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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
A 5 weeks Supercomputing certification course that is supervised by the University of Edinburgh, Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), SURFsara, and the certification is distributed by FutureLearn. This course covers all the aspects which are technical and are conceptually covered. Supercomputers give Scientists and Engineers an extremely powerful tool for studying the natural world for computer simulation.
With no prior requirement of being able to write computer programs, this weekly Supercomputing certification syllabus is powered by EPCC. Spread over 5 weeks the curriculum covers topics like supercomputers, parallel computers, parallel computing, computer simulation, and also case studies.
Falling under the Information Technology and Computer Science batch of courses, the Supercomputing training teaches how virtual environments can be prepared using supercomputers. This training will offer how one can look real inside of atoms individually so that future climates can be studied, and evolution can follow the full universe from the big bang.
The Highlights
- Course on supercomputing
- Online course
- 5 weeks classes
- 3 hours sessions
- Weekly classes
- Learning by self
- Certificate of completion
Programme Offerings
- 5 Weeks Course
- 100% online course
- 3 Hours Weekly Sessions
- Certificate of completion
- Progress Mapping
- Global Classroom
- self paced course
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Futurelearn |
When candidates register they can keep free access to the course for 5 weeks, and within that time they may look forward to completing the course materials without the demand of any certificate. But if a certificate feels necessary for them or they need more time for course completion or they want to practise more by taking quizzes or tests they can upgrade their course to anyone mentioned below, and then pay the Supercomputing certification fee related to the course.
Supercomputing Fee Structure
Fee Structure
Description | Amount in INR |
Limited access | Free |
| Upgrade | ₹2,700/one-off payment |
| Unlimited | ₹6,500 for one year |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Candidates even with no programming education background shall be given preference.
Work Experience
Any kind of technical working experience is not required for applying to this course.
Certification Qualifying Details
Getting Supercomputing certification by FutureLearn just requires learning course content completely, and submitting the assessments for educator feedback.
What you will learn
Let us look at what all the candidates shall be having an idea of after the course ends:
- Modern supercomputers achieve, and perform well, and that can be measured by the candidates.
- Supercomputers are built using several simple processors, and candidates can describe why these are used.
- There are different architectures of distributed-memory and shared-memory computers that can be compared by the candidates.
- Candidates can also describe the use of shared-variables and programming models which are responsible for message-passing.
- A computer simulation is a basic component of scientific discovery which is modern, and that can be summarized by the learners.
- Candidates will be investigating problems which are simple, and they can also search for opportunities that are required for parallel processing.
- Parallel computing has certain limitations which can be discussed by the students.
- There are areas of Science where computer simulations are used, and candidates can find those examples.
- Building exascale supercomputers have challenges that can be discussed by these students.
Who it is for
If there are people out there who want to learn computer technology that is at the leading edge, and what role computer simulation in modern-day science, and engineering have to play in the formation of supercomputers then it seems that this course is ideal for them.
Admission Details
The admission detailed procedure is explained with the help of steps here:
Step 1: Go to the course webpage.
Step 2: The students will be directed straight to the course homepage where this button ‘Join course for free’ must be traced.
Step 3: As the button gets traced it must be clicked so that candidates are able to take their registration further.
Step 4: As clicking takes place, the candidates can start by doing their new registration.
Step 5: Directly students shall be admitted only if their registrations are successfully accepted at FutureLearn.
Application Details
Any personal or professional information by using any application form is not required at FutureLearn. What this site actually does is that it has laid down a very simple registration process for the candidates. They only ask these people to get themselves registered by filling a small registration form which takes just a few moments, and then they are provided with a free 7 weeks access.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- Introduction to Supercomputing
- Understanding Supercomputing
- Supercomputing World
- Week 1 Revision
- How does your laptop work?
- Connecting multiple computers
- Comparing the two approaches
- Week 2 Revision
- Parallel Computing
- Parallel Programming
- Parallel Performance
- Week 3 Revision
- Computer simulations
- Weather simulations
- Week 4 Revision
- Problems, problems, problems...
- Simulating the Brain
- Exploring Galaxies
- Discovering new materials
- Towards the Future
- Week 5 Revision
Instructors
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The assessments that need feedback have to be submitted online to the course educators.
Any assessments that need editing cannot be done since there is no option of replacing once uploaded assessments of the Supercomputing certification course.
The feedback of all the assessments is actually shared across through the student's email address that FutureLearn provided while undergoing the registration process.
Yes definitely. the candidates can complete learning, and then decide to take an upgrade to obtain a certificate of achievement.
This can be done if the candidates have selected their email preferences while registering for the Supercomputing programme.