CourseHES 211

Week16 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Final assessment and submission

Final coursework submission
Assessment against all criteria

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

Final assessment week: submission of the unit coursework (and any timed assessment the unit requires).

Study materials

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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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