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This public repository contains the training materials, tutorials, code, and assignments for the Training Course in Python Fundamentals for Social Sciences and Public Management at QLAB.

I. General Information

Course name Python Fundamentals for Macroeconomics
Number of Hours of Theory 16 hours
Professor Alexander Quispe Rojas
PUCP email [email protected]

II. Abstract

This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the Python programming language. It is intended for students with little or no programming experience who are interested in learning Python for data analysis, scientific computing, web development, or any other application. The course will cover the basics of Python syntax and semantics, as well as more advanced concepts such as object-oriented programming and functional programming.

III. Presentation

This course is intended for college students interested in learning Python for a variety of applications, including data analysis, scientific computing, and web development. It is also suitable for professionals who want to learn Python as a tool for their work.

IV. Learning Outcomes

  1. Learn how to use GitHub and potentially create your Academic/Tech website.
  2. Understand basic programming concepts such as variables, functions, loops, and conditionals.
  3. Write simple Python programs to solve problems
  4. Understand and use Python data types, including lists, dictionaries, and tuples
  5. Use Python libraries and modules to perform tasks like data analysis and scientific computing
  6. Understand and apply object-oriented and functional programming concepts in Python
  7. Use Python to Interact with Web APIs and Scrape Web Pages

V. Methodology

Classes will be given synchronously via Zoom. While exploring the use of Python for data analysis, the use of databases for the social sciences will be emphasized.

VI. Evaluation

The evaluation consists of a final work at the end of the course.

Type of evaluation Weighting on Final Grade
8 4 evaluations 80%
1 Final project 20%

VII. Compulsory Bibliography

  1. "Python for Data Science Handbook" by Jake VanderPlas (O'Reilly, 2017)
  2. "Python Crash Course" by Eric Matthes (No Starch Press, 2015)
  3. "Python for Everyone" by Horstmann and Reed (Wiley, 2015)
  4. Stackoverflow

VIII. Schedule

Week Date Day Schedule Topic Subtopic
1 01/03/2024 Wednesday 08:00-11:00 Github - Basic Objects
  • Installation
  • Branches
  • Repository
  • Lists
  • Dictionaries
  • NumPy
2 01/05/2025 Friday 08:00-11:00 Pandas
  • Series
  • Indexing
  • Importing Data
  • Data wrangling
3 01/08/2024 Monday 08:00-11:00 Control Structures, Functions and Classes
  • If condition
  • For loop
  • While Loop
  • Function Definitions
  • *args and **kwwargs
  • _init_
  • Attributes and Methods
4 01/10/2024 Wednesday 08:00-11:30 APIs
  • Google Directions
  • Geolocation
  • Finance APIs
5 01/12/2024 Friday 08:00-11:30 NLP
  • GPT-4
  • Transformers

IX. Groups

group1 group2 group3 group4 group5 group6 group7 group8
RUBEN ROJAS AYALA JOSE MIGUEL POEMAPE COSANATAN CHE VICTOR TORRES LOPEZ ABRAHAM ALBERTH CALDERON CANICOBA GIORDANO ALAIN MEDINA MONTES ISMAEL BARUJ GONZALES REVILLA ILENIA ALEJANDRA TTITO COLLANTES NICOLAS ALBERTO VELARDE FREUNDT
DANIEL MAX RAMIREZ CHAVEZ JHUNNIOR STEVENS SAENZ ALTAMIRANO FERNANDO CARLOS TEMPLO VIENA DIEGO FERNANDO GUTIERREZ PARREÑO ANGIE ZOILA ABAD ALVARADO CARLOS EDUARDO BORJA SOTOMAYOR JAMES CARLOS MEDINA VANINI FERNANDO MIGUEL MENDOZA CANAL
JOSUE ALBERTO RICAPA SANCHEZ GONZALO JESUS ORMEÑO MARREROS CARLOS RODRIGO MENDOZA GOMEZ SILVANA SHANTAL BLANCO ATAU JUAN DIEGO LINARES JAIME ALEXANDER SEBASTIAN ESPINOZA COLCA RAFAEL ANTONIO VARGAS PORTOCARRERO ALVARO FRANCO GAMONAL MIRANDA
ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO BURGOS CAMPOMANEZ ARMANDO JAVIER PINEDA ALIAGA DANIELA LUCIA OCHOA SALAS ANTHONY PEDRO MAMANI NAVARRO MARILIA ARIZAPANA HINOSTROZA JOSE MARIA SEBASTIAN TAMAYO MARTINEZ ANA LUCIA DEL RIO SANTOS MARICIELO MEZARINA

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  1. Video tutorials
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