hands-on learning approach — not ordinary passive learning. Students will be able to understand the course materials well and retain the knowledge for clearing the exam.

Some students even claimed that they relied just on the Simplilearn online course only to pass the exam without even reading the PMBOK® Guide once. Though it is highly recommended to read the PMBOK® Guide, those students’ achievements indicate that the Simplilearn online course do cover all the important topics of the PMBOK® Guide.

About Simplilearn

Simplilearn is one of the world’s largest online learning platform featuring a large variety of online self-learning as well as classroom teaching courses in more than 150 countries around the world. More importantly, the online course has been pre-approved by PMI to meet the project management educational requirements of PMP® Certification. In cases of an audit, only a copy of the course certificate is required for verification without the need to submit the course outline and documentations.

Note: Simplilearn was a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider (PMI R.E.P. Simplilearn REP ID: 3147) up to 2016 (Simplilearn discontinued to be a PMI R.E.P. out of cost considerations as PMI R.E.P.s need to pay a large annual fee to PMI). The quality of the courses offered by Simplilearn is still top-notch even though it is not a PMI R.E.P. now.