Programming Your World
1a. Introduction
Misha Velthuis
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Today
Who are we?
Overview of the course
Getting started
Who are we?
Name
Track/focus
What place(s) do we call home?
What has recently made an impression on you?
Why here today?
Why programming your world?
Multiple answers
A useful tool
Academic
Professional
Digital literacy, data literacy
Understanding, and building software
Capturing, processing and visualizing data
Digital sovereignty
If you don't program your world
someone else will do it for you
The internet is broken
Alternative digital worlds
Digital activism
What it will come down to
Main assignments
| Assessment | Deadline | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Exam 1 | 21 March | 35 |
| Exam 2 | 09 May | 35 |
| Project submission | 23 May | 15 |
| Total | 85 |
Smaller tests
| Test | Date | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 25 Feb | 3 |
| #2 | 07 March | 3 |
| #3 | 04 April | 3 |
| #4 | 15 April | 3 |
| #5 | 20 May | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Book
Part 1
Data Types, Control Flow and Basic Techniques
Part 2
Information handling, OOP, core libraries
Part 3
Individual project
