Certificate of Achievement

Hannah Slack

has completed the following course:

Object-oriented Programming in Python: Create Your Own Adventure Game

Raspberry Pi Foundation and National Centre for Computing Education

This online course will introduce you to the principles of object-oriented programming in Python, showing you how to create objects, functions, methods, and classes. You’ll use what you learn to create your own text-based adventure game. You will have the chance to share your code with other learners, and see theirs. If you’re an educator, you’ll also be able to develop ideas for using object-oriented programming in your classroom.

4 weeks, 2 hours per week

Carrie Anne Philbin

Director of Education

Raspberry Pi Foundation

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Investigate how to use objects in programming, and understand the difference between a function and an object
  • Develop your understanding of how writing your own class allows you to combine functions and data
  • Demonstrate extending other people’s classes, including inheritance and polymorphism
  • Produce a module to apply your learning of object oriented programming
  • Collaborate by sharing your code with other people

Syllabus

  • Introduce the principles of object-oriented programming in Python.
  • Understand the difference between a function and an object.
  • Create objects, functions, methods, and classes.
  • Write a text-based adventure game.
  • Extending other people’s classes, including inheritance and polymorphism.
  • Share your code with other learners, and see theirs.
  • Develop ideas for using object-oriented programming in the classroom.

Issued on 18th December 2019

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Free online course:

Object-oriented Programming in Python: Create Your Own Adventure Game

Raspberry Pi Foundation