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Best place to learn digital product development
After high school, I was so annoyed by the traditional education system, that I was planning to not go to university and continue building my startup instead. When someone told me about CODE, I hoped, that it was not an annoying burden to study there but that it would help me and that I would learn more about what I'm already doing.
Well, that pretty much came true. This semester, I chose 2 modules in every of the three study programs, because I want to be a generalist and understand every aspect of digital product development. I really appreciate this freedom and that all these modules from the different departments count as ECTS points for my Product Management Bachelor.
The modules I chose are fitting what I currently need. For example, I'm taking screen design & navigation design and can hand-in the figma files I created for my startup. There are no normal exams. Almost only project-based work.
The coolest thing about CODE are the people studying there. 50% internationals, many people that dropped out of other universities before and are now really pursuing what they want. It makes a huge difference.
Let me be honest, I think this university is not for everyone. I've read a comment on this site that CODE is not giving enough (it was some years old, but anyway). Well, CODE will not carry anything after you. They provide learning units, well-structured notion resources, you can get a mentor, build a great project team, book office hours with professors, get help if you want to start a company, etc. But in the end, all the pros of curiosity driven education (CODE) depend on how driven and self-directed the students are.
Btw, maybe it's worth mentioning that every tool used at CODE is industry standard, which makes everything way easier. Notion, Slack, Miro, Google Classroom and a self-developed learning platform/intranet.
In the end, CODE is the best place for me to be right now to learn product development, and get into the Berlin startup ecosystem. And just the energy I get when I'm on campus, which is partly thanks to CODE's application process. But also the campus itself. It's basically a co-working space (like literally, CODE is a floor in a co-working space). I sometimes feel like I'm living there because I spend so much time at CODE every day working, studying or playing table soccer with friends. Ah, and it is open 24/7 ;).
Well, that pretty much came true. This semester, I chose 2 modules in every of the three study programs, because I want to be a generalist and understand every aspect of digital product development. I really appreciate this freedom and that all these modules from the different departments count as ECTS points for my Product Management Bachelor.
The modules I chose are fitting what I currently need. For example, I'm taking screen design & navigation design and can hand-in the figma files I created for my startup. There are no normal exams. Almost only project-based work.
The coolest thing about CODE are the people studying there. 50% internationals, many people that dropped out of other universities before and are now really pursuing what they want. It makes a huge difference.
Let me be honest, I think this university is not for everyone. I've read a comment on this site that CODE is not giving enough (it was some years old, but anyway). Well, CODE will not carry anything after you. They provide learning units, well-structured notion resources, you can get a mentor, build a great project team, book office hours with professors, get help if you want to start a company, etc. But in the end, all the pros of curiosity driven education (CODE) depend on how driven and self-directed the students are.
Btw, maybe it's worth mentioning that every tool used at CODE is industry standard, which makes everything way easier. Notion, Slack, Miro, Google Classroom and a self-developed learning platform/intranet.
In the end, CODE is the best place for me to be right now to learn product development, and get into the Berlin startup ecosystem. And just the energy I get when I'm on campus, which is partly thanks to CODE's application process. But also the campus itself. It's basically a co-working space (like literally, CODE is a floor in a co-working space). I sometimes feel like I'm living there because I spend so much time at CODE every day working, studying or playing table soccer with friends. Ah, and it is open 24/7 ;).
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