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Welcome to the "Introduction to Programming in Python" workshop! This intensive, one-week summer program is designed for students with little to no prior programming experience. Throughout the week, you will receive a gentle introduction to Python, a versatile programming language widely used in software development, data science, and artificial intelligence. By the end of the workshop, you will have a solid initial foundation in Python, enabling you to further develop your programming skills in any direction you choose. 

Day 1 - Monday, August 19th - 9h30 AM to 16h00 PM

• Introduction to Jupyter Notebook and Spyder IDE
• Different types of data: variables/strings/numbers  
• Introduction to list

Day 2 - Tuesday, August 20th - 9h30 AM to 16h00 PM

• Working with lists using For loops
• Conditional statements and While loops  
• Dictionaries

Day 3 - Wednesday, August 21st - 9h30 AM to 16h00 PM

• Working with dictionaries 
• Introduction to functions 
• Working with functions

Day 4 - Thursday, August 22nd - 9h30 AM to 16h00 PM

• Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Working with class objects
• Working with files

Day 5 - Friday, August 23rd- 9h00 AM to 14h00 PM

• Mini project (details to be determined) followed by step-by-step introductions

Date: from Monday, August 18th to Friday, August 22nd, 2025 (5 days)
Time: from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, each day (except Friday, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm)
Location: McGill Downtown Campus, McIntyre Medical Building, room 210. Please see maps.
Instructor: Dr. Kiwon Lee, Director of Instruction & Learning at CDSI, McGill University 

Bring your own mug! Coffee will be provided.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites needed! Just bring your laptop and charger, and a strong work ethic.

This summer camp is offered for free to the McGill community and priority is given to students. For more information on CDSI's Summer Camps, visit out website here or contact us at cdsi.science@mcgill.ca .