For Veterans, Mil-spouses, Active Duty, Guard, Reserve
VetsinTech presents Python 3.x Fundamentals, sponsored by DraftKings. Get started in the fields of Data Analytics, Web Scraping, Informatics, and Machine Learning with this course. This course teaches variables, logic, flow control, switch statements, looping, object orientation, lists, dictionaries, and more! Learn how to interact with online APIs, scrape websites for data, build automated spreadsheets, and other data driven tasks.
This course, valued at more than $5,000, is brought to you by VetsinTech and is provided free of charge*. Python is at the base of many lucrative technology-based careers such as Data Engineering, Healthcare Informatics Analyst, Database Management, and back-end engineering. VetsinTech is proud to support our Veteran and Military communities by inviting all Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, and spouses of all of these.
*All applicants are required to fill out a course deposit form and a scholarship application form.*
This course is a 4-week commitment at 2 hours per session, Monday thru Thursday
Registration Instructions:
Orientation will be on the July 31st at 12:00 PM Eastern time and can be joined here: https://vetsintech.co/orientation
- Submit application through to https://vetsintech.co/scholarship
- Create your VetsinTech account at https://vetsintech.co using the SAME email that you use for this Eventbrite ticket.
- Attend virtual orientation (via zoom) at the link above ⬆️
All students must attend the orientation unless arrangements are made through the education team by emailing smarlow@vetsintech.co or blentell@vetsintech.co
Monday - Thursday 5PM-7PM Pacific (8-10 Eastern)
Please be prepared to have cameras on during class, and to be interacting in the video chat/Slack. If you have a second monitor, we recommend using it so that you can be watching the instructor on one screen and completing activities on the other.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
- Introduction to Python & Python libraries
- Working with data types in Python
- Writing simple functions to manipulate input values
- Introduction to Functional Programming
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
- Process data from Excel, PDF, CSV, JSON, and more
- Basic web scraping
- Live API interaction
- Schedule for the class
