Python - practical programming up to A level CY231 / A17
Start date
10 Jan 18
Duration
3 Days
Location
National STEM Learning Centre, University of York, York YO10 5DD How to find us
Summary
Aim to extend your programming understanding and skill, and to provide teaching ideas and guidance suitable for higher GCSE and A level. This course is suitable for teachers with a solid grounding in Python fundamentals.
You will learn to:
- write modular Python code
- create and manipulate fundamental and compound data types
- use Python for game programming
- create a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- design and run program tests
- write database-driven applications
- add networked functionality to programming projects with Application Programming Interfaces (API’s)
- use Python for object-oriented programming
This is a residential course, fees include meals and accommodation for the duration of the course. Course fees vary for participants outside the UK. Please contact enquiries@stem.org.uk for more information.
Outcomes
Following this course you will:
- support your students to create better programming projects in Python
- be confident to step up to the demand of A level programming tasks
- be able to train colleagues and enable them to improve their teaching of more advanced programming
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python - practical programming up to A level - day 1 | 10 January 2018 | 10:30-18:30 | National STEM Learning Centre |
| Python - practical programming up to A level - day 2 | 11 January 2018 | 09:00-18:30 | National STEM Learning Centre |
| Python - practical programming up to A level - day 3 | 12 January 2018 | 09:00-15:00 | National STEM Learning Centre |
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