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Syllabus
Course description
The goal of EDS 411A is to facilitate student learning, work and progress on their MEDS Capstone project through lessons, activities, supervised and unsupervised project work, and peer review and feedback. Additionally, EDS 411A provides opportunities for professional and career development (e.g. presentation skills, writing and editing, client relations and project management).
Throughout the course, students will build on skills they have learned in prior and current MEDS courses to implement them in a real-world data science project, including:
Practice project management and reproducible workflows using tools and strategies learned in MEDS courses, establishing clear expectations for group roles and participation, and with frequent updates within and across groups
Prepare professional presentations and documentation for a data science project through presentations for client and faculty review and through the Design and Implementation Plan, and Technical Documentation
Continue to build real-world skills for data science projects through continued collaborative work in git, data analyses and statistics, data visualization and communication, and more
Implement professional skills for data science careers including code and documentation peer review, team and client relations, scheduling and organizing tools & strategies, and conflict resolution & communication
Note: Weeks 7 & 8 are practice presentations (for Faculty Reviews) and directed work on projects. Week 9 is Faculty Reviews. That’s why there aren’t shared materials for those weeks.
MEDS Capstone Project Guidelines
