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10 min Welcome to Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python), taught by Charles Severance!
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This course aims to teach everyone the basics of programming computers using Python. We cover the basics of how
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one constructs a program from a series of simple instructions in Python. The course has no pre-requisites and avoids
all but the simplest mathematics. Anyone with moderate computer experience should be able to master the materials
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in this course. This course will cover Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Python for Everybody”. Once a student completes
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this course, they will be ready to take more advanced programming courses. This course covers Python 3.

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Engaged learning looks different for everybody. In this course, we hope you will define your own measures of success
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10 min and engage with the material in a way that best suits your needs. We recognize and celebrate the diverse ways learners
engage in courses. As you go through this course, we hope you will reflect on your unique skills, needs, and aspirations,
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and engage in the course material in a way that aligns with your own goals. While the course provides time estimates
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3 for completion, you should feel empowered to engage in the material in whatever ways make sense to you.
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Reading: Submitting Assignments Course Schedule & Grading Policy

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You can see the grading breakdown below for each assignment:
Lecture materials

Additional Materials

Quiz: Chapter 1 9.18%

LTI Item: Assignment: Write Hello World 8.26%

Quiz: Chapter 2 8.26%

LTI Item: Assignment 2.2 8.26%

LTI Item: Assignment 2.3 8.26%

Quiz: Chapter 3 8.26%

LTI Item: Assignment 3.1 8.26%

LTI Item: Assignment 3.3 8.26%

Quiz: Chapter 4 8.25%

LTI Item: Assignment 4.6 8.25%

Quiz: Chapter 5 8.25%

LTI Item: Assignment 5.2 8.25%

Ground Rules

We expect everyone to be mindful of what they say and its potential impact on others. The goal is to have respectful
discussions that do not violate the community space created for these conversations. Here are some productive ways
to engage in this course: 

Participate: This is a community. Read what others have written and share your thoughts.

Stay curious: Learn from experts and each other by listening and asking questions, not making assumptions.
Keep your passion positive: When replying to a discussion forum post, respond with thoughts on what was said,
not about the person who posted. Avoid using all caps, too many exclamation points, or aggressive language.

Acknowledge discomfort: The topics discussed in this course might be challenging or hard to talk about. Stick
with it and remember the benefits of having these tough conversations that surface from multiple perspectives.

We expect all learners to abide by our full Learner Engagement Policy. We will specifically be monitoring this course for
language that could be considered inflammatory, incivil, racist, or otherwise unacceptable for this learning space, and
we will remove language deemed such. 

Please note that external study groups on applications like WhatsApp are not affiliated or endorsed by the University of
Michigan. We strongly discourage joining external groups and instead recommend interacting with your fellow learners
within the platform.

Please express caution if you do join or post any personal information in these forums or in these groups. These forums
are publicly accessible and any information you post may be collected, published, or used in an exploitative manner
(scams, etc).

Academic Honesty

All submitted work should be your own and academic dishonesty is not allowed. Academic dishonesty can be defined
as:

Copying answers
Copying words, ideas, or other materials from another source without giving credit to the original author

Copying from your peers within the course

Employing or allowing another person to alter or revise your work, and then submitting the work as your own

Please don’t share or reuse solutions to assignments which is an academic integrity concern. Please do not:

Share complete assignment code in the course discussion forums

Upload completed assignments to public websites with the goal of sharing solutions. (You can share your work
and ideas for professional purposes though).

Take a peer’s solution and submit it as your own

Course Support

Questions and discussion of course material should take place within the course itself. Please do not contact
instructors or teaching assistants off the platform, as responding to individual questions is virtually impossible. We
encourage you to direct your questions to the discussion forum, where your question might be answered by a fellow
learner or one of our course team members. For technical help please contact the Coursera Learner Help Center or use
the support forums.

Accessibility 

We are committed to developing accessible learning experiences for the widest possible audience. We recognize that
learners with disabilities (including but not limited to visual impairments, hearing impairments, cognitive disabilities,
or motor disabilities) might need more specific accessibility-related support to achieve learning goals in this course. 

Please use the accessibility feedback form to let us know about any accessibility challenges such as urgent issues that
keep you from making progress in the course (e.g., missing or inadequate alt-text, captioning errors).

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

We welcome all learners to this course. People like you are joining from all over the world and we value this diversity.
We strive to create a community of mutual respect and trust, where people from all backgrounds, identities and views
are valued and heard without the threat of bias, harassment, intimidation, or discrimination. We pay attention to your
feedback, how different types of learners experience this course, and aim to make improvements so the course can
best serve everyone. We hope you enjoy learning about topics that are important to you.

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