Modular Courses

Learning Objectives

• Set up and navigate a coding environment
  Understanding tools, terminals, and editors is essential for working with any technical system, this skill allows students to operate independently in real engineering workflows.
• Master programming fundamentals (variables, data types, loops, functions, control flow)
  These are the universal building blocks of all software. Learners who understand them can reason about programs, debug issues, and begin creating useful scripts.
• Process files and work with structured data
  Real missions rely on logs, telemetry, reports, CSVs, and text data. Being able to read, parse, and transform files unlocks the ability to automate manual tasks and analyze information at scale.
  

Resulting Capability

Participants leave able to write simple, effective Python scripts to clean data, parse files, and automate repetitive tasks, skills that are immediately useful for analysts, operators, and technologists across the USSF.

Learning Objectives

• Build reliability into Python code via testing
  Testing ensures programs behave as expected, critical for mission environments where code accuracy cannot be left to chance.
• Write programs that connect to public APIs
  Many modern systems expose data through APIs. Learning to pull, send, and integrate live data allows learners to automate workflows and build powerful data-driven tools.
• Understand and work with larger programs using modules and packages
  Real-world software isn’t a single file. This skill prepares participants to contribute to multi-file codebases, understand architecture, and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Model real-world problems with advanced data structures
  Mapping real mission scenarios to code unlocks the ability to prototype solutions for scheduling, resource allocation, data pipeline steps, and more.
  

Resulting Capability

Participants finish ready to build small applications, automate multi-step processes, integrate external data sources, and work within a larger software ecosystem, foundations for future work in analytics, automation, or software roles.

Learning Objectives

• Set up and understand a TypeScript development environment
  Establishes fluency with the same tools used in production engineering teams, terminal commands, editors, bundlers, and TS compilers.
• Learn core programming fundamentals (types, functions, control flow, objects, arrays)
  Strong typing reinforces correctness and is widely used in enterprise systems, making learners better prepared for real-world software workflows.
• Understand basic web concepts (HTML/CSS/DOM)
  Knowing how the browser works enables students to build interactive, dynamic webpages and understand how front-end applications actually function.
  

Resulting Capability

Participants finish able to build simple interactive web pages, understand strongly typed code, and reason about how modern front-end systems operate, ideal groundwork for future front-end or application development roles.

Learning Objectives

• Build reliability into TypeScript code via testing
  Testing front-end logic ensures stable features and reduces regressions, core to delivering trustworthy tools for operational use.
• Write programs that connect to API servers
  Modern web apps rely on external data. Understanding fetch calls, JSON handling, and request/response patterns enables students to build interactive applications and dashboards.
• Work with larger programs using TypeScript modules and packages
  Real applications are multi-file, modular systems. This skill prepares learners to navigate and contribute to production-like environments.
• Model real-world problems with advanced data structures
  Helps students translate mission needs, tasking, telemetry, scheduling, analytics—into functional code systems.
  

Resulting Capability

Participants leave equipped to build small web applications, consume APIs, and contribute to multi-file TS projects—skills relevant to front-end engineering, product tooling, and modern application development across the DoD.

Active duty service members, government civilians, reservists and national guard service members can apply to take modular courses.

Government contractors and civilians are not permitted.

Each course lasts 2 weeks, M-F from 0900 – 1700 CST.

100% attendance for the duration of the two weeks is required for successful completion of any modular course. No absences will be permitted. Should there be an emergency situation, the Galvanize team will make a case by case decision. 

Attendance means: 

• Present during all class hours (0900 – 1700 CST) with the consistent use of a webcam
• Completion of 100% of required learning and assignments
• Active engagement with instructors and peers 
• Completion of all required feedback processes

You will need to utilize a personal computer that meets these minimum specifications:

• Reasonably new, within the last 4-5 years
• 16 GB RAM (8 GB acceptable, but not recommended)
• Mac or Windows OS
• Video/Audio Capable Webcam (can be a separate webcam device)

Additionally, you will need a reliable, strong internet connection.

You must work with your direct leadership, as they retain administrative control during the program, to determine an appropriate location for you to complete the course. We highly encourage a workspace with minimal distractions. 

Personal leave is not allowed during the modular courses, due to their length. Full-time attendance is required for successful completion of the course.