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 2025/2026

The 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.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Philology related to 1st or 2nd language

3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st or 2nd foreign literature
1 module between the following
6
C
IUS/10
Training
6
F
-
Final exam
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Philology related to 1st or 2nd language
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st or 2nd foreign literature
1 module between the following
6
C
IUS/10
Training
6
F
-
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
3rd foreign language
3
F
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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Teaching code

4S008107

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

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

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.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Correctness of the answers to the multiple-choice questions. Accuracy, completeness, and argumentative skills in solving the programming exercises.

Exam language

italiano

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