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Homework 1- Intro and Data Scientists

Homework 1- Intro and Data Scientists

Homework #1

Due: Thu. 26th Aug 2021 (in class presentation)

Learning Outcomes

  • Team work is essential for this class.

  • How do you quickly form a team?

  • What are the barriers to working as a team (esp. with a short deadline)?

  • Reflection on each project (post mortem analysis) helps individuals (and teams) work more effectively in the future.

Assignment

Part 1: Get accounts on:

Part 2: Data Scientist Presentations

  • Break into groups of 4-5 people

  • Identify two  Data Scientists (one male and one female) Write a paragraph on each person

    • Post as a child page to this page (one page for each group)

    • Name the page "Homework 1 - Team X" where X is your team name.

    • List your group members (first and last names)

  • Create a 5 minute presentation (5 sides) to give to class on Thurs.

    • Format

      • Slide one:  Title slide with name of data scientists and group members

        • Introduce data scientists and members of the team

      • Slide two:  Why each person was selected by the team

      • Slide three: What they have done and their impact on data science

      • Slide four: How you expect these contributions to impact the work done in the class

      • Slide five: Contributions by each person

    • Post to/link from homework page

    • If using a cloud presentation (e.g., Google Slides), make sure the documents are open and publicly viewable !

  • Presentations graded on:

    • Completeness of summarizing main points of chapter

    • Professionalism of presentation

    • Clarity of information on slides

    • Use of relevant examples

    • Staying within the allotted time

    • Contributions by each person on the team

  • Evaluate the contributions of your team members (no slacker policy!): 

  • After class presentations

    • Retrospective analysis of group work, posted to wiki

      • Answer: What worked; What didn't; What was Ugly; How to improve next time (what would you do differently)Wiki page should include:

      •  The good

      •  The bad

      •  The ugly

      •  What would be done differently (next time)

      • Take time to reflect; Learn from your experience

      • Example of postmortem analysis:

        • Team A:

          •  Good: Used slack to coordinate and discuss.  

          •  Bad:  At first, hard to coordinate communication due to everyone having busy schedules and the first week of class. 

          •  Ugly: Without communication, everyone was lost and not doing anything

          •  Change:  Should have coordinated right after class, figured out who would do each item, and how we would communicate.