{"id":1192,"date":"2019-11-19T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:10:04","slug":"revealing-the-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/11\/19\/revealing-the-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealing the Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1192_fbf117-cb dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1192_b1dd5f-99\">MBA students introduce schoolchildren to tech basics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-1193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CoderrificAcademy-2465-1024x734-1.jpg\" alt=\"Coderrific Academy founders Quynh Nhu Dao and Jonathan Adly\" class=\"wp-image-1193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CoderrificAcademy-2465-1024x734-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CoderrificAcademy-2465-1024x734-1-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CoderrificAcademy-2465-1024x734-1-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CoderrificAcademy-2465-1024x734-1-670x480.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Coderrific Academy founders Quynh Nhu Dao and Jonathan Adly<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want technology that works for you, you need to understand how that technology works. Jonathan Adly believes that tech knowledge is fast becoming as important as reading and writing, and it\u2019s driven him and a classmate in WilmU\u2019s Master of Business Administration program to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coderrificacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coderrific Academy<\/a>, an opportunity for Delaware schoolchildren to learn computer coding skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a need for everyday people to learn and utilize the building blocks of technology,\u201d says Adly, \u201cand the earlier they learn, the more they stand to gain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The after-school program was inspired by personal experience. In the decade before he began his MBA studies, Adly worked as a pharmacist. \u201cMy job was completely transformed by technology,\u201d he recalls. Unfortunately, the technology his industry adopted wasn\u2019t always the best match for the job\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have the skills to write software that did what we needed it to do,\u201d he says, \u201cand the people who had those skills weren\u2019t pharmacists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CoderrificAcademy-3587-640x694-277x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CoderrificAcademy-3587-640x694-277x300-1.jpg 277w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CoderrificAcademy-3587-640x694-277x300-1-231x250.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After learning how to develop a business plan in one of his MBA courses (with a concentration in marketing), Adly and classmate Quynh Nhu Dao (who\u2019s focusing on finance) co-founded Coderrific Academy in the spring of 2018. They\u2019ve enlisted local educators and professional coders to teach logical thinking skills, problem solving, and programming languages through hands-on, project-oriented classes. At locations in Newark and Middletown, as well as through an online interface, they\u2019re aiming to make the foundations of computer science accessible to school-age children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The start-up\u2019s efforts extend beyond the classroom, to a process of continual improvement for the educational venture. \u201cEvery single week, we\u2019re talking with parents of children who are participating in the program to get feedback on what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t,\u201d says Adly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he enrolled in WilmU\u2019s MBA program to advance his career, he says it\u2019s having a significant impact on others\u2019 careers, too. \u201cThe most important skill I\u2019ve learned, one that I use every day, is how to systematically lead people in a good way,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MBA students introduce schoolchildren to tech basics If you want technology that works for you, you need to understand how that technology works. 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