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Building Smarter Software: GenAI Tools and Practices Specialization
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Building Smarter Software: GenAI Tools and Practices Specialization

Transform Development with GenAI Integration. Learn to integrate AI tools across software development roles for enhanced productivity.

Starweaver
Karlis Zars
Christopher Klaus

Instructors: Starweaver

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Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a Certificate
With paid plans

What you'll learn

  • Integrate GenAI tools into development workflows across front-end, back-end, mobile, and DevOps roles

  • Apply software development fundamentals including version control, debugging, and testing management

  • Implement responsible AI practices while maintaining code quality and human oversight in development processes

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Specialization - 9 course series

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of GenAI for enhancing back-end development functions.

  • Explore real-world applications of GenAI in back-end development scenarios.

  • Deploy strategies and tactics to responsibly integrate GenAI into web development practices, while maintaining human oversight and accountability.

Skills you'll gain

Generative AI, Back-End Web Development, Risk Management, Artificial Intelligence, Database Management, Performance Tuning, Responsible AI, Code Review, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Engineering, Data Validation, OpenAI, Databases, and API Design

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of GenAI for basic role-specific front-end development functions.

  • Examine real-world applications to leverage GenAI for streamlining work and fostering innovation in front-end development functions.

  • Deploy strategies & tactics to responsibly integrate GenAI into front-end development practices while maintaining human oversight and accountability.

Skills you'll gain

Test Automation, Generative AI, Front-End Web Development, Prompt Engineering, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Responsible AI, Software Documentation, and Code Review

What you'll learn

  • Review the limitations of GenAI for Mobile App development.

  • Evaluate the results of GenAI for a real-world application in mobile app development functions.

  • Compare and contrast the risks, challenges, and ethical considerations of GenAI in the workplace for Mobile App development functions. 

Skills you'll gain

Generative AI, Automation, Responsible AI, Performance Tuning, Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools, Mobile Development, Test Automation, User Interface (UI), Software Testing, and Human Computer Interaction

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Prompt Engineering, Performance Tuning, OpenAI, Key Management, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, and Debugging

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of GenAI for basic role-specific DevOps functions.

  • Evaluate the results of GenAI for a real-world application in DevOps functions.

  • Compare and contrast the risks, challenges, and ethical considerations of GenAI in the workplace for DevOps functions in general.

Skills you'll gain

Kubernetes, Generative AI, CI/CD, DevOps, Innovation, Terraform, Jenkins, Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Software Documentation, Productivity, and DevSecOps

What you'll learn

  • Identify the capabilities of Gemini for Google Cloud (Duet AI) for application development functions.

  • Examine real-world applications to leverage GenAI for streamlining work and fostering innovation in application development.

  • Deploy strategies & tactics to responsibly integrate GenAI into application development practices while maintaining human oversight & accountability.

Skills you'll gain

Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Application Deployment, Software Development Tools, Application Development, Continuous Deployment, Code Review, Responsible AI, Debugging, and Google Gemini

What you'll learn

  • Identify the fundamentals of version control in software development.

  • Identify common bugs and apply effective debugging strategies.

  • Evaluate the principles of object-oriented programming and its implementation in code.

  • Recognize basic design patterns in object-oriented programming for more efficient software design.

Skills you'll gain

Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Object Oriented Design, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development, Software Engineering, Command-Line Interface, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, and Programming Principles

What you'll learn

  • Define key concepts, benefits, and frameworks of test management in software testing.

  • Develop comprehensive test plans that align with project requirements.

  • Execute testing activities effectively while utilizing relevant tools and techniques.

Skills you'll gain

Risk Management Framework, Technical Communication, Test Planning, Test Case, Test Tools, Agile Methodology, Software Testing, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Software Quality Assurance

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

GitLab, Development Environment, Secure Coding, AI Product Strategy, Computer Programming Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Code Review, Debugging, Software Development Tools, and Continuous Integration

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Instructors

Starweaver
Coursera Instructor Network
448 Courses841,721 learners
Karlis Zars
28 Courses48,006 learners
Christopher Klaus
Coursera Instructor Network
16 Courses9,695 learners

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