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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Review and coursework completion

HES 211 · Introduction to Programming with Python — Week 15 of 16

CourseHES 211
Week15 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Review and coursework completion

  1. Reviewing the learning outcomes
  2. Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
  3. Self-assessment

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Differentiate between high-level and low-level languages.
  • 1.2 Write and run a simple Python script.
  • 2.1 Use variables, data types and constants.
  • 2.2 Implement sequence, selection, and iteration structures.
  • 3.1 Define and call functions to modularise code.
  • 3.2 Handle user input and output effectively.
  • 4.1 Use lists, tuples and dictionaries.
  • 4.2 Iterate over data structures to solve a problem.
  • 5.1 Identify and fix syntax and logic errors.
  • 5.2 Use print statements/debugger to trace a program.

Activity

Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing Guide, 1.6: Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), 1.6: checking your work against a rubric or set of criteria, pp. 30–31 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide, ch. 20: Portfolio Reflection · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), ch. 20 (20.1–20.5): looking back at your work and writing a self-assessment, pp. 664–678 · for registered students
  • A critical review of research on student self-assessment · Open-access article · Andrade (2019), Frontiers in Education. Critical review of research on student self-assessment. · 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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