Makers Academy

Makers Academy
Location
United Kingdom
UK
Information
Type Academy
Established 2012
Founders Evgeny Shadchnev & Rob Johnson
Faculty 18
Number of students 200 (per year)
Campus Commercial Street, Shoreditch, London
Website Makers Academy

Makers Academy is a 12-week computer programming bootcamp in London. It was founded by Rob Johnson and Evgeny Shadchnev in December 2012 [1] and is designed to turn people with no knowledge of web development into job-ready junior developers in 12 weeks.

Programme

Makers Academy claims to take students with little or no experience in computer programming[2] and teach them the fundamentals of web development. The stated aim is to help students develop the necessary skills to secure a role as a junior developer upon graduation. The course covers professional web development technologies such as Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, SQL, Ajax and softer skills including Object-oriented design, Test Driven Development, Agile Methodology and version control with Git. The main course is preceded by a 4-week, part-time, online 'pre-course' which students have to complete first.

The program adopts a "learn by doing" approach, achieved largely through self-directed, project-based work. Students are encouraged to work in pairs on practical coding challenges, with weekly tests, culminating in a final project which is presented to hiring partners on "Graduation Day".[3] Makers Academy claims a 100% success rate in getting graduates into jobs as junior developers.

Curriculum

The course is split into 16 weekly sections (12 weeks of intensive learning, preceded by a 4-week, part-time, 'pre-course'):[4]

Week Topic
-4 The Command Line
-3 Basic Git
-2 Basic Ruby
-1 Ruby Project
1 The Basics
2 Intermediate Ruby & Git
3 Test Driven Development and Object Oriented Programming
4 Making games (OOP and TDD)
5 Introduction to Web Development
6 Database-backed applications
7 Intermediate web technologies
8 Advanced web technologies
9 Rails introduction. Basic Rails App
10 Intermediate Rails
11 Final Projects, MVP
12 Final Rails project, polished.

At the end of each week students are given a test to gauge their progress, with merit stickers given to those who pass the test.[5]

Women in tech

Makers Academy claim to be attempting to tackle the issue of the lack of women in the IT Industry.[6][7] They offer a £500 scholarship to any woman attending their course,.[8]

Reception

Makers Academy has been featured on Sky,[9] in The Guardian,[10] The Independent,[11] Tech City News,[12] Forbes,[13] MadeInShoreditch,[14] ComputerWeekly,[15] StartupBook,[16] TechWeekEurope.[17]

References

  1. "Makers Academy". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "Cracking the code: What is Makers Academy?". The Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. "Women in Tech & Makers Academy Graduation - Shoreditch Works". Shoreditchworks.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. Hamilton Chapman. "Getting to Grips With Git". Hamilton Chapman. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. "IBM Women Scholarship & August Cohort Graduation". Makers Academy Blog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. "Changing perceptions for female developers". Computerweekly.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20130831010514/http://www.makersacademy.com/info/payment-plans. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Swipe News".
  9. "10 places in Britain where you can learn how to write computer code". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  10. "Cracking the code: What is Makers Academy?". The Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  11. "Learn to code for free with Makers Academy & Enternships scholarship". Techcitynews.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. Roger Trapp (31 January 2014). "Technology Needs New Role Models". Forbes. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  13. "Web Developers Bootcamp: Makers Academy". Madeinshoreditch.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  14. "The ten-week developer career switch". Computerweekly.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  15. "StartupBook » Curated News and Advice for Entrepreneurs » OXBRIDGE MEETS THE ROYAL MARINES: How Makers Academy's Bootcamp Helps Tech Talent Thrive In London". StartupBook. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  16. "Makers Academy: Universities Won't Help Solve IT Skills Crisis". TechWeekEurope UK. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

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