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Programming, Data Extraction and Visualisation

Introduction

This course is designed for students with little or no programming experience. It develops foundational Python skills through hands-on exercises, where students translate practical questions into computer programs. The course also introduces essential tools for working with real-world data and for presenting results using informative visualisations.

Course content

  1. Python basics
    • Programming environment.
    • Variables and data types.
    • Input and output.
    • Control flow (conditionals and loops).
    • Functions.
  2. Data extraction and visualization
    • Data overview and descriptive statistics.
    • Data combination and filtering.
    • Data transformation and aggregation.
    • Data visualization and interpretation.

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