Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Lingue e letterature per l'editoria e i media digitali - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st foreign literature2nd foreign literature2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st foreign literature2nd foreign literaturePhilology related to 1st or 2nd languageIntroduction to Germanic Philology
1 module among the following3° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st or 2nd foreign literature| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st foreign literature2nd foreign literature| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st foreign literature2nd foreign literaturePhilology related to 1st or 2nd languageIntroduction to Germanic Philology
1 module among the following| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language2nd foreign language1st or 2nd foreign literature| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Programming Languages for the Humanities (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S008107
Teacher
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
INF/01 - INFORMATICS
Period
I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 22, 2025 al Dec 24, 2025.
Erasmus students
Not available
Courses Single
Not Authorized
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with the basic skills for programming a computer to solve problems. At the end of the course the students: - will know the elementary data structures, the basic programming constructs and the elementary abstraction techniques offered by the procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms; - will know and will be able to write programs that solve given problems, possibly exploiting available libraries and external modules, in particular for handling and analysing natural language textual resources.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Previous attendance of the first year course on "introduction to DH".
Program
- Introduction to programming
- Introduction to Python
- Data types (numbers, strings) and Variables
- Decisions
- Iterations
- Functions
- Lists
- Sets and Dictionaries
- Files
- Libraries for Natural Language Processing and handling of structured documents
Bibliography
Didactic methods
IT classroom lectures with practical hands-on session with the computer. It is advisable to follow the lessons regularly and do the assigned exercises.
Methods of teaching support: materials and resources will be given out during the course to support the lessons, and will be uploaded on the course's Moodle page. The lecturer is available during his office hours (also online via Zoom).
In addition to the suggested textbook, the following resources are recommended as supplementary materials:
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Learning with Python): http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english3e/
- Python 101: http://python101.pythonlibrary.org/index.html
- Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks: https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/jupyter-notebooks
Learning assessment procedures
Attendance and student contribution to class is strongly encouraged.
There is no difference in the program, materials and examination between attending and non-attending students
The exam will consist of a written test in a computer lab, composed of a mix of multiple-choice questions and programming exercises.
Evaluation criteria
Correctness of the answers to the multiple-choice questions. Accuracy, completeness, and argumentative skills in solving the programming exercises.
Exam language
italiano
