Code review, clean code and design patterns
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 6 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 45 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At onboarding
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
A function with eight parameters and three flags
Try it: this is one of 17 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 45 minutes
- Accordion, sorting activity, scenario, timeline and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, poll, ranking, word cloud slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 336.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| SO 336.1 | Write readable code: clear names, small functions and a single purpose each | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 336.2 | Name common code smells and pick a matching refactoring move | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 336.3 | Explain the five SOLID principles with one example each | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 336.4 | Decide when a design pattern helps and when it adds needless complexity | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 336.5 | Give and receive code review comments kindly and clearly + your info | Team review rules; ISO/IEC 25010 software quality model [check before build] | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 6 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 45 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1A review comment that started an argument
3 pages
8 min
A review comment that started an argument
3 pages
2Naming, small functions and readable code
3 pages
8 min
Naming, small functions and readable code
3 pages
3Common code smells and refactoring moves
3 pages
8 min
Common code smells and refactoring moves
3 pages
4SOLID principles by example
3 pages
7 min
SOLID principles by example
3 pages
5Design patterns: when to use and when not
3 pages
7 min
Design patterns: when to use and when not
3 pages
6Reviewing code kindly and final assessment
3 pages
7 min
Reviewing code kindly and final assessment
3 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Confidence in naming · refactoring · SOLID · patterns · giving review feedback grid
- How long does a typical review wait? multiple choice
- What makes a review comment hard to receive? short text
- I can disagree with a review comment without feeling judged. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the team conventions and review checklist? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
6 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Link to the engineering standards or style guide
{{ENGINEERING_STANDARDS_LINK}} - Where completion is recorded
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Link to the post-course and 30-day survey
{{SURVEY_2_URL}} - Who to ask for help or to report a concern
{{HELP_CONTACT}} - Link to the self-paced course
{{COURSE_URL}} - Link to the baseline survey
{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run code review, clean code and design patterns training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At onboarding, and when a team introduces or resets its review rules.
Who needs this training?
Junior and mid-level developers, code reviewers and tech leads; run by engineering managers with L&D.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.