Course Syllabus & Schedule
Syllabus
The course syllabus is here. It includes all updates to the reading list, UF and Instructor policies, the course schedule, and assignment deadlines.
| Week | Topic | Pre-Class Prep | In-Class Work | Slides/Notes/Code |
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| 1 | ‘Data’ across disciplines; Data Life-cycle | Slides: Intro | ||
| 2 | File Formats, Naming Conventions, Data Storage & Security | Notes: Naming Conventions
Notes: File Organization Notes: Storage & Backup |
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| 3 | Data structure & format of data and datasets | Notes | ||
| 4 | Reproducible Data (Re)organization | Slides
Notes Demo R Code (from class) Demo R Code (more examples) |
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| 5 | QA/QC 1: Data Entry & Validation | Slides
Notes: QAQC1 |
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| 6 | QA/QC 2: Data Correction & Synthesis with OpenRefine | none | ||
| 7 | QA/QC 3: Visualizing Data to find Mistakes | Slides | ||
| 8 | Documentation, Metadata, & Codebooks; Data Sharing, Reuse, & Archives | Notes | ||
| 9 | Data Management Plans | Notes
Slides |
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| 10 | No Class - Spring Break | |||
| 11 | Efficient Data Collection | Notes
Slides |
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| 12 | Transcription & Translation | Notes
Slides |
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| 13 | ‘Paperless’ Data Collection | Notes | ||
| 14 | Automated Data Extraction | Notes | ||
| 15 | Legal & Ethical Issues | Notes | ||
| Finals | Submission of Final Project | |||