Take-Home Project Strategy
Plan and deliver take-home coding assignments that reviewers want to read.
What you'll learn
- Read a brief and set a scope you can finish
- Structure a small codebase for quick review
- Write tests for the key logic
- Explain tradeoffs in a README
About this course
You complete two sample take-home tasks under realistic time limits. You learn how to scope, what to leave out and how to write a README that explains your choices. A reviewer grades both submissions as a hiring team would.
Course curriculum
5 modules and 15 lessons over 4–5 weeks. Plan for about 16 learning hours.
01Reading the briefWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- What reviewers look for
- Scoping
- Time planning
02BuildingWeek 2 · 3 lessons
- Project structure
- Key tests
- Commit history
03READMEWeek 3 · 3 lessons
- Setup instructions
- Decisions and tradeoffs
- What you would do next
04First taskWeek 4 · 3 lessons
- Timed attempt
- Submission
- Review
05Second taskWeek 5 · 3 lessons
- Timed attempt
- Submission
- Review
Project
Two take-home submissions. Two timed take-home tasks, each graded with written feedback.
Who this course is for
Junior developers applying for roles that use take-home tasks.
Prerequisites
You can build small apps in JavaScript or Python.
What's included
- 180-day course access
- Structured lessons
- Project files
- Code templates
- Checkpoints
- One instructor review
- Support during the program
- A digital completion certificate
Learning format
Guided project course, part of our guided project courses. Checkpoints and one instructor review.
Access and delivery
- Enrollment access is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
- Instructor review is normally completed within 2 business days per submitted checkpoint, and the final certificate is issued within 2 business days after completion.
Certificate
You receive a digital completion certificate. Instructor review is normally completed within 2 business days per submitted checkpoint, and the final certificate is issued within 2 business days after completion.
Frequently asked questions
When does access start?
Enrollment access is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
Is payment taken on this website?
No. After you submit your enrollment request, we reply by email with payment details and enrollment confirmation.
Does this course guarantee a job or income?
No. It is an education and training service and does not include employment, income or placement guarantees.
Can I cancel?
Our Refund and Cancellation Policy lists the terms for guided project programs.
