On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote:
> Some information on good practices like version control might be good
> too although that wanders away from "programming" and moves into
> "software development".
>
>
Not exactly. This is the point that i exactly was trying to make - dont le
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
[..]
>> Which is why I asked Kenneth about the intention of the course. It
>> depends on that really.
>>
>
> as a non-IT person and a non-programmer I have found that the ability to
> script some things gives me an immense sense of empowerme
On Friday 04 June 2010 14:46:53 Noufal Ibrahim wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Venkatraman S wrote:
> [..]
>
> > Do NOT expect MBA grads to program - they are decision makers, they need
> > language as a tool to augment their daily work - hence Macros. I can
> > include some verbiage he
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Venkatraman S wrote:
[..]
> Do NOT expect MBA grads to *program* - they are decision makers, they need
> language as a *tool* to augment their daily work - hence Macros. I can
> include some verbiage here reg the MBA mentality in India et al. but thats
> cliched!
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 12:55:19PM +0530, Venkatraman S wrote:
>
> Do NOT expect MBA grads to *program* - they are decision makers, they need
Be whatever, even if you are president of a company and *want* to write
a small program to move files around or add your salary, you better
know the basics
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Venkatraman S wrote:
> > I would recommend starting with http://alpha.djangogenerator.com/ to get
> a
> > feel of an 'application'.
>
> It might be just me but I think this is an *extremely* bad idea.
>
> I
>Getting an application up and running with a few
>clicks of a mouse has the same effect as eating junk food. Your
>appetite goes away, you can claim that you've eaten something but
>there's close to zero nourishment.
I love this analogy.gr8.
+1 for all of your points.
Regards,
Srini T.
--The r
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Venkatraman S wrote:
> I would recommend starting with http://alpha.djangogenerator.com/ to get a
> feel of an 'application'.
It might be just me but I think this is an *extremely* bad idea.
I just tried the site and it looks like a nice point and click wizard
to
I would recommend starting with http://alpha.djangogenerator.com/ to get a
feel of an 'application'.
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On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Senthil Kumaran wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 10:49:59PM +0530, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> > I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory with 2
> > credits for first semester) on computer programming for business managers
> > for
> >
On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 10:49:59PM +0530, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory with 2
> credits for first semester) on computer programming for business managers for
> MBA's in a new B school that is starting up. I envisage something lik
On Friday 04 June 2010 08:37:07 Siddharta G wrote:
> Agree with Noufal. The course should be tailored to how we expect them to
> use it later on.
>
> The goal shouldn't be to make them programmers. I would think it should
> focus on helping them solve bits and pieces problems that they might
> enc
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Venkatraman S wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote:
>
> > What's the intention of the course? The structure of the course would
> > depend on that methinks. Is it to
> > - Give the students some programming skills so that they can use t
On Thursday 03 June 2010 23:04:01 Pradeep Gowda wrote:
> > I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory
> > with 2 credits for first semester) on computer programming for business
> > managers for MBA's in a new B school that is starting up. I envisage
> > something like th
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote:
> What's the intention of the course? The structure of the course would
> depend on that methinks. Is it to
> - Give the students some programming skills so that they can use them
> if needed for their actual work.
> - Appreciate the finer
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory with 2
> credits for first semester) on computer programming for business managers for
> MBA's in a new B school that is starting up. I envisage something lik
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Pradeep Gowda wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
>> hi,
>>
>> I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory with 2
>> credits for first semester) on computer programming for business managers for
>> MBA's in a
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> hi,
>
> I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory with 2
> credits for first semester) on computer programming for business managers for
> MBA's in a new B school that is starting up. I envisage something like t
hi,
I have been commissioned to create and implement a course (compulsory with 2
credits for first semester) on computer programming for business managers for
MBA's in a new B school that is starting up. I envisage something like the
nltk tutorial. Ideas and suggestions please. I will, of cours
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