Course Outline

Python Fundamentals

Contents
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1. Course Objective
2. Pre-Assessment
3. Exercises, Quizzes, Flashcards & Glossary
Number of Questions
4. Expert Instructor-Led Training
5. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform
6. State of the Art Educator Tools
7. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)
8. Chapter & Lessons
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Introducing Python
Chapter 3: Data Types
Chapter 4: Control Statements
Chapter 5: Functions
Chapter 6: Lists and Tuples
Chapter 7: Dictionaries and Sets
Chapter 8: Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 9: Modules, Packages, and File Operations
Chapter 10: Error Handling
Chapter 11: Appendix: PCAP Exam Objective
Chapter 12: Appendix: PCEP-30-01 Exam Objective
Chapter 13: Appendix: PCEP-30-02 Exam Objective
Videos and How To
9. Practice Test
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Features
10. Performance Based labs

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 Lab Tasks
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11. Post-Assessment

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1. Course Objective
The Python Fundamentals course covers a range of topics that are essential for beginners to learn the
basics of Python programming. The course includes Python syntax, data types, control structures,
functions, modules, and more. It is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Python
programming and enable learners to write basic Python code. In addition to the core topics, the course
also covers best practices for Python programming and provides hands-on labs and real-world
projects to help learners gain practical experience.

2. Pre-Assessment
Pre-Assessment lets you identify the areas for improvement before you start your prep. It determines
what students know about a topic before it is taught and identifies areas for improvement with
question assessment before beginning the course.

3. Exercises
There is no limit to the number of times learners can attempt these. Exercises come with detailed
remediation, which ensures that learners are confident on the topic before proceeding.

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EXERCISES

4. Quiz

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 Quizzes test your knowledge on the topics of the exam when you go through the course material.
There is no limit to the number of times you can attempt it.

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QUIZ

5. flashcards
Flashcards are effective memory-aiding tools that help you learn complex topics easily. The flashcard
will help you in memorizing definitions, terminologies, key concepts, and more. There is no limit to
the number of times learners can attempt these. Flashcards help master the key concepts.

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FLASHCARDS

6. Glossary of terms
uCertify provides detailed explanations of concepts relevant to the course through Glossary. It
contains a list of frequently used terminologies along with its detailed explanation. Glossary defines
the key terms.

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GLOSSARY OF
TERMS

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7. Expert Instructor-Led Training
uCertify uses the content from the finest publishers and only the IT industry's finest instructors. They
have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields.
Unlike a live class, you can study at your own pace. This creates a personal learning experience and
gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule
24/7.

8. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform

uCertify course and labs are ADA (Americans with Disability Act) compliant. It is now more
accessible to students with features such as:

Change the font, size, and color of the content of the course
Text-to-speech, reads the text into spoken words
Interactive videos, how-tos videos come with transcripts and voice-over
Interactive transcripts, each word is clickable. Students can clip a specific part of the video by
clicking on a word or a portion of the text.

JAWS (Job Access with Speech) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that
reads the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a Refreshable Braille display. Student can
easily navigate uCertify course using JAWS shortcut keys.

9. State of the Art Educator Tools

uCertify knows the importance of instructors and provide tools to help them do their job effectively.
Instructors are able to clone and customize course. Do ability grouping. Create sections. Design grade
scale and grade formula. Create and schedule assessments. Educators can also move a student from
self-paced to mentor-guided to instructor-led mode in three clicks.

10. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)

uCertify has developed an award winning, highly interactive yet simple to use platform. The SIIA
CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's
finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been

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recognized for achieving excellence. uCertify has won CODiE awards consecutively for last 7 years:

2014
1. Best Postsecondary Learning Solution

2015
1. Best Education Solution
2. Best Virtual Learning Solution
3. Best Student Assessment Solution
4. Best Postsecondary Learning Solution
5. Best Career and Workforce Readiness Solution
6. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
7. Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution

2016
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Education Cloud-based Solution
3. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
4. Best Corporate / Workforce Learning Solution
5. Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution
6. Best Postsecondary LMS or Learning Platform
7. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution

2017
1. Best Overall Education Solution
2. Best Student Assessment Solution
3. Best Corporate/Workforce Learning Solution
4. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform

2018
1. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform

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 2. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
3. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution

2019
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Content Authoring Development or Curation Solution
3. Best Higher Education Learning Management Solution (LMS)

2020
1. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
2. Best Cross-Curricular Solution
3. Best Virtual Learning Solution

11. Chapter & Lessons

uCertify brings these textbooks to life. It is full of interactive activities that keeps the learner engaged.
uCertify brings all available learning resources for a topic in one place so that the learner can
efficiently learn without going to multiple places. Challenge questions are also embedded in the
chapters so learners can attempt those while they are learning about that particular topic. This helps
them grasp the concepts better because they can go over it again right away which improves learning.

