1. Set a timer for one hour to read the Syllabus (including links), Schedule (see link below), and Blackboard (Bb) content.

2. In Bb, select the Assignments tab on the left. Complete the Orientation Exam. 

3. Begin work on the first assignment.

4. Maintain a daily commitment to studying and coding.

Course Description:

Introduction to scripting languages including basic data types, control structures, regular expressions, input/output, and textual analysis.

Course Rationale: 

This course is an introduction to scripting languages and Python. The purpose of the course is to prepare students for building scripts that control a sequence of program steps such as those used in developing testing and deploying software. A modern scripting language, Python, is used as an example of a scripting language.

Prerequisite:

One semester of programming or department chair approval.

Learning Objectives (examples):

1. Demonstrate the basic techniques used to create scripts for automating system administrative tasks.
2. Design, code, and test applications using Python scripts.
3. Demonstrate the use of regular expressions in processing text.
4. Construct web scraping scripts to programmatically obtain data and content from web pages.
5. Demonstrate the use of Python to manage applications using networking.
6. Control the keyboard and mouse with GUI automation.
7. Use Python to process Excel spreadsheets, PDF and CSV files, Word documents, and JSON data.

Course Content: 

OER (Open Educational Resources) are used in this course and are listed in the Blackboard classroom.

Purchase of a textbook is not required.

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Course Requirements and Grading Rubric:

Tutoring Services (generally intended for entry-level subject material)

General Course Policies

Welcome Letter

Introduction to Programming

Introduction to Python

Downloading and Installing Python

Command Line Interactive

Command Line Script

Downloading and Installing PyCharm Pro

Best Friend

Pseudocode and Flowcharts

Sequence Selection Repetition

Object Orientation

Variables

Data Types

Decision Making

Iteration

Classes & Objects

Functions

Files

Multiple applicaitons of Python Scripting

Blackboard (Bb) course access 1st week of class:

Students must access the course in Bb during the 1st week of class to be counted as "Attending".  If a student does not access the course in Bb during the 1st week of class s/he will be classified as "Never Attended" and will be ineligible for financial aid and automatically dropped from the course.