Profound Academy

Level-up Your Computer Science CurriculumJSMLHelping educators provide in-depth Computer Science knowledge through hands-on, fully customizable curriculums.Get StartedExplore CoursesJSML10,000+Students100+Happy Teachers1000+Reusable MaterialsInteractive Curriculum High-quality hands-on materials. In-depth knowledge to stay ahead of the competition. Full mastery of topics through intensive training. Constantly updated to stay relevant with industry standards. Fully customizable to fit your needs. Get Started High-quality hands-on materials. In-depth knowledge to stay ahead of the competition. Full mastery of topics through intensive training. Constantly updated to stay relevant with industry standards. Fully customizable to fit your needs. Get StartedSave Time With Automation 90% automation of mundane work done by teachers. Fully automated grading by the platform. Instant feedback with the AI Assistant. AI powered help and guidance when students face challenges. Teachers get more time to spend on impactful activities. Get Started 90% automation of mundane work done by teachers. Fully automated grading by the platform. Instant feedback with the AI Assistant. AI powered help and guidance when students face challenges. Teachers get more time to spend on impactful activities. Get StartedAutomated Cheating Detection Plagiarism detection to guarantee academic integrity. Compare the submissions to detect plagiarism. Track the entire work process with history playback. Make an informed decision based on context and evidence. Final decision rests with course staff, ensuring fairness. Get Started Plagiarism detection to guarantee academic integrity. Compare the submissions to detect plagiarism. Track the entire work process with history playback. Make an informed decision based on context and evidence. Final decision rests with course staff, ensuring fairness. Get StartedPublic CoursesIntroduction to PythonBy Profound AcademyIntermediate PythonBy Profound AcademyAlgorithms and Data StructuresBy Profound AcademyMachine LearningBy Profound AcademyIntroduction to JavaScriptBy Profound Academy (coming soon)Everything you need to teachBuild a Course in MinutesTurn a syllabus or idea into a ready-to-teach outline with auto-generated lessons, projects, and assessments.Teach Your WayEvery lesson, quiz, and rubric is fully editable so your course matches your standards, pacing, and goals.Instant, Consistent GradingSave hours with auto-grading and clear rubrics—students get feedback fast, you get time back.Protect Academic IntegritySpot AI-generated work and cross-student copying using similarity checks and behavior signals.Safe ExamsRun locked-down exams with Safe Exam Browser and secure launch checks for every session.An Assistant in Every LabGive students timely hints while keeping control over what’s allowed - so you can focus on high-impact teaching.Know Who Needs HelpActionable analytics on progress, engagement, and mastery help you intervene early and celebrate wins.Author with a Modern EditorProvide beautiful lessons with rich text, math, code blocks, and embeds.Code Without Setup HeadachesA built-in IDE keeps your CS courses running smoothly across devices without any setup hassles.Run Your Whole CourseEnrollment, deadlines, grading flows, and more... Everything you need to teach. All in one platform.Get StartedSolutions for every programPurpose-built outcomes for teachers, schools, universities, and bootcamps.For TeachersTeach more. Coach better. Burn out less.Automate busywork, give timely feedback, and focus on high-impact moments that boost learning.Learn how it works →For SchoolsEquip your school for the AI era.Standardize quality, protect integrity, and roll out modern CS programs with clear, trusted analytics.Learn how it works →For UniversitiesScale rigorous courses with confidence.Support large enrollments with auto-grading, plagiarism protection, a built-in IDE, and deep insights.Learn how it works →For BootcampsSupercharge outcomes and scale easily.Run project-based tracks, clone cohorts in seconds, and track job-readiness with practical assessments.Learn how it works →Get StartedSee What Matters - When It MattersTurn data into action: Spot at-risk students early with progress and engagement signals. Pinpoint tough content using success-rate reports. Track mastery at class and student levels to guide interventions. Get StartedTurn data into action: Spot at-risk students early with progress and engagement signals. Pinpoint tough content using success-rate reports. Track mastery at class and student levels to guide interventions. Get StartedCode in the Browser - No Setup RequiredSpend time teaching, not troubleshooting: Built-in IDE that supports many languages. Uniform environment across devices - no installs or config drift. Instant feedback keeps momentum high in labs and homework. Get StartedSpend time teaching, not troubleshooting: Built-in IDE that supports many languages. Uniform environment across devices - no installs or config drift. Instant feedback keeps momentum high in labs and homework. Get StartedReal-World ProjectsBring industry-style work to class: Multi-file submissions for projects and capstones. Starter templates to scaffold complex assignments. Automatic evaluation and clean submission management at scale. Get StartedBring industry-style