Policies

  • Plagiarism
    • Use online resources but make sure to cite them
    • No direct code sharing between groups / individuals
  • Homework
    • Group based, everyone is equally responsible
  • Late work
    • late, but same day: -10%
    • late, next day: -20%
    • 2 days or later: no credit
  • Exams
    • 2 Midterms & 1 Final, take home

Grading

Component Percentage
Participation 10%
Homework 50%
Midterm 1 15%
Midterm 2 15%
Final Project 10%

Groups

  • Group homework assignments
    • Roughly biweekly assignments
    • Open ended
    • 10 - 20 hours of work each
    • Peer review at the end
  • Expectations and roles
    • Everyone is expected to contribute equally
    • Everyone is expected to understand all code turned in
    • Individual contribution evaluated by peer assessment
  • Survey

Reproducible Research / Computing

  • Unix shell

  • R + RStudio

  • rmarkdown + make

  • Git + github

For Wednesday

  • Create a github account
  • Complete the course survey (email tonight)
  • Install recommended software
  • MSS/MSEM - Email if can't login in to saxon
    • If no DSS affiliation, wait until I email about accounts being created.