Birla Institute Of Technology And Science–Pilani (BITS–Pilani) Courses

Graphs and Networks

Model social, transport, and biological systems as graphs, working through connectivity, planarity, colouring, matchings, centrality measures, maximum flow, and minimal cost flow algorithms.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Human Computer Interaction

Design user-centered interfaces: apply human factors and cognitive psychology, run user research and heuristic evaluations, prototype, and design accessible, mobile, and multimodal interactions.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Modern Databases

Work across the modern database landscape: query MongoDB, Neo4j, DynamoDB and Redis, apply CAP and BASE principles, process streams with ksqlDB, and integrate databases via Spring Boot.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Network Programming and Client-Server Programming

Build networked client-server applications with UDP, TCP and SCTP sockets, IPC via pipes and shared memory, RPC frameworks, and concurrent server designs for Telnet, FTP and HTTP.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Object Oriented Programming

Learn object-oriented programming in Java: define classes and constructors, apply inheritance and polymorphism, and work with generics, collections, exception handling, file I/O, and multithreading.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 12 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Online Social Media

Trace social media's evolution across microblogging, media sharing and messaging platforms, apply Uses and Gratification and Media Ecology theories, and navigate digital identity, privacy and online safety.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Relational Databases

Model, design, and implement relational databases: ER modeling, relational algebra, SQL, normalization to BCNF, B+ tree indexing, transactions, concurrency control, and log-based recovery.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Science, Technology & Modernity

Trace how modern science emerged from Greek natural philosophy, Indian, Arabic and Chinese contributions, the astronomical and industrial revolutions, and debates over Enlightenment modernity.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Software Design Principles

Learn to design software systems: apply object-oriented principles, refactoring, design patterns, high- and low-level design, and architectural styles like SOA, event-driven, and MVC.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

TCP/IP and Internet

Work through the whole networking stack: HTTP and DNS, TCP and UDP congestion control, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, routing planes, Ethernet, SNMP management, and TLS security.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Video Games - Technology and Social Impacts

Critique video games structurally and aesthetically: trace their history, narratives and themes, and examine player psychology, gamification, game journalism and economics, esports and live streaming.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Linux Commands & Shell Scripting

Master Linux from the command line: navigate the file hierarchy, edit with vi, redirect I/O, and write BASH scripts using loops, conditionals, and system calls.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Java Database Engineering: Spring Boot MVC & SQL Mastery

Build a library management system: design normalized databases, write SQL with indexing and window functions, and implement Spring Boot MVC layers with JPA/Hibernate, JSP, and Tomcat.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

MIPS Computer Architecture and Performance Optimization

Trace how MIPS instructions become hardware: design ALUs, single- and multi-cycle datapaths, resolve pipeline hazards, and tune caches, memory hierarchy, and storage performance.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Logic for Computer Science

Write natural deduction proofs in propositional and predicate logic, model-check systems with LTL and CTL, and verify program correctness using Floyd-Hoare logic and loop invariants.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course