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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Your first Python program

HES 211 · Introduction to Programming with Python — Week 2 of 16

CourseHES 211
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Your first Python program

  1. Writing and running code
  2. The print statement
  3. Using an IDE

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Write and run a simple Python script.

Activity

Write and run a program that prints a short message.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Introduction to Python Programming, 1.1–1.2: First programs and print() · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 1.1–1.2: writing and running a first program with print(), pp. 8–13 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Python Programming, 2.1: The Python shell · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Python Programming (2024), 2.1: running code in the Python shell, pp. 38–39 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Computer Science, 9.3: Integrated Development Environment · PDF · OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science (2024), 9.3 on IDEs such as IDLE and VS Code, pp. 477–478 · for registered students
  • Teaching introductory programming: a quantitative evaluation of different approaches · Open-access article · Koulouri et al. (2014), ACM Transactions on Computing Education. Compares Python with Java as a first language for beginners. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: What is programming? High- and low-level languages
  • Week 2: Your first Python program
  • Week 3: Variables, data types and constants
  • Week 4: Input, output and calculations
  • Week 5: Making decisions: if, elif and else
  • Week 6: Repeating code: for loops
  • Week 7: Repeating code: while loops
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Functions: reusable code
  • Week 10: Lists
  • Week 11: Looping through data; tuples and dictionaries
  • Week 12: Finding and fixing errors
  • Week 13: Tracing and testing a program
  • Week 14: Mini project: a small program step by step
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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