Page 18 - De Anza College Summer Academy Catalog 2023

July 17-28
GRADES 9-12
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
These classes will be taught in person on the De Anza College campus.
ART AND DESIGN
DRAWING AND PAINTING STUDIO
Entering Grades 9-12 – Students in this class will
focus on drawing and painting fundamentals including sketching, shading, multi-point perspective, color mixing and anatomy of animals. They will also work on moving their observational and creative thinking skills to the next level, to develop a portfolio-quality piece that could be entered in an art competition or exhibit.
Art and Design courses are offered in partnership with the Euphrat Museum of Art
deanza.edu/euphrat
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
PYTHON PROGRAMMING: BEGINNING
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course introduces students to basic elements of the Python programming language, including data types, control structures, algorithm development and program design with functions. Students will be defining new object classes, creating interactive applications with buttons, learning about animation and creating an interactive game using Python. The instructor will also cover fundamental principles of object-oriented programming, as well as data and information processing techniques.
PYTHON PROGRAMMING: INTERMEDIATE
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course will help students strengthen their skills and build on what they have learned in previous introductory classes. Through practical examples, students will gain a deeper understanding of programming and how it is applied in the real world. Projects will reinforce their understanding of fundamentals while encouraging experimentation and exploration. Students will learn about building a platform and applications using Python installation, variables, operators, strings, lists, tuples and maps, Turtle, drawing, conditional statements, loops, functions, objects and classes.
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