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Coding Interview Preparation
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by Meta
  • Offered by

About

The final course in this program will help prepare you for the unique aspects of a coding job interview, with approaches to problem-solving and computer science foundations needed to land the job. Ultimately you’ll gain strategic insights and tips for successful interviewing. By the end of this course, you'll have knowledge of: • Appropriate communication during a coding interview •  Successful interviewing strategies • Using pseudocode •  The fundamentals of computer science • The capabilities of data structures and how to implement them • How to review data structures in the context of coding interviews •  The concept of algorithms and common approaches to working with them •  How to visualize an algorithm • Combining new and previously learned coding patterns to solve problems Ideally, you should have completed all the courses in this professional certificate.

Modules

Course introduction

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • What do you hope to learn?

2 Videos

  • Introduction to the course
  • Introduction to the technical recruitment process

3 Readings

  • Course syllabus
  • How to be successful in this course
  • Additional resources

The coding interview

    • 3 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: The coding interview

3 Videos

  • What is a coding interview?
  • Communication
  • What to expect from a technical interview

5 Readings

  • What type of interviews might you expect
  • Pseudocode step by step
  • Interview tips
  • Testing your solution
  • Additional resources

Introduction to Computer Science

    • 5 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: Time complexity
  • Knowledge check: Space complexity
  • Module quiz: Introduction to the coding interview

5 Videos

  • Binary
  • Memory
  • Time complexity
  • Space complexity
  • Module summary: Introduction to the coding interview

4 Readings

  • Working in binary
  • Defining solutions
  • Working with time complexity
  • Additional resources

Basic Data Structures

    • 1 Videos
    • 6 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: Basic data structures

1 Videos

  • Basic data structures

6 Readings

  • Strings
  • Integers
  • Booleans
  • Arrays
  • Objects
  • Additional resources

Collection Data Structures

    • 3 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: Collection data structures

3 Videos

  • Lists and sets
  • Stacks and queues
  • Trees

4 Readings

  • Lists and sets in different programming languages
  • Stacks and queues in different programming languages
  • Trees in different programming languages
  • Additional resources

Advanced Data Structures

    • 4 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: Advanced data structures
  • Module quiz: Introduction to data structures

4 Videos

  • Hash tables
  • Heaps
  • Graphs
  • Module summary: Introduction to data structures

3 Readings

  • Hash tables in different programming languages
  • Heaps and graphs in different programming languages
  • Additional resources

Sorting and Searching

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: Sorting and searching

2 Videos

  • Sorting Algorithms
  • Searching Algorithms

3 Readings

  • Time and space complexity in sorting algorithms
  • Time and space complexity in search algorithms
  • Additional resources

Working with Algorithms

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Knowledge check: Working with algorithms
  • Module quiz: Introduction to algorithms

1 Discussions

  • Where can you use algorithms?

5 Videos

  • Divide and conquer
  • Recursion
  • Dynamic programming
  • Greedy algorithms
  • Module summary: Introduction to algorithms

1 Readings

  • Additional resources

Final graded assessment

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Final graded assessment

1 Videos

  • Course recap

1 Readings

  • About the final graded assessment

Course wrap up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflect on learning

1 Videos

  • Course wrap up

1 Readings

  • Next steps

Auto Summary

Enhance your coding interview skills with this comprehensive course designed for IT & Computer Science professionals. Led by expert instructors at Coursera, this final course in the professional certificate program covers problem-solving approaches, communication techniques, and strategic tips for successful coding interviews. Dive deep into computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and pseudocode. With a duration of 720 minutes, choose from Starter or Professional subscription options. Ideal for those who have completed prior courses in the series.

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