Testimonials

Here is what attendees of the course delivered in 2024 had to say about it:

• Great for beginners. Great Teaching. Great materials. Good balance of practical and theoretical parts. Very enjoyable.

• If you want to start learning Python, I would really recommend this course. It will be an intense two weeks, but after that you’ll have a good basis to start implementing your own code.

• I enjoyed that you have a lot of opportunity to ask questions and practise, without feeling any negative pressure.

• You learn all of the basics of Python, you have time to process what you learn and exercise yourself, it’s a very good starting point if you want to start Python programming.

• If you want to learn programming in Python, visit this course. It was very well done and brings so much fun. Being able to solve the problems is very fulfilling.

• If you like to learn the basics of Python and get an overview of what Python can do, this course is perfect for you.

• This course offers a solid introduction to programming with Python. It serves as a starting point for further self-study. You will learn to get a basic understanding of Python and may be able to write a few lines of code that work. However, as Python has such a variety of ways in which it can be used, it’s up to you to further your skills and concentrate on what’s useful to you and your work.

• Very good course to learn the basics of Python and get to a point from where one can improve on his/her own with free online learning materials

• Great course, nice instructor, didactically good and well organized for beginners.

• I would say it’s a great course, but it moves pretty slowly. It’s highly recommended for learning the basics and I especially enjoyed learning about best practice from very early on.

• It is difficult but worth it.

• (i) very cool to learn the Python basics, (ii) look at the schedule in advance and maybe skip some days later on, (iii) don’t plan other work in these two weeks (or only very little)

• If you already have some programming experience (in any language), this course can help you to quickly familiarize yourself with Python and its possibilities.

• Take the course, the lectures are amazing and the learning material is really high quality.

• I recommend the course to everyone with a little experience with Python coding, as then you can make the most of it. For social scientist it is a great course to really understand the basics and the teachers and demonstrators are super good and you can learn a lot.

• Helpful introduction into programming with engaging tutor.

• I would say that this was the first time I participated in an introductory coding course that was announced to be “for beginners” and I had the feeling it actually was. I would really recommend the course to anyone who wants to have an intense introduction but learn a lot within two weeks.

• I rarely met someone who is as patient as Hans and explaining things sometimes several times and in different words, so it was really easy to follow and understand.

• It is an excellent course for getting started with Python. You should ask your employer for two weeks educational leave.

• If the idea ‘there must be a way to work with these data more efficient’ ever crossed your mind, then take this course.

• Is is a great course to start programming (in python) from scratch. The amount of lectures and exercises is balanced quite well and the lecturer is creating a good and open atmosphere.

• I learned a lot in this course while also having great fun. It is brilliantly designed and delivered and it succeeds at teaching a fundamental skill for researchers.

• Expectations are high on learning by doing, but this is beneficial to the participant. Reserve a block of time out of your two weeks. You learn a lot, but you need to reserve the time. The lecturer and assistants are highly competent and super friendly.

• Very well organised, exceptional teaching, the test system was extremely helpful, all in all highly recommended