Course description

In this course, learn how to create basic programming structures like decisions and loops. Explore object-oriented techniques with classes and exceptions. Learn how to use some unique Python data structures like tuples and dictionaries. Discover how to create graphical elements from simple squares and circles to graphical user interface objects like buttons and labels. Upon course completion, you’ll have the foundational knowledge needed to create a variety of Python files such as short scripts, full programs, or graphical user interfaces.

Course details

Hours: 24
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Additional information: This course is offered through ed2go. Find out more about ed2go courses.

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These 6-week online courses are designed for working professionals and those seeking personal advancement. From the start date, students have access to their courses 24/7. There are no live lectures or specific days and times students must be logged in. Each Wednesday and Friday, the instructor releases a lesson, for a total of 12. There is a 2-week period at the end of the course to complete the final exam.

Dates
Day/Time
Delivery
Campus
Cost
Availability
Starts: Nov. 13, 2024
Ends: Jan. 13, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Dec. 18, 2024
Ends: Feb. 17, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Jan. 15, 2025
Ends: Mar. 17, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Feb. 12, 2025
Ends: Apr. 14, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00
Starts: Mar. 12, 2025
Ends: May. 12, 2025
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $197.00

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024. Spring 2025 registration opens March 17, 2025.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery