Lesson 0 - SDS 2102 - Computer Programming For Data Science I - Course Outline

SDS 2102 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR DATA
SCIENCE I (45 CONTACT HOURS)
Prerequisite: SDS 2101 Fundamentals of Computers and

Data Science.
Course Purpose
To equip the learner with fundamental programming skills

appropriate for solving Business Intelligence problems. To
acquire a solid understanding of the concepts and methods
relevant to the subject matter of the course.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course learner should be able to:
1) Describe Python program structure and basic syntax
2) Apply decision and repetition structures in program

design.
3) Implement methods and functions to improve readability

of programs
4) Apply the use of Python lists and dictionaries
5) Describe and apply object-oriented programming

methodology.
6) Apply top-down concepts in algorithm design.
7) Write Python programs to illustrate concise and efficient

algorithms
Course Description
An Introduction to Python: Environment set up, Dynamic

Types, reserved words, features and applications. Basics of
Python: basic syntax, Comments, String values and methods,
formatting, input and output, Data types. Language
Constructs: operators, Decision structures, loops. Collections:
Lists, Tuples, Sets, Dictionaries. Functions: User-defined
functions, Passing Collections to a Function, Passing Functions
to a Function, Mapping Functions in a Dictionary, Lambda,
Inner Functions, Closures. Modules: Modules, Standard
Modules – sys, Standard Modules – math, Standard Modules –
time, The dir Function.
Teaching Methodologies
Lectures, lab practicals, student presentations, class exercises.
Instructional Material/Equipment:
Blackboard or whiteboard, chalk, whiteboard marker, duster,

computer and projector, Python language software.
Course Assessment
Continuous Assessments Tests 20%
Assignments 10%
Final Examination 70%
Total 100%
Course Text Books
1. Laura Igual and Santi Segui. (2016). Introduction to Data

Science. A Python approach to Concepts, Techniques and
Applications. Springer ISBN-13-238-2334261766
2. Hans PetterLangtangen. (2016). A Primer on Scientific

Programming with Python. 5th edition. Springer. ISBN-13-
978-3662498866.
Reference Textbooks
1. Wes McKinney. (2017). Python for Data Analysis; Data

Wrangling with PANDAS, NumPy and IPython. 2nd edition.
Amazon. ISBN-13-978-1491957660
2. Tim Hall, J-P Stacey. (2009). Python 3 for absolute

beginners (2009). Apres. ISBN-13-978-1-4302-1632-2
Course Journals
1. International Journal of Data Science, ISSN online: 2053-

082X, ISSN print: 2053-0811.
2. International Journal of Data Science and Analytics

ISSN: 2364-415X (print version), ISSN: 2364-4168 (electronic
version)
Reference Journals
1. Journal of Data Science , ISSN 1680-743X, ISSN 1683-8602
2. Data Science Journal, ISSN 16831470.

COURSE OUTLINE
Lesson 1: Introduction Data Science
 Definitions: Data, Data Science
 Structured and Unstructured data
 Application of Data science
 Requirements to be a data scientist
Lesson 2: Introduction to computer Programming
 Introduction to programming concepts
 Program
 Programming
 Programmer
 Programming languages
 Types of Programming Languages
 Machine Languages
 Low level (Assembly) Languages
 High level Languages
 Procedural languages: FORTRAN, COBOL,
Pascal, C.
 Non procedural languages: Object Oriented
Programming Languages – C++, Java, Python,
PHP, JavaScript, C#
 Language translators
 Assemblers
 Compilers
 Interpreters
 Program execution Process
 Integrated development environment (IDE)
Lesson 3 - Introduction to Keywords, Data types and
variables
 Keywords/Reserved words
 Data types
 Integers - int
 Floating numbers – float, double
 Boolean – true or false
 string
 Dynamic types vs. static types
 Variables
 What is a variable
 Identifier naming/rules of naming identifiers
 Declaring Variable and Assigning Values
 Variable Names Camel, Case Pascal
Case ,Snake Case
 Local and Global variables
Lesson 4 - Introduction to Programming with Python
 Python IDE - first steps with Python & Jupyter notebooks
 Basics of Python:
 Data types in python

 Declaring variables in python
 Basic syntax
 Inputting and Outputting in Python
 Comments
 String values and methods
 Formatting outputs in python
 Python casting
 Operators in python: Arithmetic, conditional & logical
operators in Python
Lesson 5 - Language Constructs: Branching using

Conditional Statements and Loops in Python
 Branching with if, elif, and else
 Iteration with while, do - while and for loops
 Breaks, continue
Lesson 6 – Python Arrays and Collections
 Python arrays: Creating and accessing arrays in Python

 Collections: Lists, Tuples, Sets, Dictionaries
Lesson 7 – Python Functions
 Inbuilt functions
 User-defined functions
 Passing Collections to a Function
 Passing Functions to a Function
 Lambda Function
Lesson 8 – Python Modules
 Standard Modules – sys

 Standard Modules – math
 Standard Modules – time
 The dir Function.
Dynamic typing means that the type of the variable is

determined only during runtime. Due to strong typing, types
need to be compatible with respect to the operand when
performing operations. For example Python allows one to add
an integer and a floating point number, but adding an integer
to a string produces error.

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SDS 2102 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR DATA

SCIENCE I (45 CONTACT HOURS)

Prerequisite: SDS 2101 Fundamentals of Computers and

To equip the learner with fundamental programming skills

At the end of the course learner should be able to:

1) Describe Python program structure and basic syntax

2) Apply decision and repetition structures in program

3) Implement methods and functions to improve readability

4) Apply the use of Python lists and dictionaries

5) Describe and apply object-oriented programming

6) Apply top-down concepts in algorithm design.

7) Write Python programs to illustrate concise and efficient

An Introduction to Python: Environment set up, Dynamic

Lectures, lab practicals, student presentations, class exercises.

Blackboard or whiteboard, chalk, whiteboard marker, duster,

Continuous Assessments Tests 20%

Final Examination 70%

1. Laura Igual and Santi Segui. (2016). Introduction to Data

2. Hans PetterLangtangen. (2016). A Primer on Scientific

1. Wes McKinney. (2017). Python for Data Analysis; Data

2. Tim Hall, J-P Stacey. (2009). Python 3 for absolute

1. International Journal of Data Science, ISSN online: 2053-

2. International Journal of Data Science and Analytics

1. Journal of Data Science , ISSN 1680-743X, ISSN 1683-8602

2. Data Science Journal, ISSN 16831470.

Lesson 1: Introduction Data Science

 Definitions: Data, Data Science

 Structured and Unstructured data

 Application of Data science

 Requirements to be a data scientist

Lesson 2: Introduction to computer Programming

 Introduction to programming concepts

 Dynamic types vs. static types

Lesson 4 - Introduction to Programming with Python

 Python IDE - first steps with Python & Jupyter notebooks

 Data types in python

Lesson 5 - Language Constructs: Branching using

 Branching with if, elif, and else

 Iteration with while, do - while and for loops

Lesson 6 – Python Arrays and Collections

 Python arrays: Creating and accessing arrays in Python

Lesson 7 – Python Functions

 Passing Collections to a Function

 Passing Functions to a Function

Lesson 8 – Python Modules

 Standard Modules – sys

Dynamic typing means that the type of the variable is

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