Welcome to AltSchool Africa. This is your Home Study kit. The Home Study kit is aimed at preparing you to take the entrance assessment, after which you can start your learning journey as a student of AltSchool Africa. You are advised to grasp as much as you can, as your assessment questions would be based off of the concepts you will learn in this course.
Objective:
At the end of the Home Study kit, you are expected to have a proper grasp of the basic concepts that will shape up a foundation for your accelerated learning in the course of the School of Data. You will have a good understanding of the basics of computing, computers, data structures, and algorithms. In addition to this, you will be well grounded in the fundamentals of programming, and Python.
Prerequisite:
The student taking this course is expected to be familiar with using the computer, the internet and researching resources online. Knowledge of programming and being comfortable with a language is valuable and being comfortable working in the terminal is an advantage. However, these are not compulsory requirements to take the course.
Learning
Learning is a continuous process. While we would cover as many concepts as possible, we also advice you to make research on your own to further your learning. Not only would this broaden your knowledge on the said concept, it’ll make your problem solving and researching skills better.
Relaxation
It’s 100% okay to relax and do nothing once in a while, set realistic goals in your learning progress and take time out of your free period to engage in other activities. Make friends with your peers and communicate with respect and empathy.