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Introduction to Scripting

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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MoTuTh 6p.m. – 7:30p.m.		 REMOTE 3 $1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)
Date
-
Time
MoTuTh 6p.m. – 7:30p.m.
Location
REMOTE
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

Description

Information Technology specialists do no spend most of their time programming, but they must perform many routine tasks to keep the systems maintained in good working order. Automating these routine tasks, allows this work to be performed quickly and consistently, freeing the specialist for work that requires time and judgement. This automation is accomplished by writing small programs which are specific to the task at hand. These programs are best written in programming languages which are simple and flexible. This makes languages designed for large projects, such as Java and C++, unsuitable for this task. To meet this need, scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and PHP have been created. These languages are designed to be easier to learn than more demanding programming languages such as Java, C and C++. This course will teach the basics of scripting language and show students how it can be used to automate routine system administration and workflow tasks.

Registration will begin July 31st

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 1, 6 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

REMOTE

Enrolled / Capacity

18 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Torna Soro

Prerequisites

Open to IT/INFTECH students. Management students only. Students in other programs (partner programs, non-CM majors and guest students) may begin registering on 4/29/24 MATH 115

Tuition*

$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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