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FREE UNSW Computing 1 - The Art of Programming by Openlearning

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L[Deactivated] on 14/04/2016 - 13:00 openlearning.com (2258 clicks)

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May be useful for those considering studying Computer Science or learning a bit of programming.
I noticed QuiOui had posted a Free Security Engineering Course by UNSW and realised that the course required some prior knowledge in programming so I looked around on Openlearning and found that Richard Buckland, the same guy teaching the other course has a free Programming Course up.

The first lecture and others are up here, the course also has activities and tests etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy22r_mAnRw

From the website:
"UNSW Computing 1 is a public course presented by OpenLearning with original content derived from UNSW COMPUTING's first year computing course. Take the course online for free!

This 12 week course will explore the world of software engineering, computing and problem solving. While Computing 1 only takes four to five hours a week (that's nothing!), you'll struggle to tear yourself away as you learn:

abstraction, estimation, programming, machine code, C, problem solving
top down design, arithmetic expressions, layout, style++
types, variables, memory other numeric types
while and for loops, stack frames, arrays…"

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  • watchman on 14/04/2016 - 13:22
    +17

    Paid for the privilege of being taught by him at uni, no regrets.

    • BeefBiryani on 14/04/2016 - 13:43
      +5

      And now we're going to learn from him for free.

    • krunkworx on 14/04/2016 - 14:50
      +2

      R. Buckland FTW!!

  • skegger on 14/04/2016 - 13:28
    +3

    Thanks for this. I'm subscribing to the Security Engineering course and it's pretty good.

    • Serapis on 14/04/2016 - 17:21
      +3

      And learn how to break into houses as well =P

      • skegger on 15/04/2016 - 08:58

        Hypothetically of course.

  • arctan on 14/04/2016 - 14:04

    Thanks I just registered.

  • djthornton on 14/04/2016 - 14:26
    +5

    Having taken this course myself, I can tell you firsthand that Richard Buckland is a FANTASTIC lecturer, the course is incredibly engaging and really really useful for first year computing. If you actually want to do the course, you'll absolutely get something out of it.

  • blighst on 14/04/2016 - 14:49
    +2

    Hasn't this always been free?

    Also avaliable on Richard's Youtube Channel, he seems an amazing lecturer.

  • jdr on 14/04/2016 - 15:30
    +2

    There is one video as a precursor to lecture one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktfIkfNz99Y

  • Iqs on 14/04/2016 - 15:57

    Actually, "UNSW Free" is an oxymoron.

  • Milkyboners on 14/04/2016 - 18:13

    Free @edu email?

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 14/04/2016 - 19:07

    I wish they'd have heavily discounted degrees/approved assessments as well - especially for fields where a degree is legally required.

    At least programming is legally restricted - for now…

    • bargainhuntaa on 14/04/2016 - 20:10
      +2

      Don't believe the rumor Peter. They won't put you in jail for programming a computer.

      • peterpeterpumpkin on 14/04/2016 - 22:03

        Ha! Thanks for replying. I would have never known I made a typo. I think I'll stop using TouchPal on my Android…

        • bargainhuntaa on 15/04/2016 - 06:54

          Grab a SwiftKey deal. Next time it pops up on ozbargain.

  • Associatedtony94 @ OpenLearning on 14/04/2016 - 20:46
    +1

    I have the pleasure of being his student for COMP3441: Security Engineering class on Monday evenings for this current semester!

    • syousef on 14/04/2016 - 22:24

      I don't want to rubbish this man. We actually need more like him. He seems like a genuine human being who is passionate about education and computing. You could pay (and I have paid) a lot more money to listen to a university lecturer do much worse. I don't know him personally but I'd be disppointed and just a little surprised if he was anything other than a top bloke.

      BUT be aware

      1) He never lets reality get in the way of a good analogy. I'm watching/half participating in his Cyber Security freebie course and his comparison of the evolution of hacking to the evolution of life on Earth was just hard to swallow. (Once you consider that he ignored the insects his analogy fell in a heap). As with any other lecturer you must use your own mind and think critically as to whether what you're being told makes sense or is a flawed world view.

      2) He likes to draw things out A LOT. I honestly don't know if that's an ego thing, a rambling professor thing, or just trying not to lose the slower pupils. At any rate I think watching him at 2x speed is sometimes the way to go.

      • backpaqer on 15/04/2016 - 09:59
        +1

        I once got a job where they put me in a library with a bunch of tapes to go through and said it would take a couple of days. The video player had a 2x button so I used that and was done in less than a day.

  • Bill48 on 15/04/2016 - 14:33

    When does it start or can you start anytime?

    • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2016 - 19:48

      You can start whenever you like. It recommends you do it over 12 weeks and set aside 4-5 hours a week to do it.

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