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Course 2020-2021 a.y.

20683 - PYTHON PREPARATORY COURSE

Department of Marketing

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 1

DSBA (I sem. - P)
Course Director:
GAIA RUBERA

Classes: 1 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 1: TO BE DEFINED


Class-group lessons delivered online

Mission & Content Summary
MISSION

Python is becoming an increasingly popular programming language not only for Computer and Data Scientists, but also for Managers.The course aims to provide students with a practical knowledge of Python. This allows them to write their own code as well as to understand and tweak existing code. This knowledge is fundamental to successfully sit in the MSc in Data Science & Business Analytics classes.

CONTENT SUMMARY

The course is divided into two main parts.

  1. The first part provides a practical introduction to Python programming in order to familiarize students with the building blocks of the Python language and its working principles.
  2. The second part provides formal constructs to allow for the development of effective code.

In particular, students learn:

  • How to install Python, how to work with Jupyter Notebooks, and Spyder.
  • Variables and Strings.
  • Lists and Sets.
  • Tuples and Dictionaries.
  • Methods and how to dispatch them.
  • For loops and If statements.
  • How to use and write Functions.

Assessment methods
  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • There is no formal exam
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    Teaching materials
    ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
    • G. RUBERA, F. GROSSETTI, Python for non-Pythonians: How to Win over Programming Languages, Bocconi University Press. Available at https://www.egeaonline.it/eng/products/tecnologie-e-sistemi-informativi/python-for-non pythonians.aspx
    Last change 28/07/2020 14:41