How to Become a Technology-Literate Product Manager?
Top 6 free tech courses that will help you land a new job (or keep the existing one)
Recently I spoke with a few Product Managers from my network. They do not have a technical background. And they struggle with many technical terms and concepts.
The Product Manager doesn’t have to be a tech expert, but she has to be a technology-literate person.
Here are the top 6 free tech courses that will help you land a new job (or keep the existing one):
1. SQL by SQLBolt
Quickly learn SQL in your browser using a set of interactive lessons and exercises.
Completing this course will help you understand:
What are relational databases
How to write SQL queries
How to filter and sort data
How to use aggregates
How to manipulate database rows
Details:
Price: Free
Level: Beginner
Time: 4-8 hours (18 lessons)
Certificate: No
Course: https://sqlbolt.com/
2. Programming for Everybody by the University of Michigan
This course will help you understand basic concepts.
You will:
Write your first application in Python
Understand the basics of Python
Use variables to store, retrieve and calculate data
Utilize functions and loops
Details:
Price: Free
Level: Beginner
Time: 19 hours
Certificate: Yes
Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/python?specialization=python
3. HTML5 & CSS3
Everything you need to know about two pillars of web apps: HTML and CSS.
This course will help you understand:
How to define the content of web apps
How to add paragraphs, images, lists
How to nest elements
How to change colors, fonts, text size, and borders
Details:
Price: Free
Level: Beginner
Time: 3h 5m video
Certificate: Paid
Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/master-the-basics-of-html5-css3-beginner-web-development/
4. JavaScript
Short introductory course to JavaScript.
An experienced developer will explain basic concepts like:
Conditions
Loops
Functions
Objects
Arrays
Details:
Price: Free
Level: Beginner
Time: 1h 40m video
Certificate: No
Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdI2bqOjy3c
5. Algorithms and Data Structures
A great course on Algorithms and Data Structures.
After completing the first part, you will:
Have an overview of data structures
Learn terms like list, stack, queue, binary tree, and hash table
Know algorithms like binary search, quicksort, and mergesort
Details:
Price: Free
Level: Beginner (required basic programming skills)
Time: 5h 37m video
Certificate: Paid
Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/data-structures-part-1-lognacademy/
6. Introduction to AI by the University of Helsinki
A free online course for anybody interested in AI that does not involve complicated math or code.
After completing this course, you will understand:
What is AI
What kind of problems can be solved using AI
What is machine learning
How neural networks work
What are possible AI implications for the future
Details:
Price: Free
Level: Beginner
Time: 16 hours (6 modules)
Certificate: Yes
Course: https://course.elementsofai.com/
7. BONUS
A few additional terms every PM should understand:
DevOps and CI/CD: https://lnkd.in/dyXgmGeq
Design Patterns: https://lnkd.in/ddvgWq-r
Microservices: https://lnkd.in/dYggkyYJ
Business Intelligence: https://lnkd.in/diMt7gfP
Cloud Computing: https://lnkd.in/dRD_P9Nn
Test Driven Development (TDD): https://lnkd.in/d_8mmQN7
25 functional testing types: https://lnkd.in/dYHDT4Ua
WebService vs. API: https://blog.hubspot.com/website/web-services-vs-ap
Great post Pawel. Just a heads up, the link for the WebService vs. API - hubspot article is missing the "i" in "API" at the end of the URL.
https://blog.hubspot.com/website/web-services-vs-api