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Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
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<div class="IPBDescription">Free qualifications from MIT, Harvard and Berkeley</div>I've just signed up to edx.org.

They offer semester courses from various of their courses in an online format, and during fall 2012 (now), the courses come with free exams. Future versions may or may not have free exams, although the courses will always be free.

You get a certificate on passing the exams/courses.

I am curently studying:

MITx: 6.00x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
BerkeleyX: CS169.1x Software as a Service
BerkeleyX: CS188.1x Artificial Intelligence
HarvardX: CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science I

I am unemployed, so I have the time to do all four courses, but each requires an average of 12 hours a week. As they come with exams and a certificate on passing, I am hoping they will help me with my NS2 modding, and moving my career into software development.

I thought I'd post these, I only discovered them myself yesterday, and am already under severe pressure as CS169.1x has a testing section that has to be delivered by Sunday, and I am just starting the course today :P

Anyway, I hope someone else can find some benefit from these courses. I posted here as I thought it's a bit more serious than the off-topic forum :)
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    I've tentatively moved it to OT since it doesn't feel like it fits in Discussion, even if it is a little more serious.

    I'd also like to comment that I thought the thread was spam right up to the point where you made it clear you were aware of what forum you were posting in, which no bot would have been.
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  • sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
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  • SopsSops Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17894Members, Constellation
    I know that MIT does research in my field but sadly their offering is not that expansive. It is great that they offer the courses for free though.
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  • Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1987561:date=Oct 5 2012, 07:46 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Oct 5 2012, 07:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1987561"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I've tentatively moved it to OT since it doesn't feel like it fits in Discussion, even if it is a little more serious.

    I'd also like to comment that I thought the thread was spam right up to the point where you made it clear you were aware of what forum you were posting in, which no bot would have been.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Did I not mention that I was studying AI :P

    HAHAHAHA
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  • WilsonWilson Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 72867Members
    So what happens if you don't do the tests? Do they kick you off? Seems kinda weird that an online course has a time limit.
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  • Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    They don't kick you off, but you cannot gain the certificate if you do not complete in time.

    No matter what it is, certificates from Harvard, MIT and Berkeley always look good on your CV :)

    Just recently started and finished my project for week 1 of CS50x - Create a game using the scratch game building system.

    It a very simple game, but I had fun making it. I thought I'd share it here for those of you bored enough to want to play it -

    <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/SoulRider/2842286" target="_blank">http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/SoulRider/2842286</a>

    Let me know what you think. It is made in a drag and drop code creator called scratch, which anyone can use :)
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1993101:date=Oct 18 2012, 12:43 AM:name=Soul_Rider)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Soul_Rider @ Oct 18 2012, 12:43 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1993101"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Let me know what you think. It is made in a drag and drop code creator called scratch, which anyone can use :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Got lover on my first try, not even hard. Doubt there's much of a skill ceiling here. You'll <i>never</i> make this into an e-sport.
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  • Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1993936:date=Oct 20 2012, 12:08 AM:name=SentrySteve)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SentrySteve @ Oct 20 2012, 12:08 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1993936"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Got lover on my first try, not even hard. Doubt there's much of a skill ceiling here. You'll <i>never</i> make this into an e-sport.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    LoL, everyone gets lover, apart from the guy in the comments telling me it's too hard and everyone will be a heart breaker :P I guess he's not a gamer :P

    I did have it faster and more levels originally, the last level was a tribute to manic miner (you couldn't do it), but that was unfair, I wanted to be nice to people for a change :D

    I think there are opportunities in e-sports for this kind of game :D
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    edited November 2012
    So, I haven't posted in this thread, but I've been doing three classes (Technically the CS184.1x doesn't start until tomorrow).
    Wanted to see how anyone else still doing this is doing?

    I'm taking.
    Harvard CS50x
    MIT CS6.00x
    Berkley CS184.1x (3D graphics) - I don't have the math for this, but I've been studying Trig and Linear Algebra for about a week now and I'm learning the concepts though, and plan to learn as I go. It's a free class, even if I fail it, it'll be good to try.

    I wish I'd have not stopped taking math classes after Geometry (highest level required where I live when I was in HS).

    The first midterm in CS6.00 is due in about 3 hours. I did it earlier today, it took me 4 hours, twice the recommended time.
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  • tpotiontpotion Join Date: 2013-01-25 Member: 181913Members
    Hi there,

    I only have the time to take one of these 2 courses... Soul_Rider or Caboose ...which one would you recommend and why?

    MITx: 6.00x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
    or
    HarvardX: CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science I

    Thanks in advance for yr help.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    edited January 2013
    6.00x was interesting enough. the lectures are designed for the web format, which for time sake is good. It's on a strict schedule though, and unless you plan on going into the sciences and care about plotting data in py lab, the latter half of the course is a bit boring. Though, learning python helped me understand things I've struggled with while trying to teach myself programming..

    CS50x is more loosely structured, you only have to have everything in by the end of the class, no set dates. I also feel that cs50 covers more of aspects of computer science, more languages at any rate. I finished 6.00x before I got too into this, so technically, I just started it. The lectures are long, Harvard lecture hall classes filmed. Each week has 2 of these and a session with a teaching fellow describing what the assignment is.

    As I said, i haven't done much with cs50, but once i get into it, i think ill get more out of it.
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