This hands-on course follows on from COMP 1630, COMP 2362 and was designed to introduce Python fundamentals for data analytics. Students must have skills in Excel spreadsheets, database systems and Structured Query Language (SQL) programming before registering for this course. Students are advised to complete COMP 2454 Python prior to MATH 1060. This is a BYOD courses and students must provide their own Windows 10, or macOS 10.3 or higher dual core laptop with a minimum of 8GB RAM to participate in this course. BCIT does not provide technical support for student's hardware or operating systems. Starting with an overview of the Python IDE, participants will explore foundational programming concepts. Participants are introduced to Variables, Conditions, Operators, Loops, Functions, Arrays, Dictionaries and DataFrames. Exercises and labs explore data analysis using simple statistics with Python. Students are also introduced to string manipulation, Regression, Aggregation, and object-oriented structures with Python used in data analysis. Students are shown how to use Python for basic graphing. COMP 2454 is a required course in the Applied Data Analytics Certificate, ADAC from BCIT Computing. Upon completion successful students will be prepared to move on to MATH 1060 Statistics for Data Analysis, COMP 2854 Data Analytics Fundaments and later COMP 4254 Advanced Topics in Data Analytics.
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$355.97
Below are two offerings of this course for the Winter 2021 term.
Fri Feb 19 - Fri Mar 26 6 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Feb 19 - Mar 26 | Fri | 18:00 - 21:00 |
Online Delivery See Notes below |
Pat McGee
$355.97
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
In Progress
Wed Feb 24 - Wed Mar 31 6 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Feb 24 - Mar 31 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 |
Online Delivery See Notes below |
Pat McGee
$355.97
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
In Progress
Below are four offerings of this course for the Spring/Summer 2021 term.
Fri Apr 09 - Fri May 14 6 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Apr 09 - May 14 | Fri | 18:00 - 21:00 |
Online Delivery See Notes below |
Pat McGee
TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim
$355.97
A portion of seats are temporarily held for domestic students. International students: this may impact your ability to register. Learn why.
}19 seats available as of Feb 25, 2021 11:33 pm (PST). Of these 19, 13 are currently reserved for domestic students only. Availability may change at any time.
Wed Apr 14 - Wed May 19 6 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Apr 14 - May 19 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 |
Online Delivery See Notes below |
Pat McGee
TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim
$355.97
A portion of seats are temporarily held for domestic students. International students: this may impact your ability to register. Learn why.
}16 seats available as of Feb 25, 2021 11:33 pm (PST). Of these 16, 10 are currently reserved for domestic students only. Availability may change at any time.
Fri May 21 - Fri Jun 25 6 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| May 21 - Jun 25 | Fri | 18:00 - 21:00 |
Online Delivery See Notes below |
Pat McGee
TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim
$355.97
A portion of seats are temporarily held for domestic students. International students: this may impact your ability to register. Learn why.
}18 seats available as of Feb 25, 2021 11:33 pm (PST). Of these 18, 13 are currently reserved for domestic students only. Availability may change at any time.
Wed May 26 - Wed Jun 30 6 Weeks
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| May 26 - Jun 30 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 |
Online Delivery See Notes below |
Pat McGee
TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim
$355.97
A portion of seats are temporarily held for domestic students. International students: this may impact your ability to register. Learn why.
}19 seats available as of Feb 25, 2021 11:33 pm (PST). Of these 19, 13 are currently reserved for domestic students only. Availability may change at any time.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Effective as of Fall 2019
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