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Recent HackerYou Reviews: Rating 4.98
Recent HackerYou News
- December 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
- September 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup + Podcast
- Guide to Coding Bootcamps in Canada
Courses
Courses
Advanced JavaScript (Part-time)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $1,400
- Class size
- 30
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- Strong understanding of the basics of JavaScript & jQuery required to take this class.
- Placement Test
- Yes
- Interview
- Yes
Advanced UX Design (Part-time)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $1,400
- Class size
- 35
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- Previous experience in UX Design, or our Introduction to UX course (or equivalent) required. Ideal for designers and developers looking to move into UX roles.
- Placement Test
- Yes
- Interview
- Yes
Advanced Web Development (Part-time)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $1,400
- Class size
- 30
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- Students must have basic HTML and CSS knowledge, or have completed Introduction to Web Development (or equivalent) to take this course.
- Placement Test
- No
- Interview
- Yes
Full Stack Masterclass (Part-time)
ApplyMongoDB, Git, JavaScript, jQuery, Express.js, React.js, Node.js
In PersonPart Time6 Hours/week8 Weeks- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $2,800
- Class size
- 25
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- Code 2175). Freelance web developers are welcome to apply. This course is ideal for Bootcamp graduates (whether you attended HackerYou’s bootcamp or another one) and self-taught developers.
- Placement Test
- Yes
- Interview
- Yes
JavaScript Fundamentals (Part-time)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $2,300
- Class size
- 30
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- Strong grasp of HTML & CSS
- Placement Test
- Yes
- Interview
- Yes
UX Design Fundamentals (Part-time)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $2,300
- Class size
- 35
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- This course is perfect for people working as designers or developers, as well as graduates of our part-time design or web development courses.
- Placement Test
- Yes
- Interview
- Yes
Web Development Fundamentals (Part-time)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $2,300
- Class size
- 30
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- This course is designed for beginners.
- Placement Test
- No
- Interview
- Yes
Web Development Immersive (Bootcamp)
Apply- Start Date
- None scheduled
- Cost
- $10,000
- Class size
- 35
- Location
- Toronto
Financing
- Deposit
- N/A
Getting in
- Minimum Skill Level
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or for Mature Students, you must have achieved a score of 18 on the Wonderlic Mature Test.
- Placement Test
- Yes
- Interview
- Yes
Reviews
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News
News
Our latest on HackerYou
December 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
12/29/2016
Welcome to our last monthly coding bootcamp news roundup of 2016! Each month, we look at all the happenings from the coding bootcamp world from new bootcamps to fundraising announcements, to interesting trends we’re talking about in the office. This December, we heard about a bootcamp scholarship from Uber, employers who are happily hiring bootcamp grads, investments from New York State and a Tokyo-based staffing firm, diversity in tech, and as usual, new coding schools, courses, and campuses!
Continue Reading →September 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup + Podcast
1/18/2018
Welcome to the September 2016 Course Report monthly coding bootcamp news roundup! Each month, we look at all the happenings from the coding bootcamp world from new bootcamps to big fundraising announcements, to interesting trends. Of course, we cover our 2016 Outcomes and Demographics Report (we spent a ton of time on this one and hope everyone gets a chance to read it)! Other trends include growth of the industry, increasing diversity in tech through bootcamps, plus news about successful bootcamp alumni, and new schools and campuses. Read below or listen to our latest Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Podcast!
Continue Reading →Guide to Coding Bootcamps in Canada
11/23/2017
Canadian bootcamps are working hard to develop the talent needed to keep up with Canada’s growing tech hubs. StartUp Genome ranks Toronto and Vancouver amongst the top 20 startup ecosystems in the world. The Canadian tech economy as a whole is being fueled by thriving companies such as Shopify, HootSuite, Kik, Wattpad, and Erkem. Their success has generated a lot of interest among investors.
In 2016, $157 million was invested into 418 Canadian companies by angel investors, according to the National Angel Capital Organization 2016 Angel Investing Report.
Continue Reading →Learning Velocity at HackerYou
8/21/2014
Ahmed Omran is a passionate educator, web developer, and graduate of HackerYou in Toronto. Here, Ahmed describes "Learning Velocity," a measure of bootcamp efficacy, and how bootcamps can help their students accelerate through the course. Whether you're a student looking for advice or a bootcamp administrator looking to improve your students’ learning velocity, Ahmed is always available for a chat. Feel free to reach out to him on Twitter.
I was part of HackerYou’s first immersive development program as a student and later helped build the curriculum for subsequent cohorts. If there is one thing that I believe people should really focus on in bootcamps it's Learning Velocity. It's an informal measure of how much a person learns per unit of time. Keeping a high and consistent learning velocity is crucial.
If a student gets stuck then the learning stops and in a bootcamp environment students can't afford to fall behind. The learning obstacle needs to be dealt with right away. The student should of course try to "figure it out" but if it’s been 20 minutes and there is no progress then it’s time to ask for help. Taking enough time to figure it out -- without efficient help -- results in stress, tension and demotivation.
If the student is getting frustrated it's because they are not seeing the options that are available to them. They need someone to widen the lens by asking questions that lead to more options. A teacher/mentor/peer needs to use "growth responses" to point the student in the right direction. Answers get the student unstuck once but growth responses help the learner see how to navigate problems in a repeatable way.
Not all bootcamp experiences are equal. If you're considering applying to a program then you need to do your research and find out if the bootcamp has the proper support system. Find out if the bootcamp uses timely growth responses to keep learning velocity high. Ask them if they are committed to your learning velocity and what concrete steps do they take to accomplish this commitment.
Once you are immersed in the intense bootcamp experience make full use of the support system. Ask for help and advice as much as possible, ask questions about the material, and ask questions about your interests beyond the official curriculum. Don’t let pride, shyness or anything else get in the way of your learning. Your teachers, mentors and peers are there for a short period of time to help you so use the support system unabashedly.
To give you an example, HackerYou has a 1-to-8 mentor to student ratio and they use an app that my team developed to manage student questions efficiently. When HY students are working on a project and they get stuck, they communicate to everyone that they're stuck and the support system (mentors, teachers, peers) kicks in to get them help within minutes.
Bootcamps are a big departure from traditional education. Their immersive, intense instruction style has the potential to change our mainstream education system forever. But this is only if the proper structures are developed to ensure learning velocity stays high and no one falls behind or drops out who is genuinely trying.
Want to learn more about HackerYou? Check out their School Page on Course Report or their website here!