Sta-330 Applied Data Science (Spring 2023)

Syllabus

Welcome to course website for Sta-330 (cross-listed as Mat-330), Applied Data Science.

On this page you can find information about the course, starting with the syllabus linked below:

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Materials

In this section you’ll find materials used at various stages in the course. Several of these items will be reused throughout the semester (recurrent materials), while a few others will be discussed during the first two weeks to prepare us for the later stages of the course.

Recurrent materials:

• Guidelines for project briefing presentations
• Guidelines for advisory critiques and feedback
• Guidelines for keeping track of goals

Other materials:

• Intro activity
• Preparing for a project
  • Project descriptions
• Managing client interactions
• Best practices in goal setting

Assignments and Due Dates

• Project preference reflection
  • Due date: Wednesday 2/1 at 11:59pm
• First progress briefing presentation
  • Tuesday 2/14 - Team #4 (Earthquakes)
  • Thursday 2/16 - Team #3 (Better Grinnell)
  • Tuesday 2/21 - Team #2 (Child Fosterage)
  • Note no presentations will occur on Thursday 2/23
• Reflection #1 - available after the first round of progress briefings
  • due date: Sunday 2/26 at 11:59pm
• Reflection #2 - available after adviser take-over
  • due date: Monday 4/24 at 11:59pm
• Reflection #3 - available during final’s week
  • due date: Friday 5/19 by 5:00pm
• Adviser take-over report
  • due date: Tuesday 4/18 during class
• Final products
  • due date: End of final’s week

General Schedule

Shown below is a generic schedule illustrating how the course will operate for the majority of the semester:

Tues1	Thurs1	Tues2	Thurs2
Progress briefing presentation (Group 1)	Progress briefing presentation (Group 2)	Progress briefing presentation (Group 3)	Time to work/organize
General questions/comments	General questions/comments	General questions/comments	-
Advisory team meetings	Advisory team meetings	Advisory team meetings	-
Goal Setting and Critique	Goal Setting and Critique	Goal Setting and Critique	-

Explained in words:

• Each day one team will present its progress over the last two-week interval
• The other two groups will serve as advisory teams, preparing a brief report during class
• The class session will conclude with the presenting team sharing its goals for the next two-week interval
• When no group is presenting, class time will be used to make plans, work on the project, or consult with Prof. Miller on technical aspects of the project