IST 356: Programming Techniques for Data Analytics

Syracuse University, Fall 2025

Course info

Room: Hinds Hall 021

Time: M/W 3:45PM - 5:05PM

Instructor: Collin Capano

Email: cdcapano@syr.edu

Office hours: Tuesdays 12PM - 1PM and Wednesdays 2PM - 3PM in Hinds Hall 323G

Syllabus

Class Schedule

Note: schedule subject to change as we progress through the semester.

Week Dates Topic
1 8/25, 8/29 Intro; CLI and Conda
2 9/3 Python review - 1
3 9/8, 9/10 Python review - 2
4 9/15, 9/17 UI
5 9/22, 9/24 Data wrangling - 1
6 9/29, 10/1 Data wrangling - 2
7 10/6, 10/8 Data wrangling - 3
8 10/15 Data wrangling - 4
9 10/20, 10/22 Exam 1 (10/20); Web APIs - 1
10 10/27, 10/29 Web APIs - 2
11 11/3, 11/5 Web scraping - 1
12 11/10, 11/12 Web scraping - 2
13 11/17, 11/19 Data visualization - 1
14 12/1, 12/3 Data visualization - 2
15 12/8 Exam 2
16 12/15 Project due

Important dates

Date
Mon. 8/25 First day of class
Mon. 9/1 Labor day - No class
Mon. 9/15 Academic/Financial drop deadline; Religious observance notification deadline
Mon. 10/13 Fall break - No class
Fri. 11/21 Withdrawal deadline
11/23-11/30 Thanksgiving Break - No class
Mon. 12/8 Last day of class