JUSTICE THROUGH CODE

JUSTICE THROUGH CODE (JTC) IS A CODING BOOTCAMP THAT WILL SERVE AS A GATEWAY FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL CAREERS IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. 
TAUGHT OVER THE COURSE OF TEN WEEKS ON COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S MORNINGSIDE CAMPUS, IT WILL COVER CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED BY PROFESSOR MATTAN GRIFFEL OF THE COLUMBIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, WHICH FOCUSES ON TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SOFT SKILLS TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. 
PYTHON IS A POPULAR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE USED BY COMPANIES LIKE GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, DROPBOX, INSTAGRAM, AND REDDIT. IT IS USED FOR ALL SORTS OF THINGS LIKE BUILDING WEBSITES, WEB SCRAPING, DATA ANALYSIS, MACHINE LEARNING, AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING. PYTHON IS DESIGNED TO BE EASY TO READ AND USE, WHILE STILL BEING VERY POWERFUL, WHICH MAKES IT A GREAT LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNERS TO LEARN. 
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, VARIOUS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WILL VISIT THE CLASSROOM TO FAMILIARIZE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY. ​