Coding Interview Preparation: Algorithms, Data Structures and Skills

Catalog description

This elective course will help students prepare for the unique aspects of a coding job interview, with programming techniques, computer science foundations, strategic insights, practicing skills and some tips. Class meeting will consist of lectures and programming activities. Students will work on a lot of coding exercises to learn problem-solving techniques, improve the understanding of data structures and algorithms. The LeetCode platform will be used throughout the course. In addition, there will be an in-class programming competition and a mock interview session to allow students to get some practice in real-life simulated environments. Open to juniors and seniors Prerequisite: CMPT 238 or CMPT 239 with a grade of C or higher Cross-listed with CMPT 478 .