PDX Code Guild

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Meet Elizabeth Churchill!

Currently director of user experience at Google, Elizabeth Churchill is one of the top UX leaders in the world, integrating her background in psychology, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science to build and improve technology and service design. She has worked on a wide range of Google’s tools and frameworks, including Flutter and Material Design.

With over 100 peer-reviewed publications and more than 50 patents under her belt, Churchill has written and spoken extensively on complex topics such as implicit learning and frameworks for human-centered systems and design, bringing her knowledge and expertise in UX to the wider public, encouraging aspiring UX designers to take up the mantle.

Aside from her work at Google, Churchill was a former director of human-computer interaction at eBay Research Labs, where her research into people’s shopping and recycling practices as well as her research initiative “Putting the Person into Personalization” helped to further the still-developing field of user design.

We have Intro to Programming courses posted all the way through October!

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Our Intro to Programming courses has been split up into two sections to help you build a strong foundation in learning how to code!

Programming 101 is a 5-day introductory course to Python; which is a perfect first language for beginners. This class will take you through common data types (string, integer, booleans, and lists) and control flow with conditional statements and loops. You’ll also learn how to use the terminal. At the end of the class, you will be prepped for Programming 102.

Programming 102 builds on top of Programming 101 and takes a deeper dive into programming fundamentals. Students will learn dictionaries, functions, how to troubleshoot error messages, and complete class with a final programming project!

Completion of both courses is a part of the application process for PDX Code Guild.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]