OPS445 Weekly Schedule

Note: Each OPS445 instructor will indicate the due dates for labs, tests and assignments. This schedule is a considered to be a general guideline for week-by-week content.

Week	Objectives and Tasks	Labs
Week 1: 6 - 10 januray	Setting up your Linux and Python environment: Installing Linux Distribution Installing Python and Software(IPython, screen, tmux, ide, etc) Python Basic Syntax, Variables, Operators	Prep for LabsLab 1
Week 2: 13 - 17 january	Understanding Python Code: User Input Arguments Logic(if/else) Indentation Loops(while/for/nested)	Lab 2
Week 3: 20 - 24 january	Reusing Python Code: Functions Lists	Lab 3
Week 4: 27 - 31 january	Basic Data Structures and String Manipulation: Dictionaries Tuples Multidimensional Lists String Manipulation Regular Expressions Input Validation	Lab 4
Week 5: 3 - 7 february	Catch-up week
Week 6: 10 - 14 february	Review	Assignment 1
Week 7: 18 - 21 february (monday is a holiday)	Midterm
Study Week: 24 - 28 february
Week 8: 3 - 7 march	Files, Exceptions: File Handling Error Handling	Lab 5
Week 9: 10 - 14 march	Classes: Components of a class Classes and objects	Lab 6
Week 10: 17 - 21 march	Classes: Designing classes Understanding scope	Lab 7
Week 11: 24 - 28 march	Final test Exam replacement	Assignment 2
Week 12: 31 march - 4 april	Configuration management using Fabric	Lab 8
Week 13: 7 - 11 april	Python Networking Asynchronous Python Networking
Week 14: 14 - 17 april (friday is a holiday)	Evaluation Exam