Learners can do Flashcards, Exercises, Quizzes and Labs related to each chapter. At the end of every
lesson, uCertify courses guide the learners on the path they should follow.

Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction

About the Course

Learning Objectives

Audience

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 Approach

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Conventions

Installation

Chapter 2: Introducing Python

Introduction

Working with the Python Interactive Shell

Writing and Running Simple Scripts

Variables

User Input, Comments, and Indentations

Summary

Chapter 3: Data Types

Introduction

Numerical Data

Strings

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 Lists

Booleans

Summary

Chapter 4: Control Statements

Introduction

Control Statements

The if Statement

The while Statement

while Versus if

Loops

The for Loop

The range Function

Nesting Loops

Breaking Out of Loops

Summary

Chapter 5: Functions

Introduction

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 Built-In Functions

User-Defined Functions

Function Arguments

Anonymous Functions

Summary

Chapter 6: Lists and Tuples

Introduction

List Syntax

List Methods

List Comprehensions

Tuple Syntax

Accessing Tuple Elements

Accessing Tuple Elements

Tuple Methods

Summary

Chapter 7: Dictionaries and Sets

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 Introduction

Working with Dictionaries

Additional Dictionary Attributes

Ordered Dictionaries

The Basics of Sets

Set Operations

Frozen Sets

Summary

Chapter 8: Object-Oriented Programming

Introduction

A First Look at OOP

OOP in Python

Methods in a Class

Class Versus Instance Attributes

Class Versus Instance Methods

Class Inheritance

Multiple Inheritance

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 Summary

Chapter 9: Modules, Packages, and File Operations

Introduction

Defining Modules

Imports and Import Statements

Modules and Packages

File Operations

The file Object

Reading and Writing to Files

Handling Structured Data

Summary

Chapter 10: Error Handling

Introduction

Built-In Exceptions

Handling Errors and Exceptions

Custom Exceptions

Summary

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 Chapter 11: Appendix: PCAP Exam Objective

Chapter 12: Appendix: PCEP-30-01 Exam Objective

Chapter 13: Appendix: PCEP-30-02 Exam Objective

Videos and How To

uCertify course includes videos to help understand concepts. It also includes How Tos that help
learners in accomplishing certain tasks.

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12. Practice Test

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PRE-ASSESSMENTS FULL LENGTH TESTS POST-ASSESSMENTS
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS

Features

Each question comes with detailed remediation explaining not only why an answer option is correct
but also why it is incorrect.

Unlimited Practice
Each test can be taken unlimited number of times until the learner feels they are prepared. Learner can
review the test and read detailed remediation. Detailed test history is also available.

Each test set comes with learn, test and review modes. In learn mode, learners will attempt a question
and will get immediate feedback and complete remediation as they move on to the next question. In
test mode, learners can take a timed test simulating the actual exam conditions. In review mode,
learners can read through one item at a time without attempting it.

13. Performance Based Labs

uCertify's performance-based labs are simulators that provides virtual environment. Labs deliver
hands on experience with minimal risk and thus replace expensive physical labs. uCertify Labs are
cloud-based, device-enabled and can be easily integrated with an LMS. Features of uCertify labs:

Provide hands-on experience in a safe, online environment

Labs simulate real world, hardware, software & CLI environment
Flexible and inexpensive alternative to physical Labs
Comes with well-organized component library for every task
Highly interactive - learn by doing
Explanations and remediation available
Videos on how to perform

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Lab Tasks

Using the print Method

Displaying a Statement Multiple Times
Using Variable Assignment
Using Variables and Assigning Statements
Displaying the Multiplication Table
Using Arithmetic Operators
Performing String Slicing Tasks
Working with Strings
Manipulating Strings Using the strip Method
Working with Lists
Using Boolean Operators
Working with the if Statement
Working with the while Statement
Using the for Loop and the range Function
Using Nested Loops
Working with Function Arguments
Using Lambda Functions
Using List Methods
Using Tuple Methods
Arranging and Presenting Data Using Dictionaries
Combining Dictionaries
Creating Intersections of Elements in a Collection
Defining Methods in a Class
Creating Class Attributes
Creating Class Methods and Using Information Hiding
Overriding Methods
Implementing Multiple Inheritance
Using Resources in a Module
Identifying Error Scenarios
Handling Errors
Creating the Custom Exception Class

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LAB

14. Post-Assessment
After completion of the uCertify course Post-Assessments are given to students and often used in
conjunction with a Pre-Assessment to measure their achievement and the effectiveness of the exam.

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