1. Understand what variables, operators and data types are in programming languages 2. Choose appropriate data types to store data 3. Understand the purpose of defining and calling functions 4. Implement a function based on its description 5. Understand how conditional statements work, identify scenarios when conditional statements are needed, and correctly express the conditions using Python language 6. Understand how loops work, identify scenarios when loops are needed, the stopping conditions of such loops and the actions to be repeated, and correctly express them using Python language 7. Understand the usage of lists and apply the appropriate syntax to manipulate a list 8. Identify scenarios when lists are needed to solve a problem and correctly construct lists to suit the needs 9. Understand the usage of dictionaries and apply the appropriate syntax to manipulate a dictionary 10. Identify scenarios when dictionaries are needed to solve a problem and correctly construct dictionaries to suit the needs 11. Apply the appropriate syntax to read and write text files in Python 12. Divide a complex problem into smaller sub-problems and conquer them one by one with the help of loops, conditions, functions, etc. Weightage may vary depending on the year the course is offered and the faculty/instructor teaching the course.