College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology (BILT)
School of Technology & Innovation

IT-129-C Python Scripting

Spring 2023

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Type:

Classroom

Course Catalog Description:

Broad Purpose of Course:

The primary purpose of this course is to enable students to build competency in automating repetitive tasks using python and bash scripts. Additionally, students will learn a practical git-based application development workflow they can apply in the real world. A Git-based workflow includes the use of the distributed version control system Git to create and maintain source code repositories along with GitHub to store, manage, share, and collaborate on remote repositories. Students will learn and apply GitOps and DevOps techniques to build, run, test, and deploy application scripts.

Instructor:

Rick Miller, MS Computer Science
California State University Long Beach
Phone: (703) 608-0975
email: richmill@marymount.edu
website: warrenworks.com

Class Hours:

Class Meets In Person

Required Text:

Python Crash Course

Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming, 2nd Edition Author: Eric Matthes Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1-59327-928-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-928-8

Office Hours:

• During on-campus meeting dates either before, during, or after class
• Via phone or Zoom anytime by appointment

Important Dates To Remember:

Complete Spring 2023 Academic Calendar

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be expected to:

• Convert a problem into a logical sequence;
• Write basic Python scripts to solve practical problems;
• Understand the principles of behind data storage and manipulation;
• Write Python scripts to extract data from files, websites, and social media;
• To understand various data representations and their pros and cons;
• Be able to apply scripting skills to multiple subdisciplines of IT, Cybersecurity, and economics;
• Examine different encoding schemes for textual information; and
• Gain experience and intuition behind refactoring code.

Major Topics

Grading:

Your grade is based on your performance on assigned projects, exams, class engagement, and class attendance record.

Note: Class attendance is applied to your course performance. Example: If you’re traking a ‘C’, missing 3 classes will drop that to an ‘D’

Caution to International Students — Think long and hard before traveling outside the US during the semester as you may encounter delays with travel visa processing when trying to return.

Extra Credit Policy: In the words of one of my stern California State Long Beach professors: “What makes you think you can do extra credit when you can’t do regular credit?” — You need to hit the deck running on the first day of class and keep up with the reading and assignments. Programming requires time so plan your course load accordingly. I do not offer extra credit.

Academic Integrity: Turn in your own work. I’d rather you struggle with your own code than copy wholesale someone else’s code and pass it off as your own. You will watch a ton of YouTube videos and see lots of code examples online. That’s OK. It’s a great way to learn. You may copy a line or two of code from StackOverflow.com. That’s OK, too. Professional programmers do the same thing. Give credit where credit is due. The number one sign of cheating is turning in an assignment that looks like another student’s assignment and you can’t fully explain how it works or what the code is doing or why you chose a particular approach to solve a problem.

Class Schedule: