Cognitive Science 0109 - Intro Programming Open Source

Computer programming skills are useful in many fields, and open source software provides new and growing opportunities for their application. In this course, students will learn to program in the Python programming language and to work within a cooperative, decentralized, open source software development environment. Students will complete weekly programming assignments and a final project. Final projects will be collaborative, with the class functioning as a small, open source development community.

Mind, Brain, and Information Independent Work Quantitative Skills In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes practicing coding skills, coding assignments, and reading about open source projects.