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ERIC Number: EJ1219540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1545-679X
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Easy as Py: A First Course in Python with a Taste of Data Analytics
Frydenberg, Mark; Xu, Jennifer
Information Systems Education Journal, v17 n4 p4-15 Aug 2019
Python is a popular, general purpose programming language that is gaining wide adoption in beginning programming courses. This paper describes the development and implementation of an introductory Python course at a business university open to students in a variety of majors and minors. Given the growing number of career opportunities in analytics, the instructors felt that including a module on Data Analytics would add relevance and interest in the course. A survey given at the end of the semester shows students found this topic to be relevant to their future uses of Python. The paper also discusses challenges in teaching a first programming course to students with varying levels of programming experience.
Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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