Yes, fairly simple skills. I would concur with my grandparent that it is impossible to master a complex skill set in just a short amount of time. That's not to

Yes, fairly simple skills. I would concur with my grandparent that it is impossible to master a complex skill set in just a short amount of time. That's not to say that it is useless. On the contrary: it gives your graduates a basis companies can work with to turn them into productive programmers for the company. Especially because your students will have a solid background in some other field (?). That can make them valuable employees if they are able to take the hurdle of working as a underpaid entry-level programmer for a while.