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# Welcome

**Welcome to website for DS 5100 Programming for Data Science, {{< var academic_term >}}.**

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This site contains all the content needed to complete the course. All graded coursework is hosted on the [Canvas website]({{< var canvas_url >}}). 
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In this course, you will develop skills in Python and R Programming, as well as how to use the command line and GitHub. 

The objective of this course is to introduce essential programming concepts, structures, and techniques. 

You will gain confidence in not only reading code, but learning what it means to write good quality code. 

Additionally, essential and complementary topics are taught, such as testing and debugging, exception handling, and an introduction to visualization.