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There are 5 modules in this course
This course is designed to teach you the foundations in order to write simple programs in Python using the most common structures. No previous exposure to programming is needed. By the end of this course, you will understand the benefits of programming in IT roles; understand basic Python syntax; explore different code editors and developer environments; be able to write simple programs using Python; figure out how the building blocks of programming fit together; and combine all of this knowledge to solve a complex programming problem.
We'll start off by diving into the basics of writing a computer program. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on experience with programming concepts through interactive exercises and real-world examples. You’ll quickly start to see how computers can perform a multitude of tasks — you just have to write code that tells them what to do.
In this module we’ll introduce you to the Coursera platform and the course format. Then, we’ll dive into the basics of programming languages and syntax, as well as automation using scripting. We’ll also introduce you to the Python programming language and cover some basic functions and keywords of the language, along with some arithmetic operations. Lastly, we'll go over some code editors and IDEs that you can use to write Python code.
What's included
20 videos17 readings5 assignments1 plugin
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20 videos•Total 60 minutes
Specialization Introduction•6 minutes
Course Introduction•5 minutes
Get started with your Google IT Automation with Python Certificate•2 minutes
The Beginning of Your Programming Journey•2 minutes
What is programming?•3 minutes
What is automation?•3 minutes
Getting Computers to Work for You•3 minutes
What is Python?•3 minutes
Why is Python relevant to IT?•4 minutes
Other Languages•3 minutes
Hello, World!•3 minutes
Getting Information from the User•2 minutes
Python Can Be Your Calculator•3 minutes
Code editors and IDEs overview•2 minutes
Use the command-line•3 minutes
Use JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebooks•3 minutes
Use Colab•2 minutes
Use VS Code•5 minutes
First Steps Wrap Up•1 minute
Meet Marga, the Curriculum Developer•2 minutes
17 readings•Total 66 minutes
Welcome to the program•4 minutes
Uses for Automation•4 minutes
Study Guide: Introduction to Programming •4 minutes
Python Resources•4 minutes
A Note on Syntax and Code Blocks•2 minutes
Study Guide: Introduction to Python•4 minutes
Review: Hello, World!•4 minutes
Review: Getting information from the user•4 minutes
Review: Python can be your calculator•4 minutes
Study Guide: First Programming Concepts•4 minutes
Review: Use the command-line•4 minutes
Review: Use JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebooks•4 minutes
Review: Use Colab•4 minutes
Review: Use VS Code•4 minutes
More on IDEs and code editors•4 minutes
Glossary terms from course 1, module 1•4 minutes
Study Guide: Module 1 Graded Quiz•4 minutes
5 assignments•Total 85 minutes
Module 1 challenge: Hello Python!•50 minutes
Reflection: Your Python automation journey•5 minutes
Test your knowledge: Introduction to programming•10 minutes
Test your knowledge: Introduction to Python•10 minutes
Test your knowledge: Hello World•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Google Cert Participant Entry Survey•15 minutes
Basic Python Syntax
Module 2•4 hours to complete
Module details
In this module you’ll learn about different data types in Python, how to identify them, and how to convert between them. You’ll also learn how to use variables to assign data and to reference variables. You’ll deep dive into functions: how to define them, pass them parameters, and have them return information. You’ll explore the concepts of code reuse, code style, and refactoring complex code, along with effectively using code comments. Finally, you’ll learn about comparing data using equality and logical operators, and leveraging these to build complex branching scripts using if statements.
What's included
13 videos24 readings4 assignments2 plugins
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13 videos•Total 40 minutes
Basic Python Syntax introduction•2 minutes
Data Types•4 minutes
Expressions, numbers, and type conversions•2 minutes
Defining Functions•4 minutes
Returning Values•4 minutes
The principles of code reuse•2 minutes
Code style•4 minutes
Comparing things•4 minutes
Branching with if Statements•3 minutes
else Statements•4 minutes
elif Statements•3 minutes
In Marga's Words: Why I Like Python•2 minutes
Basic Syntax Wrap Up•1 minute
24 readings•Total 102 minutes
Explore Python syntax•4 minutes
Review: Data types•4 minutes
Annotating Variables by Type•4 minutes
Review: Expressions, numbers, and type conversions•4 minutes
Test your knowledge: Expressions and variables•10 minutes
Test your knowledge: Functions•10 minutes
Test your knowledge: Conditionals•10 minutes
2 plugins•Total 30 minutes
Categorize: Naming variables•15 minutes
Explore: If, elif, and else statements•15 minutes
Loops
Module 3•4 hours to complete
Module details
In this module you'll explore the intricacies of loops in Python! You'll learn how to use while loops to continuously execute code, as well as how to identify infinite loop errors and how to fix them. You'll also learn to use for loops to iterate over data, and how to use the range() function with for loops. You'll also explore common errors when using for loops and how to fix them.