work to class: Multi-file submissions for projects and capstones. Starter templates to scaffold complex assignments. Automatic evaluation and clean submission management at scale. Get StartedQuizzes & Exams You Can TrustRun assessments with confidence: Timed assignments with start/end windows and email reminders. Locked access outside the specified time. Works for homework, quizzes, and proctored exams alike. Get StartedRun assessments with confidence: Timed assignments with start/end windows and email reminders. Locked access outside the specified time. Works for homework, quizzes, and proctored exams alike. Get StartedHelping You Prepare Tomorrow's Top ProfessionalsWe are here to help you create the best experience for you and your students. Request a course creation access if you are a teacher, or a demo if you are trying to improve your school or university. 💡Treat the platform as if you hired a 24/7 individual teaching assistant for every student.Per Student$10/monthHost CoursesInvite Students & CollaboratorsAssign HomeworkMonitor ProgressAutomated GradingAutomated Feedback1000+ Hands-on ExercisesCheating DetectionGet StartedWe are here to help you create the best experience for you and your students. Request a course creation access if you are a teacher, or a demo if you are trying to improve your school or university. 💡Treat the platform as if you hired a 24/7 individual teaching assistant for every student.Streamline Your Teaching ProcessThe platform acts as a powerful teaching assistant that automates 80% of the work, allowing you to focus on providing high-quality education. You can create and manage courses, assign homework, monitor progress, and much more.Get StartedFuture-Ready EducationThere is a big need to prepare students for tomorrow’s world (AI, Data Science, etc.)We provide high-quality curriculum which includes both theoretical and practical materials for various subjects, including AI, Data Science, and more.Our curriculum is designed to provide in-depth knowledge, ensuring students are ahead of the competition.Constant ChangesTeaching Computer Science requires constant updates to curriculum to keep up with the industry standards.We do intensive teacher training sessions to make sure they are well-equipped with the knowledge to teach their students.All our materials are regularly updated to stay relevant to the cutting-edge industry standards.Homework & FeedbackManually checking homework assignments and giving feedback can be very mundane and time consuming.Our platform takes care of the mundane work, automating the whole process of assignment checking.AI Assistant helps students find their mistakes faster and point them in the right direction. It will answer the most common questions helping teachers focus on providing high quality education.AI Checker automatically grades the correctness of the students' submissions (like proofs, long text answers, etc.). It also provides feedback on their submissions, saving many hours.Mastery-based LearningGetting in-depth knowledge requires a lot of hands-on practice.We provide 100-300 hands-on exercises (which is about 5-10x more than what an average university does) for each course. All of those are fully customizable, making sure that teachers can deliver the best experience for students.Besides hands-on coding exercises, the curriculum also includes asessment questions like multiple choice, checkbox, and text answer type of exercises to make the learning process as efficient as possibleCentralized Knowledge BaseCollaboration between teachers can boost productivity by sharing parts of courses.By using the platform, you can have a centralized knowledge base, making sure teachers have a great baseline to start with.Insights & MonitoringHaving a clear overview of the progress of students is crucial for effective teaching.The platform provides many insights into the progress of students, how well they perform, what is the overall progress in the class, and which parts are the most challenging for students.Live coding allows teachers to monitor students' progress in real-time as they code. See their code, their progress, and help them debug their errors as they type. This is especially useful for problem solving sessions.EngagementEngaged classrooms can fully transform the learning experience for both students and teachers.The platform encourages students through gamification to ensure they keep learning and consistently progressing.Timed contests allow students to compete with each other and see their progress in real-time, which boosts their engagment.Organize exams and tests to make sure students are on track and are learning the material.Cheating DetectionEliminating cheating is crucial in creating an environment of excellence, where knowledge and hard work are rewarded.The platform has built-in cheating detection mechanisms to make sure students are not cheating on their assignments.Cheating from other students is detected by similarity checks.Cheating from AI tools is detected by monitoring the students' behavior, tracking the whole process of their work.The platform acts as a powerful teaching assistant that automates 80% of the work, allowing you to focus on providing high-quality education. You can create and manage courses, assign homework, monitor progress, and much more.Get StartedHere's What