If you’re new to programming and ready to dive in, this self-paced course is designed to help you build skills step by step on your own schedule. You’ll learn core programming concepts like built-in data types, how they behave, and control flow statements that are common across many programming languages. The course also covers how to structure programs professionally, apply object-oriented programming to real-world problems, review common coding interview questions, and follow industry-standard best practices.
Throughout the course, you’ll practice what you learn through guided programming exercises that reinforce each concept. By the end, you’ll have a portfolio of projects and code samples published on GitHub, giving you concrete work to share with employers and a strong foundation to continue growing as a programmer.
What You Will Learn
- Build a strong foundation in the Python programming language
- Develop proficiency with guidance from experienced mentors
- Learn how to navigate technical documentation and handle errors and exceptions effectively
- Gain confidence writing Python programs independently through hands-on coding exercises
- Understand industry standards and best practices for clean, maintainable code
- Strengthen your skills by working on real-world projects ideal for resume building
- Create two finished projects to feature in your coding portfolio
Course Outline
Python software environment
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Terminal commands
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Jupyter Notebook
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Variables
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Built-in functions in Python
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Data types: strings, integers, floats, lists
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Definite loops: For loops
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Practical Exercises
Logical programming
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Creating functions in Python
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The behavior of data structures
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Data types: tuples
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If, Elif, Else statements
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Indefinite loops: While loops
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Indexing and slicing
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Practical Exercises
Python built in programming
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Data types: dictionaries
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Reading from a text file
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Writing to a text file
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Appending to a text file
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Analyzing a text file’s content
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Practical Exercises
Computer science fundamentals
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Big-O notation
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Binary search
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Bubble Sort
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Insertion sort
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How to write efficient code
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Practical Exercises
Application development - Project based assessment
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Review and Q&A
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Intro to Object Oriented Programming
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Working on a project
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Git and GitHub
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
