We will be doing a hands-on, virtual workshop on application development in Python! If you've ever wanted to get better at programming in Python or wanted to learn how to make simple applications all on your own, join us for this fun and informative workshop!
RSVP for the event then click the 'Join virtual event here!' button to have your attendance counted and be redirected to the Zoom meeting.
Alternatively, click on https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/98842145443 or go to the Zoom meeting with ID: 934 0408 0708 and let one of the Google DSC Boulder officers know that you're here to get your attendance counted!
Please complete the following steps prior to the event so that your Google Clouds Skills Boost account is activated and ready to go.
We will demo Python using the Google Cloud Skills Boost website and would like for you to follow along and work with the Python environment hands-on. You will be given a 30-day Google Cloud Skills Boost subscription if you follow the steps below. Once you register for the monthly subscription, you will be able to enroll in the selected quest for free. We advise that you use a personal Gmail account so that you can have access to your Google Cloud Skills Boost profile after you graduate, primarily in the case that your Colorado.edu account is deactivated. If that’s not of concern to you, feel free to sign up using your colorado.edu account.
Attendees open this link: https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/catalog_lab/1281?qlcampaign=1p-EDUCR-SC-LEARNING-23
It will take you to a lab titled "A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs"
Click Join in the upper right-hand corner and create a Google Cloud account.
Click Start Lab in the upper-left hand corner of the “A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs” web page.
The 45 minute timer will start. Wait 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, click the button to end the lab.
In the upper-right hand corner, click your profile icon and it should display your monthly subscription has been activated.
We encourage you to use the 30-day subscription to complete a badge and enroll in other learning opportunities to earn other badges!
University of Colorado, Boulder
Instructor
Asa M. Ashraf is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He brings years of experience from multiple industries, including Government, Marketing, and Banking. Positions held include Software Engineer, Web Developer, Director of Development and Technology, and Software Architect. Prior to joining th…
Asa M. Ashraf is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He brings years of experience from multiple industries, including Government, Marketing, and Banking. Positions held include Software Engineer, Web Developer, Director of Development and Technology, and Software Architect. Prior to joining the University of Colorado Boulder, Asa taught and designed Computer Science, Web Development, and Business courses for a number of Universities, mainly in the online realm .Asa has worked with and taught numerous technologies including C/C++/C#, Java, Python, PHP, jQuery, React & Redux, MySQL, Oracle, REST APIs, Microservices, and Software Security.
University of Colorado, Boulder
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