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Computer Science: Programming and Software Support

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A list of software provided by HWU for personal use and on networked machines is available at https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/is/it-essentials/software.htm.

Staff and Students are entitled to a range of free software for their own devices, including the Microsoft Office suite. 

The resources listed below are to provide additional support for your studies, or for general interest. On this page, there is guidance on:

General Resources

Professional Societies and Organisations

LinkedIn Learning

 

LinkedIn Learning has a large range of courses on programming and software topics, such as:

  • Python Essential Training
  • Learning Java
  • R Statistics Essential Training
  • Learning MATLAB
  • C++ and C# 

LinkedIn Learning provides personalised course recommendations based on your interests, skillset, experience and goals, delivered by industry experts with real-world experience.  All courses are broken into short videos, so you can focus on a key topic of interest.  It also covers a huge range of other topics, including app development; Microsoft Office; working in teams; entrepreneurship; social media marketing; photography and many more.

LinkedIn Learning can be accessed from the student and staff portals.

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and other online learning materials

Open access textbooks

C#

LinkedIn Learning

Books

C++

LinkedIn Learning

Books

Maple

Books

Matlab

LinkedIn Learning

 

Books

Python

LinkedIn Learning

Professional Societies and Organisations

R

Free online books and resources

LinkedIn Learning

Books