You GetHigh-Quality CurriculumComprehensive curriculum that is fully customizable to fit your needs. The curriculum is constantly updated to stay relevant with the latest industry standards.Interactive PlatformThe platform saves a lot of time for teachers by automating more than 80% of tasks, while speeding up the learning process for students by offering an engaging environment.Cheating DetectionDetect and report any cheating - be it from another student or an AI tool (like ChatGPT), ensuring a fair environment for all learners.Get StartedAnush AyvazyanEducational Programs Lead at FAST FoundationProfound Academy is an outstanding platform for delivering the Python Programming course in Armenian within the Generation AI High School Project, reaching hundreds of public school students who are learning it from the basics. Its real-time coding environment enables students to actively engage with programming concepts through hands-on exercises, while its progress monitoring tools allow both teachers and program staff to track student performance and provide targeted support. The platform’s continuous updates and seamless integration of AI-powered tools further enhance the learning process, making it more personalized and effective. Profound Academy has been instrumental in equipping our students with essential programming skills, making it an invaluable resource for any institution seeking an efficient platform to support both student learning and teacher instruction.Grigor Bezirganyan, Ph.D.Data Science and Machine Learning Instructor at Armenian Code AcademyProfound Academy completely transformed my 'Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning' course at Armenian Code Academy, streamlining homework management and providing interactive features that boosted student engagement and understanding. It's the game-changer I highly recommend for any tutor seeking an effective way to teach programming.Movses SaryanC# Course Coordinator at KhorataAfter teaching C# and game development with traditional methods for 1 year, we switched to Profound Academy, and our students managed to cover twice as much material in the same period of time. By the end of the course, they had a much better understanding of the whole material and were much more independent when writing code and working on their final projects. The platform made it very straightforward for our teachers to transfer high-quality knowledge to the students. --- Scale your courses with straightforward pricingHelping You Prepare Tomorrow's Top ProfessionalsWe are here to help you create the best experience for you and your students. Request a course creation access if you are a teacher, or a demo if you are trying to improve your school or university. 💡Treat the platform as if you hired a 24/7 individual teaching assistant for every student.Per Student$10/monthHost CoursesInvite Students & CollaboratorsAssign HomeworkMonitor ProgressAutomated GradingAutomated Feedback1000+ Hands-on ExercisesCheating DetectionGet StartedWe are here to help you create the best experience for you and your students. Request a course creation access if you are a teacher, or a demo if you are trying to improve your school or university. 💡Treat the platform as if you hired a 24/7 individual teaching assistant for every student.Streamline Your Teaching ProcessThe platform acts as a powerful teaching assistant that automates 80% of the work, allowing you to focus on providing high-quality education. You can create and manage courses, assign homework, monitor progress, and much more.Get StartedFuture-Ready EducationThere is a big need to prepare students for tomorrow’s world (AI, Data Science, etc.)We provide high-quality curriculum which includes both theoretical and practical materials for various subjects, including AI, Data Science, and more.Our curriculum is designed to provide in-depth knowledge, ensuring students are ahead of the competition.Constant ChangesTeaching Computer Science requires constant updates to curriculum to keep up with the industry standards.We do intensive teacher training sessions to make sure they are well-equipped with the knowledge to teach their students.All our materials are regularly updated to stay relevant to the cutting-edge industry standards.Homework & FeedbackManually checking homework assignments and giving feedback can be very mundane and time consuming.Our platform takes care of the mundane work, automating the whole process of assignment checking.AI Assistant helps students find their mistakes faster and point them in the right direction. It will answer the most common questions helping teachers focus on providing high quality education.AI Checker automatically grades the correctness of the students' submissions (like proofs, long text answers, etc.). It also provides feedback on their submissions, saving many hours.Mastery-based LearningGetting in-depth knowledge requires a lot of hands-on practice.We provide 100-300 hands-on exercises (which is about 5-10x more than what an average university does) for each course. All of those are fully customizable, making sure that teachers can deliver the best experience for students.Besides hands-on coding exercises, the curriculum also includes asessment questions like multiple choice, checkbox, and text answer type of exercises to make the learning process as efficient as possibleCentralized Knowledge BaseCollaboration between teachers can boost productivity by sharing parts of courses.By using the platform, you can have a centralized knowledge base, making sure teachers have a great baseline to start with.Insights & MonitoringHaving a clear overview of the progress of students is crucial for effective teaching.The platform provides many insights into the progress of students, how well they perform, what is the overall progress in the class, and which parts are the most challenging for students.Live coding allows teachers to monitor students' progress in real-time as they code. See their code, their progress, and help them debug their errors as they type. This is especially useful for problem solving sessions.EngagementEngaged classrooms can fully transform the learning experience for both students and teachers.The platform encourages students through gamification to ensure they keep learning and consistently progressing.Timed contests allow students to compete with each other and see their progress in real-time, which boosts their engagment.Organize exams and tests to make sure students are on track and are learning the material.Cheating DetectionEliminating cheating is crucial in creating an environment of excellence, where knowledge and hard work are rewarded.The platform has built-in cheating detection mechanisms to make sure students are not cheating on their assignments.Cheating from other students is detected by similarity checks.Cheating from AI tools is detected by monitoring the students' behavior, tracking the whole process of their work.The platform acts as a powerful teaching assistant that automates 80% of the work, allowing you to focus on providing high-quality education. You can create and manage courses, assign homework, monitor progress, and much more.Get StartedHere's What You GetHigh-Quality CurriculumComprehensive curriculum that is fully customizable to fit your needs. The curriculum is constantly updated to stay relevant with the latest industry standards.Interactive PlatformThe platform saves a lot of time for teachers by automating more than 80% of tasks, while speeding up the learning process for students by offering an engaging environment.Cheating DetectionDetect and report any cheating - be it from another student or an AI tool (like ChatGPT), ensuring a fair environment for all learners.Get StartedAnush AyvazyanEducational Programs Lead at FAST FoundationProfound Academy is an outstanding platform for delivering the Python Programming course in Armenian within the Generation AI High School Project, reaching hundreds of public school students who are learning it from the basics. Its real-time coding environment enables students to actively engage with programming concepts through hands-on exercises, while its progress monitoring tools allow both teachers and program staff to track student performance and provide targeted support. The platform’s continuous updates and seamless integration of AI-powered tools further enhance the learning process, making it more personalized and effective. Profound Academy has been instrumental in equipping our students with essential programming skills, making it an invaluable resource for any institution seeking an efficient platform to support both student learning and teacher instruction.Grigor Bezirganyan, Ph.D.Data Science and Machine Learning Instructor at Armenian Code AcademyProfound Academy completely transformed my 'Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning' course at Armenian Code Academy, streamlining homework management and providing interactive features that boosted student engagement and understanding. It's the game-changer I highly recommend for any tutor seeking an effective way to teach programming.Movses SaryanC# Course Coordinator at KhorataAfter teaching C# and game development with traditional methods for 1 year, we switched to Profound Academy, and our students managed to cover twice as much material in the same period of time. By the end of the course, they had a much better understanding of the whole material and were much more independent when writing code and working on their final projects. The platform made it very straightforward for our teachers to transfer high-quality knowledge to the students. --- About usProfound Academy is an educational platform that helps schools and universities provide in-depth knowledge in Computer Science through hands-on learning.🧑‍💻 Hands-on LearningProfound Academy goes beyond traditional coding tutorials. We focus on gaining a deep, well-rounded understanding of computer science; the best way to do that is to learn by doing. That's why our courses are packed with hands-on tasks and interactive projects that will give students a real feel for coding.All the theoretical materials are accompanied by many practical exercises that help students fully master the materials.I hear and I forgetI see and I rememberI do and I understand- Confucius🥋 Mastery-Based LearningWe believe that every student has their own pace, their own rhythm, and their own unique path to mastering a concept. Our platform is designed with this in mind, letting students progress through materials only when they're comfortable. We believe that true understanding comes not from rushing through chapters, but from taking the time to really grasp each concept, chew it over, and internalize it. And with our real-time feedback and AI assistant, we're there to guide students every step of the way.🧑‍🏫 Everything Teachers NeedAt Profound Academy, we strive to create the best possible environment for teachers to transfer their knowledge. With our platform, teachers can effortlessly create and customize immersive programming courses. Detailed analytics allow them to track students' progress, giving them a bird’s eye view of their class and full visibility of each student’s progress. The platform automates most of the mundane work done by teachers by automatically grading students, providing instant feedback, and much more.🌎 Computer Science for Everyone We want to make sure that there are no language barriers when teaching computer science. We aim to cover as many languages as possible, making our content accessible to learners worldwide. We already have courses available in 10 different languages, and we're continuously working to expand that list. This commitment to multilingual education ensures that students from diverse backgrounds can benefit from our comprehensive computer science curriculum.An important thing to note here is that teachers using our platform are free to add content in their preferred language. So, the platform can support students and teachers from any country using any language.🤩 Our VisionWe want to become the global standard in computer science education that helps educational institutions provide deep and comprehensive knowledge to their students.CoursesAI Course BuilderCustomizable MaterialsAutomated GradingCheating DetectionSafe ExamsAI AssistantComprehensive InsightsRich Text EditorBuilt-in IDEAll BenefitsFor TeachersFor SchoolsFor UniversitiesFor BootcampsPricingAbout --- DescriptionIntroduction to Python✨ Level🕗 Duration💻 PracticeBeginner2-4 months300+ coding exercisesWelcome to the Introduction to Python course! In this course, you will learn a lot about the language and programming in general. This course is designed for complete beginners or people who already know another programming language but want to learn Python and enhance their knowledge in this field.Python is one of the most popular languages and is used across many disciplines to solve various tasks. It is widely used in Machine Learning, Web Development, Robotics, and many automation tasks. In the last 10 years, the language has gained huge popularity among programmers and tech companies. It is currently considered the most popular language according to many reports.💻 Learn By DoingIn this course, you learn by doing! Each concept has several interactive challenges that you will solve to pass on to the next one. We believe that hands-on learning is the best way to get in-depth knowledge. Here you will have many challenging and at the same time interesting exercises to practice each and every concept that is covered.You will study at your own pace. You can go hard and complete several levels in one week, or take it slow and focus on each concept for longer.There is a forum to ask questions and get unstuck. You can ask or answer the questions of others under each challenge.🎓 CurriculumThis course focuses on the core concepts of Python and introduces each of them in an intuitive manner. To make the process more fun and engaging, the concepts are organized into levels, and passing each level means you’ve mastered a new concept. These are the main things we will be covering here:Input and outputprint and input commandsAdditional parameters for the print functionVariables and integer arithmeticPython as a simple calculatoraddition, subtraction, multiplicationdivision, modulusConditional operatorsbool type (True and False)if, else, and elif statementsLogical operatorsNested conditional statementsTypes of variablesint and float typesmath module - square roots, exponents, etcTextual values (strings)Strings and accessing each characterf-stringsSlicingListsLists - list and []Accessing elements of listsRemoving elements with del []Nested lists and matricesfor loopsfor loop syntaxrange functionwhile loopswhile loop syntaxWorking with number digitscontinue break and while ... elseSkip an iteration with continueGet out of a loop with a breakwhile ... else and for ... elseUtility methods for strings and liststitle(), upper(), lower(), etcistitle(), isalpha(), etcstrip(), replace(), etcsplit() and join()Sorting of listsNested loopsNested for and while loopsHandling 2D listsList comprehensionSimplifying list creation with list comprehensionNested list comprehension2D list comprehensionTuplesTuples - tuple and ()Accessing elements of tuplesCreating a tuple from a listSetsSets - set and {}Venn’s diagramadd and removeSet comprehensionDictionariesDictionaries - dict and {}Accessing values of dictionariesLooping over dictionariesDict comprehensionCountersFunctionsdef syntaxFunctions with and without argumentsFunctions with single and multiple return valuesFunctions inside functionsLambda functionsWorking with filesopen-ing a file in different modesreading, writing and appending to a filepathlib moduleAutomating tasks with filesApplications and wrap-upRandom numbersInteractive games🚀 WelcomeLearning is 80% individual work. Completing this course will be your accomplishment and we’re here to support that journey!