What's included
13 videos20 readings4 assignments1 plugin
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13 videos•Total 45 minutes
Introduction to Loops•2 minutes
What is a while loop?•3 minutes
More while loop examples•3 minutes
Why Initializing Variables Matters•3 minutes
Infinite Loops and How to Break Them•4 minutes
What is a for loop?•5 minutes
More for loop examples•3 minutes
Nested for Loops•6 minutes
Common Errors in for Loops•4 minutes
What is recursion? (Optional)•4 minutes
Recursion in Action in the IT Context•3 minutes
Loops Wrap Up•1 minute
In Marga's Words: How I Got Into Programming•3 minutes
Review: Infinite loops and how to break them•4 minutes
Study guide: while loops•4 minutes
Review: What is a for loop?•4 minutes
Review: More for loops examples•4 minutes
A Closer Look at the Range() Function•4 minutes
Review: Nested for loops•4 minutes
Strings and for loops•4 minutes
Looping over a String•4 minutes
Slice and Join Strings•4 minutes
Review: Common errors in for loops•4 minutes
Study Guide: for Loops•4 minutes
Review: What is recursion?•4 minutes
Review: Recursion in Action in the IT context•4 minutes
Additional Recursion Sources•4 minutes
Glossary terms from course 1, module 3•4 minutes
Study Guide: Module 3 Graded Quiz•4 minutes
4 assignments•Total 100 minutes
Module 3 challenge: Loops•50 minutes
Test your knowledge: While loops•30 minutes
Test your knowledge: For loops•10 minutes
Test your knowledge: Recursion•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Identify: Select the correct iterative statement•15 minutes
Strings, Lists and Dictionaries
Module 4•6 hours to complete
Module details
In this module you'll dive into more advanced ways to manipulate strings using indexing, slicing, and advanced formatting. You'll also explore the more advanced data types: lists, tuples, and dictionaries. You'll learn to store, reference, and manipulate data in these structures, as well as combine them to store complex data structures.
What's included
19 videos34 readings4 assignments2 plugins
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19 videos•Total 75 minutes
Basic Structures Introduction•2 minutes
What is a string?•3 minutes
The Parts of a String•4 minutes
Creating New Strings•6 minutes
More String Methods•5 minutes
Formatting Strings•5 minutes
What is a list?•4 minutes
Modifying the Contents of a List•5 minutes
Lists and Tuples•4 minutes
Iterating over Lists and Tuples•8 minutes
List Comprehensions•4 minutes
List comprehension vs for loops•4 minutes
What is a dictionary?•6 minutes
Iterating over the Contents of a Dictionary•5 minutes
Dictionaries vs. Lists•4 minutes
OOP Introduction (Optional)•1 minute
Instance Methods (Optional)•5 minutes
Basic Structures Wrap Up•1 minute
In Marga's Words: My Most Challenging Script•1 minute
34 readings•Total 138 minutes
Review: What is a string?•4 minutes
Review: The parts of a string•4 minutes
String Indexing and Slicing•4 minutes
Review: Creating new strings•4 minutes
Basic String Methods•4 minutes
Review: More string methods•4 minutes
Advanced String Methods•4 minutes
Review: Formatting strings•4 minutes
String Formatting•4 minutes
String Reference Guide•4 minutes
Formatting strings reference guide•4 minutes
Study Guide: Strings•4 minutes
Review: What is a list?•4 minutes
Lists Defined•4 minutes
Review: Modifying the contents of a list•4 minutes
Review: Lists and tuples•4 minutes
Tuples•4 minutes
Review: Iterating over lists and tuples•4 minutes
Iterating Over Lists Using Enumerate•4 minutes
Review: List comprehensions•4 minutes
List Comprehension Examples•4 minutes
Study Guide: List Operations and Methods•8 minutes
Review: What is a dictionary?•4 minutes
Dictionaries Defined•4 minutes
Review: Iterating over the contents of a dictionary•4 minutes
Use while loops and if else statements for dictionaries•4 minutes
Study Guide: Dictionary Methods •4 minutes
What Is a Method?•4 minutes
Constructors and Other Special Methods (Optional)•4 minutes
Special Methods•4 minutes
Methods as special operators•4 minutes
Study guide: Classes and methods (optional)•4 minutes
Glossary terms from course 1, module 4•2 minutes
Study Guide: Module 4 Graded Quiz•4 minutes
4 assignments•Total 100 minutes
Module 4 challenge: Strings, Lists, and Dictionaries•50 minutes
Test your knowledge: Strings•10 minutes
Test your knowledge: Lists•30 minutes
Test your knowledge: Dictionaries•10 minutes
2 plugins•Total 30 minutes
Practice: Work with index values•15 minutes
Connect: Types of iterables•15 minutes
Final Project
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you'll learn how to apply a problem-solving framework to tackle a challenging project. You'll learn how to formulate a problem statement to understand a challenge, conduct some research to see what options are available, then begin planning how you to solve a problem.
What's included
8 videos12 readings1 assignment1 ungraded lab
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8 videos•Total 22 minutes
Final Project Introduction•3 minutes
Problem Statement•3 minutes
Research•4 minutes
Planning•3 minutes
Writing the Script•3 minutes
Putting It All Together•2 minutes
Congratulations!•2 minutes
Sneak Peek of the Next Course•1 minute
12 readings•Total 50 minutes
Review: Research•4 minutes
Review: Planning•4 minutes
Review: Writing the Script•4 minutes
Review: Putting it all together•4 minutes
Python in action•4 minutes
Join the community •4 minutes
Course 1 glossary•2 minutes
Finding Your Path and Perfect Role•4 minutes
Exploring Technical Careers•4 minutes
Tailor your resume•8 minutes
Diversity and Inclusion•4 minutes
Getting Promoted•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 50 minutes
Module 5 challenge: Final Project•50 minutes
1 ungraded lab•Total 60 minutes
Putting It All Together•60 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 13, 2022
This Course Was Really Helpful In Developing My Coding Skills InPython.The Exercises Helped Me To Test My Knowledge .Overall It Was AReally Good For People Like Me Who Are Just Beginning With Python.
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The best online coding course I have taken. The instructor was very enthusiastic and energetic! I wish there was better help available when encountering coding problems... that is my only complaint.
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An excellent course for those who want to boost their programming abilities on Python. It tackles diverse and challenging problems, for you to practice and round out every concept. Highly recommended!
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