Digital Foundations: Essentials

Understand how software gets built in 2026 — the internet, cloud, APIs, SDLC, Agile, AI, and how teams work. The starting point for every digital professional.

24 Hours7 Modules2 Enrolled

What You'll Learn

I understand how software gets built in 2026

Explain how the internet, cloud computing, APIs, and security work

Describe the SDLC and how AI augments each phase in 2026

Understand Agile/Scrum: team roles, backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint ceremonies

Use Jira to manage projects with sprints, story points, and boards

Understand how AI and LLMs generate text, and use prompt engineering effectively

Navigate the 2026 tech career landscape — roles, salaries, and what employers value

Plan a product sprint: requirements, user stories, Jira board, sprint simulation, and retrospective

Course Syllabus

How Technology Works

3.5h

How Software Gets Built — The SDLC

3.5h

Agile Teams & How They Work

Project Management with Jira

AI & LLMs: How They Actually Work

3.5h

The Tech Career Landscape

Your First Product Sprint

3.5h

Who This Is For

Complete beginners, career changers, experienced professionals needing a refresh on how AI has reshaped software development

$149

24h · 7 modules

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1h of 1-on-1 instructor support

Dex AI Instructor

Your virtual instructor — available 24/7 inside every module

What's Included

7 interactive modules

1 hour of 1-on-1 instructor support

Dex — your AI instructor in every module

Hands-on exercises

Module assessments

Verified certificate of completion

Self-paced access

Quantum micro-credentials are noncredit professional development programs. They do not confer academic credit and are not degrees, diplomas, or formal certificates as defined by SCHEV. Any tuition adjustment eligibility toward full programs is a financial benefit, not an award of academic credit, and is subject to program terms and availability.