National CAE Designated Institution
  • Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led

Introduces the Python programming language. Students will use Python to perform numerical and text-oriented calculations, write data-manipulation programs, and script computer operations. Hands-on activities include writing and running console-mode programs, inspecting data files, and graphing of data

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course students will be able to

1. Perform numeric and text-oriented calculations from the command line.

2. Write programs that use lists, tuples, dictionaries, and sets to organize data.

3. Write programs that use libraries or modules to perform common computational and scripting activities.

4. Process log files and other text-oriented inputs using regular expressions.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Cyber Investigation
  • Digital Forensics

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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