Intro to Programming + Career Prep

Estimated Time: 10 hours

Status: ☐ Not Started

🎯 Objectives

• Understand what programming is and how it’s used
• Explore different career paths in tech (frontend, backend, full-stack, etc.)
• Set a personal motivation and define long-term goals

🔗 Resources

1. Harvard CS50 – Week 0 only
   • Focus on the Week 0 lecture (Scratch)
   • This is an introduction to computer science thinking, logic, and structure without needing to code
   • ⏱ Watch only Week 0 for this module
2. The Odin Project – Foundations Overview
   • Read the overview and get familiar with how full-stack development works
   • You’ll go deeper into this in later modules
3. Exercism.io
   • Create an account and explore basic challenges
   • Choose the “JavaScript” or “Python” track
   • Try a couple of beginner exercises

✅ Tasks

• [ ] Watch CS50 Week 0 lecture (ignore Weeks 1+ for now)
• [ ] Read through The Odin Project “Foundations” overview
• [ ] Do 2–3 very basic programming exercises on Exercism
• [ ] Write a paragraph: “Why I want to code”
• [ ] Create a rough draft of your resume (can be empty if needed)