Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
STAT-0037
Organization's ID:
355
Organization:
Length:
4 weeks (60 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 introduction to Python programming
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to introduce students to the basics of programming in Python, on either Windows or Mac. Students will use both Jupyter notebooks and standard script editors, and work through simple arithmetic operations, statistical operations, variables, keywords, lists, arrays, and dictionaries. Students use Conda to install modules and close with some data visualizations.

General Topics:

  • Installation of python on Window and Mac platforms
  • Python programming with Jupyter notebook
  • Functions if statements and conditional expressions
  • Python packages and Conda
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials