Shafi Institute

Overview

This course aims to teach you the fundamentals needed to write simple programs in Python using common structures, with no prior programming experience required. By the end of this course, you will understand the benefits of programming in IT roles, grasp basic Python syntax, explore various code editors and development environments, write simple Python programs, understand how programming building blocks fit together, and apply this knowledge to solve a complex programming problem. We'll begin by exploring the basics of writing a computer program. Throughout the course, you'll gain hands-on experience with programming concepts through interactive exercises and real-world examples. You'll quickly see how computers can perform a variety of tasks by writing code that instructs them on what to do.

Curriculam

In this course, you'll get an introduction to the Coursera platform and course format, then delve into programming basics, including languages, syntax, and scripting automation. You'll learn Python, covering functions, keywords, arithmetic operations, and code editors/IDEs. You'll explore Python data types, variable assignment, function definitions, code reuse, style, refactoring, and comments. You'll also learn to use equality and logical operators for complex branching scripts. The course covers loops, including while and for loops, identifying and fixing errors. Advanced topics include string manipulation, and data structures like lists, tuples, and dictionaries. Finally, you'll apply a problem-solving framework to a challenging project, formulating a problem statement, researching options, and planning a solution.

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