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Course 2023-2024

Introduction to programming [EINGB111]

  • 5 credits
  • 30h+30h
  • 1st quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to: • Consult the documentation of a programming language to understand its specificities; • Read and correctly interpret a computer program written in the Pyhon language; • Write simple data manipulation scripts in Python.

Content

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to computer programming. The following concepts will be progressively examined: variables, values, conditional structures, functions, for/while loops, simple data structures. The course and the exercise sessions will use the Python language.


Teaching methods

The course is structured around three types of activities: • Theoretical sessions in which concepts are introduced and illustrated in live coding sessions; • Practical sessions in which these concepts are manipulated directly by the student; • Independent exercises allowing the student to deepen his/her knowledge at his/her own pace.

Evaluations

The assessment consists of a written examination assessing the student's ability to understand programs written in the Pyhon language of various levels of difficulty and to write (in Python) simple data handling scripts.

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et de gestion
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree