Introduction to Programming for Social Scientists
Date:
22/11/2017
Organised by:
The University of Manchester
Presenter:
Mr Peter Smyth
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Claire Spencer, 0161 275 4579, claire.spencer@manchester.ac.uk
Map:
View in Google Maps (M13 9PL)
Venue:
Cathie Marsh Institute
Humanities Bridgeford Street
University of Manchester
Description:
Objectives
Provide an understanding of what a computer program is and how it must be precisely defined before a computer can understand it.
Appreciate that there are several ‘programming’ tasks which can and should be done before coding begins.
Understand some of the basic programming constructs that can be used to describe programs in words and pictures as well as being used to write actual programming code.
Appreciate the need to test and debug programs and provide an understanding of the processes involved.
Introduce the Python programming language as a means to practice the concepts above and produce a simple working program
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course. It is assumed that attendees have little or no programming experience.
PROGRAMME
Mon 17th
9.45 – 10:00 Registration
10:00– 10:45 Lecture 1
10:45 – 11:00 Practical 1
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/tea
11:30 – 12:45 Lecture 2
12:45 – 13:15 Practical 2
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 15:15 Lecture 3
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee/tea
15:45 – 16:30 Lecture 4
16:30 – 17:30 Practical 3
Cost:
NCRM Course Fees
£30 - For UK registered postgraduate students
£30.00
NCRM Course Fees
£60 - For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers and registered charity organisations
£60.00
NCRM Course Fees
£220 - For all other participants
£220.00
Website and registration:
Region:
North West
Keywords:
ICT and Software, Quantitative Software, Python, Data Visualisation
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