This is the evolving schedule of the class. Visit often to stay in tune with upcoming changes and announcements. Also, remember to visit Google Classroom for reading materials and assignments.
| Date | Topic | Who | Activities and Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 01/17/2023 | What is research? What are your research interests? | Perrone | Activity 1 |
| Thursday | 01/19/2023 | Research as a process; reading about science [slides] | Perrone | Activity 2 |
| Tuesday | 01/24/2023 | Literature search; staying organized; choosing your tools; working with a reference manager; crafting a citation | Perrone | Activity 3 |
| Thursday | 01/26/2023 | Writing successful proposals; crafting research questions | Perrone | [video] |
| Tuesday | 01/31/2023 | Proposal writing workshop; working with LaTeX and BibTeX [slides] | Student groups | Practice with reading and summarizing |
| Thursday | 02/02/2023 | How to write well; proposal writing workshop | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 02/07/2023 | In-class writing exercises | Perrone | Activity 4 |
| Thursday | 02/09/2023 | Proposal presentations | Student groups | Written research proposal (all teams) |
| Tuesday | 02/14/2023 | Proposal presentations | Student groups | Peer review of research proposals |
| Thursday | 02/16/2023 | Modeling and simulation [slides] | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 02/21/2023 | Exploring and experimenting with simulation [slides] | Perrone | White & Ingalls summary |
| Thursday | 02/23/2023 | Exploring and experimenting with simulation | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 02/28/2023 | Modeling and simulation jigsaw | Perrone | Simulation article summary with reflections on what you have learned about modeling and simulation |
| Thursday | 03/03/2023 | Working with R | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 03/07/2023 | Introduction to data visualization The Grammar of Graphics | Perrone | Learning R class activity Activity 9 |
| Thursday | 03/09/2023 | Data visualization with R [slides] | Perrone | Experiment with data visualization in R Activity 10 |
| Tuesday | 03/14/2023 | Spring Recess | ||
| Thursday | 03/16/2023 | Spring Recess | ||
| Tuesday | 03/21/2023 | Designing an effective poster | Perrone | |
| Thursday | 03/23/2023 | Poster workshop – making a rubric to assess poster quality | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 03/28/2023 | Poster workshop – presenting a first draft | Perrone | |
| Thursday | 03/30/2023 | Poster workshop – iterating on the first draft | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 04/04/2023 | Data visualization with Tableau | Ken Flerlage | Data viz HW1 |
| Thursday | 04/06/2023 | Discussion on data visualization with Tableau | Ken Flerlage | Data viz HW2 |
| Tuesday | 04/11/2023 | Crafting effective presentations | Perrone | |
| Thursday | 04/13/2023 | Presentation workshop | Perrone | |
| Tuesday | 04/18/2023 | Student presentations – show final version of poster; present refined proposal | Student groups | Teams 2, 5, 4 (15 minutes each; 10 minutes presentation; 5 minutes Q&A) |
| Thursday | 04/20/2023 | Student presentations – show final version of poster; present refined proposal | Student groups | Teams 1, 3, 6 (15 minutes each; 10 minutes presentation; 5 minutes Q&A) |
| Tuesday | 04/25/2023 | Student presentations – show final version of poster; present refined proposal | Student groups | Team 7 (15 minutes each; 10 minutes presentation; 5 minutes Q&A) |
| Thursday Last day of classes | 04/27/2023 | Course conclusion Course evaluation | Perrone |