Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)Online Event

3 Apr 2024, 10:00 → 5 Apr 2024, 14:00 Europe/Berlin

online

organized in cooperation of Helmholtz Federated IT Services (HIFIS) and Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy (HIDA)

 

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

This course will give a hands-on introduction to the concept of Object-Oriented Programming, a popular and powerful approach to problem solving by describing the involved components and their interactions.

We will introduce the involved concepts from the very beginning using Python as our language of choice.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the Python language (variables, functions, loops, conditions), e.g. course "First Steps with Python".

Course Times

April 03, 2024, 10 am - 4 pm

April 04, 2024, 10 am - 4 pm

April 05, 2024, 10 am - 2 pm

 

NOTE: Registration will open March 6, 2024, 12 pm. 

Additional Information

The course content is coordinated, so we strongly recommend that you do not miss any part of the course. To receive a certificate we expect full time and active participation.

Your registration for this course is binding. If you need to leave/miss the course for a period of time, please let us know in advance.

There is no waiting list for this course! If someone withdraws from a course, their place is automatically reopened. We therefore advise you to keep an eye on the registration in case the course is full and you would like to attend. Also, this course will be offered again in the future - you can check our HIDA Course Catalog for updates. 

This course is free of charge. 

Wednesday 3 April

10:00 → 10:15 Day 1: Welcome

10:15 → 11:30 Lessons

10:15 Objects

Get to know the idea behind the central concept of object-oriented programming.

10:45 Classes

Abstracting from individual objects, classes can be used to describe data types that share a common structure and behaviour.

11:30 → 12:30 Lunch

12:30 → 13:15 Lessons

12:30 Methods

Class-related functions can be used to describe the possible operations that can be executed on individual objects.
The constructor is a notable special case.

13:15 → 14:00 Exercises

13:15 Exercise: Objects, Classes, Methods

Implement your own classes and instantiate objects from them to practise what you have learned so far.

14:00 → 14:30 Coffee

14:30 → 15:30 Lessons

14:30 Composition

Use the concept of composing classes from others to break down complicated problems into more manageable pieces..

15:30 → 16:00 Exercises

15:30 Exercise: Composition

Pracise the newly acquired knowledge to model a structure composed of multiple individual classes.

Thursday 4 April

10:00 → 10:15 Day 2: Welcome

10:15 → 11:00 Lessons

10:15 Class Attributes and -Methods

Learn about Attributes and Methods that are shared between (and independent of) the individual instances of a class.

11:00 → 11:30 Exercises

11:00 Exercise: Class Attributes and -Methods

Implement your own class-related members.

11:30 → 12:30 Lunch

12:30 → 14:00 Lessons

12:30 Inheritance

Create specialized cases of the classes with adapted behaviour without re-writing the commonalities.

14:00 → 14:30 Coffee

14:30 → 16:00 Exercises

14:30 Exercise: Inheritance

Try your hand at creating sub-classes to specialize the behaviour of our example setup.

Friday 5 April

10:00 → 10:15 Day 3: Welcome

10:15 → 11:30 Lessons

10:15 Various Topics

Various related topics driven by learner interest, including UML Diagrams, Composition-over-Inheritance-Principle, and Design Patterns.

11:30 → 12:30 Lunch

12:30 → 14:00 Exercises

12:30 Individual Exercises

A chance to complete exercises, that you have not done yet while having access to individual feedback. Also a good opportunity to talk about individual questions and get advice on how to approach your individual research software questions.