Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in the Light of NEP-2020
Generic Elective
TEACHING &EVALUATION SCHEME
THEORY PRACTICAL
COURSECO CATEG
CREDITS
COURSE NAME
DE ORY
Assessment*
Assessment*
Two Term
END SEM
END SEM
University
University
L T P
Teachers
Teachers
Exam
Exam
Exam
GUEE301 Basics of Programming 60 20 20 0 0 4 0 0 4
Legends: L - Lecture; T - Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P – Practical; C - Credit.
*Teacher Assessment shall be based following components: Quiz/Assignment/ Project/Participation in
Class, given that no component shall exceed more than 10 marks.
Course Educational Objectives:
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of programming. Students will learn how to
write simple programs, understand logical thinking, and explore the joy of creating software. The course will
focus on providing a solid foundation in problem-solving and programming logic, using an accessible
programming language like Python. By the end of the course, students will be able to write their own basic
programs, understand programming concepts, and appreciate the creative aspects of coding.
Course Outcomes:
1. Understand the basics of programming and the role it plays in solving real-world problems.
2. Learn how to use control structures to make decisions and repeat tasks in programs.
3. Understand how to organize code efficiently using functions.
4. Learn how to store and manipulate multiple values efficiently using data structures.
5. Learn the principles of object-oriented programming and how to structure code using classes and
objects.
6. Apply programming knowledge to creative and practical projects.
UNIT I
Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
Overview of programming languages and their uses. Concepts of algorithms
Introduction to the Python programming language.
Setting up the development environment (installing Python, using IDEs like Visual Studio Code or
PyCharm).
Writing and running the first program: "Hello, World!"
Basic data types: integers, strings, and floating-point numbers.
Variables and constants.
Simple input/output operations.
UNIT II
Control Structures and Logic
Conditional statements: if, elif, else.
Logical operators: and, or, not.
Loops: for loops and while loops.
Break and continue statements.
Introduction to debugging: understanding errors and fixing them.
UNIT III
Functions and Modular Programming
Introduction to functions and their significance
Defining and calling functions in Python.
Function parameters and return values.
The concept of scope: local and global variables.
Recursion: an introduction to recursive functions.
Modular programming
UNIT IV
Data Structures and Collections
Lists: creating, accessing, and modifying lists.
Tuples: immutable sequences.
Dictionaries: key-value pairs and their usage.
Sets: working with unique collections of items.
Iterating over collections with loops.
UNIT V
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Introduction to classes, objects, methods, and attributes.
Defining classes and creating objects.
Instance variables vs class variables.
Inheritance and polymorphism
Encapsulation and abstraction.
Text Books:
1. "Python for Everybody" by Charles Severance (for beginners)
Lab Experiments: (Only for Practice)
1. Write a simple program that greets the user by name.
2. Create a basic calculator that performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
3. Write a program that checks if a number is prime.
4. Create a program that generates multiplication tables up to a given number.
5. Design a simple "Guess the Number" game using loops and conditions.
6. Write a function to calculate the factorial of a number.
7. Create a program that checks whether a string is a palindrome using functions.
8. Design a function to compute the Fibonacci sequence.
9. Create a program that manages a simple to-do list using lists.
10. Write a program that counts the frequency of each character in a given string using dictionaries.
11. Implement a program that checks for duplicate items in a list using sets.
12. Write a class to represent a "Book" with attributes like title, author, and price.
13. Create a class "Person" and derive a class "Student" that adds additional attributes.
14. Develop a simple banking system with classes for Account and Transaction.
